Serving as the first Chief of Staff for the Division of Enrollment Management.

• Member of the leadership team for the division providing strategic leadership and support to the Vice Chancellor in the areas of talent management, fiscal oversight and division operations. • Created plans and provided talent management and business operational recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Advancement with key strategic initiatives that enabled the university to achieve its division wide goals for a staff of 125 plus individuals. • Daily oversight and approval of personnel activity related to hires, reassignments, retentions and organization restructure while considering approved personnel budget. • Built relationships with external training, development, and coaching consultants to provide a wide range of professional development opportunities for our team and our faculty and staff partners across campus. • Strategic management of a $25M budget in coordination with the Vice Chancellor and Business Office.• Oversaw the day-to-day administration and operations for the division and executed projects related to office space needs/planning, internal communication and other operational projects. • Provided regular and consistent counsel, advice, and direction to the other members of the leadership team which contributed to reaching yearly divisional goals. • Contributed to the best fundraising year ever in fiscal year 2022 with over $239M raised from 57,683 donors. • Solicited and closed $150,000 in gifts from alumni and friends the last two years. • Led efforts to reach 82% giving among nearly 1,200 volunteers that serve on boards and councils across campus in fiscal year 2022. • Management and oversight of two full-time staff members who have both hit their goals annually.

• Member of the leadership team for the division providing strategic leadership and support to the Vice Chancellor in the areas of talent management, fiscal oversight and division operations. • Led a group of ten staff members to develop a multi-year Diversity Action Plan for the division. • Created plans and provided talent management and business operational recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Advancement with key strategic initiatives that enabled the university to achieve its division wide goals for a staff of 125 plus individuals. • Daily oversight and approval of personnel activity related to hires, reassignments, retentions and organization restructure while considering approved personnel budget. • Built relationships with external training, development, and coaching consultants to provide a wide range of professional development opportunities for our team and our faculty and staff partners across campus. • Strategic management of a $25M budget in coordination with the Vice Chancellor and Business Office.• Oversaw the day-to-day administration and operations for the division and executed projects related to office space needs/planning, internal communication and other operational projects. • Provided regular and consistent counsel, advice, and direction to the other members of the leadership team which contributed to reaching yearly divisional goals. • Management and oversight of two full-time staff members who have both hit their goals annually.

• Oversight of the Join the Journey campaign, which was the most successful fundraising campaign in the university’s history. • Campaign ended at $1.33 billion dollars raised towards a goal of $1.1 billion. • Managed a group of 18 staff members to plan, develop, and execute a public fundraising launch for the Join the Journey campaign for 700+ attendees. • Created and executed The Tennessee Experience, which was a highly personalized and engaging weekend of activities aimed at assisting in closing large gifts from top donor prospects. • Over $1.3 million raised from immediate gifts/pledges made after prospects visited campus. • Served as principal support to the Vice Chancellor. • Assisted on special projects, ensured linkage with Leadership Team, and handled matters of divisional importance on behalf of the Vice Chancellor. • Filled in for the Vice Chancellor at internal and external interactions with faculty, staff, alumni, and friends when necessary. • Responsible for talent management related activities for the Advancement team.• Managed all searches for new team members, recruited new talent for positions, developed training opportunities for staff, and developed employee engagement activities to aid staff retention. • Developed a yearly, unique tailgate invitation for principal gift prospects to begin engagement opportunities with development staff members. • Identified a $8.9 million planned gift from one donor that was documented in July 2018.

• Oversight of the Join the Journey campaign, which was the most successful fundraising campaign in the university’s history. • Managed a group of 18 staff members to plan, develop, and execute a public fundraising launch for the Join the Journey campaign for 700+ attendees. • Created and executed The Tennessee Experience, which was a highly personalized and engaging weekend of activities aimed at assisting in closing large gifts from top donor prospects. • Over $1.3 million raised from immediate gifts/pledges made after prospects visited campus. • Served as principal support to the Vice Chancellor. • Assisted on special projects, ensured linkage with Leadership Team, and handled matters of divisional importance on behalf of the Vice Chancellor. • Filled in for the Vice Chancellor at internal and external interactions with faculty, staff, alumni, and friends when necessary. • Responsible for talent management related activities for the Advancement team.• Managed all searches for new team members, recruited new talent for positions, developed training opportunities for staff, and developed employee engagement activities to aid staff retention.

• Increased the number of donors to the university by over 10,000 during tenure in this role. • Created five new programs responsible for significant donor growth, dollars raised, and overall awareness for the importance of philanthropy to UT. • Developed the Big Orange Give campaign in 2013 which grew every year. Took the program from $250,000 raised in 2013 to $1.4 million raised in 2015. Also, increased the number of donors from 1,630 in 2013 to 4,103 in 2015. • Received buy-in across campus and managed over 150 volunteers while creating the Big Orange Family Campaign. This campaign increased faculty and staff giving to UT from 16% in 2014 to 50% in 2016. • Worked with a third-party partner to create a platform called VOLstarter which helped faculty, staff, and students raise money for small projects across campus. In just the first year of the program, we attracted over 1,000 donors and close to $60,000 raised. • Revamped the existing Senior Gift campaign to focus on the impact students can have by making their first gift to UT. The new program, Senior Impact, increased the number of donors from an average of 400 donors to over 1,000 in fiscal year 2016. • Started the first I Heart UT Week program in 2013 which engaged over 10,000 students. I Heart UT Week is a week dedicated to bringing the academic year to a fun ending while showcasing the philanthropic efforts of the university. • Managed one full-time staff member and a part-time student aide who both met goals annually. • Presented at multiple SEC and national conferences and consulted with over 20 schools nationwide to provide best practice advice and guidance for annual giving programming.

• Conducted 542 face to face visits in 2 years and 3 months with alumni of the college to develop relationships, update on funding priorities of the college, and ask for leadership annual gifts of $1,000+.• Increased unrestricted giving to the college by 176% since 2008. • Managed unrestricted giving fund to raise over $500,000 in 2010 through face to face visits and coordination of direct mail, email, and telemarketing with the central annual giving staff. • Raised over $250,000 more in unrestricted dollars than any other college on campus in 2010. • Established a successful student giving campaign for both MBA and undergraduate students and a parent giving campaign which raised close to $90,000 in two years for the college.

• Delivered a webinar focused on creating a faculty and staff giving campaign. Over 300 participants from 81 schools watched the webinar live. • Was on faculty and available to present additional webinars when requested.

• Managed import shipment responsibilities normally maintained by two full-time analysts. • Facilitated the tracking and US Customs clearance of 530 import containers monthly coming from 13 countries, going to 20 distribution centers accounting for $24 million dollars of monthly revenue and $2 million dollars in freight spend.• Developed and delivered a case study for Kimberly-Clark to use as a recruiting tool at the University of Tennessee in the Logistics 310 class.

I worked in the Athletic Development as a student intern assisting in the daily operations and fundraising efforts for Tennessee Athletics.