Responsible for all Longy fundraising and marketing efforts• Reorganized and optimized department; manage 5-person team and 5+ creative contractor pool• Increased number of major donors by 27%• Secured $4M for comprehensive Stability Campaign during early days of pandemic• Raised annual gala’s net funds by 48%• Innovated affinity group/investment circle model for special project funding• Produced Longy’s first-ever Case for Support fundraising collateral piece• Launched persona project to improve student recruitment results and donor prospecting efforts

Responsible for the management, cultivation, solicitation and stewarding of a 175 household portfolio of major gift donors and prospects• Secured gifts $1M+• Assist Interim Director of Individual Giving with strategy and framework plans for prospecting and donor engagement, special project funding as well as write briefs for Director of Development's campaign ask

Created and implemented strategy for annual giving at the Society level ($3,000+) for the BSO’s three annual fund brands. • Increased Society Giving program by 59% from $5.2M to $8.3M• Successfully maintained dollar and donor retention at 90% level• Solicited and secured six-figure gifts for Beyond Measure Campaign• Designed Annual Fund Committee peer-to-peer model that leverages Board and volunteer relationships to increase new donor retention• Created and implemented BSO’s first-ever Donor Appreciation Week• Supervised Assistant Director of Society Giving and oversees project management of Annual Fund Coordinator

Directed all institutional and individual fundraising activities for youth orchestra.• Increased contributed income by 34% over two year period• Exceeded FY08 $1.2 million revenue projection by 12% • Managed a portfolio of 56 institutional donors, with grants ranging up to $225K• Secured over $571K in major gifts and matches toward foundation-sponsored match events• Exceeded goal for 50th Anniversary Gala by raising $340,000 at sold out concert and dinner• Negotiated $100K corporate sponsorship from JPMorgan Chase, largest in organization’s history• Exceeded projected Annual Fund goal three years in a row, one year by 24%• Supervised one full-time staff person and two part-time student employees

Program management, planning and market research related to alumni relations, and special event management. • Increased total Annual Fund revenue by 37% and new donor cultivation by 15%• Improved direct mail campaign (8,000 pieces) by increasing the number of personalized solicitation letters and through more targeted messaging to BYSO’s diverse constituency• Improved upgrading and donor retention through creation of thank-a-thon executed by volunteers and creating a year-end “thank you” postcard announcing the achievement of the Annual Fund goal• Managed donor recognition events for high-net worth donors (up to $25,000) and mid-level donors ($1,000-$5,000)• Wrote and managed production of first-ever professionally designed newsletter• Coordinated spring fund raiser and silent auction that raised $20K• Conceived and produced two BYSO online exhibitions targeted to alumni

Event management of annual gala, spring fundraiser, post-performance receptions, individual Board member fundraising events, prospect parties, and first-ever opera guild fundraiser. Other duties included management of annual fund campaign.• Met or exceeded projected numbers for gala and spring fundraiser revenue• Increased annual fund revenue by 90% and new donor cultivation by 130%• Initiated prospect research and managed prospect event, which resulted in new individual donor cultivation• Increased annual Guild donation by 340% through development and management of Guild spring fundraiser

Contributed as an event host for the 2003 - 2005 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition. Developed, administered and analyzed survey for the Essentially Ellington program and the Jazz for Young People curriculum. Wrote a marketing brief and researched and wrote a strategic planning brief for the department's transition to programming for both outreach initiatives and in its new facility.• Responsible for survey development that informed decision-makers about the Essentially Ellington program, current curriculum product utilization, and preliminary market research for future programs and products• Enabled the Director of Education to use the strategic planning brief to win capital funds to initiate strategic planning process

Conceived initial project, History and Heritage Downtown NYC, a collective initiative of impacted Lower Manhattan cultural institutions post September 11, 2001.• Initiated advocacy of New York State legislators, by creating a presentation for a New York State-run tourism hearing• Conceived and managed nine-institution initiative (now fifteen institutions), focused on development of communications and programming plan• Won 100% approval by Federal and New York State government agencies of the $4.5 million grant proposal

Managed press relations, including national and international media, and logistics for press conferences. Coordinated external communications program, including event calendars, invitations for exhibition openings and fundraising events. Managed production of monthly advertising and wrote Museum newsletter articles. • Successfully developed several relationships with media contacts, which afforded consistent coverage of Museum events and activities and also reached new audiences in previously untapped media• Managed multiple marketing and advertising projects simultaneously, most often brought in under budget and earlier than anticipated• Conceived of and managed redesign of calendar of events to ensure a uniform identity and increase user-friendly quality of a strategic marketing tool

Project management, prospect research, database administration, Board liaison, donor recognition program management, special event management, and office support. • Developed capital campaign database, which tracked prospects, contact made by staff members and next steps• Designated "go-to" person at all special events to handle crisis or guest-related issues

Assisted concert producer in planning and coordinating performances, including travel arrangements for artists, managing budgets, event floor management, and concert program research/writing.

Managed folk music and dance educational series, American Sampler. Developed preparatory educational material and implemented program logistics. • Wrote, designed, and managed production of the program's first-ever student guides, along with teacher guides and audio and visual components• Interfaced with schools, enabling the program to reach over 3,000 D.C. Metro area students• Initiated preparation of a final report, which resulted in the Director of the Museum comprehensively reviewing the program for the first time ever