Gregory Maher Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I lead the Project Management Team supporting the Associate Vice President and high-level moves management for University of Chicago Medicine's fundraisers. My staff supports the Cancer, Education and Community, AutoImmune and Pediatrics, Foundation and Corporate Relations, and Neuro-Heart-Musculoskeletal teams.

Evanston, Illinois

-Manage the Principal Gift proposal pipeline-Write nuanced meeting briefings and collaborate with gift officers to develop donor meeting strategy-Prepare agendas and brief Associate Vice Presidents for weekly Development meetings with President and monthly development meetings with Chair of the Board of Trustees -Coordinate $5M+ strategies and analysis of Principal gift level prospects-Conduct research on biographical and capacity indicators in PG prospect pipeline-Coordinate Principal Gift team operations and projects

Evanston, Il

Executive Support for the Associate Vice President (AVP) coordinating the business and administrative operations of fundraising for Northwestern's Schools and Programs, and coordinator for Provost's development activity.-Direct and advise AVP on administrative processes for all Schools and Programs fundraising units -Manage AVP's daily schedule, including calendar, meetings, briefings, travel-Coordinate schools and programs team projects including team meetings, capital projects data, monthly Dean's/VP Reports and tracking for each school and program's campaign fundraising goals-Serve as liaison between Schools and Programs and President's/Provost's/VP's office-Peer Coordinator for all Schools and Programs Assistants, leading monthly meetings and organizing professional development

Israel Studies

Assist Program Director with programming, finances, and infrastructure of Israel Studies: -Programming: Planning international conference including acquiring funding, travel and speaker arrangements, vendor and programming management, and initiated Israeli Film Series-Research: Conduct media analysis and compile reports on Hamas, water issues, bombings, etc.-Media: Establish online presence of program through social media posts and designing and creating content for new website-Education: Course development, most recently built cross-listed senior seminar: Water in Israel and the Middle East

Chicago, Il

I started at KNSTRCT as a content strategy intern and contributor, and then worked with editorial director after proposing and taking responsibility to develop the interviews section of the magazine: -In charge of organizing interviews for artists and designers, expanding content beyond London/NYC-Conduct, edit, and write up each interview to create an in-depth look into an artist's mind and studio -Meet regularly with editorial director to coordinate interview strategy and upgrade our process

Valparaiso, In

I moved from intern to researcher and found my specialty in proposing interactive, thoughtfully-designed, and education-based exhibitions for the museum's website:-Research, plan, write, and organize online exhibitions using concept maps and Google Drive-Turn research and imagery into interactive online exhibition, designed using Wordpress platform-Kara Walker and Romare Bearden exhibitions in design and review phase, to debut 2015

Ill Department

-Process lending and borrowing loan requests according to daily queue -Assist supervisor with research requests, filing, digitization, and Excel spreadsheet audits-Proficient in Galileo & Illiad software, Ariel and OCLC systems, LOC classification system

Christ Honors College

-Assisted professor with research tasks including phoning, emailing, and online inquiries to create and maintain a database of Charles Stade churches-Copyedited and proofread her manuscript on suburban postwar churches in the Midwest

Valparaiso University

-Training and development of magazine staff, administering semesterly publishing calendar -Oversaw selection committees, magazine copyediting, and design layouts of each issue-Development of creative programming (coffeehouses, Open Mic Nights, art and film discussions)

Valparaiso, In

Organized and presided over weekly assemblies, ceremonies, and special occasions. Led and trained executive board officers and coordinate executive board meetings. Served as liaison between chapter, province, and national fraternity levels. Collaborated with other campus fraternities and sororities to design and implement effective educational, philanthropic, and community­ serving programs. Worked with Inter-Fraternity Council and national fraternity to develop staff and programming.

Valparaiso University

-Led honors students in weekly interdisciplinary class -Researched and developed pedagogical strategies with faculty -Hosted tutoring sessions to develop textual analysis, argumentative, and essay writing skills

Paris, France

-Translation and creation of press releases, artist and client research & updating of databases-Bookkeeping, sales correspondence, and website updates via backend-Welcomed and served visitors, assisted with gallery openings and other programming

Philanthropy And Nonprofit Management Certification, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Fundraising Professional Track

Ba, English, Art History & Museum Studies, French

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, VFR (Valparaiso Fiction Review), The Lighter literary magazine, Acapella Choir.

Paris Internship Program, Art & Architecture

French internship preparation, language, and communication courses with local university professors followed by an internship.

High School, Academic Honors Diploma

Activities and Societies: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra, Marching Band, Pep Band, and Folk Music Circle