• Promoted in January 2018 to initiate and manage relationships with private foundations, corporations and public agencies and manage operations of gift processing department• Responsible for annual income generation of over $3,000,000 through private foundations and public entities• Experience working with private grants and a variety of public funding sources including CDBG/CDBG-DR, HHSC's Community Mental Health Grant Program and Substance Abuse Treatment Grant, HUD Continuum of Care, EFSP, ESG, and Project Based Housing Vouchers.• Proven knowledge of local, state, and federal resources critical to the supportive housing field, the challenge of ending homelessness, and integrated behavioral healthcare systems • Manage two direct reports and one consultant position

• Promoted in January 2013 to oversee agency’s grant lifecycle including research, proposal development, submission, post-award reporting and renewal negotiation• Spearheaded the research, development and implementation of 90+ grant submissions annually resulting in a 20% increase in foundation revenue over a five year period• Successfully managed $500K+ in local, state and federal contracts from the Department of Housing and Urban Development including CDBG, ESG, Continuum of Care, VASH and HOME funding• Cultivated and managed Young Professionals Donor Affinity Group (50+ members) and guided them through a strategic planning process to increase their impact• Directed all logistical and fundraising aspects of the organization’s annual Crawfish Boil increasing the event’s revenue from $10K to $80K and raising attendance from 200 to 500 individuals over a five year period• Secured multiple recognitions for agency including Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award (2013) and Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Award for Community Impact (2017)• Oversaw and trained staff members in donor database and gift recognition processes

• Successfully created proposals to private foundations, corporations, and governmental agencies to assist with agency’s annual funding objectives• Maintained active board participation in the grant process and utilized board relationships with foundations to successfully secure new and increase funding from private foundations• Cultivated a new Young Professionals Donor Affinity Group for the agency. Nurtured its development from infancy to maturity including the establishment of a formal leadership council for the group and two major fundraising initiatives (annual Crawfish Boil and Chevron Houston Marathon) • Enhanced accuracy and efficiency of data entry and donor acknowledgement processes through keen management and organizational skills• Provided integral support to the development department’s stewardship, communication and special event initiatives

• Promoted from work study intern to full-time employee to manage data entry and donor recognition for a national school system with six campuses throughout the United States.• Assisted with logistics of Reformed Theological Seminary’s 40th Anniversary Dinner and development of a special 40th Anniversary media presentation for the event