• Led all fundraising efforts, including annual, major gift and capital campaigns, to raise more than $1M annually• Grew annual campaign donors by 125%, total donors by 60%; grant funding by 482%, total fundraising by 30%

• Managed media relations for the U.S. Census Bureau in Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

• Developed partnerships with Upstate New York governments, community-based organizations, faith-based groups, schools and businesses to promote participation in the 2020 Census • Coordinated, trained and coached other Upstate partnership specialists

• Developed and executed fund-development strategy that led to record support for the annual fundraising event

• Led two YMCA branches plus an outdoor camp - 200,000 square feet of indoor space, 75 acres• Developed and managed budgets for all three sites, boosting revenue over three years by 17% to $9M, boosting fundraising revenue 66% and net revenue (profit) 120% • Managed 479 staff members; led training in messaging, relationship building and philanthropy that resulted in 13.4% growth in membership units over three years• Recruited community leaders to serve on the branch’s volunteer board; led board meetings, workshops and retreats to develop a strategic plan for the branch and its programs• Organized a summit of local nonprofit, government and business leaders which identified youth suicides and drug overdoses as the area’s most urgent problems; led a coalition of community groups to address those problems

• Led efforts to engage the community through all media, including print, outdoor and digital advertising, email blasts, social media and earned media for a 40,000-member association• Developed the crisis communications plan; served as the association’s spokesperson• Advised the CEO on messaging; directed the yearly messaging plan, with an emphasis on positioning, philanthropy, membership development and program promotion• Redesigned the website; expanded social media presence to include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram; trained branch-level website and social media coordinators• Led communications for a successful $6 million capital campaign to build a new YMCA; organized community meetings and made presentations; supported a committee of outreach volunteers • Wrote and produced the annual report, produced the annual meeting, organized and led the staff retreat• Directed the brand transition, which included redesigning all signage and training staff, making the association among the first in the nation to be certified as brand compliant

• Led all community engagement efforts for the Fayetteville-Manlius School District; advised the district’s superintendent and board members on messaging and positioning strategy• Produced text and photos for press releases and daily news updates on the district website, including articles that won state and national writing awards

• Developed and produced Voices, a weekly print and online section of news and opinion by teens, for teens and about teens; recruited and coordinated more than 400 student volunteers• Created and maintained the Voices blog, which attracted more than 11,500 page views a month, plus the Voices e-newsletter and social media pages

• Managed bureaus of reporters; planned and edited daily stories; planned and produced a weekly tabloid section, posted breaking news on Syracuse.com • Coordinated a team of eight education reporters