• Top fundraiser responsible for a budget of $16M • Senior manager overseeing a staff of 110+ • Responsible for creating and implementing the organization’s strategic plan • Primary communications strategist and spokesperson

• Senior-level Organization & Staff Management • Implement the organization’s three-year strategic plan, creating strategies, tactics and benchmarks for success • Develop and manage the annual budget, providing monthly finance updates to Board • Manage & motivate programs, communications and fundraising staff • Manage and interface with board that includes executive-level members in diverse fields. • Program Oversight & Marketing/Communications Strategy • Create and implement all public relations and marketing plans, achieving visibility in national, local, broadcast, print and online outlets • Manage nation-wide spokesperson training program serving women and database of 500+ experts • Spearhead website strategy and branding, resulting in dramatically increased traffic month over month • Prepare key stakeholders for media appearances

Dynamic Management and Leadership • Lead program person, reported directly to the President. An active member of senior leadership team responsible for the overall direction of the organization • Supervised and managed the largest team at GLAAD, (25 people) including eight direct reports • Responsible for all programmatic work at the grassroots and national levels• Secured a groundbreaking decision from top New York Times editors to change their policy and allow same-sex couple’s wedding announcements • Responsible for leading and executing program initiatives per the strategic plan, including expanding work to local and regional communities, communities of color and youth • Experience introducing new programs and generating buy-in from a Board of Directors Proven Fundraising and Finance: • Responsible for presenting at numerous high-level donor and foundation meetings• Frequently the person chosen to make pitches at major donor and special events• Successfully managed increased budgetary responsibility• Lead zero-balanced budgeting process for all programs. Responsible for creating and managing the almost 4 million dollar Programs Team budget• Part of team responsible for balancing GLAAD’s $10 million dollar budget to present to the Board for approval • Responsible for all programmatic elements of GLAAD’s special events• Executed monthly review of program expenses, produced quarterly projections and undertook periodic variance analyses Motivational Public Speaking and Communications Strategy: • Directed all marketing, public relations and public education campaigns for the organization• Supervised the implementation of a successful public education advertising campaign in 2004• Final oversight of all branded messages, publications and advertising• Managed the website brand and contents• Created and executed media spokesperson program • Served as one of the top program spokespeople for the organization to major media outlets