Helping non-profits navigate the ever changing landscape of fundraising. Creating organizational plans to develop both short and long term fundraising initiatives.

Part of the founding team that built the company from ground up into a globally recognized boutique production house.Responsible for, capital fundraising, budgeting, operations, and business initiatives.Business development - increased new clients and revenue by 15% annually.Creative producer and lead writer/director of the company’s slate of film/TV and web content.Produced and directed East Meets West, an award-winning documentary for China Central Television that has been watched by over 100 million viewers in mainland China.Best Writer/Director 2017 Golden Film Awards.

• Started the program as an after school performing arts program serving inner-city youth in Hawthorne CA. Built it into an internationally recognized performing arts organization that serves over 500 youth and young adults annually from around the world.• Executive duties included administrative oversight, finance/budgeting, curriculum development, program coordination, and government compliance.• Managed 60 paid staff, 300 volunteers, and 500 plus participants annually.• Created an ongoing training program for all staff and volunteers that increased retention rates and lead to improved job satisfaction ratings by participants.• Acted as the liaison to all governmental bodies, community leaders, non-profit organizations, and business leaders.• Secured and managed over 50 corporate partnerships/sponsorships from a variety of companies including, Yamaha, Conn Selmer, Gatorade, and Nike.• Managed fundraising initiatives - developed an organizational specific CRM for the comprehensive tracking of all donations, grants, capital campaigns, and all other revenue streams.• Secured over $5 million in donations/gifts/grants in the past two years.• Implemented successful community outreach programs and oversaw the creation of the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.• Successfully managed the pivot to Covid protocols and the transformation of the organization’s delivery of services to an online model during lockdowns.• Voted “Director of the Year 2021” by Drum Corps International.