Experience

PEPS

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Feb 2007 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area Develop and maintain an organizational culture of philanthropy based on community centric fundraising principles; oversee, develop, implement organization's development operation including major gifts program; events; direct mail appeal; planned giving; grant writing; donor cultivation, stewardship and communication; board development and training; increase contributed revenue by 10-15% annually; continuously evaluate fundraising efforts for effectiveness and relevance; supervise Development… Show more Develop and maintain an organizational culture of philanthropy based on community centric fundraising principles; oversee, develop, implement organization's development operation including major gifts program; events; direct mail appeal; planned giving; grant writing; donor cultivation, stewardship and communication; board development and training; increase contributed revenue by 10-15% annually; continuously evaluate fundraising efforts for effectiveness and relevance; supervise Development Team members; strategic and budget planning. Member of collaborative Leadership Team. Show less



Wide Angle Coaching & Non-Profit Works

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Facilitator

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area Facilitate TableTalks Peer Learning Groups™ for Development Directors, Major Gifts Officers and Individual Giving Managers. The monthly sessions are a forum for personal, professional and organizational development. Participants focus on problem solving, sharing ideas, practicing and learning in a confidential and collegial setting.



YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Analyst; Development Manager

  • 2000 - 2007

  Seattle Assisted the Director of Employment Services in his staff development efforts; developed, implemented, oversaw and managed special projects; helped facilitate the incorporation of Dress for Success within the YWCA; directed all aspects of the development efforts of Dress for Success including grantwriting, special events, direct mail efforts, donor communications; newsletters.



Evangelische Fachhochschule Freiburg

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

  • 1996 - 2000

  Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Promoted civic engagement through cities and county governments; trained local activists; researched and documented criteria for encouraging civic engagement; organized conferences and events to promote civic engagement.



King County Organizing Project

• Community Organizer

  • 1995 - 1996

  Seattle Community Organizing internship



Nachbarschaftsheim Wuppertal E.V.

• Germany

• Community Organizer; Director Stadtteiltreffpunkt

  • 1990 - 1995

  Wuppertal, Germany Started and built community center from ground up; developed center into a neighborhood hub for community engagement and community organization.