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Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Financial and Organizational Leadership • In collaboration with department directors and the Board’s Finance Committee, built and manage the organization’s budget of $4.5M.• Spearheaded financial modeling for long-term sustainability and to determine appropriate organizational structure. • Supervise the senior management team (currently five direct reports).• Partner with Director of Human Resources to ensure availability of professional development across the organization and to improve employee satisfaction.Board Engagement, Fundraising, and Communication• Collaborate with the Trustees across the different standing committees to ensure effective organizational governance.• Exceeded 2018 $1.42M fundraising target by 8% and added 282 new donors, representing 31% of revenue.• Partner with the Director of Development on grant proposals and on strategy with current and prospective funders.• Provide oversight for fundraising and visibility events including Annual Gala and Open Houses.• Lead the effort to sharpen organizational messaging and tracking to ensure the organization reaches the intended audiences.Program Execution and Evaluation• Created and memorialized policies and procedures that ensure programmatic quality and integrity. • Oversaw market analysis to determine appropriate growth potential.• Lead program director strategy meetings centered around a collaborative management model.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Board Engagement, Leadership and Organizational Management • Collaborated with the Board on organizational planning, financial/resource development, and governance.• Managed the organization’s budget of $2.5M in partnership with the Controller, Finance Manager, and Board Finance Committee.• Oversaw the organization’s day-to-day activities in close partnership with the senior leadership team.• Executed current strategic plan and assessed organizational infrastructure needs.• Hired, supervised and evaluated senior team (team of five).Fundraising and External Relations• Collaborated with Board Chairs to successfully complete the Capital Campaign; raised $500,000 in seven months.• Identified new funding relationships including four new corporate introductions and 15 new donors.• In partnership with Chief Development Officer, held two successful fundraising events, both raising approximately 14% more than previous year (Fall Cocktail $57,000; Annual Benefit $662,000).Program Management • Oversaw the design and implementation of high-impact, effective, and enriching education programming in partnership with the Associate Executive Director and program team.• Ensured high-quality delivery of service based on education best practice.• Utilized recent external program evaluation and other experience to introduce new approaches for efficiencies.

Greater New York City Area

Strategic Planning, Budget & Organizational Management, and Fundraising• Worked collaboratively with the President and serve as a member of the senior management team to set quarterly, annual and longer term goals and strategies.• Developed strategic plans, budget and calendar for the College Preparatory Schools Program (CPSP). • Managed the annual programs budget of $2.5M.• Facilitated fund development on major program initiatives by collaborating with Development staff to develop, review, present, and report on program funding proposals.Team Leadership and Relationship Building• Hired, supervised, and evaluated national programs staff (team of 18).• Cultivated and maintained significant relationships with member schools (300+ nationally), feeder organizations, funders, parents, students and other parties.Program Execution, Evaluation, Expansion and Innovation• Spearheaded an outreach effort that utilized data to assess growth markets which resulted in a 31% increase in the numbers of applicants and a 39% increase in total Scholar enrollment in the prior 10 years.• Designed and implemented a new and more robust student application process to replace one that had been used since the program’s inception in 1963.• Led the team that researched, selected and implemented a new web-based portal to serve as the organization’s student information system for enrollment management.

Greater New York City Area

Spearheaded recruitment, marketing, and outreach. Cultivated and maintained relationships with school counselors and community organizations. Liaised with division deans to plan and develop recruitment strategies to effectively meet the college’s enrollment goals.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for data analysis and relationship building with external partnerships, including: evaluated all public high school courses for the College Preparatory Initiative; compiled data and analysis on university admission trends; and represented the Foundation on collaborative projects with statutory and government agencies.

Msed, Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Cum Laude