Experience

San Francisco Ballet

• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant to Senior Executive Staff

  • 2016 - Present

  • Support Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, and General Manager through schedule coordination, administrative tasks, and company-wide communication, with constant use of Microsoft Office• Manage budget for Administration department, utilizing Adaptive Planning and Financial Edge; process invoices, reimbursements, and company credit card expenditures for self and Executive Director• Attend and compose minutes for Finance, Audit, and Marketing Committees; serve as technical support during Full Board Meetings, seamlessly integrating conference calls, PowerPoints, and videos• Update donor database Tessitura with Board information, and Board extranet with meeting materials• Coordinate artist grant fund through donor solicitations, creation of application materials, schedule and take minutes at annual meeting; craft award letters and keep accounts• Plan and execute appreciation events for administrative staff, dancers, and volunteers• Set agendas for Executive Team meetings and full staff meetings; order catering for various meetings

• Receptionist

  • Jan 2013 - 2016

  • Receive all guests and provide frontline security at SF Ballet’s Civic Center headquarters.• Serve on Safety Team; trained in First Aid, CPR, and emergency and disaster scenarios• Manage facility rental program supporting national ballet and dance companies. Collaborate interdepartmentally to facilitate company visits• Welcome and host guest artists and dignitaries• Support Board Committee Meetings and tours; prepare meeting minutes for dissemination to Executive Team and Board Members• Problem-solve patron complaints• Manage office supply fulfillment program through proprietary work ticket software• Operate multi-line phone system, connecting staff and providing information to callers• Periodically support Human Resources on administrative programs



Girls Inc. of Alameda County

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

• Grants Intern

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  •Composed 3 grants to support nationally recognized after-school programming, one of which has been processed and approved•Researched grantors on the Internet, The Raiser’s Edge, and Foundation Center Online, assessing their viability as prospective funders•Prepared 35 briefings on potential funders for senior staff and delivered findings in concise and engaging PowerPoint presentation•For state-wide 21st Century grant, developed a student survey, precisely entered over 700 surveys in Excel, and analyzed and presented results to senior staff



About-Face

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  •Collaborated with Executive Director on development of comprehensive fundraising plan•Drafted year-end appeal letter and e-mail, oversaw printing, packaging and mailing of 150 letters•Researched, organized, and queried data on GrantWorks database•Managed donation workflow; registering and acknowledging dozens of gifts•Edited video content for website visited by 420,000 people worldwide each year •Collaborated with Executive Director on development of comprehensive fundraising plan•Drafted year-end appeal letter and e-mail, oversaw printing, packaging and mailing of 150 letters•Researched, organized, and queried data on GrantWorks database•Managed donation workflow; registering and acknowledging dozens of gifts•Edited video content for website visited by 420,000 people worldwide each year



Women's Initiative

• Fellow

  • 2011 - 2011

  As a Fellow, I received weekly training around Women's Initiative and non-profit best practices and contacted clients by phone and in person for research & evaluation and marketing purposes. My Fellowship focused on The Raiser's Edge under Victoria Swift; I gained facility on the software and undertook to integrate government contacts into the main database. As a Fellow, I received weekly training around Women's Initiative and non-profit best practices and contacted clients by phone and in person for research & evaluation and marketing purposes. My Fellowship focused on The Raiser's Edge under Victoria Swift; I gained facility on the software and undertook to integrate government contacts into the main database.



Dallas Black Dance Theatre

• Development Intern

  • 2010 - 2010

  •Utilized writing talent to assist Development Director with donor correspondence •Composed and refined Annual Report text•Compiled demographic data for grantor’s Summer Program reports •Utilized writing talent to assist Development Director with donor correspondence •Composed and refined Annual Report text•Compiled demographic data for grantor’s Summer Program reports



The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future

• Membership Intern

  • 2010 - 2010

  •Researched potential donors for fundraising gala utilizing community ties •Catalogued memberships in Raiser’s Edge•Researched museum exhibits for content to be used in social media advertising •Researched potential donors for fundraising gala utilizing community ties •Catalogued memberships in Raiser’s Edge•Researched museum exhibits for content to be used in social media advertising



Big Thought

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

  • 2007 - 2009

  •Supported Executive Assistant in event planning, errands, managing calendars •Warmly hosted visitors, earning the nickname “Director of First Impressions”•Coordinated office communication through Microsoft Office•Assumed responsibility for all incoming phone calls •Supported Executive Assistant in event planning, errands, managing calendars •Warmly hosted visitors, earning the nickname “Director of First Impressions”•Coordinated office communication through Microsoft Office•Assumed responsibility for all incoming phone calls



Barnes & Noble, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bookseller

  • 2005 - 2007

  •Provided customer service in an outgoing and friendly manner•Executed cashier duties and promoted sales and memberships•Applied meticulous organization skills to maintenance and display of store •Provided customer service in an outgoing and friendly manner•Executed cashier duties and promoted sales and memberships•Applied meticulous organization skills to maintenance and display of store