Experience

TNC Community

• United States
• Hospital & Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Partner with leadership team to oversee fundraising, volunteer, and marketing plans that support TNC's mission to champion equity and inclusion for individuals with disabilities, inspiring lives of dignity, belonging, and joy. TNC Community provides residential, healthcare, and community integration services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Missouri's Kansas City area. Our comprehensive, person-centered approach emphasizes creating safe, healthy opportunities for our individuals to pursue their own interests and goals as valued members of their community.



Editorial

• Kansas City Metropolitan Area

• Writer / Editor

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Write, edit, copy edit, and proof materials to ensure alignment with organizational style (with influences from Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook); brand identity, message, and voice; and visual standards. Write, edit, copy edit, and proof materials to ensure alignment with organizational style (with influences from Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook); brand identity, message, and voice; and visual standards.



Children's Mercy Kansas City

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director of Philanthropic Foundation Giving

  • May 2019 - Feb 2020

  Stewarded relationships with donors, clinicians, and staff to produce grant proposals and reports aligned with hospital mission and donor intent for a portfolio of more than 25 local and national foundations Stewarded relationships with donors, clinicians, and staff to produce grant proposals and reports aligned with hospital mission and donor intent for a portfolio of more than 25 local and national foundations



Harvesters—The Community Food Network

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Foundation Relations Manager

  • Oct 2016 - May 2019

  Managed planning, goal-setting, strategy development, and processes for securing grants from foundations, corporations, and religious and other organizations Developed/maintained long-term positive donor relationships as part of Harvesters’ Strategic Plan, interacting with executive directors and program officers in a portfolio of more than 60 organizations Created tailored proposals and budgets that helped secure more than $2 million of a $16–17 million fund development goal toward a fiscal year budget that exceeded $100 million Maintained annual Case for Support, which integrated mission, strategic plan, supportive research, budget details, outputs, outcomes, and goals Evaluated funding opportunities; collaborated with program staff for accurate, up-to-date details and data; wrote compelling narratives; created logic models; edited fund development materials to ensure consistency of voice and accuracy of data Used financial tools to create tailored project budgets, budget narratives, and budget reports that clearly communicated relevant financial matters to donors, honoring donor interest and intent Supervised two foundation relations coordinators, overseeing hiring, training, and development in an exceptionally collaborative environment



Community of Christ International Headquarters

• Independence, MO

• Strategic Communications Specialist

  • Mar 1999 - Nov 2016

  Part of core Strategic Communications Team that initiated and maintained branding and messaging o Developed and implemented strategic communication plans, targeting messages to interests and needs of audiences, tailoring for distribution channels, and managing publication and distribution o Developed Case Statement to show alignment of funding with mission, vision, and activities o Key role in implementing and managing international denominational name change Provided team leadership and project management for campaigns, products, and events o Co-led Production Team and completed writing, editing, and copyediting for 36-page monthly international magazine o Team lead and editor for international monthly newsletter for lay and professional leaders o Web Team member, providing original content, site editing in CMS, and architectural input o First point of contact for media inquiries as leader of Media Relations Team o Proofreader for French and Spanish resources for international conference