Experience

Virginia Arts Festival

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Annual Fund Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Develops, executes, and manages the Festival's multi-channel annual giving program utilizing industry best practices and a data-driven approach.

• Special Events & Donor Relations Coordinator

  • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  **Planned and executed 40+ annual special events as part of the Development team, including inviting donors and partners, organizing vendors, designing venues, and training volunteers**Created and managed the Special Events & Receptions budget**Lead stewardship initiatives for the Festival**Wrote communications for online campaigns, including Giving Tuesday and end-of-year e-blasts**Created end-of-season wrap-up for the Festival's high-profile donors



Norfolk SPCA

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

• Development Specialist

  • Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  **Managed grants and proposals for foundation and corporate support **Authored donor communications, including direct mail appeals, mass-emails, social media campaigns, acknowledgement letters, and stewardship materials **Supported Norfolk SPCA Giving Societies major donor program through developing and executing personalized solicitation and stewardship **Coordinated fundraising and donor stewardship events **Lead research for current and prospective supporters **Managed grants and proposals for foundation and corporate support **Authored donor communications, including direct mail appeals, mass-emails, social media campaigns, acknowledgement letters, and stewardship materials **Supported Norfolk SPCA Giving Societies major donor program through developing and executing personalized solicitation and stewardship **Coordinated fundraising and donor stewardship events **Lead research for current and prospective supporters



Virginia Symphony Orchestra

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Communications Associate

  • Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

  **Wrote grants for government and foundation support **Developed digital media content for fundraising initiatives, including social media campaigns and e-blasts **Wrote donor communications, including gift acknowledgements, solicitations, direct mail pieces and special event invitations **Managed database (Tessitura) for development operations, including processing gifts, acknowledgements, and lists for annual fund solicitations **Wrote grants for government and foundation support **Developed digital media content for fundraising initiatives, including social media campaigns and e-blasts **Wrote donor communications, including gift acknowledgements, solicitations, direct mail pieces and special event invitations **Managed database (Tessitura) for development operations, including processing gifts, acknowledgements, and lists for annual fund solicitations



The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 500 - 600 Employee

• National and International Advancement Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018



Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Institutional Giving Intern

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018



Wintergreen Music

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts Administration Fellowship

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017



Swim Club Management Group, Inc.

• United States
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pool Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

• Lifeguard

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2016