Experience

United Way of Erie County

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

• Community Impact Manager of Program Administration

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  • Ensures alignment of grant processes with local and national best practices and with United Way’s community impact strategy• Directs grant processes including the following: scheduling or delegating all logistics; updating and opening online funding applications; recruiting and training review volunteers; creating reports for the review volunteers; running review sessions; screening funding applications; distributing funding notices; managing funding agreements, including revisions as necessary and monitoring of submissions; and serve as primary United Way contact for organizations throughout the grant period• Updates, manages, maintains and reports from United Way of Erie County’s Community Impact Database (e-CImpact) to meet organizational needs• Provides assistance/consulting to community partners and other nonprofit staff pertaining to program logic models, measurement of outcomes and measurement plans, and funding applications/grant/proposals and best practice education strategies• Provides research/evaluation and capacity building support to community school partners• Identifies and assesses existing and potential community school partners• Supports the collection and analysis of individual and aggregate data from various community school sites• Assists in the completion of Community School Action Plans• Serves as a United Way representative on one or more Community School Leadership Team



Mother Teresa Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advancement Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Identify, research, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects• Assist with the strategy and implementation of various projects• Oversee and manage all fund-raising activity• Manage all tax credit programs• Design and publish Annual Report• Manage and update website, social media accounts and monthly e-newsletter• Assist in the development of marketing and promotional materials• Plan constituent relations programs and events• Responsible for all donor stewardship efforts• Develop grant proposals to secure outside funding



Freelance

• Contractor (Various Projects)

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

  • National Financial Educators Council (financial education instructor and facilitator)• CAPS/On Track Educational Solutions (curriculum development and online instructor)• Salvation Army (educational coordinator and afterschool facilitator) • National Financial Educators Council (financial education instructor and facilitator)• CAPS/On Track Educational Solutions (curriculum development and online instructor)• Salvation Army (educational coordinator and afterschool facilitator)



Penn State Behrend

• Director, Center for Financial & Consumer Outreach

  • Aug 2008 - Jan 2014

  •Developed and implementing community based programs and services.• Developed strategic partnerships and work collaboratively of additional outreach efforts (i.e. financial literacy endeavors, entrepreneurship of youth/young adults/low income populations)• Responsible for developing programs and curriculums• Responsible for researching, writing, and securing grants • Responsible for event planning for the CFCO as well as guest speaker series and other events for the School of Business.• Conference presentations, Educator trainings and Guest Speaking engagements



Junior Achievement of Western PA

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

• Executive Director (Erie Regional Office)

  • Apr 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Served as the inaugural Executive Director for Junior Achievement in Northwest PA.• Increased the support of Junior Achievement – (2006) $50,000 and 1,000 students reached ~ (2007) nearly$200,000 and 10,000 students• Forged powerful partnerships with national entities such as Penn State University and Newspaper in Education to develop financial literacy projects for the community. In the process of working to expand this initiative throughout the state and nation• Responsible for fundraising, program sales, event sponsorship and planning, volunteer recruitment, educational marketing and board development.• Supervised the placement of volunteers from companies in geographic/market area• Implemented quality improvements to ensure all programs meet model and retention of volunteers is maintained• Coordination of Action Plans, Budget and Results Reports• Application for funding/grant submissions to foundations, corporate entities, and legislative representatives • Developed state-wide relationships with legislators, Dept. of Education, Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education and Team PA Foundation• Coordination of Special Events/Fundraisers – Celebrity Bartender Event, Annual Bowl for Education and Golf Outing at the Kahkwa Club