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Washington, DC, US

College Park, MD, US

• Spearheading university-wide engagement with private foundations.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Re-imagined Rutgers Foundation Relations program, creating a principal gifts-focused fundraising program.
• Increased annual support from private foundations over the course of four years by 50% from $40m to $60m.
• Actively managed personal portfolio of 25 foundations, overseeing team portfolio of 85 organizations.
• Secured over $15 million in support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2021 including a $10 million grant to launch the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health. Stewarded $20 million relationship with the.
• Served as thought partner to the offices of the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Senior Executive Vice President for Equity, and Office of Research and Innovation in development of university-wide research.
• Created Standard Operating Procedures for work with the offices of Sponsored Research, Grants and Contracts, and the Office of General Counsel.

Lagrange, Georgia, US

Served two-year term on the of the board of NACRO, a national membership organization of corporate relations professionals representing 120 top tier research universities. As chair of the Professional Development Committee designed and delivered training for corporate relations officers.

Austin, TX, US

• Led university-wide corporate and foundation relations program with annual contributions of $100m.
• Designed opportunities for industry partners to meet triple bottom line business objectives.
• Secured gifts and stewarded multi-million dollar 360 partnerships with companies including ExxonMobil, Shell Oil Company, IBM, AT&T, Phillips66 encompassing research, k-12 STEM, scholarships, recruiting and employee.
• Managed team of eight and worked collaboratively with sixteen corporate and foundation relations officers based in the colleges, schools, and units.

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Created Corporate Coordination Council to streamline corporate engagement.

Washington, D.C., US

• Established holistic corporate engagement program working with the offices of sustainability, real estate, athletics, information technology, general counsel, government relations, career services, entrepreneurship.
• Secured gifts and grants including $1.2 million from Pfizer for Patient Navigation Initiative, $1 million from Imperial Tobacco for research in neglected tropical diseases, $1 million in-kind support from university.
• Staffed University President in meetings with CEOs and on international travel.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Increased fundraising in two years by 30%.
• Negotiated $1.8m award, a 50% increase over prior years, with Altria for youth development initiative.

• Provided public affairs consulting and advised corporations and foundations on philanthropic giving for clients including AOL, Time Warner, Ford Foundation, Verizon, Leadership Council for Civil Rights, Children’s.
• Oversaw business development, designing and presenting proposals to secure new clients and retain existing business.
• Managed accounts for multiple Fortune 50 companies, including the company’s largest client.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Negotiated agreement between telecommunications providers and education associations resulting in establishment of $2.25b fund for internet access for schools and libraries.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Lobbyist on behalf of Civil Rights organization.
• Served as organizational spokesperson, appearing on CNN, CNBC, Today Show and Larry King Radio.

Bachelor'S Degree, Government

High School, College Prep