Experience

Alteristic, Inc.

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President/ Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Provide essential leadership and guidance to the organization while reporting directly to the President. Lead the development and implementation of the organization’s financial management strategy for increased financial stability and growth. Develop and execute an annual strategic plan, encompassing recruitment, learning and development, and retention initiatives with clear goals and objectives for both programmatic and operational realms. Direct all facets of the contract management function while maintaining exceptional relationships with clients and vendors. Lead organizational advancement efforts, including development, external affairs, and media relations. Selected Accomplishments:  Supervised Alteristic’s financial operations, including full P&L responsibility, accounting systems and processes, risk, reporting, and audit activities, budget management, and contract management function.  Executed formal and informal procedures creation and improvement in various departments, including ac-counting, human resources, IT management, legal services, development, and operations.  Achieved successful integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies with organizational goals at Alteristic.  Designed a comprehensive brand-identity package by spearheading a rebranding initiative for the de-velopment and execution of a new organizational identity, website, and marketing materials. Show less



Kalformativ LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Founder & CEO

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Develop and implement strategic initiatives focused on promoting equity and creating a context in which all employees, especially those who are marginalized, can realize their full potential. Enhance safety, productivity, and retention of a diverse and talented workforce through transformative and sustainable culture change. Provide strategic advisory services to improve organizational capacity for change management. Create respectful, inclusive work environments while determining practical and efficient institutional responses and communication strategies. Selected Accomplishments:  Optimized and improved organizational strategies and processes, including performing DEI audits, needs assessments, and evaluations in organizations and creating customized solutions aligned with the unique needs of each client.  Created inclusive and equitable workplace climates for employee well-being and drive organizational success by delivering consultation and training to equip and mobilize government agencies, businesses, and other organizations.  Encouraged common understanding by delivering consultation on culture transformation, culture system diagnostic, transformational change management, and establishment of foundational principles. Show less



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Managing Director, Growth and Stewardship

  • 2015 - 2016

  Applied high-level growth and operational planning strategy by delivering key support to the Executive Director. Conducted market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities and trends and advised the executive leadership team on potential strategic partnerships. Selected Accomplishments:  Provided leadership and strategic vision for Teach for America - DC Region to raise $30M in operating revenue over three years.  Generated significant annual fundraising revenue of $8.3M+ through management of major gift solicitation, corporate sponsorship, grant applications, and development events. Show less



Washington National Cathedral

• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Development Officer

  • 2015 - 2015

  Responsible for providing direction and strategic vision for all aspects of the Cathedral’s development activities and for the raising of $10M annually to support operations and capital needs. As a member of the Cathedral’s senior leadership team, provide key support to the Dean in achieving the Cathedral’s fundraising goals for operations, endowment, and capital needs. Supervise a $2.2M expense budget. Oversee a staff of 14 development professionals.• Played a key role in securing $14M+ in fundraising revenue in FY15 through effective major gift solicitation, creative grant requests, data driven prospecting, effective donor relations, and cultivation events surpassing fundraising targets • Strengthened a newly expanded major gift program and diversified funding streams resulting in revenue growth by 25%. • Directed an annual fundraising event that successfully raised $650K• Formulated short and long term goals concerning the fundraising efforts of Washington National Cathedral. Developed actionable strategies for meeting and exceeding those goals through grants, sponsorships, gifts, donations, and fundraising events • Restructured the resource development team to best approach a variety of financial development goals• As a member of the senior staff, continue to provide vital input in short- and long-term strategic revenue generation and operational planning and positioning within the organization Show less

• Sr. Director, Development Operations

  • 2011 - 2015

  Supervised and directed the internal operations of the development department. Ensured efficient and transparent financial management, including the department expense and revenue budget. Ensured adequacy of fundraising database systems, prospect research and management, quality of gift processing and stewardship, analysis, evaluation, and reporting of revenue performance in accomplishing annual and multi-annual revenue goals. Oversaw stewardship, events, and annual fund programs to maximize income and donor satisfaction. Supervise a staff of six.• Directed the successful implementation of the Cathedral’s Annual Fund program for mid-level and broad-base segments, including direct mail, internet, etc. Led and implemented an annual and multi-annual planning process, based on industry-standard criteria, for the raising of $2.5M in operating funds• Oversaw overall prospect management for major gift donors/prospects and informed major gift strategy • Created and maintained analysis and reports to be coordinated and communicated with Development, Program, and Finance departments. Monitored, analyzed, reported and provided projections on the status of fundraising performance on a regular basis. Directed the preparation of special reports for senior management, the Development Committee, and Chapter, integrating fundraising performance trends and financial analysis • Managed a project for the creation of a new tiered giving membership program under the brand of an over a century old National Cathedral Association. Responsible for strategy, planning, implementing and evaluating 12 tier giving program Show less

• Prospect Researcher/Manager

  • 2010 - 2011

  Responsible for managing the overall prospect research and prospect management process for the department including strategic planning, policy and procedure development, and relationship-based development research in order to support the Cathedrals development goals and partnerships. Maintained research and prospect management data on prospects on Raiser’s Edge database and managed electronic screening projects in support of the Cathedral’s major gift and campaign strategies.