In this role, I work with CBA staff, including our talented grant writer, to identify and communicate funding and other advancement opportunities and improve systems and procedures to support strategic investments in response to needs identified by community members.

Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, I assumed oversight of communications for Lowell CHC, first as part of our Incident Command response to the COVID emergency, then to assure consistent, timely, and broad messaging to our employees, patients, and the community. As a member of the Lowell CHC Executive team, I continue in that role, as well as directing Advancement initiatives for our $47M organization. Key activities include overseeing all communications activities, both internal and external, annual fundraising, major gifts, and corporate and foundation support. A key focus in the year ahead will be to assure equitable fundraising practices and inclusive communications.

Founded in 1970, Lowell CHC is a federally qualified community health center serving nearly 50,000 people in Greater Lowell. The majority of the patients we serve are low-income and 46% are best served in a language other than English. I work to support of the health center' to "provide caring, quality and culturally competent health services to the people of Greater Lowell, regardless of their financial status; to reduce health disparities and enhance the health of the Greater Lowell community; and to empower each individual to maximize their overall well-being." I serve as a member of the Executive Team with responsibilities including:Crafting and implementing an annual development plan to assure that the health center meets or exceeds annual budget goals; Work closely with Communications Director to assure consistent, robust messaging.Implementing and completing a $3 million capital campaign as part of a $25.6 million project to add dental and vision services and expand access to primary care and behavioral health services;Overseeing our annual Fund, which pays for services that are not covered by insurance including medical interpretation (in 28 languages), community health education and outreach, and linking patients to basic needs such as food, shelter and job training;Directing ArtUp, an innovative program to create a permanent collection of work by local artists throughout the health center (www.ArtUpLowell.com) while also supporting the local creative economy;Representing the health center in the community including serving as a core member of the Lowell Working Cities Challenge committee. Working Cities is a program of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank that seeks innovative and effective mechanisms for alleviating poverty in Massachusetts gateway cities.

The YWCA was founded in 1982 to support women moving form rural communities and overseas to work in the Lawrence area mills. Driven by its mission of elminating racism and empowering women and a commitment to social justice, the YWCA now serves nearly 15,000 primarily low-income women, children and families from throughout Greater Lawrence, with a focus on economic self-sufficiency, health advocacy, child care and support and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.Most recently, I have served as lead on a project with another nonprofit, Jericho Road Lawrence, to design and implement a unique program to increase Latino leadership on nonprofit boards in Lawrence, a city which, at 74%, has the largest Latino population in Massachusetts. Now in its 3rd year, the Board Inclusion Project will soon have trained and placed nearly 30 recruits on local nonprofit Boards and is being replicated in Lowell, MA. I am also a founding member of the Greater Lawrence Health & Wellness Alliance which works to coordinate large-scale, collaborative public health grants to benefit the Greater Lawrence community. Organizational support for this effort was made possible through a Catalyst Grant to the YWCA from the Blue Cross Blue Shield MA Foundation.My work involves all aspects of development including individual and corporate donor solicitation, identifying and securing federal, state and foundation funding sources to support YWCA programs and capital needs, donor stewardship, and community relations in order to advance the mission of the YWCA.

Responsible for fundraising, grants administration and stewardship for a $265,000-plus donor collaborative to support summer enrichment programs for low-income youth in Greater Lawrence, MA.. Grant writing and administration, program management, donor stewardship in support of foundation initiatives.

I was responsible for all aspects of grant seeking including research, writing, reporting and stewardship. I also oversaw government relations. HCS is a $55 million human services agency that supports more than 1,500 children and adults with developmental disabilities living in the Rochester and Buffalo, NY regions.

Managed distribution of grant funding from state, municipal and private foundation sources. Provided technical assistance to artists and arts organizations. Directed Culture Builds Communities, a grant program for public art in the city of Rochester, NY. Directed pro bono legal assistance fund for arts organizations and income-eligible artists. Implemented networking events, award ceremonies, and other activities to invigorate the arts community in the Greater Rochester region.

Articles and reviews appeared in The New York Times, Redbook, Child, Working Mother, American Baby and Commonweal.

Founded this 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that continues to raise funds and community support for the Stonington public schools. Wrote by laws, recruited board members, enlisted community support, led annual appeal, developed programs, conducted highly successful fundraisers and cultivation events.

Education and Beat reporter for southeastern Connecticut's largest daily newspaper.