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Loja, Ecuador

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Worked in new student admissions, communications and advancement, raising funds for student scholarships.

Pittsburgh, Kenya

Developed many solutions in collaboration with the board of Hekima Place based out of Pittsburgh with all programs in Kenya, Hekima Place has an orphanage for girls orphaned by HIV and AIDS and for girls that have been abandoned near Nairobi. Arranged logistics, resources, and experts to develop a comprehensive feasibility study and competitive market.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed corporate gifts, major giving, grant writing, publicity, promotions, and PR for 20 year old nonprofit in 8 East and Central African countries. Wrote organizations strategic plan International development.

Jersey City, New Jersey, Dallas, TX

Work, Dallas, Texas, For Kenya, East Africa

Facilitated marketing, communications, and fundraising for the Imbirikani Girls High School, mission projects involving church building, and scholarships for needy young women mostly from the Maasai people. I work directly with the founders of the school in an office in Dallas, Texas The school is in Loitokitok near the border of Kenya and Tanzania and.

Texas

Managed fund raising, public relations, special events, volunteer coordination, and treasurer responsibilities for eight state area of NM, CO, KS, OK, TX, AR, LA, & MS.

Managed staff of five including: Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations, Staff Writer, Manager of Alumni Relations & Alumni Assistant, Raiser's Edge Database Manager.Personally was responsible for the annual fund and phonathons, major gifts, special events, donor recognition and assisted with capital campaign and helped develop case statement for.

Brooklyn Campus

Taught Graduate courses in the MPA program including "Fundraising" and Grant Proposal Writing."

Managed a staff of two involved in fund raising and special events. Oversaw direct mail fund raising, acquisition, major and planned giving, corporate and foundation giving, special events and started development committee made up of a core of board members.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Leadership, Organizational Development, Entrepreneurship, and Business Writing.

Fund Raising Management including grant writing, corporate contributions, major and planned gifts, and public relations/marketing.

Dallas And All Of NE Texas Territory

Was a highly successful Planned Giving Representative for Texas Division of The Salvation Army. Largest cash gift $100,000. Largest planned gifts included a $4 million revocable trust, and many legacies and gift annuities in fix, six, and seven figures.Great experience working one-on-one with wonderful donors in NE Texas and their professional advisors.

Park Hills, MO

Helped write grant and garnered support letters for $3 million dollar Department of EducationGrant awarded to Mineral Area CollegeResponsible for the start-up of 36 new businesses, creation of 100 new jobs, $1,000,000 in loans, and twice the number of entrepreneur counseling hours logged over previous year.Interviewed by local radio stations on nine.

Ph.D., Leadership & Philanthropy, A-

Activities and Societies: National Council on Planned Giving Planned Giving Group of Greater New York Became a Qualfied Facilitator of the.

Master'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications, B+

B.A., Religion/Religious Studies