Experience

THE OXNARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Impacting the lives of outstanding students is a strong passion of mine. As the Foundation's director, I help provide vital resources enabling students to pursue their career dreams. The Foundation provides scholarship funding to deserving students and helps fund important campus initiatives. As the newest member of the Foundation's incredible team of leaders, I'm eager to increase resource support, build strong local alliances, inspire current and future students, and produce significant results. Show less



NPcatalyst LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Managing Director

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  NPcatalyst is a small, boutique non-profit consulting firm, which designs solutions to non-profit organizations seeking to achieve leadership and fund development goals. In some instances, we transition into implementing those strategies into action, acting as staff for those organizations. Specialties include: + Board leadership retreat planning and facilitation + Strategic visioning + Annual giving campaigns + Major giving initiatives NPcatalyst works with organizations throughout the United States. As a personal preference, I particularly enjoy working with smaller organizations seeking extremely lofty goals. No matter the service provided, working with smaller (sub $1m) organizations allows me to truly understand their mission, programs, leadership, vision, and goals. Doing so builds excitement and passion, enabling me to provide the greatest value and solutions possible. Show less



F C Cancer Foundation

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

• Director Of Development

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Originally engaged to provide infrastructure-based solutions for the 501c3 organization, which manages two primary programs: 1) Awareness - particularly informing and educating people about early-detection. 2) Grant-wishing - through its Dyin 2 Live Dreams program, cancer fighters and survivors participate in unique and life-benefiting experiences My role transitioned to that of an operational consultant as well as fundraising director. A great deal of my time is spent providing solutions to the organization's events, crowd-funding initiatives, messaging, and prospective donor relationships. Other tasks include: + Implementing a crowd-funding program which generated 1,500 new donors each of the past two years. + Through consulting and implementation, helped double income to surpass the $1m mark. + Managing the operational needs of a third-party funding source. + Crafting giving materials to promote and solicit individual and sponsorship contributions. + Writing blogs to share cancer prevention awareness, promote the organization, and encourage financial giving. The organization impacts roughly 1,000,000 people each year through its on-site activations. The information shared at these events inspire most to schedule cancer screening appointments. Show less



Fraternity Management Group

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Fundraising Consultant & Career Director

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  I've worked with Fraternity Management Group off and on since 1990, when an undergrad at the University of Arizona. FMG is the reason I altered my course from pursuing my horse racing career dreams to embarking on a non-profit management direction. No regrets! But, because of this, I have always made myself available to provide fundraising and leadership guidance to social fraternities and sororities. In November 2020, we launched a career service line for current and future members. I have been instrumental in designing the offerings, which include career planning tips, job and resume board, and mentoring platform. I am also actively engaged with: + Managing the fund development operations for a small national fraternal organization. It's the second oldest organization and first to go national. + Providing solutions to gift processing, annual giving campaigns, social media, and special events. + Crafting annual giving letters and emails. + Creating a unique career development model, featuring career readiness information, career connection resources, and an online mentoring system. + Managing client websites by updating information, creating donor opportunities, and making more visually appealing. Show less



Pathways to Aviation

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Pathways to Aviation allows me to connect people to their career interests and dreams. Each day is spent mentoring students and job seekers, learning about employer hiring needs and goals, connecting candidates with mentoring and employment opportunities, and branding this great organization. Pathways to Aviation also allowed me to create a career readiness certification model, which has seen extraordinary results. In my role, I actively... + Design and facilitate career mentoring workshops for high school and college students and graduates, preparing them to succeed in job interviews. Topics included job searching, career planning, skills identifying, resume writing, networking, and interviewing. + Work closely with airports to host these workshops and industry networking receptions. + Script and produce 100+ career readiness best practices videos. + Monitor an online career readiness certification model I designed, which is available to all students and job-seekers throughout the world. + Build industry relationships to spread awareness, generate sponsorships, enlist corporate subscriptions, solicit individual gifts, and implement programs. + Fund programs through grants, sponsorships, and individual support. + Manage the www.PathwaysToAviation.org website by providing all content and giving solutions. + Post social messaging through our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram social media platforms. + Manage the donor database to maintain active relationships with individual, corporate, and foundation benefactors. + Work closely with the board by creating the annual budget, setting policies, presenting updates, and ensuring proper management of the 501c3 organization. + Refreshed the organization's vision on a regular basis to foster continued expansion. Show less



Greek Ladders

• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2019

  Three of us created a company to provide workforce-based solutions to college students and companies seeking young talent. We shoe-stringed the company for years before morphing the organization into Fraternity Management Group. + Guide the daily operations of the for-profit company. + Develop business-to-business relationships to generate revenue and connections. + Recruit students, alumni, and employers to its online career network. + Develop strategic relationships with universities, corporations, and non-profit organizations. + Gather and create leadership and career development training tools and resources. + Manage the website, candidate-employer database, communications, and social media. + Conduct presentations on career planning and millennials. + Provide direct solutions to both candidates and recruiters. Show less



Sage Ridge School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Development

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  My role at the 5-12 independent school was to create a sustainable giving program, while raising funds for a capital initiative. My primary tasks included... + Raised significant funds through the Annual Fund by producing compelling solicitation materials, working with volunteers and coordinating a large event. + Created and completed a six-month special project campaign, which generated the funds necessary to complete a $1+ million renovation project. + Identified key prospects through networking, community connections and in-depth research. + Generated exciting community awareness and recruited new families by developing relationships with corporate, philanthropic and media leaders. + Directly contributed to the addition of 30+ new students through community networking and relationship building. Show less



American Heart Association

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2006

  My first foray into national charitable organization management. + Created partnerships and managed a small staff, yet larger volunteer base to generate net annual funding increases. + Infiltrated the local business and philanthropic communities through partnerships, collateral materials, speaking engagements and health fairs. + Maintained strong leadership in the community by building invaluable relationships with key corporate and philanthropic leaders, while serving without the use of a board of directors. We surpassed our funding goals, while providing informational benefit to the local area. Show less

• Senior Vice President

  • Jul 2000 - Jun 2004

  + Generated new business and raised funds for college fraternity chapters, particularly three campaigns with more than $4,000,000 campaign goals. + Cultivated and solicited prospective major contributors, conducted training presentations and worked with teams of board members. + Managed a 20-person staff charged with creating effective brochures, conducting in-depth prospect research and actively contacting prospects for information and volunteer training. + Secured new clients by visiting campuses, conducting sales presentations, distributing marketing materials and inviting referrals. Show less



Bishop Manogue Catholic High School

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

• Director Of Development And Alumni Relations

  • Jul 1995 - Jul 2000

  Relocated to Reno to implement an alumni relations and fund development program at the small Catholic High School. My role had me creating programs, events, policies, and organizations to fulfill the strategic initiatives I presented to the board. In summary... + Created the school’s alumni relations and development department. + Managed a $22 million campus relocation campaign and coordinated the increasingly successful annual giving program. + Created and managed a prospect database, containing biographical, volunteer, event and wealth screening information, tailored to attain success with annual, event and capital fundraising efforts. + Designed a reunion planning program, which yielded significant scholarship support without charging large fees to alumni. Show less