Experience

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director of Membership

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Direct giving strategy in support of annual membership group revenue goal of $1 million, increased revenue by nearly 10% from FY20 to FY21 during a global pandemic. Direct giving strategy in support of annual membership group revenue goal of $1 million, increased revenue by nearly 10% from FY20 to FY21 during a global pandemic.



Baylor College of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gift Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Secured $600,000 in gifts and $700,000 in future contributions through strategic cultivation and the focused pipeline development of 60 prospects in support of the advancement of research and patient care. Secured $600,000 in gifts and $700,000 in future contributions through strategic cultivation and the focused pipeline development of 60 prospects in support of the advancement of research and patient care.



The University of Arizona Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Board and Donor Engagement

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  Worked closely with high-net-worth donors and multi-disciplinary campus teams to direct the complex implementation of more than 60 nationwide cultivation and stewardship events a year.

• Assistant Director, Special Events

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2019

  Guided strategic expansion of nationwide donor engagement program with nearly 100 events a year which contributed $50 million in future contributions, and was promoted in early 2019 as a result.



Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director, Alumni Regional Outreach

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Empowered more than 70 regional volunteers from 15 international alumni groups, aided in planning and execution of 200 events a year with a budget of only $150,000 to strategically build donor pipeline. Empowered more than 70 regional volunteers from 15 international alumni groups, aided in planning and execution of 200 events a year with a budget of only $150,000 to strategically build donor pipeline.



The University of Kansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Events Coordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Engaged 2,000 new donors through more than 60 nationwide events, resulting in a 50-percent increase in gift-giving between 2006 and 2013 with an average increase in gift size of 62 percent.

• Career Services Coordinator

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

  Increased number of Fortune 500 companies and students at each semi-annual job fair, from 800 students and 75 employers in 2010 to 1,000 students and 125 employers in 2012 to encourage hiring.



Ogden Publications

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Relations Specialist

  • Sep 2009 - May 2010

  Created in-depth strategic publicity plans for 10 magazine titles at Midwest-based sustainable living publisher. Created in-depth strategic publicity plans for 10 magazine titles at Midwest-based sustainable living publisher.



Baker University

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Annual Fund Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

  Raised $500,000 in nine months for private, liberal arts college with 1,000 students through direct mail campaigns and phone solicitation program with 20 direct reports. Raised $500,000 in nine months for private, liberal arts college with 1,000 students through direct mail campaigns and phone solicitation program with 20 direct reports.