Ellen Simmons
Chief Advancement Officer at Ronald McDonald House Charities of New England- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Nonprofit Management Leadership Program 2020
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Experience
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of New England
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Advancement Officer
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Nov 2021 - Present
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Director Of Development And Communications
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Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
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Director of House Operations and Development
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Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
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American Cancer Society
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Market Manager, Community Engagment
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Dec 2013 - Apr 2017
• Coordinates market strategy for the Society's community presence in Boston. Ensures $5 million dollar income goal, mission, advocacy, and volunteer needs and targets are being met. • Serves as the primary relationship manager for community-based target accounts and constituents, responsible for leveraging those relationships to maximize engagement through corporate initiatives, distinguished events, major gifts and mission activities, and other areas of focus. • Implement and manage Finish the Fight Boston Marathon Team. Oversees team recruitment, mentoring, coaching and fundraising management. • Implement and oversee Young Professionals of the American Cancer Society Leadership board. Ensures volunteer members are effective and continually developed and utilized to their full potential to maximize fundraising, volunteer recruitment and other key efforts. Show less
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Community Executive, Income Development
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Nov 2010 - Sep 2013
Currently working in 4 different communities/campuses to create committees of volunteers to organize various awareness and fundraising events culminating in the largest of the events - Relay For Life. This includes working with six schools and over 200 volunteers. In the past three years I have met or exceeded my annual goal of over $300,000. In 2012 each of the four events exceeded their goals. The Relay For Life of MIT earned, for the first time, a New England Top 10 award when they surpassed their goal by over $30,000. In 2013 Boston College, was one of the top 20 highest fundraising events in the country. Responsibilities include - volunteer and participant recruitment, event planning, fundraising, volunteer management and recognition, leadership training, organizing Summit conference training, and a member of New England College Advisory Team Show less
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Health Initiative Associate
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Sep 2008 - Oct 2010
Oversaw patient in take for our patient program, Road to RecoveryManaged over 150 volunteer drivers through Road to RecoveryAssisted Health Initiative Executives in implementing patient programs in hospital systems
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Strides Recruiter
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May 2008 - Sep 2008
Worked to recruit participants for the making Strides Against Breast Cancer walkAssisted in planning the Kick Off Breakfast Produced monthly Walk Talks to be distributed to our Pacesetters
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Lincoln Financial Group
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Assistant
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Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
Executive Assistant to the lead financial planner. Responsible for managing relationships with high profile clients Executive Assistant to the lead financial planner. Responsible for managing relationships with high profile clients
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Education
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Le Moyne College
Bachelor's degree, Public Relations/Image Management -
Burnt Hills Ballston Lake High School