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Marion, Iowa, United States

• Hired as the Development Director. Responsible for all fundraising activities including research and writing of all federal, state, and local grants, annual appeal and the organization and implementation of all fundraising events. Utilized Salesforce to track all donor relations, grant applications and implementations, and event activities. Used SharePoint to track all daily work.• Board appointed as Interim CEO and:o Continued all fundraising activities.o Supervised 35 full-time staff throughout Iowa and Illinois.o Serve as Interim HR Coordinator.o Termed CFO and researched and identified a third-party contractor for the Board of Directors to appoint.o Supervised all financials and prepared for annual audit.o Stabilized the organization, improved financial visibility and planning, and prepared for expected near-term growth.o Kept the Board Chair, Board and Trustees fully informed of the state of the organization and ensure regular reporting on finance, programs, metrics, and on annual goals and strategic planning. o Provided leadership to the Board of Directors, Trustees and Staff on the organization’s philosophy, mission and strategy, and to its annual objectives and goals.o With the Board chair, enabled the Board of Directors to fulfill its governance function by developing plans and an annual calendar and schedule. o Executed and supervised agreements and compliance together with other appropriate officers and staff as required by law and the policies of the organization.o Assured that the organization has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission along with consistent and timely progress on strategic goals and objectives.o Assured adequate financial and programmatic reporting and outcomes. o Completed a $2.5 million special campaign for the Des Moines program.o Negotiated overdue payment and ongoing terms for an ongoing disaster program.o Continued the implementation of a $36 million campaign for disaster recovery.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

• Organized the annual campaign with a team of four staff members, a Board appointed volunteer leadership team, and five volunteers raising $4 million dollars• Responsible for developing and maintaining professional relationships with funders and volunteers. Secured a six-figure gift from a repeat donor.• Assisted with Strategic Planning and leadership of the organization.• Utilized Asana and HubSpot in daily work

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Doubled Annual Appeal performance through a portfolio of 200 major donors and 3000 annual donors.• Secured over $450,000 in new grant money for general operations during the pandemic.• Created and advanced the first comprehensive development plan for Catholic Charities since transitioning from a department of the Diocese to a stand-alone organization resulting in a 50% increase in giving over three years.• Created and implemented a donor prospect program resulting in an average of 150-200 new donors each year giving an average of $150 compared to $93 previously• Responsible for creating the structure for raising and distributing disaster funds for Catholic Charities. The model was adopted by the Diocese for flood relief, COVID-19 relief, Derecho relief, and rental/utility assistance throughout 23 Iowa counties.• Created a visual dashboard for the Board of Directors which identified all funding streams for Catholic Charities ensuring no duplications between programs. This visual tool quickly identified and communicated the goals and progress in real time toward annual appeal, sponsorships, grants, and planned giving goals.• Secured planned gifts as well as received and managed approximately $1m in received planned gifts.

129 N Main Street, Davenport, Ia 52801

RIVER MUSIC EXPERIENCE, Davenport, IA MAY 2014 TO MAY 2018CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER• Recruited to lead the nonprofit toward a sustainable future using a new business model• Manage staff of 25 full and part-time employees, 13 ambassadors, and 12 instructors• Responsible for all financial management including fundraising for a $1.74 million budget• Responsible for the coordination of all lower level, first and second floor facilities which include:o Two restaurants, four stages, courtyard, administrative office and rental facilitieso Secure all contracts and manage implementation of a $350,000 capital improvement, stage expansion, and replacement of all stage and facility-wide technology • Successfully implemented a debt elimination campaign for $240,000• Have established and maintained partner relationships and expanded programming by 50%+• Introduced Arts Build Communities vision to partners and funders• Led the organization out of $240k of debt into a sustainable future with expanded staff, benefits, programs and resources • Provided oversight to ten core programs including three-day camps and weekly programs for students and young adults with disabilities, 80-90 concerts, and programs with 20 ongoing community partners• Completed all human resources activities for staff of 25 full and part-time employees plus twenty contracted ambassadors and music instructors• Created and completed a three-year campaign for $400,000 in two years for debt elimination, capital investments, and short-term sustainability• Designed and successfully implemented a three-year debt-elimination plan• Responsible for the daily operations and management of 45,000 sq. ft. including two restaurants, two museums, and 900 sq. ft. of rental office space• Performed all duties of the Board of Director’s Secretary including overseeing the audit, keeping all minutes for Board and Committee meetings, tracking attendance, and soliciting Board giving.

Dubuque, Iowa, United States

• Secured and managed all financial resources for the organization• Implemented six new performances, three significant partnerships and two fundraisers in year one• Successfully negotiated performances to be held in a new university performance hall• Closed the fiscal year with a $44K surplus• Contracted the DSO for hire for a national PBS film production in July 2013

Walcott, Iowa, United States

Co-owned a three-bay, independent car wash. Completed all financial records including tax preparation, sales tax payments and compliance, including the final marketing and sale of the property. Provided all oversight during a renovation and during the sale of the business.

Davenport, Iowa Area

• Responsible for all functions related to the President’s Circle – top donors to the Foundation. Included meeting one-on-one with all 100+ members annually, securing or renewing annual donations, providing updates on the Foundation and continuing stewardship activities. Organized the annual celebration and other duties with the Foundation team.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

• Responsible for all fundraising activities for the organization and the Trust. • Created and implemented a dashboard for the Board of Directors with clearly defined objectives for annual giving (including comparison of number of and level of gifts the prior year), sponsorships, grants, and planned giving.• Increased annual giving, sponsorships, and grants from $232,000 to $1.56 million in eight years.• Increased the Trust balance from $2.3 million to $6.7 million in eight years.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Managed all staff in Nutrition and Employment Programs• Staff liaison for Board of Director's Committees

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Served as the Outreach Coordinator for the Iowa hawk-i (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa) for the first year. Working throughout the State of Iowa reaching families and educating them on the benefits of the program, I increased enrollment by 300% and was recognized with the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Performance.• Working as the Program Coordinator for the Iowa Breast and Cervical Cancer Program I was charged with writing and implementing new administrative rules for the program. After approval by the Legislature, wrote and implemented a training program for all public health officials in all 99 counties.Promoted to the Iowa Diabetes Program and was charged with writing the federal grant for Iowa funding for public education and activities related to diabetes. Coordinated the work with all Iowa counties and managed the grant for $2.8 million.

Scott County, Iowa, United States

Co-owned an annual 5,000 head farrow-to-finish hog operation and 2,000+ owned/leased crop acres. Responsible for various seasonal chores from hauling equipment, loading animals, and bookkeeping.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications, Cum Laude

Aa, Liberal Arts