Jasan Zimmerman, Mna, Cfre Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, California, United States

• Foundation Relations team leader, managing the team’s budget and developing strategy in collaboration with the VP of Institutional Relations
• Build and maintain strong relationships and consult regularly with faculty and executive leadership at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Stanford University School of Medicine
• Develop and carry out a plan for a portfolio of approximately 120 local, regional and national foundation donors and prospects with the capacity to give $100,000 and above; engage with donors from research and.
• Raised $9.5 million in FY2021
• Raised $12.8 million in FY2022
• Raised $19.8 million in FY2023

Palo Alto, CA

• Developed and carried out a plan for a portfolio of approximately 90 local, regional and national foundation donors and prospects with the capacity to give $100,000 and above; engaged with donors from research and.
• Independently wrote, reviewed, edited, and suggested improvements to medical research proposals in collaboration with faculty members; wrote or provided feedback on reports and other documents on an array of topics to.
• Provided training to Pediatric Advocacy Program residents at the Stanford School of Medicine for grant researching and writing
• Supervised the Foundation Relations Development Assistant and Program Manager
• Raised $8.5 million in FY2018
• Raised $9.4 million in FY2019

Palo Alto, CA

• Engaged a portfolio of approximately 70 local, regional, and national foundation donors and prospects with the capacity to give $100,000 and above
• Wrote, reviewed, edited, and/or suggested improvements to medical research proposals prepared by Stanford School of Medicine faculty members, many of which have scientific content
• Met regularly with faculty and administrative staff at Stanford School of Medicine and program leaders at the Hospital to learn about their interests, priorities, and funding needs
• Supervised the Foundation Relations Development Assistant
• Raised $3.6 million in FY2015
• Raised $5.9 million in FY2016

Palo Alto, CA

• Researched, scheduled, drafted, edited, tracked and submitted narrative reports in collaboration with Foundation Relations team members and Packard Children’s and Stanford School of Medicine faculty and staff
• Oversaw data entry for FR metrics, ensured data integrity and documented procedures
• Managed FR award processing and tracking in accordance with donor guidelines
• Participated in drafting and proofreading of LOIs, proposals, budgets, presentations, briefings, and assisted with submissions
• Participated in planning for and execution of site visits, donor tours, and meetings with faculty, staff and guests

Palo Alto, CA

• Provided program and grant-specific logistical support for the 16-member Science team, which funds basic science research
• Scheduled meetings, planned conferences, and communicated and collaborated with grantees and internal and external stakeholders
• Managed a multi-million-dollar portfolio of approximately 60 existing grants per year and participated in the development and tracking of 12-15 new grants per year, ensuring that all grants were in compliance with.
• Supported the implementation of the Data-Driven Discovery Initiative, the first new Science Program Initiative in seven years, through research, preparing project documents, and coordinating interviews and meetings.
• Participated in the development and ongoing management of Data Science Environments, a set of grants totaling $37.5 million over five years to three universities, by coordinating the application review process.
• Coordinated an online grant award competition that received 1095 submissions, which, reviewed by experts, was narrowed down to 14 awards of $1.5 million each over five years

Palo Alto, CA

• Developed the fungal strain that produced Accellerase® 1500 cellulase, an enzyme product intended for the lignocellulosic biomass processing industries, including renewable fuels and chemicals
• Developed bacterial strains that produced DEFENZ™, an environmentally-friendly enzymatic product that decontaminates chemical and biological warfare agents
• Managed the culture collection, a collection of over 5,000 microorganisms and plasmids used in production and R&D
• Biochemistry, enzyme discovery/characterization, assay development, data collection/analysis, protein characterization/expression experience
• Fungal and bacterial strain construction

Palo Alto, CA

• Participated on team that developed a bacterial strain that produced 3GT (Sorona®), a biobased renewably sourced fiber used in apparel and automotive products and commercial and residential carpet
• Molecular biology, metabolic pathway engineering, and fermentation experience

Taught math and science in junior high and high school

Prepared a scientific report on the antimicrobial efficacy of Rembrandt® toothpaste that added to my thesis work on Rembrandt® mouthrinse

Master Of Nonprofit Administration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha

M.S., Microbiology And Molecular Genetics

B.A., Biology