Danielle Hickson

Instructor at Lakehouse Music Academy
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Musicians
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Instructor
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Provides private songwriting lessons for students at various levels and ages that often incorporates production, arranging, composition, music theory, vocals, piano, and musicianship. Also leads and assisted with writing the curriculum for the Artist Program group class for students who wish to make a career out of music. This class covers topics such as music business, recording and releasing music, and provides opportunities for gigging and co-writing. Writes curriculum for and teaches the Sr. Songwriting camp for middle and high school songwriters for two weeks over the summer. Writes curriculum and teaches songwriting, production, and general music for 4th-8th grade at Sister's Academy.

    • Songwriter, Vocalist, Producer
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      Professional songwriter, vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has experience writing for various styles from pop, to rock, to musical theatre, and more. Professional songwriter, vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has experience writing for various styles from pop, to rock, to musical theatre, and more.

    • Music Director & Songwriter
      • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

      Wrote 11 custom songs for an original rendition of A Christmas Carol by Storybook Theatre. Worked with composer Nathaniel Wolkstein and Director David Grant on production and recorded vocals and piano for the recordings. Provided musical direction to the actors and vocalists for their live performance. Wrote 11 custom songs for an original rendition of A Christmas Carol by Storybook Theatre. Worked with composer Nathaniel Wolkstein and Director David Grant on production and recorded vocals and piano for the recordings. Provided musical direction to the actors and vocalists for their live performance.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Grateful Patient Officer
      • Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

      Works with grateful patients and families to hear and share their stories, while creating meaningful opportunities to express gratitude for their care.PRESENTATIONS:"When Traditional Methods Fall Short: Creative Ways to Build the Mid-Level Major Gift Pipeline"Danielle Hickson & Marisa MedinaAHP Annual International Conference, Washington D.C.October 24, 2019"Best Practices for Collaborative Stewardship"AFP Fundraising Day, New York, N.Y.June 14, 2019

    • Development Officer
      • Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

      Engages with members of the Ocean Medical Center community to connect donor interests with philanthropic needs at the hospital.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Assistant Director, Millennial Philanthropy
      • Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

      Developed creative and innovative strategies to increase Rutgers overall young alumni giving participation. Accomplishments include launching the first-ever Rutgers Giving Day, a 24-hour fundraising initiative that raised over $1.25M from 4,766 donors. Implementation of this program involved leading a committee made up of 38 staff members from 15 different departments, both within and outside of the Rutgers University Foundation, overseeing the selection of and managing deliverables with multiple vendors, and reporting progress to the University and Foundation Presidents and Executive Boards.Introduced Scarlet Voice, a tool that empowers social media ambassadors to spread awareness about Rutgers through peer-to-peer interactions in a fun and meaningful way. The program has the potential to reach over 366,000 social media users.More information at GivingDay.rutgers.edu and RAlumni.com/ScarletVoice

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Development and Alumni Relations Assistant
      • Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

      Managed the Students Supporting Students Campaign (SSS), which created 43 new scholarships and doubled the number of alumni who make donations to the school. SSS was the 2015 winner of the Generous U Student Philanthropy competition from the Sillerman Center for Advancement in Philanthropy at Brandeis University. Responsibilities included recruiting, supervising, and training student volunteers, creatingand implementing a marketing and solicitation strategy, reporting and analyzing campaignstatistics, building partnerships with other organizations, entities, and schools bothinternal and external to Rutgers, planning events, corresponding with donors and alumni, and writing content for the magazine and monthly newsletters.Organized and chartered the Rutgers School of Social Work Alumni Council, composed of distinguished alumni from around the country and leaders of the social work profession. Co-authored an academic article, "Creating a Culture of Student Philanthropy to Address Financial Challenges at Universities," which was published in the Spring 2015 edition of the Journal of Social Work Education. Prior to publication, this paper was presented at the 2014 Council of Social Work Education Conference in Tampa, Florida.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supervisor
      • Oct 2009 - May 2012

      Interviewed, trained, hired, and supervised student callers. Made phone calls to Rutgers alumni and friends to gain their financial support towards programs and scholarships.Accomplishments include raising over $150,000 for the Rutgers University Foundation, and creating a new training and hiring process. Interviewed, trained, hired, and supervised student callers. Made phone calls to Rutgers alumni and friends to gain their financial support towards programs and scholarships.Accomplishments include raising over $150,000 for the Rutgers University Foundation, and creating a new training and hiring process.

Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers Business School
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing
    2014 - 2018
  • Rutgers University
    Bachelor's degree, Sociology | Minors in Professional Youth Work & Music
    2009 - 2012

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