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Lead and develop community employment services for individuals with disabilities. Work with state and local government agencies to develop innovative service models that effectively utilize financial resources and create capacity. Provide leadership at an executive level for overall organizational development at all levels. Ensure compliance for accreditation, performance improvement and adherence to quality standards. Provide advocacy at local and state level for clients and client employees. Serve as staff mentor.

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Directed all philanthropy programs for St. John's Mercy Hospital. Facilitated Foundation and Auxiliary board members to promote St. John's Mercy Hospital as a primary recipient for individual, corporate and foundation support. Accountable for all department operations and personnel supervision. Served as a member of the Hospital Executive Team, reporting directly to the hospital president and foundation president. ACHIEVEMENTSLed steering committee of community leaders to test and develop support to form the St. John's Mercy Hospital Foundation. Developed strategy for philanthropy services by forming the first Foundation Board including identification and recruitment of directors.Facilitated Foundation Board planning retreat to develop overall strategic plan to include annual giving, corporate partners, planned giving, board development and capital/major gifts.Managed sustained giving and Corporate Partners program.Secured planned gifts.Launched first capital campaign for expansion of clinic services, raising more than $250,000.Launched $3 million capital campaign, facilitated professional feasibility study, professional communications/case statement, video production and collateral communication materials.Led board development strategies by identifying and recruiting new board membersPlanned and executed donor relations and stewardship events.Developed Raisers Edge software system for tracking, monitoring and managing gifts and donor records.

Promoted St. John’s Mercy Hospital as the leading provider of health care services through public relations, advertising, marketing, corporate communications, government relations and special events. Served as a member of the Administrative Leadership Team, reporting directly to the hospital president. Managed all media relations and crisis communications. Additional responsibilities included strategic planning, market research, Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction surveys, facilitator of the Foundation Board, member of the Sisters of Mercy Communications Council and communications liaison for enterprise-wide projects. ACHIEVEMENTSHonored by the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) with "Show Me Excellence" Awards for: Spirit of Mercy Award videos, internal newsletter, two marketing campaigns (Sports & Therapy and nurse recruitment) and McAuley Clinic campaign print materials and video.Established annual strategic plans for public relations, marketing, communications and development.Conducted market research to obtain data on organizational positioning in the local marketplace.Developed Press Ganey patient satisfaction measurement system and established reporting and communication for the entire organization.Worked as part of a team to develop and produce a Master Facilities Plan for future campus growth.Served as primary hospital spokesperson for all media communications, crisis’s and events.Managed communication with hospital co-workers and senior/system level executives regarding labor relations and union organization efforts.Participated in Pathways Leadership Training in the areas of teamwork, customer service, hiring for fit (Targeted Selection), cultural diversity and Change Acceleration Process (CAP).Evolved the public relations function from a primitive operation to an important strategic area of the organization.Promoted three times within eight years.

Developed strategies for increasing college enrollment/retention and for building and maintaining relationships with local industries, businesses and schools. Established career planning and placement programs. Created marketing and public relations campaigns to promote a positive campus image throughout the community.

Managed all aspects of customer service for a regional sales territory.

Directed an outreach office for a drug and alcohol treatment center.