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St. Paul, Mn

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St. Paul, Minnesota

Developed partnerships in collaboration with the director, faculty fellows, and lead scientists to secure support from foundations, industry, NGOs, and individuals to support the Institute’s programs and initiatives.Established and managed the Institute’s advisory board. Developed the charter, identified and recruited inaugural members, and led and planned quarterly meetings.Secured transformational gift to endow the Institute’s director position, provide experiential scholarships and support a national sustainability conference.Led development of the Institute’s first campaign, which achieved its goal of $7.5 million. Collaborated on development strategy with colleagues on multiple campuses and colleges on key donor engagement focused on environmental and sustainability solutions.Advised U-wide sustainability-focused faculty on foundation relationship strategy and proposal development.Member of Institute leadership team; supervise development assistant position.

Directed foundation fundraising, communications, stewardship and grant processes for the University of Minnesota’s five campuses. Collaborated with leadership, faculty and development staff in the 29 units to create and implement institutional and unit fund development and partnership strategies. Nurtured relationships with a core group of national and local foundations with the goal of developing partnerships that lead to significant gifts, including a $3.3 million gift for a reading proficiency program targeted to underserved students.Collaborated with corporate relations, sponsored research, research development, and government relations to ensure foundations’ needs were consistently communicated across the institution. Supervised two development assistant positions.

Oakland, Ca

Developed and delivered strategic, branded business-to-consumer communications that supported organizational goals to attract and retain members. Convened and led cross-departmental and cross-functional communications teams in support of product, program, and operational launches and initiatives. Collaborated with colleagues in business-to-business communications, product development, web, and brand management to ensure consistent messaging among audiences and channels. Managed $20 million budget, including payroll, administrative, and project-related budgets.Managed direct reports of creative director, consulting services manager, and operations manager for a department of 85+ staff.

Oversaw creative development and execution of health plan member communications for a supervised staff of 11, including a quarterly newsletter and annual guidebook.Provided strategic consultation to regional and local health plan, hospital, and medical group partners to ensure member communications reflected brand strategy. Led and/or participated in cross-departmental and interregional communications teams to ensure consistent, branded member messaging.Managed $10 million budget, including print and creative services budget.

United States

NOTABLE EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES:Health Forum - Marketing ManagerDeveloped and executed marketing strategies for products for healthcare executives, including conferences, fellowship programs, and software packages. Developed and implemented marketing plans, including creative development and ad placement. Developed and managed project budgets. Wrote scripts, grants, and copy in support of programs and products. Managed annual campaign. Supervised staff. American Cancer Society - Donor Relations ManagerManaged Gift and Estate Planning department direct marketing program. Designed and produced newsletter. Marketed statewide prospect/donor research service. Provided information on corporate policy and programs to nineteen regional fundraising staff. Conducted training for field staff on donor management principles. Supervised research assistant. Sacramento Science Center - Marketing and Capital Campaign ManagerManaged $1 million capital campaign for Challenger Learning Center (space shuttle learning experience). Developed relationships with foundation and corporate partners and researched and wrote grant proposals. Managed budgets and campaign database; generated donor reports. Coordinated production of campaign collateral. Interim development director.Sacramento Science Center - Public Relations and Marketing CoordinatorBuilt relationships with Northern California media to place stories for new exhibitions and programs. Researched and wrote proposals for sponsorships and gifts-in-kind. Managed events, including print production, media kits, media relations, and volunteer supervision. Wrote and managed production of annual report, monthly member newsletter, press releases, and catalogs.

Mini Mba Certificate

Ba, Literature And Art History