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Houston, TX, US

Houston, TX

Providing leadership related to donors from $100,000 to $1 million and above for current and multi-year support, endowment, and planned gifts. Managing a multi-year principal gifts campaign; working closely with fundraising volunteers, board members, and executive staff.

Houston, Texas Area

Led the Donor Relations team responsible for corporate, individual and foundation giving; donor affinity groups; endowment and planned giving. The 2020-2021 campaign raised $85 million, including $30 million for two disaster relief funds: the COVID-19 Recovery Fund and the Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund.

Houston, Texas Area

Created and directed a comprehensive campaign for capital, operating, and endowment. Supervised the development team and worked closely with the board of directors, executive staff, and volunteers. With the development committee of the board, carried out comprehensive major donor identification and validation through in-person meetings with leaders in.

Baylor College Of Medicine

Personally raised more than $55 million from corporate and foundation donors, physician/scientist entrepreneurs and investors, and other individuals to provide important new funding across all mission areas of the college. Offered strategic guidance and direction for the next campaign. Led board review of top donor prospects. Implemented personal.

Houston, Texas Area

Led the 20,000-member alumni association for the four schools of this nationally ranked health sciences university. Transitioned alumni relations from public relations to development. Managed the 22-member alumni association executive committee. As part of the leadership team that completed Baylor's $1 billion Best Minds Best Medicine campaign in 2013.

Houston, TX

Recruited to transform and complete the university’s largest capital campaign, which had gone through several renditions since the 1970s. Guided the campaign committee of local business leaders. Raised $19.6 million to achieve the $28.5 million capital campaign goal. Supervised eight field officers around portfolio development and solicitation strategies..

Houston, TX

Recruited and directed two fundraising committees of physician and scientist volunteers and solicited 300 prospective major donors. Created and managed a record-breaking faculty/staff major gift campaign: faculty and staff who had given $440,000 to the previous campaign contributed $31.2 million. The campaign won the 2002 AFP International Award for.

Houston, TX

Served as the museum’s first director of development. Created and led the corporate giving and annual membership programs. Worked with honorary chair President George H. W. Bush and principal donors Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. John McGovern. Recruited and managed three major gift fundraising committees for the capital campaign. Recruited and supervised the.

Houston, TX

Planned and led a capital campaign and secured the $1.5 million lead gift. Prepared and presented proposals to 11 United Ways representing 20 counties. Led the Girl Scouts’ United Way internal campaign and served on the admissions/multi-year allocations task force of United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. Provided strategic oversight for product sales with.

Bachelor Of Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega

M.S., Business Administration

Cum Laude Graduate