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Specializing in leading, managing and/or advising on various philanthropic special projects and special events. Expertise in coaching and mentoring staff, corporate sponsorship solicitation and donor stewardship and engagement.

Director of Annual GivingConsistently produce positive results towards meeting strategic goals for the organization. Responsible for planning and implementing fund raising events that ultimately resulted in $1.3 million in unrestricted donation income. Created and implemented a successful system-wide team member payroll deduction campaign that reached more than 8100 team members in 91 locations. The campaign generated $819,000 dollars on a goal of $775,000 for Metro United Way, Fund for the Arts, and the JHSMH Foundation. Responsibilities include directing five special events that require internal and external volunteer recruitment, and management,media promotion and corporate partner sponsorship solicitation. Due to creative identificationof sponsorship opportunities and successful marketing of the Foundation to outside organizations the net total for the five events was $571,000 on a goal of $425,000. Routinely create an environment that designs and implements new and /or best-practices in fund raising.

Responsible for leading staff and volunteers in my assigned 14 county territory. Ensured that goals and objectives were met by focusing on training and development. Promoted the ACS and its programs in the external market. Developed and effectively utilized the volunteer leadership structure. Responsible for all collaboration and contact with the Jefferson County Board of Directors. Responsible for creating a culture in my market area that fostered cooperation, collaboration and teamwork Served as the primary contact for major mission based Initiatives and combined sponsorship proposals. Directly supervised staff andconducted annual goal setting and performance evaluation sessions. Coached and provided performance feedback or a regular, on-going basis. I have a successful history of articulating the benefits of programs and mission to potential community partners and sponsors. Market area included 1.2 million people, yearly goal $3.5 million. Achievement of that goal made me the largest income producing Executive Director in the Mid-South Division.

Assisted Executive Director in leading the staff and volunteers to achieve assigned goals and objectives; focused on training and development which was critical for success. Developedand nurtured relationships with key business and healthcare leaders. Possessed a solid command of mission, programs and offerings and was able to articulate the benefits of these programs to potential collaborators and sponsors. Help to coordinate and participated in all combined sponsorship solicitations. Provided staff leadership and coached a team of six. Provided quality stewardship by managing financial resources within established budgets.

As a freelance interior designer, specialized in both residential and contract design. Traveled nationwide to perform furniture installation inspections at Army Reserve Centers for the Army Corps of Engineers. Also a general contractor involved primarily with residential renovations and the building of spec homes. Awarded first prize for design in the 1999 Homearama.

Held interior design and sales positions for a retail design and furniture companies. Also held tenant coordinator and project designer positions for various development and engineering

Family owned business that provided residential construction, commercial, and municipality sweeping services. Owned a fleet of seven hi-vacuum sweeper trucks and managed a workforce of 15. Gross revenue of nearly $450,000. Responsible for operations, finance, staffing, scheduling, customer service, marketing and sales.

Coordinated and implemented multiple fundraising projects for the American Cancer society. Creatively cultivated donors from across my assigned territory. Recruited, trained and provided staff leadership on an on-going basis to volunteers. Developed and coordinated budgets forfund-raising projects. Promoted American Cancer Society to community members, potential donors and business partners within the region. Achieved "Double Challenge" goal by exceeding assigned goal by more than 10%.