• As a member of the Development leadership team, function like the Vice President’s chief-of-staff to guide key initiatives through the 45-person division. By doing so, successfully contributed to the best fundraising year in Heritage history (2021)• Ensure the VP maintains strong relationships with Heritage’s top 30 donors to raise ~$7.5 million per year from that portfolio• Channel the VP’s voice into strategic communications that inspire audiences to support the Heritage mission. Examples include decision memos for Heritage leadership, reports for the Board of Trustees, speeches for signature donor events, training materials for external presentations, and op-eds in major media publications• Generate alignment between key leaders across the Heritage enterprise for strategic efforts such as our presidential transition, launch of new policy centers, a revamped talent pipeline, and planning of a 50th anniversary campaign• Coordinated Dr. Kevin Roberts' major donor engagement during his first year as Heritage president. Donors with significant engagement from Dr. Roberts combined for more than $11 million in major gift upgrades

• Optimized the VP’s performance by actively managing his schedule of 40 meetings per week, providing insightful briefings beforehand• Set the cadence for the Development leadership team (four directors) and coordinated action planning on team-wide initiatives• Created a comprehensive staff lifecycle for Development (recruitment, orientation, training, advancement) to achieve notable retention• Served as a Development liaison throughout Heritage (President’s Office, Outreach, Communications) to achieve institutional goals

• Managed personal caseload of 50 mid-level ($1,000 - $5,000) donors in the Northeast by analyzing giving potential, crafting donor communications strategies, soliciting gifts, and strategizing moves management• Supported a Regional Development Officer focused on major gifts to collectively raise $2.7 million from the 3,500 donors in our region• Graduated from the following LI schools: Youth Leadership School, Campaign Management School, Comprehensive Fundraising School, Public Relations School

• Engaged hundreds of mid-level ($1,000-$10,000) donors by phone/email to issue thank-yous, send relevant resources, answer policy questions, and steward relationships• Updated Heritage’s CRM database and created external communication documents to support 18 nationwide fundraisers who cultivated over $77 million that year from individual, foundation, and corporate donors• Met with public policy influencers from prominent think-tanks to discuss political philosophy and application to current policy issues

• Maintained strategic partnerships with 100+ local businesses, nonprofits, and university groups to increase attendance and revenue• Executed grassroots marketing initiatives directed at a team fan-base of 10,000+, including presenting to fans at pre-game events• Recorded the best-ever assistant performance by increasing one affinity group’s membership by over 500 members (20%) from 2,365 to 2,865

• Assisted IJM’s Directors of Strategic Partnerships in relationship management with high net-worth donors and foundations, which were responsible for over $58.4 million of IJM’s revenue in 2017• Created strategy briefings, Salesforce data analyses, and external communication documents for Strategic Partnerships team• Initiated cross-departmental projects to further IJM’s partnerships with Rotary International and the National Football League (NFL)

• Led operations of a 387,000 gallon Olympic swimming pool and the rest of a massive aquatic complex while coordinating the schedules and efforts of 25+ employees to assist in the task.• Everyday activities included responding to minor medical emergencies, handling customer and client relations, taking equipment inventory, planning facility improvements, and implementing initiatives enacted by the company's upper management.