Amy-Jo Jesmer Luna Email & Phone Number

Orange, California, Us

Contracted to assist in the fundraising and aspirational vision of GOCAT: Greater Orange Community Arts Theater. We are creating a shared professional community space for arts education and performance of youth theater, music, dance, visual arts and production in greater Orange. Our elementary and high school artists are showcasing their art in cafeteria and shared spaces, not suitable for advanced and semi-professional artists of the future. The City of Orange has donated the land… help us build a performance space for the community! Join us!

Serve as general manager of personnel and operations for residential, corporate real estate and retail businesses. Institute process improvements, develop growth plans, manage projects, position various companies for success and profitability.

• Help to identify strategic initiatives and aspirational growth plans for fundraising offices• Engage current donors in annual fund activities while growing philanthropic support at all levels• Cull databases and use predictive modeling to identify new major giving prospects• Acquire individual, corporate and foundation partners to support operational needs and special projects• Synthesize case for support and key messaging to deliver effectively to stakeholders• Manage volunteer boards of directors, communications, event and development committees• Identify grant opportunities to communicate values-centered stories via written applications/proposals• Recent clients & successes: St. Angela Merici Parish School, Brea (developed volunteer fundraising system to benefit student study-abroad projects that yielded $32K in 5 months and $40K in 9 months; chaired fundraising galas, golf tournaments, casino events, auctions and raffles to exceed $100K annual school fundraising targets); St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic School, Fullerton (increased overall gala/auction fundraising results by 38% and increased Fund a Need Appeal by more than 400% over prior year. Raised $200K for the students and staff of St. Juliana School); Rosary Academy, Fullerton (increased overall fundraising by 24% ($119K) within 4 months); St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Yorba Linda (raised $1.2M in 7 months)

Orange, Ca, Us

• Supported the funding priorities for Chapman’s College of Performing Arts, Musco Center for the Arts and Wilkinson College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences by identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gift donors and prospects ($50K+)• Aligned and collaborated with University Relations and campus partners to support the capital and endowment priorities of Chapman’s $500M Inspire Campaign• Richly engaged 45 portfolio prospects and donors, secured $450K in new gifts as well as $140K in open proposals in first five months

Fullerton, California, Us

Assisted in increasing overall fundraising by 24% ($119,000) within 4 months.Created and implemented development plan with timelines, accountabilities and fundraising goals.

Assisted in administration transition from Principal to President; identified fundraising strategies.Assisted in raising donations from school parents, alumni and grandparents in the amount of $1.2M in 7 months.Developed marketing, communications and development plan for Fund a Need and Live Auction for school's gala auction, raising $75K.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Responsible for grateful patient fundraising in the departments of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry; identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded major gifts• Assisted in securing major and principal gifts to support the Zilkha Neurogenetics Institute• Partnered with 30 physician-scientists to collaboratively identify and solicit prospective donors• Charged with $150 million fundraising goal for Neurosciences, which was part of Keck School of Medicine of USC’s $1 billion goal and the Campaign for the University of Southern California’s $6 billion goal

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Fundraising• Responsible for philanthropic gifts focusing on alumni relationships domestically and internationally as part of the $150 million campaign for the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the $6 billion campaign for the University of Southern California. Charged with developing the donor pipeline and increasing the prospect base; identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gifts• Administer all aspects of the school’s annual giving programs. Directs and implements the strategy and goals for the USC Annenberg Alumni Association with more than 17,000 alumni• Successfully led endowed scholarship fundraising campaign and met the $200k goal in ten months Alumni Engagement and Constituent Relations• Manage alumni engagement groups and volunteer fundraising leaders around the world, including the Annenberg Alumni Board of Directors, micro-campaign steering committees and 90+ career mentors• Engage alumni, promote a culture of philanthropy among alumni organizations and provide stimulating programming for alumni and friends of the university; developed the first alumni relations program in the School’s history Communications and Marketing• Design, write, edit and deploy Annenberg Alumni Association communications for print, email, web and social media including event collateral; contribute to university and school magazines and newsletters• Devise and facilitate alumni and donor market research for benchmarking and assessment including focus-group testing, web surveys and interviews• Data integrity champion, developing systems to discover, track and monitor alumni affinity, biographic and demographic information and predictive behavior modeling• Named Volunteer Friend of the Year for work with volunteer committees – USC; 2012

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Created the first LMU Alumni Association student engagement program including a Student Alumni Association and its networking programs, prospective and current student outreach activities, student scholarship programs and a new alumni transition plan• Implemented LMU Alumni Association events and volunteer programs to engage alumni, strengthen affinity and increase alumni giving participation; charged with qualification of the alumni prospect base• Served as project manager for large-scale alumni signature events locally and in domestic regions including event production, program design, volunteer management, printed and electronic publications, post-event assessment and fiscal forecasting and accountability• Supervised and mentored full-time professionals – direct reports as well as peers – and recruited, trained, managed and evaluated staffs exceeding 100, including alumni and student volunteers• Selected for University Relations Management Institute, Graduate – LMU; 2004• Recipient of University Relations Management Team Outstanding Merit Award – LMU; 2003

Columbus, Ohio, Us

• Designed programs to increase participation and assist clients in goal achievement; grew fitness program participation by 40% and program revenues by 50% in eight months through a needs assessment, proactive outreach efforts and an aggressive marketing campaign• Established, marketed, promoted and administered programs including: more than 60 classes weekly; fitness, wellness and dance programs; outdoor adventure and sports camps; summer enrichment programs; special events and community outreach programs• Constructed and facilitated training retreats, provided guidance and worked collaboratively with student and alumni volunteers on event production, program development and university engagement• Appraised staff performance and evaluated progression of staff growth plans, yearly goals and program development using quantitative and qualitative methods; Developed and conducted one-on-one training

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

San Marcos, Texas, Us

Master'S Of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Organizational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Human Performance Technology

Bachelor'S Degree

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