Experience

Headwaters Foundation for Justice MN

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Individual Giving

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  I am responsible for creating Headwaters Foundation’s individual development strategy and contribute to the execution of the strategic plan, along with ensuring that Headwaters achieves our fundraising goals through values-aligned, mission-driven donor organizing. Donor organizing is a call to action and a spirit of building community with donors of all levels of giving to amplify the power of community to advance social change. At Headwaters, we prioritize relationships over transactions, encourage meaningful giving, and train donors to be effective ambassadors and organizers within their communities and spheres of influence. Headwaters is on the leading edge of philanthropy. We rely on a community-centered model to guide our funding decisions. Our participatory grantmaking programs prioritize community organizing that is led by and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Headwaters Foundation for Justice has a mission to amplify the power of community to advance equity and justice. Show less



The Cedar Cultural Center

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2020



Achieve Twin Cities

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Oct 2014 - May 2017



Global Volunteers

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

• Volunteer & Corporate Prgs Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  Responsible for sales of 18 different short-term volunteer programs focused on long-term development projects based in the Caribbean, South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the U.S.A. Worked to develop a corporate sales strategy to partner with businesses looking for employee engagement opportunities. Responsible for sales of 18 different short-term volunteer programs focused on long-term development projects based in the Caribbean, South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the U.S.A. Worked to develop a corporate sales strategy to partner with businesses looking for employee engagement opportunities.



Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Recruitment Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Sep 2013

  • Managed a $80,000+ marketing and recruitment annual budget; served on HECUA’s Management Team • Developed integrated branding tying together online platforms, print pieces, ads, and presentations into a coherent whole; supported a database upgrade; lead on all website copy, photo, and design updates using Drupal • Professionalized and systematized HECUA's sales processes after leading departmental restructuring; increased recruitment yield by 66% in nine years • Hired, trained, and supervised recruitment and student services staff and interns; decreased turnover; wrote training manuals for department; analyzed, reported, and forecasted sales results to board of directors Show less



Cross-Cultural Solutions

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• (left as) Director of Program Management

  • Mar 2001 - Oct 2004

  Director of Program Management & Senior Manager of Recruitment and Alumni Development • Oversaw Program Management team who provided customer support and pre-departure training to 1,500+ customer per year; served on Executive Management Team • Led the startup of new department designed to increase repeat customers with nation-wide campaign Program Manager & Program Enrollment Manager • Responsible for travel advice and expectation management with customers prior to departure, including the creation of individualized travel manuals • Acted as liaison to the Country Director for multiple programs to ensure the dissemination of accurate program information (including Cuba, Costa Rica, and Tanzania, among other sites) Show less