Experience

Helps Education Fund

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Advancement

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Supervise efforts in fundraising, conduct board recruitment, manage relationships with vital partners and funders, lead development staff, and ensure alignment of communication and branding strategies across the organization.

• Advancement Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  Managed fundraising strategies for stewarding and expanding our supporter network, which included: foundations, corporations, annual campaigns, and individual & endowed gifts.



Duke University, Center for Child and Family Policy

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Research Specialist

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2021

  Managed the logistics of pilot programs, which included: training staff in research protocols, ensuring research fidelity practices on the ground, assisting with research publications, and generating new funding opportunities for related projects. Managed the logistics of pilot programs, which included: training staff in research protocols, ensuring research fidelity practices on the ground, assisting with research publications, and generating new funding opportunities for related projects.



Helps Education Fund

• Raleigh

• Director of Development and Outreach

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2015

  Managed grant submissions, events, major donor appeals and coordinated volunteer outreach activities Managed grant submissions, events, major donor appeals and coordinated volunteer outreach activities



Duke Center for Child and Family Policy

• Durham, North Carolina

• Senior Research Aide

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

  Assisted in data collection, analysis, and interpretation to improve the lives of adolescents and youth in our local community and beyond. Assisted in data collection, analysis, and interpretation to improve the lives of adolescents and youth in our local community and beyond.



InterAct of Wake

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

• Grant Writer

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  Successfully exceeded annual fundraising goals through continuous research of donors, writing and submitting 3-5 grant applications each week, and coordinating contact with foundations and major funders. Helped cultivate donor relationships by writing direct mail appeals, delivering presentations to foundation representatives, and maintaining donor database. Successfully exceeded annual fundraising goals through continuous research of donors, writing and submitting 3-5 grant applications each week, and coordinating contact with foundations and major funders. Helped cultivate donor relationships by writing direct mail appeals, delivering presentations to foundation representatives, and maintaining donor database.



Institute for Southern Studies

• Durham North Carolina

• Office Coordinator

  • May 2010 - Aug 2011



NC SAVE$ ENERGY

• Political Organizations

• Field Coordinator

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

  As sole staff member conducted outreach to expand coalition, prepared media releases and advisories, organized constituent meetings with legislators, produced legislative research, managed online social networking, and supervised interns As sole staff member conducted outreach to expand coalition, prepared media releases and advisories, organized constituent meetings with legislators, produced legislative research, managed online social networking, and supervised interns



North Carolina Democratic Party

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2008

  Organized volunteers and managed data collection to run statewide field efforts Organized volunteers and managed data collection to run statewide field efforts