• Leader of the Donor Recognition Program. Focused on implementing individual recognition plans for major and transformational gift donors. • Developed and implemented the Donor Recognition Naming Policy and other approved associated documents which guide the Donor Recognition Program. • Developed and executed a successful donor experience program for cultivating, stewarding, and recognizing donors and the public. • Determine the goals and objectives as well as the resources required for donor experience activities through meetings with stakeholders, committees, as well as gathering/analyzing donor feedback.• Create and monitor multiple budgets exceeding $400,000.• Instrumental in the implementation of Wrike (project management software) in the philanthropy operations department. Created back-end request forms and became the project manager for our team.• Oversee multiple activities and events simultaneously while adhering to various deadlines and attention to detail.• Create Request for Proposals (RPF) for large projects and review and negotiate contracts with suppliers and venues. • Manage and coordinate logistics to execute annual donor experience and signature events.• Actively work within Raiser’s Edge software, creating actions, updating accounts, pulling queries and using the events module.• Daily use of the Microsoft Creative Suite programs to create and modify documents for donors and promotional activities. • Successfully train, coach, and supervise staff and volunteers.• Front line interaction with donors, senior management, researchers and public figures during various activities and daily work.

• Coordinate and execute the President’s Breakfast for the Public Service and the President’s Breakfast for the Community fundraising events from conception through to execution.• Member of the Special Events Team that coordinates and execute the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s signature events; Ride the Rideau, Run for a Reason (Ottawa Race Weekend), Rattle Me Bones, Ottawa Hospital Gala, Ottawa Hospital Lottery and assist many various community events.• Volunteer Coordinator for Ride the Rideau 2014. Recruit, train and schedule over 300 volunteers.• Determine and coordinate logistical aspects of the events.• Create and implement a critical path to ensure all aspects of events, from marketing to onsite requirements, remain on schedule and budget.• Contact, liaison and schedule speakers, VIP’s and sponsors for events.• Order, review and negotiate contracts with suppliers and venues. • Coordinate and execute many different events simultaneously while adhering to various deadlines.• Lead post event debriefs to analyze the event.• Front line interaction with donors, senior management, scientists and public figures during various events and daily work.• Develop, review and coordinate production of marketing and onsite materials.• Actively worked in the events modular in the Raiser’s Edge software to coordinate events and research information for donors. • Schedule and lead team meetings with co-workers, senior management and community members (public).• Train, coach and supervise staff and volunteers for events.• Research and send Request for Proposals to suppliers to determine the most suitable suppliers to contract.

• Coordinate and execute cultivation, recognition and stewardship events.• Coordinate and execute the President’s Breakfast for the Public Service and larger cultivation events (Behind the Scenes, President’s Dinners, various panels, media events and tours) • Determine the requirements, goals and objectives of donor related events through meetings with donors, committees and management.• Provide support to all development officers for donor related events. • Determine and coordinate all logistical aspects of the events, from start to finish.• Create and implement a critical path to ensure all aspects of events, from marketing to onsite requirements, remain on schedule and budget.• Contact, liaison and schedule speakers, VIP’s and sponsors for events.• Order, review and negotiate contracts with suppliers and venues. • Coordinate and execute many different events simultaneously while adhering to various deadlines.• Lead post event debriefs to analyze the event.• Front line interaction with donors, senior management, scientists and public figures during various events and daily work.• Develop, review and coordinate production of marketing and onsite materials.• Actively worked in the events modular in the Raiser’s Edge software to coordinate events and research information for donors. • Schedule and lead team meetings with co-workers and senior management.• Train, coach and supervise staff and volunteers for events.• Research and send Request for Proposals to suppliers to determine the most suitable suppliers to contract.• Coordinate and produce recognition items.

• Provided communications support to the Communications Specialist and the Coordinating Office of the GEM Program. Tasks included web page design/redesign/revising, program fact sheets creation, developing presentations and slide decks for the program, and general communications support to office staff.• Provided administrative support services that included travel arrangements, note taking, managing telephone calls, organizing events, and managing agendas.• Coordinated all logistics for Advisory Group of Northerners (AGN) meetings including travel and accommodations (EMT government travel program/software), created and sent out Request for Proposals (RFP), researched and booked venues, audio/visual requirements and the technical running of the events, created material/handouts for the members/staff, off-site events, processed all expense claims and invoices, and handled all incidences/issues that occurred pre/during/post event.• Front line interaction with board members, Assistant Deputy Ministers, Senior Management, Scientists and Staff Members during the coordination and running of meetings/events and during daily work.• Formatted, processed, and distributed various documents including the creation of an interactive compendium for all scientific publications released to date from the GEM program.• Maintained an up-to-date database for the programs wiki pages, web statistics, northern contact information and devolution issues with the northern territories.

• Organized all areas of educational regional tours and symposia, council meetings, corporate events and trade shows as assigned, booked and coordinated catering and venues, booked travel and accommodation for staff, arranged and coordinated all tour related equipment and materials, responsible for on-site logistics including set-up, catering, audio/visual equipment and working/coordinating with local facility planners/coordinators.• Coordinated and operated audio/visual equipment for all events, from Council meetings to large Symposia. Was responsible for all audio/visual aspects, from ordering and shipping equipment, to setup and dismantle of equipment to running the entire show from the main operations desk.Had direct interaction with members, speakers, senior management, council members and facility staff at events.• Worked with and was the main user of the Event Business Management Software. I was involved in EBMS from implementation through to training and development of additional users of the software and the database applications.• Backup support to the Conference Centre Coordinator. Supported and preformed all tasks at the Conference Centre including site visits, room bookings, equipment operation, accounts receivable and the coordination of maintenance for equipment and rooms.• Maintained the Education’s Department hardware and software inventory.• An Executive member on the Staff Association Committee and an active Floor Evacuation Officer.

• Coordinate and organize all aspects of Volunteer Place Bénévoles. • Deveoped and executed the facility’s yearly budgets and the rental contracts between Volunteer Canada and clients. • Scheduled staff for setup and tear down, catering and audio/visual requirements to ensure the execution of flawlessly events.• Front line interaction with clients and suppliers• Performed all duties in the Centre from setup and tear down to receiving inventory and maintenance.• Performed various administrative and research tasks.• Conducted national research for various volunteer events (i.e. Global Youth Service Day, National Volunteer Day, etc.).