Christine Drake
Instructor at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden -- Richmond, VA- Claim this Profile
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Lisa Lanier
I love working with Christine. She is a gifted, successful fundraiser with a keen ability to cultivate and grow lasting, fruitful relationships with her donors. This gift, coupled with great communication and research skills, strengthens our ability to work together to create strong proposals to corporations and foundations to fund the mission of the American Red Cross. I learn from her every time we work together and have the highest regard for her.
Katheryn Vance
The foundation of Christine's strong leadership skills lies in her willingness to work harder than what she expects from those reporting to her. She is one of the most organized people I've ever known, with an eye to every last detail. Christine is an inspiration.
Lisa Lanier
I love working with Christine. She is a gifted, successful fundraiser with a keen ability to cultivate and grow lasting, fruitful relationships with her donors. This gift, coupled with great communication and research skills, strengthens our ability to work together to create strong proposals to corporations and foundations to fund the mission of the American Red Cross. I learn from her every time we work together and have the highest regard for her.
Katheryn Vance
The foundation of Christine's strong leadership skills lies in her willingness to work harder than what she expects from those reporting to her. She is one of the most organized people I've ever known, with an eye to every last detail. Christine is an inspiration.
Lisa Lanier
I love working with Christine. She is a gifted, successful fundraiser with a keen ability to cultivate and grow lasting, fruitful relationships with her donors. This gift, coupled with great communication and research skills, strengthens our ability to work together to create strong proposals to corporations and foundations to fund the mission of the American Red Cross. I learn from her every time we work together and have the highest regard for her.
Katheryn Vance
The foundation of Christine's strong leadership skills lies in her willingness to work harder than what she expects from those reporting to her. She is one of the most organized people I've ever known, with an eye to every last detail. Christine is an inspiration.
Lisa Lanier
I love working with Christine. She is a gifted, successful fundraiser with a keen ability to cultivate and grow lasting, fruitful relationships with her donors. This gift, coupled with great communication and research skills, strengthens our ability to work together to create strong proposals to corporations and foundations to fund the mission of the American Red Cross. I learn from her every time we work together and have the highest regard for her.
Katheryn Vance
The foundation of Christine's strong leadership skills lies in her willingness to work harder than what she expects from those reporting to her. She is one of the most organized people I've ever known, with an eye to every last detail. Christine is an inspiration.
Experience
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Instructor
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Jan 2019 - Present
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Owner
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Jan 1998 - Present
Botanical painting. Currently working on Drake's Florilegium. Each wildflower illustrated in the florilegium is found on the 20-acre property in the Shenandoah Valley my husband and I call home. It is a remarkable ecology, the web of plants and animals a constant source of fascination. Symbiotic relationships help each partner to survive and grow. The wildflower is a residence, a source of food, protection from predators. In return an insect pollinates, a spider’s web strengthens, and a bird eats injurious insects.The primary resource is Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valley, Oscar W. Gupton and Fred C. Swope, University Press of Virginia, 1979. Historical influences are Mark Catesby and Alexander Marshal.
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American Red Cross
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Philanthropy Officer
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2018
Identifies, engages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards current and prospective donors in expanding their financial support of the work of the American Red Cross. Identifies, engages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards current and prospective donors in expanding their financial support of the work of the American Red Cross.
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Director of Development
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Mar 2011 - Jul 2012
Managed a new department with a staff of four people. Managed a new department with a staff of four people.
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Account Director
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1983 - 1998
Developed and managed a client base worth $3 million in annual sales for international trade show manufacturer. Developed and managed a client base worth $3 million in annual sales for international trade show manufacturer.
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Education
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2018 - 2019
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Certificate, Botanical Illustration -
2000 - 2002
New York University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Studio Art, concentration in Drawing and Painting -
1968 - 1972
Dickinson College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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