Experience

Shawnee Mission Education Foundation

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

• Development Director

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  -Develop goals and strategies for all fundraising campaigns including direct mail, email and social media.-Manage all Foundation communication including website and social media. Provide guidance on strategic decisions that affect the Foundation's profile and regard in community.-Manage and maintain portfolio of individual, foundation and corporate donors.-Manage and oversee special fundraising, outreach and stewardship events, including the annual Fall Breakfast and Donor Recognition Dinner.j-Oversee special appeal projects, including a family campaign, staff giving and Giving Tuesday.-Manage and direct work of student intern. Show less

• Development Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Jun 2023



Baker University

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Director Of Development

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2021

  -Annual Fund Management: Develop and execute fundraising strategies that are clear, compelling and relevant for the highest priority goals of the annual giving program. Develops an annual plan for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of Baker University’s leadership annual giving program, The President’s Club (gifts of $1,000 annually). -Crowdfunding Management: Coordinate with Department of Athletics and coaching staff on individual crowdfunding campaigns and oversee the Faculty and Staff Giving Program, which includes the recognition of faculty and staff donations.-Serve as the dedicated writer for the Office of Development and Alumni Relations in the development of pieces to acknowledge, promote, celebrate, or communicate impact and support for Baker University. Works as the liaison between the Office of Development and Office of Marketing and Communications regarding publications, press releases and other marketing materials related to fundraising.-Event support and coordination: Event support will include, but is not limited to, Board of Trustee activities, volunteer campaign committee meetings and Office of Development and Alumni Relations events, including logistics related to university Gala events and university Day of Giving initiatives. -Prospect and Database Management: Develop annual plan for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of gifts. -Gift Reporting and Analyzing: Analyze fundraising statistics from the donor database and provides timely updates of changes, trends and recommendations to Office of Development and Alumni Relations staff, and Vice President of Advancement, as requested.-Grant coordination: Oversee university efforts in researching, developing, writing, submitting, tracking, and reconciling proposals for grants and other funding opportunities. Show less

• Annual Fund Officer

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Provide overall management of the Baker University unrestricted fund, raising more than $5.66 million through annual solicitations, direct mail, and personal visits, at an average of $1.88 million each fiscal year.• Organize Baker University’s Day of Giving, where the inaugural campaign raised more than $62,000 in 24 hours from 300 donors. Serve as the main point of contact with third-party vendors, and more than 100 Day of Giving volunteers, including faculty, staff, students, and alumni. • Coordinate annual appreciation stewardship campaign where more than 150 students wrote personal thank you notes to donors who provide endowed scholarship funds.• Write donor briefing documents, fundraising proposals and gift Memorandum of Understandings for the Office of Development and the Office of the President.• Serve as the campaign project manager for the Baker University’s first comprehensive campaign, Forever Orange, with an increased goal of $28 million by April 2021 for the six campaign priorities; unrestricted gifts, professorships, scholarships, student experiences and technology, capital projects and planned or deferred gifts. Show less

• Development Officer

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Identified and solicited alumni to serve as campaign volunteers for the university’s first comprehensive campaign.• Managed donor portfolio of more than 150 local and national alumni and community partners.• Conducted stewardship visits with more than 20 alumni and solicited donations to be used primarily for Baker University’s unrestricted fund and student scholarships.• Attended six area alumni events to represent the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Office of the President to provide updates on the state of the university and answer questions related to university business.• Wrote donor briefing documents, fundraising proposals and gift Memorandum of Understandings for the Office of Development, and the Office of the President. Show less

• Marketing Specialist

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Wrote communications for marketing department and internal business partners, including social media posts, news releases, feature stories, e-mail campaigns and speeches for university administration personnel.• Designed an array of marketing materials including e-mail templates, postcards, posters, web infographics and publication layouts.• Attended university events to take photographs, as well as interview story subjects and record testimonials. Coordinated interviews with media present at events and provided brand messaging. Show less



Pennington & Company

• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Alumni Relations Consultant

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2016

  • Served as lead campaign coordinator for more than 40 fraternity and sorority organizations across the United States.• Consulted with campaign volunteers, national organization offices and university administrations during the public phase of 16 capital campaigns that raised more than $2.88 million through direct mail publications and 10 annual campaigns that raised more than $363,000 through annual solicitations.• Coordinated and organized clients’ publications; including newsletters, solicitations, personalized information request forms, e-mails, postcards and event invitations to more than 40,000 alumni.• Supervised and maintained working relationship with Alumni Relations Consultant and Administrative Assistant through weekly team meetings, quarterly and annual reviews. Show less

• Alumni Relations Consultant

  • May 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Served as lead campaign coordinator for 5 clients to cultivate alumni support.• Coordinated with more than 40 undergraduate student leaders to collect reports, photos and chapter news.• Conducted more than 100 interviews and composed feature articles about prominent alumni for donor recognition.• Tracked and analyzed donor gifts and address changes in Raiser’s Edge database.