Brett Howley Email & Phone Number

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Aspen, Co

Aspen, Co

Aspen Ideas Award • Executed the inaugural Aspen Ideas Award • Developed Award guidelines, entry prompts, and all Award language • Oversaw development of Award website • Created and managed communications outreach to the public--including blog posts, press releases, and website updates • Executed the live competitions at the Aspen Ideas Festival where 15 finalists pitched their ideas and 3 winners were awarded $25,000 each • Troubleshooter for both the online and in-person segments of the Award • Stats on the inaugural Aspen Ideas Award: o 25,920 people visited the Award website for a total of 221,249 page views o 103 entries submitted o 9,766 votes cast o 1,375 comments made o $135,000 in prize money allocated in total

Aspen, Co

Kigali, Rwanda

● Donor Development and Program Management- As part of GHI’s leadership team, created and facilitated fundraising initiatives resulting in 186% increase in annual budget, 50% increase in board membership and program expansion in Rwanda- On the ground liaison for strategic partnerships including major donors and corporations; organized site visits and presentations for donors, board members and VIP’s- Designed organization’s preliminary donor database on Salesforce; tracked and maintained donor information and statistics● External Communications, Marketing and Brand Management- Designed overall external communications and marketing strategy targeted to a variety of audiences- Wrote and distributed stories from the field through GHI publications, blog posts, and online mailings- Wrote and produced three short videos depicting the organization’s health, agriculture, and community lunch programs- Maintained organization’s website and MailChimp account- Managed Facebook account● Managed Summer Staff and Interns

Aspen, Co

● Program and Event Management- Organized and ran over 250 Aspen Ideas Festival events by communicating daily with event speakers, speakers’ staff, donors and press; oversaw VIP seating; troubleshooter for events- Managed staffing of the Institute’s summer programs including Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Security Forum, ACT II, Aspen Environment Forum which featured speakers such as Bill Gates, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and President Bill Clinton

Oldeani, Manyara, Tanzania

● Formulated and executed English lesson plans for ESL students of all ages and proficiency levels● Created a social media fundraising campaign that raised over $3,000 dollars for the orphanage in 8 days● Managed and updated a blog of my experience http://bretthowley.blogspot.com

New York, New York

• Helped organize and execute the 50th Anniversary Celebration of President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address which included 500 attendees and speakers David Gergen, James Fallows, Dana Priest and Evan Thomas• Researched interview talking points for President Eisenhower’s granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower

Freedom, Nh

Bachelor Of Arts, Religion, Political Science, Italian Studies

Activities and Societies: Womens Varsity Soccer, Chi Omega

Study Abroad, Italian Language And Culture