• Provided leadership for a team of five and managed the agency’s fundraising, marketing and public relations• Partnered with trustees, clinical staff and volunteers to identify, solicit, and steward prospects/donors• Identified opportunities and introduced best practices with regard to major, annual and corporate/foundation giving• Established solicitation strategy to personally solicit all trustees to achieve 100% participation• Solicited all event sponsorships increasing revenue of Night of Fine Dining event by more than 160%• Created annual giving program consisting of coordinated and targeted direct mail utilizing donor-focused annual, major and planned giving societies to increase giving and participation• Implemented recognition and cultivation events to engage donors/prospects in the agency’s mission• Mentored development staff in coordinating and executing major fundraising initiatives• Identified and recruited new volunteers to serve as trustees, foundation trustees, and on volunteer committees• Developed, planned and implemented a targeted development and communications program• Worked with staff to establish policies, procedures and protocols to enhance department operations• Created the West Bergen Mental Health Awareness Committee – an employee-driven group charged with creating and implementing community and in-house events and programs to educate and raise awareness• Managed implementation of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge fundraising software

• Personally solicited major gifts from $25K - $250K from prospects, donors and physician practices• Developed and managed a portfolio of over 100 capital, major and annual gift prospects and donors• Established Executive Briefing Program to invite prospects, donors, trustees and community leaders to learn about the hospital’s programs and services• Worked closely with trustees, physicians and volunteers in identifying, soliciting, stewarding and cultivating donors for capital, major and annual gifts• Significantly enhanced Grateful Patient Program increasing patient visits by 250% in two years resulting in follow up meetings and securing new gifts• Created plan for the final phase of $50 million capital campaign• Provided leadership support to special events staff in coordinating and executing major fundraising events• Identified and recruited volunteers for various Foundation activities: Trustees, Physicians, Campaign Steering, Charity Ball, Cooking for Kids, Executive Briefing, and Employee Campaign• Served as liaison to the hospital’s League; revitalizing and coordinating fundraising events and activities

• Personally solicited major gifts from $50K - $1.55Million from prospects, donors, foundations and physicians• Raised over $2.1 Million in major and annual gifts – goal $1million• Managed a portfolio of 125 major and annual gift prospects and donors• Completed over 600 patient visits per year that resulted in follow up meetings and securing new gifts• Worked closely with trustees, executive staff, physicians and volunteers to solicit, steward and cultivate donors for major and annual gifts• Rounded regularly with employees, physicians and area administrators to educate on foundation initiatives and to learn more about service lines and programs• Identified and recruited volunteers for various Foundation committees to include: Foundation Trustees, Medical Staff Advisory Committee, Annual Giving, President’s Council, and Employee Campaign• Enhanced President’s Council activities, increasing dollars raised by 21%• Partnered with Annual Giving Committee members to identify and solicit prospects with the capacity to make leadership level gifts• Responsible for the identification, cultivation and stewarding of individuals, corporations and foundations with the capacity to make a major gift• Served on hospital’s Leadership Institute Steering Committee, chaired Social and Logistics Committee

• Responsible for all fundraising activities, alumni relations, communications and public relations for institution• Managed school's first capital campaign – Goal: $10 million• Solicited and secured campaign and planned gifts ranging from $10K - $500K• Coordinated special events to include annual golf outing, president's dinner, and alumni reunions• Recruited and solicited committee members for development and alumni activities• Coordinated regional and local alumni receptions• Produced all school materials including advancement, alumni, admissions and school publications• Revitalized reunion program increasing alumni participation• Increased revenue of President's Dinner from $150,000 to $352,000• Managed a team of 4.5 employees