Chris Lunden Email & Phone Number

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Leadership: Lead a team of 4 employees and a coalition of volunteers across the Delaware Valley Chapter.- Development: Assist the Executive Director in overseeing the organization and execution of numerous events and campaigns, successfully raising over $2M annually.- Collaboration: Work closely with local and national staff on campaign oversight, budget development, and donor cultivation strategies.- Fundraising: Prospect, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate sponsors and… Show more - Leadership: Lead a team of 4 employees and a coalition of volunteers across the Delaware Valley Chapter.- Development: Assist the Executive Director in overseeing the organization and execution of numerous events and campaigns, successfully raising over $2M annually.- Collaboration: Work closely with local and national staff on campaign oversight, budget development, and donor cultivation strategies.- Fundraising: Prospect, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate sponsors and volunteers.- Achievements: Chapter awarded Highest Dollar Growth in 2018, 2019. Served on National Advisory Groups (2018-2023). Member of the HR Change Champions Network (2022). Show less

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Leadership: Oversaw chapter offices in Harrisburg and Lehigh Valley, managing three direct reports.- Event Planning: Led a portfolio of events with a net budget of $400K, including Harrisburg's Finest, exceeding budgeted goals by 15%.- Budgeting: Established event budgets, selected vendors, and maintained an expense ratio of less than 20%.- Fundraising: Prospected, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded corporate sponsors.- Collaboration: Partnered with the Executive Director… Show more - Leadership: Oversaw chapter offices in Harrisburg and Lehigh Valley, managing three direct reports.- Event Planning: Led a portfolio of events with a net budget of $400K, including Harrisburg's Finest, exceeding budgeted goals by 15%.- Budgeting: Established event budgets, selected vendors, and maintained an expense ratio of less than 20%.- Fundraising: Prospected, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded corporate sponsors.- Collaboration: Partnered with the Executive Director and national staff on campaign and donor strategies. Served on the national corporate advisory team. Show less

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Event Management: Planned and managed two signature walk events, raising $260K in gross revenue.- Festival Management: Transformed Harrisburg Brewers Fest, exceeding the budgeted goal by 11%.- Relationship Building: Developed and maintained relationships with donors and C-Suite professionals.- Budgeting: Established event budgets, selected vendors, and maintained an expense ratio of less than 20%.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Event Consultant specializing in large-scale projects including:- Lower Paxton Christkindlmarkt (2019 - Present): Successfully manage a German Christmas festival featuring over 120 vendors and activities, attracting more than 7,000 attendees annually.-Lower Paxton 250th Anniversary Celebration (October 2017): Coordinated a full-day festival and parade to commemorate the township's 250th anniversary, ensuring seamless execution and community engagement.-Linglestown 250th Anniversary… Show more Event Consultant specializing in large-scale projects including:- Lower Paxton Christkindlmarkt (2019 - Present): Successfully manage a German Christmas festival featuring over 120 vendors and activities, attracting more than 7,000 attendees annually.-Lower Paxton 250th Anniversary Celebration (October 2017): Coordinated a full-day festival and parade to commemorate the township's 250th anniversary, ensuring seamless execution and community engagement.-Linglestown 250th Anniversary Celebration (October 2015): Orchestrated a full-day festival and parade for Linglestown's 250th anniversary, enhancing community spirit and participation. Show less

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Hershey, Pa

- Corporate Program Execution: Managed mission and income programs for a portfolio of Fortune 1000 corporate/employer accounts.- Event and Initiative Support: Assisted with CEOs Against Cancer (CAC) Chapter, Coaches vs. Cancer, corporate initiatives, wellness programs, and other corporate-based activities.- Quality Program Delivery: Acted as a liaison for account managers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality programs.- Leadership and Team Collaboration: Ensured goal achievement… Show more - Corporate Program Execution: Managed mission and income programs for a portfolio of Fortune 1000 corporate/employer accounts.- Event and Initiative Support: Assisted with CEOs Against Cancer (CAC) Chapter, Coaches vs. Cancer, corporate initiatives, wellness programs, and other corporate-based activities.- Quality Program Delivery: Acted as a liaison for account managers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality programs.- Leadership and Team Collaboration: Ensured goal achievement through effective leadership, collaborating with a team of corporate implementation specialists. Show less

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

- Structured Events and Strategic Planning: Developed event frameworks, established annual planning and goal setting, ensuring optimal resource utilization and maximizing impact.- Performance Growth and Training: Facilitated volunteer and staff development through comprehensive training in time management, project management, meeting facilitation, and continuous improvement processes.- Donor and Constituent Relations: Cultivated and maintained influential relationships with constituents… Show more - Structured Events and Strategic Planning: Developed event frameworks, established annual planning and goal setting, ensuring optimal resource utilization and maximizing impact.- Performance Growth and Training: Facilitated volunteer and staff development through comprehensive training in time management, project management, meeting facilitation, and continuous improvement processes.- Donor and Constituent Relations: Cultivated and maintained influential relationships with constituents and donors, resulting in highly engaged staff and volunteers.- Award-Winning Growth: Researched and applied national event benchmarking standards, achieving award-winning growth and a strong stakeholder reputation.- Leadership and Coordination: Organized divisional/regional event summits, served as Collegiate Staff Leader and Division Collegiate Advisory Team Member, impacting nine counties across South Central Pennsylvania. Show less