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Annual Giving:- Guides YMCA Board of Directors, C-Suite and YMCA Branch Executive Directors in annual fundraising strategies to raise upwards of $1 million annually from individuals and corporate donors. - Create and implement annual stewardship calendar focusing on donor retention, community involvement and giving clubs.- Supervise the creation of Annual.

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

- Responsible for annual fundraising campaign for staff, board members and community members raising more than $80,000 annually- Planned fundraising events coordinating guests, sponsors and speakers raising more than $115,000 annually- Managed a robust grant pipeline, including the maintenance of current funding, new grant partners and government agencies.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Grant Writer:
• Managed the research, writing, editing and submission of more than 50 grants for annually with more than $1.2 million awarded in the most recent fiscal year
• Maintained the submission and reporting calendar for 14 YMCA branches for corporate, foundation, and government grants and worked with Senior Development Director to steward relationships with fundersS.T.E.A.M. Cohort.
• Led the S.T.E.A.M. Cohort and worked to develop a unified and consistent set of curricula, outcomes, and trainings for staff to develop S.T.E.A.M. programming for more than 4,000 youth annually
• Implemented a nationally supported science fair for more than 400 youth during the summer of 2015 and lead the growth of this program to serve more than 1,200 youth in the summer of 2016 by securing private and public.
• Piloted survey implementation to more than 100 youth programs and worked with program staff, executive directors, and C-Suite to analyze and utilize data received for program quality improvement

• Directly supervise a team of student Resident Advisors while assisting them with student support and personal/professional development
• Provide in-residence advising and support to up to 750 hundred students in a university residence halls
• Respond to crises and resolve issues on diversity, alcohol and drug use, academic performance, time management and social acceptance
• Support and design initiatives that promote the mission of the Center for Student Engagement and engage students in university-wide events

• Served as primary liaison between senior management and junior staff regarding staffing, human resources and general office policies
• Planned events ranging from intimate dinners to executive level networking events of 900 people with planning budgets up to $50,000
• Managed CEO and Senior Vice President’s professional and personal calendars, travel and speaking engagements
• Responsible for projecting and documenting billable hours in order to revise recommendations to the clients regarding their monthly retainers
• Learned basics of California labor laws to create a new, compliant employee handbook
• Maintained proprietary database of more than 20,000 venture capitalists, journalists, and industry contacts

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Public Administration

Area of Concentration: Nonprofit Management

Bachelor Of History