● Lead fundraising strategy for programs ranging from community economic development to small business capital access to improving infrastructure in rural and under-resourced communities in North Carolina and the Southern United States.● Build and maintain relationships with a portfolio of funding partners and prospects, including government entities, foundations, and corporations with the goal of engaging partners and achieving an annual established fundraising amount.● Work with the program teams and finance to develop competitive proposals that strongly align with the Rural Center’s strategy as well as funder interests; create and execute action plans to deeply engage funders in our programmatic work.● As a member of the Finance & Operations team, work with program teams and finance to oversee grants management for 20+ existing grants that support a $200M budget; work with program teams and finance to submit 75+ reports annually.● In partnership with the Executive Team, led a year-long strategic planning process that resulted in a three-year strategic plan, operational plan, and monitoring dashboard. This process required deep collaboration with staff across the Center.

• Provided consulting services to Triangle Area nonprofits in the areas of strategic planning and development & fundraising.

• Managed partnerships with corporations, foundations, civic groups, and United Ways in 41 counties in North Carolina.• Met with key stakeholders, developed strategic proposals, and built long-lasting partnerships in diverse communities.• Identified new partners; deeply engaged partners in program activities; delivered presentations; created a shared vision. • Collaborated with other teams such as membership, programs, finance, and marketing; oversaw Development Associate. • Developed new systems and processes that created important efficiencies on the team that helped streamline our work.• Responsible for program monitoring and evaluation and worked closely with Girl Scouts of the USA for best practices.

• Led proposal development and project management efforts for health and human services agency that provided clinical services, family services, mental health services, substance use services, transitional homeless services, employment training, and day habilitation.• Collaborated with leaders, clinicians, staff, vendors, and donors to develop funding proposals and manage funded projects. • Conducted research, interviews, and observations to understand client needs and used findings to inform project design.• Responsible for all aspects of the project including the scope, work plan, timeline, budget, contract, and grant reports.

• Designed business plan for a social enterprise initiative focused on improving “soft skills” for youth in Massachusetts.• Connected with schools and nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts to collect qualitative and quantitative data.• Worked on a small team to conduct industry and market analysis, develop implementation plan, and build financial model. • This project was part of my Social Entrepreneurship graduate course where I served as a consultant to a quasi-state agency.

• Executed special projects for various units within Global Programs including enrollment, operations, finance, and HR; spearheaded projects to create formal faculty recruitment, program development, and data management systems.• Managed BU International Education Week which involved communicating with over 250 offices, departments, centers, and student groups; recruited event hosts to execute 70 international events that brought in more than 3,000 participants. • Collaborated with faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds and cultures across 34 sites in 25 countries.

• Funded by the State of Massachusetts, led a community health project that strived to improve health education in immigrant communities and promote cultural competency among health and safety professionals in Greater Boston.• Managed project design, work plan, budget, and grant reporting; created training material and wellness handbook.• Built relationships with health and safety professionals, community organizations, workshop facilitators, and translators.

• Taught English as a Second Language to adult students through private and group classes.