Experience

Americans for Ben-Gurion University

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

• Community Engagement Professional

  • Apr 2021 - Present



Windthrow

• Client Relations & Marketing Director

  • 2016 - Present

  Implement marketing, customer acquisition, and retention plans. Manage advertising relationships and Windthrow’s customer voice. Ensure integrity of company culture. • Responsible for staying up to date on marketing and product delivery trends to create and implement marketing, customer acquisition, and retention plans.• Monitors and prepares monthly marketing budget and quarterly analysis reports. Designs analysis reports to create quarterly goals to match key performance indicators.• Built program to identify inefficient processes across organization to help team proactively problem solve.



Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle

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

• Community Development Manager

  • May 2020 - Apr 2021

  Pioneered community partnerships to bring positive programs to the community during pandemic. Overseeing teen programming department and training staff on leadership and facilitation techniques. Aligns community organization and lay leader partnerships with strategic vision.



Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Teen Engagement & Leadership

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

  Focused on program implementation, leadership development, and partnership opportunities.• Responsible for identifying and leading local and global partnerships to enhance program’s strategic objectives. Success seen by understanding partners’ objectives and constraints.• Managed grant budget and provided reports to granting agencies. • Recruited, hired, supervised, and coached employees to further engagement and leadership. • Provided engagement opportunities for lay leaders and advisory committee to enhance program engagement and bring their expertise back into the department. Done through communication and one-on-one conversations.• Created and facilitated leadership training for 120+ people of all ages and affiliation which was used immediately in their community roles and in their future community roles. This included leading multi-week leadership trips abroad.



University of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Constituent Relations, Swanson School of Engineering

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Fostered constituent engagement through events, personal visits, website, and social media campaigns. Cultivated and matched donors of $10K-$1M+ Giving Level to school’s priority areas. Secured corporate sponsorships for event success. • Identified and cultivated prospects and key constituents. This included preparing proposals, solicitation letters, gift agreements, and stewardship pieces personalized to each constituent. • Planned and executed school’s three major alumni events each year with up to 350 constituents.• Oversaw budget of $35,000+ per event. • Coordinated, communicated with, and secured corporate sponsors associated with event marketing materials, community communication, and donor awareness.

• Director of Stewardship and Donor Affairs, Swanson School of Engineering

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Reshaped stewardship portfolio of 300+ donors and corporations to proactively plan annual donor engagement across department and University. Identified department’s fundraising improvement opportunities and creatively developed, communicated, and implemented results-driven solutions.• Managed 300+ donor and corporate relationships, inclusive of $10K – $1M+ levels, by managing annual donor touchpoints and working with development staff to plan for each donor’s future capacity.• Facilitated training for Development Office on endowments and stewardship initiatives to foster positive donor relationships.

• Stewardship Coordinator, Swanson School of Engineering & Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2015

• Special Projects Assistant, Swanson School of Engineering

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013



Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

• Event Assistant

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Assisted with 40+ corporate, personal, non-profit, and internal events while creatively and effectively handling any issues which arose during an event.



Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC)

• Marketing and Communications Intern

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Planned and executed public awareness event and fundraiser, Kutz for Kidz, in the Pittsburgh area.



Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh

• Peer Networking Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  Mentored Jewish students through attendance at structured events, individualized meetings, and social media sites to increase Jewish student involvement.



Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Service Representative

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2011

  Mediated customer issues and routed customers to appropriate individuals for assistance.



Jewish Federation of Delaware

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Jewish Federation Summer Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Composed and distributed direct email campaigns regarding community activities to 2,000+ people. Co-planned agenda for Young Leadership Division events.