Denise Yankou Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

RIE® Parent-Infant Guidance™ classes with mentor Dr. Christina Cohen.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Turning Twos, Toddler Playgroup, and My Art Studio teacher

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Boston, Massachusetts And New York Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Support work in the Student Services department.

New York City Metropolitan Area

The Bank Street Family Center

New York, N.Y.

• Write, copy-edit, and proofread publications for non-profit organizations.

Greater New York City Area

• Led outdoor, play-based classes for babies (6 months–18 months) and older children (18 months–5 years), following a curriculum inspired by RIE, Waldorf, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia approaches. Each season lasted 10.

New York, N.Y.

• Conducted grant research and reporting.
• Updated and made recommendations to improve the donor database.
• Publicized and circulated an ebook, "Who Controls Our Schools? The Privatization of American Public Education."

Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, worked with a small development team within the Office of External Affairs.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive cultivation and stewardship plan for a rapidly growing donor base.
• Grew Partners in Medicine and Health Care, a corporate giving program that has attracted over 100 business leaders. Proven success with lapsed and new donors.
• Built a culture of philanthropy by producing written materials, posters, and social media content.
• Edited marketing materials, executive correspondence, press releases, and publications.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed all editorial and technical aspects of the School’s monthly, external, HTML-based e-newsletter. Researched, wrote, and edited all stories and bulletins; selected and edited photos; designed table-based HTML.
• Produced 5-7 cultivation and stewardship events per year, including developing all event marketing materials.
• Recruited and managed alumni and student volunteers, working towards maximizing class participation and engagement.
• Planned and executed email marketing strategies for fundraising, donor cultivation, and events.
• Wrote and edited donor/alumni correspondence, fundraising appeals, and informational emails.
• Created and edited customized database reports and updated donor information.

• Assisted with implementing fundraising events, including the biennial art auction and gala, ARTcetera.
• Conducted donor-prospect research. Stayed within budget by accessing free, Web-based resources.

• Wrote and designed educational materials and marketing collateral for print and online.
• Recognized by superiors for improving program literature through copy-editing and rewrites.
• Assisted with marketing, public relations, and day-of activities for Eurekafest, a multi-day celebration that honors and inspires inventors.
• Maintained media kits and developed a more efficient system for cataloging media coverage.

Larchmont, N.Y.

• Supervised large groups of children ages 5-9 at a sports-oriented summer camp.
• Helped create and implement creative activities.
• Worked with specialists to facilitate and co-lead group swim instruction and other sports activities.
• Trained, supervised, and evaluated instructors and assistant counselors.

M.S.Ed., Infant And Family Development And Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special And General Education

Non-Degree (Graduate Classes), Early Childhood Education

B.A., Communications, Public Relations And Writing Tracks

Non-Degree, Vocal Performance

Studied one-on-one with vocal instructors at the School of Continuing Education.

Education record