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Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States

Denville, New Jersey, United States

* Reporting directly to the President, responsible for the management and execution of all aspects of the school’s fundraising initiatives, communications (both print and digital), special events, alumni relations, and database management.* Manage a staff of six team members.* Increased philanthropic support by 100% in fiscal year 2019-2020 by revamping the annual fund, leveraging new giving initiatives and modalities, and engaging lapsed donors and young alumni.* Introduced and executed virtual fundraising and alumni engagement events.* Coordinate and execute the school's annual golf outing.* Produced the school’s first comprehensive five-year development plan.* Collaborated in the production of the school’s five-year strategic plan.* Manage the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees.* Serve on the school’s Executive Leadership and Admissions teams and the Development and Strategic Planning committees of the Board of Trustees.* Liaison between the school’s administration and Alumni Association.

Hackensack, New Jersey

* Responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the development activities for all athletics fundraising and for the strategic and effective management of a portfolio of current and prospective donors through identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. * Frequently engage in face-to-face visits intended to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective and current donors who can support the initiatives and objectives of the athletic departments and the University. * Plan and execute campaigns targeted to support intercollegiate athletics.* Maintain a portfolio of major gift prospects and cultivate and solicit prospects for support.* Provide appropriate stewardship for major donors.* Organize annual golf outings, Hall of Fame ceremonies, cultivation, engagement, and solicitation events, and other special fundraising initiatives.* Secure corporate sponsorships of the University’s athletic programs and special events.* Maintain a portfolio of active prospects for support.* Provide appropriate stewardship to donors.* Develop and implement appropriate fundraising policies and practices for sport-specific fundraising.* Serve as the main liaison with various constituents and coaching staff, assisting them with aiding the athletic department through annual and major gifts, endowment, corporate, and capital gifts.

Jersey City, Nj

Responsible for reestablishing a fully functional in-house development and alumni relations program, planning, managing, and executing special events aimed to promote the mission of the school, establish, maintain, and enhance the relationship between the school and its alumni, parents, friends, and corporate partners, and raise funds for ongoing needs and special projects, and establishing an annual giving program. Duties include direct solicitation of the school's constituents, campaign and fund management, event planning, prospect identification and research, and report generation and data entry using Raiser's Edge 7.93.

Washington Township, New Jersey

Responsible for the coordination and execution of the School's various fundraising initiatives including a capital campaign, an annual fund, and a leadership giving program, working in partnership with the School's administration, consultative board, alumnae, parents, and friends. Duties include prospect identification and research using resources such as Wealth Engine and Blackbaud Analytics, soliciting support for various initiatives, report generation and data entry using Raiser's Edge 7.92, and maintaining positive external relations between the School and its numerous constituencies.

Ramsey, New Jersey

Responsible for the public aspect of a $5 million capital campaign. Duties included identifying prospects, soliciting leadership gift in support of the School's capital campaign, annual fund, and major donors program, acknowledging gifts from constituents, data entry and report generation using Raiser's Edge 7.0, organizing fund-raising dinners, auctions, concerts, regional alumni receptions, and reunions, coordinating tailgate parties, reunions, and career days, and maintaining positive external relations between the School and its constituencies.

New Milford, Connecticut

Taught Spanish on the second and third year levels. Served as a faculty advisor to an assigned group of students, assessed textbook series for an upcoming change in curriculum, investigated opportunities for study abroad, and researched a cultural studies program. Member of the Attendance Board, Student Activities Committee, and Disciplinary Committee. Coached the Boys' Junior Varisty Soccer team, the Boys' Junior Varsity Squash team, and the Girls' Junior Varisty Tennis team. Served as a dormitory parent in a dormitory of fifty residents.

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, History, Spanish

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History And Spanish

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