Experience

Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest

• United States
• Investment Banking

• Executive Assistant To The President and Office Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Present

• Annual Giving Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2017



YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director of Donor Relations

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

  Provided leadership to stewardship efforts for fundraising initiatives. Oversaw a team of seven staff members. Trained staff in campaign best practices and was certified trainer with YMCA of the USA.

• Executive Director of Annual Giving

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2014

  Provided leadership to the Annual Support Campaign volunteers and staff raising over $4 million. Supervised the Director of Special Events, Director of Financial Development Systems and Donor Management Team of four. Coordinated 32 branch and camp campaigns including production of campaign collateral materials and various direct mailings. Led efforts to complete a successful system conversion to utilize Raiser's Edge for all donation tracking.



YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis

• Director of Annual Giving

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Oversaw the Association’s Annual Campaign. The YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis had a budget of over $60 million and I provided leadership to 12 branches and 4 camps. Managed campaign collateral material coordination, planning and executing campaign events, reporting and special appeal creation.

• Executive Assistant

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2011

  Provided support to Senior Vice President and Vice President of Financial Development. Provided project management to Annual Campaign collateral materials and reporting tools for communicating impact to donors.



YMCA of Greater Saint Paul

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

• Director of Annual Campaigns

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2009

  Led Annual Campaign efforts working with the General Board and managed strategies and processes for 12 branches and 3 camps. Coordinated our United Way staff giving campaign, prepared budget and processed all department invoices. Served as the point person for stock giving transactions and supervised our Administrative Assistant. Led overall annual support campaign, raising over $2 million exceeding goal. Managed campaign collateral for Annual Campaign and special appeal initiatives, providing strong tools for campaign solicitation.Established campaign calendar and planned and executed all campaign events, along with donor recognition events to retain donors. Created training manual for branch administrative staff for system procedures for campaign gift entry and acknowledgement processes. Show less

• Coordinator of Campaign and Donor Services

  • Feb 1998 - Mar 2004

  Responsible for all gift entry, acknowledgement processing and reporting on various campaigns. Assisted in creation and entry of Financial Development budget. Managed employee United Way giving campaign to successfully reach annual goals.Planned and executed campaign events and created the first successful annual donor recognition event for Annual Campaign Donors.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Feb 1997 - Feb 1998

  Provided support to the Senior Vice President of Operations.