Evan Stern Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Nestled at the high-profile juncture of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Hollywood, Catch Steak is a premier destination for upscale dining in an ultrahip environment. We're known for providing great food, great.
• Fully orient and train new servers for success, focusing on product knowledge, best practices, standard operating procedures, and culture.
• Elevate team-driven service through strong interpersonal engagement, deep product knowledge, and robust communication & coordination.
• Extemporaneously create personalized five-course tasting menus incorporating guests’ preferences, chef recommendations, timing, budget, and allergies & dietary restrictions.
• Cultivate business and loyalty through VIP retention program.
• Guarantee memorable, smooth celebrations and successful business dinners for large groups and private dining gatherings.

West Hollywood, California, United States

• Cultivate new clientele through promotion and personal outreach.
• Lead service teams providing impeccable in-home 12-course sushi dinner experiences for up to sixty guests per event.
• Coordinate personalized, intricate service with chef and event management teams, identifying and meeting every guest need.
• Deftly utilize client resources (home furnishings, personal alcohol collections, kitchenware, flowers, candles, etc.) to accentuate in-home hospitality experiences.

Los Angeles, California, United States

As a Server at Bourbon Steak Los Angeles, I cared for customer needs, built loyalty and supported our world class kitchen and front of the house teams.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Collaborated with program staff and development team to secure grant funding and service contracts from local, state, and federal government initiatives
• Created narrative content for award winning funding requests to family and civic foundations and corporate philanthropic partners

Minnetonka, Minnesota

• Processed and personally solicited planned gifts, new endowment funds, tribute gifts and grants
• Managed cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, including planned gifts and endowment funds to help donors achieve both short-term and enduring philanthropic goals
• Expanded stewardship program featuring donor recognition events, personalized and timely gift acknowledgement, volunteer engagement, and special recognition of 300-member Legacy Society
• Oversaw the creation of gift agreements, contracts, bequests, and investment policies
• Coordinated and supported the writing of grant requests, including presentations and reporting
• Proficiently used membership and donor software system and maintained physical and digital donor records

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Effectively used and updated donor database
• Managed $1.1 Million annual campaign division, drawing gifts from more than 1,600 donors
• through the creation and deepening of relationships with 50 annual campaign volunteers
• Secured seed funding grants for next-generation community development projects
• Managed major community events in collaboration with more than 50 partner agencies

Minnesota

• Regularly used and updated voter and supporter database
• Recruited, trained and managed organizing interns in database usage and supporter engagement
• Promoted a values-driven culture of high performance, continuous growth and creative problem-solving

Portland, Maine

• Performed qualitative analyses and wrote reports of findings for clients including Maine AIDS Alliance, Bartram’s Garden – Philadelphia, and MACC Alliance of Connected Communities – Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Performed quantitative analyses and data visualization for clients including The American Lung Association, the Arboretum at the University of California – Santa Cruz, and Temple Israel – Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Product development, marketing, editing and writing. See "Divorce is Not the End of the World: Zoe and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids," published 1996, 2nd ed. 2007

Cultural Studies And Comparative Literature

Activities and Societies: Hillel: the Jewish Student Center, Magic the Gathering Club

Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Dining Sustainability Committee, Student Finance Committee, Student Activities Board

Education record

Activities and Societies: 14th Grade Players Student Theater Group

Education record