Experience

Grants Plus

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Strategist

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development and Program Strategy

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2021

  --Secured federal and state funding, including funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the Indiana Arts Commission--Contributed to overall organizational and program strategy, including as part of three staff membersoverseeing an organizational realignment--Participated in cultivating major donors, securing more than $100,000 in gifts--Implemented development processes not previously in place, including processes for acknowledging donors, tracking grant proposals and reports, and communicating to donors of all levels



Remote Area Medical - RAM®

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

• Chief Development Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2020

  --Served on executive leadership team providing strategic input and organizational decision-making--Oversaw all communications and fundraising initiatives, increasing fundraising by 9% and generating revenue of more than $4.5 million--Managed major media coverage of the organization, including coverage in The Washington Post, the BBC, Al Jazeera Arabic, the Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and Fox News.--Forged strategic partnerships, including facilitating an impact study with the University of Tennessee’sHoward H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy--Managed a team of five staff members

• Institutional Giving Specialist/Grant Writer

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

  --Managed a new foundations/corporate giving program for Remote Area Medical--Drafted, edited, and submitted grant proposal and reports--Developed and implemented institutional giving strategy to build a comprehensive foundations program



Kimberly

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer In Residence

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  --Writer-in-Residence, Madroño Ranch: Medina, TX, November 2015--Writer-in-Residence, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts: Nebraska City, NE, October 2015--Writer-in-Residence, Art Farm: Marquette, NE, September 2015--Writer-in-Residence, ArtCroft Center for the Arts: Carlisle, KY, May 2015 --Writer-in-Residence, Madroño Ranch: Medina, TX, November 2015--Writer-in-Residence, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts: Nebraska City, NE, October 2015--Writer-in-Residence, Art Farm: Marquette, NE, September 2015--Writer-in-Residence, ArtCroft Center for the Arts: Carlisle, KY, May 2015



The Mind Trust

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

• Director of Development

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2015

  --Shepherded the grants submission and reporting processes, including securing a $3.4 million grant from a local foundation and a $2.5 million grant from a national foundation--Led development strategy efforts for a $10 million budget--Oversaw the development of communications pieces designed to engage new and current donors--Managed a new individual giving society and planned and executed donor cultivation events--Oversaw grant processes and contributed to national foundations strategic discussions



University of Montana

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Instructor

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  --Taught three sections of WRIT 101 (composition) with a focus on rhetorical awareness--Designed and taught two sections, one traditional and one online, of Introduction to Creative Nonfiction --Taught three sections of WRIT 101 (composition) with a focus on rhetorical awareness--Designed and taught two sections, one traditional and one online, of Introduction to Creative Nonfiction



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• AmeriCorps Member/Educational Initiatives Specialist

  • Dec 2009 - Dec 2010

  --Designed policy and curriculum for out-of-school time programs serving low-income students--Developed and implemented policy and trainings for college students --Designed policy and curriculum for out-of-school time programs serving low-income students--Developed and implemented policy and trainings for college students



March of Dimes

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator, National Youth Leadership Development

  • Nov 2008 - Nov 2009

  --Promoted March of Dimes youth leadership programs nationally--Produced a monthly e-newsletter and maintained content on a national website--Managed national social media presence on Facebook --Promoted March of Dimes youth leadership programs nationally--Produced a monthly e-newsletter and maintained content on a national website--Managed national social media presence on Facebook