Director Of Alumni Relations
Potomac, Maryland
• Created the business plan that streamlined internal alumni efforts and established a formal structure for the Office of Alumni Relations resulting in four alumni committees, an official Alumni Board, and an alumni representative on the School Board.• Strategically developed, organized and marketed alumni events, advancing alumni activity and participation by 50%. • Modified, improved and currently maintain relations between the school and alumni including writing and issuing alumni publications, managing alumni social media, coordinating the alumni class representatives, monitoring alumni committees and facilitating Alumni Board and committee meetings. • Produced presentations, agendas, task lists and program outlines for the facilitation of meetings with alumni committees, alumni class representatives, development committees, staff and the Alumni Board. • Identified and instituted innovative outreach strategies such as Constant Contact, Alumni Finder, and social media to analyze, update and maintain constituents’ contact information resulting in a 40% increase in contact efficiency. • Managed the alumni development program, which involved personally communicating with alumni donors and coordinating fundraising campaigns, resulting in a 160% increase of donor participation and 125% increase in donations. • Worked with the business manager to establish an official annual alumni budget in 2010 and continued collaborating to track, record, manage and set the budget. • Collaborated with internal teams, alumni committees, alumni representatives, outside vendors and business connections to develop enriching programs and events resulting in eight new social events and four new professional programs.
