I collaborate with a diverse range of organizations to drive strategic growth and sustainable impact. Leveraging my expertise in institutional fundraising, donor relations, and strategic planning, I provide tailored solutions to help nonprofits achieve their mission and expand their reach.

As RIVET’s first Director of Development, I helped unleash the philanthropic resources necessary to bring RIVET to life, providing critical capital to youth innovators in “capital deserts” around the globe.

In this newly created role, I strategically identified and secured new funding from private foundations and other institutional partners for Meridian's global leadership exchange, training, and cultural programs.Meridian is a nonpartisan, nonprofit diplomacy center that connects leaders through culture and collaboration to drive solutions for global challenges.

- Provide institutional fundraising expertise to a range of nonprofit clients. Develop and execute a custom fundraising strategy for each client, and supervise the work of two staff members per team.- Manage client’s full grant calendars. Write and submit cultivation emails, LOIs, grant proposals, and reports to Foundation, Corporate, and Government funders.- Directly supervise up to 10 Grant Writers, including personalized mentorship/professional development, workload management, client team staffing, and performance and advancement planning.- Develop policies and systems to improve client team collaboration, standardize responsibilities across teams, and manage staff workloads. - Facilitate hiring and interviewing, new Grant Writer Onboarding and training, internal team meetings, and performance reviews.- Develop, customize, and lead workshops and webinars (in-person and online) for the public and private groups.

Provide institutional fundraising expertise to a range of nonprofit clients. Serve as the key Elevate liaison with each client, developing and executing a custom fundraising strategy for each client, and supervising the work of two staff members per each client team. Manage client’s full grant calendars. Write and submit cultivation emails, LOIs, grant proposals, and reports to Foundation, Corporate, and Government funders.

Researched new funding opportunities, drafted up to 20 grants and reports per month (four per month, for five clients), collected and created attachments, and submitted requests to funders. Also met regularly with nonprofit leaders and communicated with nonprofit program and financial staff. Elevate is a grant writing firm based in Washington, DC, with clients across the country. Its team of writers and strategists build smart, sustainable grant programs to ease fundraising anxieties and help nonprofits fulfill the promise of real social change.

Worked with the Development team to support the fundraising activities and goals of Blue Star Families. Served as project manager, editor, and/or principal writer for a wide variety of print and electronic fundraising materials.Specific Responsibilities:- Conducted corporate, foundation, and individual donor research and qualification.- Drafted and edited partnership proposals, letters of inquiry, grant applications, grant reports, donation acknowledgement letters, stewardship reports, email and direct mail solicitations, website content, and other written materials for internal and external audiences.- Prepared partner and donor presentations.- Helped build and managed a successful individual giving program; executed email and direct mail appeals.- Crafted and implemented donor stewardship plans and practices.Formed in 2009, Blue Star Families is a fast growing, high-profile nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen military families and our nation by connecting communities and fostering leadership. Blue Star Families is a virtual organization with employees and volunteers located around the world. With more than 100,000 members and 50 Chapters at military installations across the globe, Blue Star Families is the nation’s largest Chapter-based nonprofit serving America’s military families.

Coordinated logistics of three major fundraising events, as well as dozens of stewardship and cultivation events for corporate, individual, major donors annually. Included in these events was the annual Wolf Trap Ball, at the time, an 850-guest fundraiser that raised roughly $1,000,000 each year. Planned and executed Corporate Membership and Sponsorship benefits, including rental events, a season box program, and the stewardship of a portfolio of corporate donors with gifts ranging from $3,500 to over $100,000 annuallyWrote and edited prospect letters, acknowledgment letters, copy for event materials, and corporate grant applications.

Provided general staff support to the Wolf Trap Foundation’s Executive Office, with administrative support to the Vice President for External Affairs.Assisted the Vice President for External Affairs and President and CEO with professionalism and discretion Managed logistics of annual Board of Directors meetings and sub-committee meetingsContributed to blog as guest writer for Communications & Marketing department

Served as primary contact for program participants and the general public at the Education Center; processed and tracked departmental revenue and expenses; maintained departmental records and calendar; assisted with preparation of program materials and supplies; filled in as Teaching Artist substitute as needed.

Coordinated Student Matinee series and Summer Camps/Conservatories. Provided timely, courteous and knowledgeable response to information requests; served as registrar for all programming; answered and directed all incoming phone calls. Also, statistics collection, marketing assistance, and contribution to grant applications.

Taught in-school Shakespeare Residencies, Student Matinee Workshops, After-school Classes, and Master Movement and Stage Combat Classes at Summer Conservatories.

Directed and choreographed multiple Shakespeare productions for ages 8-18.Professional Development Workshops in: Childhood Development, Curriculum Building/Lesson Planning, Group Dynamics, and the Business of Being a Teaching Artist.

Coach for Junior Varsity Hip Hop team. Choreographer for after school musicals.

Director (After-school musical theatre rehearsals resulting in performances)

Taught Shakespeare Master Classes for youth in underserved communities.