Experience

SAINT LUKE'S FOUNDATION
• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Director Planned Giving & Heritage Society

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Saint Luke's Foundation / Saint Luke's Cancer Institute

• Senior Director of Development

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  o Direct(ed) all development activities concurrently for Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute and Saint Luke’s North Hospital, including partnering with physician leaders, SLCI administrator and community leaders to develop strategy and goals. o Direct(ed) all development activities concurrently for Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute and Saint Luke’s North Hospital, including partnering with physician leaders, SLCI administrator and community leaders to develop strategy and goals.



Saint Luke's Foundation / Mid America Heart Institute

• Senior Director of Development

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2017

  o Leadership Team Member for Mid America Heart Institute, designing and implementing fundraising goals, recruiting and managing 10-member New Saint Luke’s Campaign Committee, partnering with physician leaders, Heart Institute administrators and community leaders, and co-leading new campaign projects development. o Leadership Team Member for Mid America Heart Institute, designing and implementing fundraising goals, recruiting and managing 10-member New Saint Luke’s Campaign Committee, partnering with physician leaders, Heart Institute administrators and community leaders, and co-leading new campaign projects development.



Saint Luke's Foundation

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Stewardship and Constituent Relations

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  o Senior staff position, accountable for initiation and execution of formal stewardship plan for all major donors and VIP’s in Saint Luke’s Health System including affiliated hospitals and clinics. o Senior staff position, accountable for initiation and execution of formal stewardship plan for all major donors and VIP’s in Saint Luke’s Health System including affiliated hospitals and clinics.

• Senior Development Officer

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2006

  o Crafted and implemented fundraising plans and goals with hospital CEO and Senior Director of Program Development, including donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. o Crafted and implemented fundraising plans and goals with hospital CEO and Senior Director of Program Development, including donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.



Camps For Kids

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Mar 1997 - Apr 2001

  o Directed full rebranding of Camps for Kids, and organization raising funds to send children to camps certified through American Camping Association, encompassing board approval, renaming, collateral materials development, logo design, and website revamp. o Developed and implemented fundraising goals, methods and events, including:  Initiated new signature event, Camp Out, encompassing Art Auction with Cocktail Hour, consistently increasing annual growth in attendees and monies raised.  Doubled budget via attainment of new grant funding and annual appeals. o Identified, authored and initiated allocation guidelines, for support of both campers and 14 camps utilized by Camps for Kids, inclusive of application and reporting process and criteria for funding. o Served in leadership capacity with Board Chair and Board Recruitment Chair, on creation and execution of matrix system to recruit board members, stimulating race, gender, skillset, and socio-economic diversity. o Managed 15-member Board of Directors and partnered with Board Chair and Board Development Chair to generate board of director and officer job descriptions. o Accountable for all agency communications and fiscal due diligence. Show less



The Don Bosco Centers

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

• Interim Director Of Development

  • 1996 - 1997

  o Led development activities for multifaceted organization serving ethnically and age-diverse Kansas City populations in becoming self-sufficient, with programs including Youth Center, Senior Center, Alternative High School, Counseling Center, ESL School, and Refugee Center. o Led development activities for multifaceted organization serving ethnically and age-diverse Kansas City populations in becoming self-sufficient, with programs including Youth Center, Senior Center, Alternative High School, Counseling Center, ESL School, and Refugee Center.