Director of Annual Fund and Constituent Relations

• Aug 2022 - Present

Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs

• Sep 2019 - Aug 2022

After working as the Annual Giving Manager, the opportunity came about to take on a larger roll in the annual giving department. In my current position, I am responsible for overseeing the majority of LAMCA's patron groups that support unrestricted funding. Curator's Circle (LACMA's largest patron group), Avant-Garde (our young patron group), and the direct marketing campaign, LACMA Fund - annually accounting for $1.5M+ in operating revenue. I also continue to manage a portfolio of donors with a giving capacity between $50,000 and $5M over a five year period.In addition to strategy, data analysis, and program direction, I also oversee the Manager of Annual Giving (my former position). I aim to support robust career development and skill growth with this employee.

Associate Director at The UCLA Foundation

• Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

After moving to Los Angeles, I continued my work in higher education at the UCLA Foundation. In this roll, I supported the Board of Directors, specifically the Nominations & Governance Committee, and the Philanthropy Committee. I coordinated with the Executive Director to oversee an amendment to the bylaws, a process that was so much more complex than I could have imagined, collated and managed the database of prospective new board members, and created the board packets presented at quarterly meetings. I also reviewed meeting recordings to create minutes that accurately reflected any an all motions, as well as including narrative to provide context for posterity. Additionally, I worked in close collaboration with the Executive Director and the COO to execute a gala where the Chancellor's Matching Gift initiative was announced (part of the Centennial Campaign). The event resulted in millions of dollars of new endowment commitments.

Development Specialist at the Moody College of Communication

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

As a recent graduate, I was thrilled to find a position with the Moody College of Communication. In this roll, I worked directly with the Assistant Dean of External Relations. I supported him with Advisory Council meetings and content creation, running the annual Friends of Moody College donor stewardship event, and spearheaded an exclusive event when the college celebrated the opening of a bridge connecting our two buildings across Dean Keaton Boulevard. I also supported a team of three major gift officers, and created reports, processed reimbursements, and conducted prospect research to support their work. Perhaps the biggest project I took on, however, was the annual endowment reporting. Through two cycles, I managed and executed reports to more than 50 endowment donors including updates on expenditures, and coordinating with faculty and student grant recipients to share stories of the successes made possible by these generous gifts.

Student Supervisor

• Sep 2009 - Mar 2013

I started as a caller, where I raised more than $160,000 through tele-fundraising. It was such a good fit, I was ultimately promoted to Student Supervisor. In that role, I helped coach other callers, oversaw the new hire training process, and helped set goals for various fundraising segments. I learned how to build reports for our client (UT Austin), and how to navigate the copious amounts of data associated with an annual giving department. I started as a caller, where I raised more than $160,000 through tele-fundraising. It was such a good fit, I was ultimately promoted to Student Supervisor. In that role, I helped coach other callers, oversaw the new hire training process, and helped set goals for various fundraising segments. I learned how to build reports for our client (UT Austin), and how to navigate the copious amounts of data associated with an annual giving department.