Director of Development

• Apr 2020 - Present

• Develop and maintain relationships with major donors and create and execute a strategy for tracking and communicating with a large, sustained base of annual individual donors. • Support Corporate and Major Gift Committee efforts, plan monthly meetings and provide strategies. • Serve as member of the Leadership Team; supervise four person development staff. • Work closely with PR and Communication to ensure success of 9 million dollar Annual Appeal. • Set targets and implement annual fund development plan, including prospect identification and cultivation activities, donor stewardship and retention-evaluate outcomes. • Responsible for database extracts and analytical reports to Appeal Leadership to determine best strategies. Show less

Supervisor of Events

• Apr 2013 - Present

Coordinate and oversee logistics for on-site events (layout, staffing, décor, timeline, communication with outside vendors). Hire, schedule, supervise and lead staff of 15 to 50 people, depending on event. Work closely with the Marketing Department to design promotional materials, including social media initiatives. During Broadway performances, manage front of house operations for full service restaurant. • Successfully hired and trained three employees and one intern. • Implemented changes to improve employee engagement and communication; established incentives and provided positive feedback to help sales. • Received several compliments from the owner regarding my leadership and ability to manage a team to create good morale. • Recognized by Director of Operations for positive influence on staff and strong leadership. • Effectively transitioned into the position with no bumps or issues along the way. Show less

Legal Writer, Marketing

• Sep 2009 - Present

Prepare detailed and persuasive presentencing legal memorandums averaging up to 20+ pages. • Consistently met critical court deadlines by effectively managing time and organizing work. • Manage multiple cases at one time Prepare detailed and persuasive presentencing legal memorandums averaging up to 20+ pages. • Consistently met critical court deadlines by effectively managing time and organizing work. • Manage multiple cases at one time

Tradeshow Manager, Sales and Marketing Liaison

• Apr 2016 - Jul 2020

• Manage tradeshows across the country, approximately 25 per year within a $1.4 million marketing budget. • Organize and execute company retreats/events hosting top plaintiff attorneys from across the country. • Build relationships with affinities and partnerships to enhance marketing objectives and sales. • Collaborate with sales and marketing departments, overseeing pipeline through HubSpot and Salesforce. • Conduct legal and market research to rationalize category and segment opportunities. • Organize implementation of marketing campaign collateral, including social media posts, blogs and trade show deliverables and banners. Show less

Event Manager

• Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

Visual Merchandising

• Oct 2012 - Mar 2013

Assisted project managers in development of in-store, interactive displays and merchandising programs. Communicated with people at all levels; including internal sales and marketing teams and external vendors to ensure coordination between all. Prepared PowerPoint presentations for various meetings. • Recognized by supervisor for great work; awarded own project to manage (worked with electrical engineer, marketing/promotions, graphics department, and vendor to make a prototype). • Prepared more than 10 PowerPoint presentations to cross-functional teams and executives including Skype presentations with executives in California. • Created PowerPoint presentations with confidential information on the next year’s marketing point of purchase displays and signage for stores. (Toys R Us, Target, Walmart, Kmart). • Tracked marketing budget of $14 million dollars for visual merchandising projects. Conducted meetings with engineers, vendors, graphics and copywriting teams to ensure we met budget. Show less

Server

• Aug 2011 - Jan 2013

-Developed strong communication and interpersonal skills by working with customers on a daily basis - Strengthened multitasking skills, by managing a high level of orders simultaneously -Developed strong communication and interpersonal skills by working with customers on a daily basis - Strengthened multitasking skills, by managing a high level of orders simultaneously

Graduate Student Consultant for BrandEngage

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

SponsorPay is the leading value-exchange advertising platform providing high-quality brand engagement for advertisers and driving user acquisition as well as content monetization for publishers of mobile and social apps.It is headquartered in Berlin with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Istanbul, Seoul and Tokyo. - Worked with a $25,000 budget to develop an aggressive, well researched and well designed Strategic Integrated Marketing Communications Plan. - Met client's objective to raise awareness and market share in the United States, specifically New York, NY. - Project Managed a marketing team to conduct primary and secondary research including: SWOT Analysis, Target Market, and Competitive Analysis. - Created strategies and tactics to best meet the provided objectives. Specifically, guerrilla marketing tactics. - Presented final plan to Vice President of Marketing and Talent at SponsorPay Show less