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United States

San Francisco, CA, US

Overseeing a development department restructure including assessing and setting strategy, guiding operational and staffing changes, and developing meaningful relationships with that contribute to delivering Foodwise's mission: to grow thriving communities through the power and joy of local food, envisioning a world that nourishes all people, local.

Berkeley, CA, US

Responsible for all aspects of $1.6MM contributed revenue goal including individual and institutional donor prospecting, cultivation, and stewardship, event planning, planned and living legacy giving, fund drive campaigns, donor benefits, gift acknowledgement, and accurate record keeping. Empower board and staff as ambassadors. Collaborate with Executive.

Santa Cruz, California, US

A full partner on the leadership team, collaborating with the ED and Board to chart the organization’s strategy related to audience engagement and donor cultivation. Responsible for individual fund development, communications, marketing, and project management. Tracked budgets and trends, making data-driven recommendations for events and campaigns..

Santa Cruz, California, US

• Served on the executive team of an internationally recognized, locally treasured music festival. Directed all festival communications, designing effective campaigns around ticket sales, donor cultivation, and audience.
• Transitioned the festival to virtual during the pandemic, managing web and content developers to create engaging online experiences, garnering 20K+ views and tripling the new donor rate.
• Oversaw communications around an artistic leadership transition process, doubling subscriber households over three subsequent years. Maintained a robust portfolio of donors and prospects:
• Created profiles of donors $2K+ for cultivation.
• Managed donor events of all sizes.
• Designed fund drive campaigns—curating segmented messages, directing print, mail, and digital channels.

Santa Cruz, CA, US

Marketing, publicity, donor cultivation and subscription ticket sales for professional symphony orchestra, with performances at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and Watsonville's Mello Center. Managed all aspects of the Symphony's Youth and Family programs, including coordination with public schools for musician visits and field trips to the Civic for an.

Guided imaging projects for commercial photographers and their clients through all aspects of product realization. Interfaced with technicians, outside sales, and maintained returning client relationships in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.