Experience

LEEF (Leander Educational Excellence Foundation)

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

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Development Operations Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2023

  Responsible for building brand and increasing funds for a non-profit educational organization through various revenue streams including, corporate annual giving, community and employee monthly giving, grant writing and fundraising events. Experience in grant writing, organizing large-scale fundraising initiatives, working with board members and various departments within Leander ISD, bringing in new and building relationships with existing donors, staff and volunteers. Established the Foundation’s grant writing program and secured over $100,000 within the first year for mental health services and books for Title 1 campuses.



Aurea Software

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Inside Sales & Customer Success Manager

  • 2011 - 2017

  Accountable for creating leverage and effective inside sales management team across the entire company. Support d M&A team with integration and Salesforce implementation. Represented protects included institutionalizing new metrics and processes for the inside sales and customer success organizations, and administrating and creating new reporting using Salesforce.com. Sales force Administrator. Accountable for creating leverage and effective inside sales management team across the entire company. Support d M&A team with integration and Salesforce implementation. Represented protects included institutionalizing new metrics and processes for the inside sales and customer success organizations, and administrating and creating new reporting using Salesforce.com. Sales force Administrator.



Kathryn Designs

• Austin, Texas

• Partner

  • 2004 - 2011

  After taking several years off to have children and raise a family, I re-entered the workforce by partnering with a group of colleagues to build a wholesale gift distribution business focused on Texas themed merchandise. Responsible for building retail distribution relationships throughout Texas. After taking several years off to have children and raise a family, I re-entered the workforce by partnering with a group of colleagues to build a wholesale gift distribution business focused on Texas themed merchandise. Responsible for building retail distribution relationships throughout Texas.



McClean Public Relations

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Partner

  • 1999 - 2001

  Partner for a boutique public relationship firm in Silicon Valley that served private and public sector technology companies in the Bay Area. Overall ownership of account relationship with responsibility for both revenue growth and service delivery. Led teams that developed communication strategy and designed and executed communications and public relationship programs. Partner for a boutique public relationship firm in Silicon Valley that served private and public sector technology companies in the Bay Area. Overall ownership of account relationship with responsibility for both revenue growth and service delivery. Led teams that developed communication strategy and designed and executed communications and public relationship programs.



Ogilvy

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Executive

  • 1996 - 1999

  Responsible for implementation and execution of all public relations and communications program for Fortune 500 technology companies. Developed and implemented strategic media and analyst programs, built key media and analyst relationships (trade and business), wrote and edited press releases and client speeches, and managed schedules for events, tradeshows and tours. Managed multiple account teams and accounts. Responsible for implementation and execution of all public relations and communications program for Fortune 500 technology companies. Developed and implemented strategic media and analyst programs, built key media and analyst relationships (trade and business), wrote and edited press releases and client speeches, and managed schedules for events, tradeshows and tours. Managed multiple account teams and accounts.



Folger Levin & Kahn LLP

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Litigation Assistant

  • 1992 - 1996

  Prepared for complex trials, drafted briefs and legal documents, supervised team in trial preparation, and organized, indexed, and reviewed documents. Conducted factual research and prepared analyses, implemented various trial databases, summarized depositions and hearing transcripts, and provided quality assurance/quality control on legal briefs. Prepared for complex trials, drafted briefs and legal documents, supervised team in trial preparation, and organized, indexed, and reviewed documents. Conducted factual research and prepared analyses, implemented various trial databases, summarized depositions and hearing transcripts, and provided quality assurance/quality control on legal briefs.