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• Increase organizational support through major donor stewardship.• Help drive the organization's strategy through new programming, stakeholder collaboration and member engagement. • Build our relationships with national and local foundations which has resulted in new funding partnerships and increased support for our grantees. • Manage our existing grantmaking portfolio and recommend new, creative projects to help our network of the progressive advocates be more successful. • Implement board development structures including recruitment, training, and fundraising support. • Improve the Progress Alliance’s internal structures including development of our member database, leading strategic planning processes, and staying focused on systems to improve overall organizational performance.• Mentor and support our community partners to help build more sustainable leadership and stronger organizational health.

• Planned and directed NARAL’s field programs including issue advocacy campaigns, two annual community development events, and the strategic growth of organizational capacity outside of the Seattle area. • Enhanced the Foundation’s resource base by nearly 30%, securing multiple-year funding for an education campaign and continued funding for the emergency contraception advocacy campaign. • Chaired a statewide coalition of advocacy organizations, with a focus on strategic planning, coalition outreach, and infrastructure sustainability.• Managed the 2008 and 2009 electoral plan, including facilitation of the Political Action Committee’s endorsement process and overseeing all facets of the organization’s field organizing efforts, resulting in NARAL Pro-Choice Washington having a major impact on statewide races, including the Governor’s re-election campaign.• Worked with policy-makers and allied organizations in Olympia to implement pro-active legislation that resulted in three policy wins.

• Developed a comprehensive volunteer intake program that included orientation, training, and placement.• Increased Basic Rights Oregon’s visibility and strengthened the statewide membership through organized community events.• Implemented strong leadership development through targeted outreach. • Organized volunteer field programs such as phone banking, volunteer recruitment and canvassing efforts for the 2004 Statewide No on Constitutional Amendment 36 initiative campaign.

Certificate In Non-Profit Management

Masters, Anthropology

Thesis examined how the New York Times and Washington Post covered the Rwandan Genocide in 1993.