Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Gift Planning

  • Jul 2019 - Present



National Park Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Specialist, Planned Giving

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

  As the Planned Giving Specialist, I manage a portfolio of over 30 planned giving donors and prospects, including qualifying, cultivating, and securing new planned gift intentions, as well as closing charitable gift annuities. I develop and maintain relationships with current and prospective planned giving donors through regular communications, as well as manage the planned giving donor database to ensure proper gift acknowledgement and donor recognition.Additionally, I oversee the management of the estate administration program and act as in-house expert on IRA qualified charitable distributions, as well as assist with the management of the planned giving marketing program. Show less

• Coordinator, Individual and Foundation Giving

  • Dec 2014 - May 2017

  As the Coordinator of the Individual and Foundation Giving team, I supported the Senior Vice President through creating reports, coordinating travel, scheduling meetings, and preparing materials for donor solicitations and board events. I also ensured proper and timely acknowledgement of high-level gifts from board members and major donors. Additionally, I provided assistance to the Vice President of Planned and Annual Giving through coordinating planned giving marketing responses, data entry, and donor inquiries. I also assisted the Vice President of Foundation Relations with grant proposal editing, as well as gathering and organizing supporting documentation from across the organization. Show less



Human Rights Campaign

• Political Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Gala Events

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  I procured and organized donation items to the silent auction of HRC's National Dinner. This event is the organization's largest annual fundraiser, bringing together over 3,500 of HRC's most loyal supporters and members. I also provided support to the Gala Events team with the over thirty gala dinners that HRC produces nationwide each year.

• Major Gifts Intern

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Managed the acknowledgement process for all Major Donors, overseeing the movement of acknowledgment materials through a complex approval process, creating detailed packets of HRC program information and mailing out the completed correspondences in an efficient and timely mannerResearched programs from various HRC departments and worked with the Office of the President to develop donor communication and draft letters for over 850 of HRC’s most invested donorsProvided organizational and logistical support for HRC’s Major Donor Leadership Summit, including registration, event preparation, transportation booking, venue research and web developmentProduced briefing documents and performed donor research in conjunction with Major Gifts Officers to provide updated information on current donors as well as identify potential new donorsCreated schedules of Fiscal Year quarterly goals for the Director of Major GiftsProcessed changes in donor information, updating donor profiles in the ROI database system as necessary and handling confidential donor information in a discreet and professional mannerConducted opposition research for HRC’s Global Engagement Program, as part of a larger project to expose American exporters of hate to international forumsVolunteered with multiple parties to help coordinate HRC’s March Board Meeting, including retail and photo-shoot preparation, Awards Ceremony set-up and post-ceremony awards shipping Show less



Notre Dame Vision

• Notre Dame, IN

• Master Mentor/Mentor-in-Faith

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  Ministered to high school students concerning vocational discernment; Served as a Resident Assistant Led a group of eight undergraduate students though six months of mentorship training Collaborated with fellow mentors to develop appropriate and exceptional mentoring techniques Ministered to high school students concerning vocational discernment; Served as a Resident Assistant Led a group of eight undergraduate students though six months of mentorship training Collaborated with fellow mentors to develop appropriate and exceptional mentoring techniques



Kellogg Institute for International Studies

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to the Assistant Director

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Provided administrative and programmatic support to the Assistant Director and other executives Coordinated the selection and orientation of students for Kellogg’s undergraduate programs Prepared and organized student information meetings, as well as various events, orientations, workshops, and dinners Worked independently to creatively research and develop ideas to improve Kellogg’s programs Conducted interviews and published profiles of undergraduate students involved in Kellogg programs Presented to the Kellogg Board of Directors at their annual meeting Show less



United Planet

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Taught English at a junior high school in a rural village in the Volta Region of eastern Ghana, focusing on grammar and writing proficiency Developed my own lesson plans and initiated an after-school homework program for my students Worked with a regional NGO specialized in teaching agribusiness practices to local Ghanaian farmers Collaborated cohesively with fellow teachers and coworkers across cultural and language barriers Taught English at a junior high school in a rural village in the Volta Region of eastern Ghana, focusing on grammar and writing proficiency Developed my own lesson plans and initiated an after-school homework program for my students Worked with a regional NGO specialized in teaching agribusiness practices to local Ghanaian farmers Collaborated cohesively with fellow teachers and coworkers across cultural and language barriers