Gerald Zavala Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Reston, Va

Elected to the RCC Board of Governors in 2012; Treasurer in January 2015. Oversee finance committee (the RCC has a $6M budget) and serve on the Long Range Planning, Policy/Program and Building committees. I am the Board liaison to the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and serve on their Community Engagement Committee. The RCC Board guides the strategic planning, policy administration, financial stewardship and community relations of the RCC that serves small tax district 5 in Reston, VA.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Secure resources for the National Museum of the American Indian to fund museum exhibitions, conservation efforts and public programming. Manage a portfolio of 95 donors including corporations, foundations and individuals to help meet a FY15 department goal of $14M. Forge internal partnerships to create and shepherd proposals to support upcoming Inka Road exhibition, summer festivals and symposiums. The museum publicly launched a $75M capital campaign in September 2014 and has raised $33M of that goal. The museum has a $40M budget and a staff of 243 employees.

Fairfax County, Va

Led development efforts to support Fairfax County Park Authority programs, including securing investments from corporations, foundations, and individuals. Increased revenue by over 280% since FY2008, by increasing corporate sponsorships, engaging major donors, overhauling annual giving efforts and establishing a planned giving program. Raised over $1M to support trails, playgrounds and open space initiatives.

Washington, Dc

Managed a school-based youth development organization that empowered over 500 young adolescents in Southeast Washington, DC. Raised nearly $1M from foundations, corporations, government agencies and individuals. Developed innovative capacity building strategies, including orchestrating a successful merger with another youth development organization, KidPower DC (www.kidpowerdc.org)

San Francisco Bay Area

Helped fundraise and manage programming for a nonprofit focused on providing high quality school information to parents to they can help their children receive the best education possible. Secured and managed over $500K from foundations and corporate sponsors and developed interim financial and program reports to comply with grant requirements. Managed Texas and Florida expansion projects by coordinating internal launch activities and identifying government, business and education leaders for state advisory boards. Major funders: Stuart Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

San Francisco Bay Area

Led the business development for an educational start-up that provided online and onsite teacher professional development. Designed partnership strategy that yielded ten partnerships, including national alliances with Dell, Sun and Western Governors University. Constructed financial model and related financial statements for Series B funding and acquisition scenarios. Authored proposals responding to district and state-wide technology RFPs, ranging from $1M-$10M. Teacher Universe was part of the Knowledge Universe portfolio before being acquired by Riverdeep Interactive Learning in April 2001.

Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Taught Language Arts to over 70 middle school students in an underserved, rural school (86% free or reduced lunch eligibility). Implemented benchmarking for standardized test preparation, increasing students’ test scores by 20%. Supervised the academic extracurricular program, managing a team of 5 teachers and 40 students.

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Net Impact Focused on Corporate Social Responsibility and Nonprofit Management

Ba, Economics