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• Manage recruitment, hiring and onboarding of Pennington employees, partnering with other senior leaders to create professional development programs that ensure career growth, diversity and low turnover.
• Raised over $42,000,000 from alumni, friends, and students for nonprofit organizations around the United States.
• Conducted more than 850 personal interviews with alumni to gather data and aid clients in achieving their goals.
• Executed most successful women's organization campaign completed by Pennington & Company to date.
• Recruit, train, and support volunteers to assist organization with connectivity, cultivation, and securing major gifts.
• Developed strong board relationships, as evidenced by highest number of successful solicitation calls completed by board.

Lawrence, KS

• Managed team of 5 seasoned consultants, all of whom never missed client deadlines and were promoted ahead of schedule.
• Secured three seven-figure gifts between 2019 and 2021.
• Developed and executed company-wide training on client storytelling and messaging resulting in higher success rate of the public phase of the capital campaign.
• Revamped the company’s recruitment and hiring program to increase diversity of applicants resulting in the highest number of applicant’s in company history two years in a row.

Lawrence, KS

Managed a team of four consultants with less than three years’ experience, focused on training and cultivating personal growth. Consistently managed three to four capital campaigns at a time resulting in average annual revenue of $500,000.Revamped the department’s client resources, utilizing research and data from national fundraising studies.

Lawrence, KS

Coordinated and executed the transition of databases including selection a database, employee training, and ongoing education. Managed and trained all staff members in the transition from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce. Recognized as the 2016 Consultant of the Year. Managed a team of three new consultants, transitioning them from first year training to.

Lawrence, KS

Recognized as the 2014 Rookie of the Year. Attended the Dynamics of Women's Giving Summit and developed a training for staff on securing major gifts from women.

Columbia, MO

• Advise the seven men on the Interfraternity Council executive board
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Life and Office of Student Conduct in Greek judicial cases
• Work directly with the Interfraternity Council, the Director of Greek Life, the Senior Coordinator of Greek Life, the Director of Student Life to implement a new alcohol policy for fraternities on campus
• Advise four Greek Week Directors and 25 members of Greek Week Steering Committee
• Communicate with various on-campus offices to plan and implement Greek Week activities
• Assist in the planning, logistics, and execution of a one-day National Panhellenic Conference Summit

St. Paul, MN

• Adapted, drafted, and published the First Six Weeks Newsletter to help new students ease into their collegiate experience
• Created an involvement campaign to promote involvement in all students at the college
• Researched the importance of involvement for student development, retention, and success
• Developed evaluations for new students, families, and Orientation Leaders to assess the current Orientation program
• Worked directly with three professional staff members and three student coordinators on the planning and implementation of Macalester’s 4-day Orientation program
• Served as a Residence Hall Director On Duty for a 150 person summer residence hall

Woodward, IA

• Worked directly with a board certified teacher to manage six classrooms of middle and high school aged students
• Created and implemented lesson plans for Second Chance Reading, Creative Writing, and Freshmen English classes
• Managed students’ behavior through constant interaction, monitoring, one-on-one teaching, and mentoring
• Served as a member of the Woodward-Granger staff through attending staff meetings, in-services, and parent-teacher conferences

College Park, Maryland

• Served on a supervisory team that managed 43 employees, 27 residence halls, and 119 groups
• Planned, coordinated and organized the housing for 17 two-day freshmen orientation programs
• Ensured the efficiency and effectiveness of 29 conferences which hosted more than 4,600 guests
• Advised a team of 14 student employees whose main responsibility was the upkeep of residence hall keys
• Served as a “Supervisor-on-Duty” to assistant staff 24 hours a day and seven days a week
• Communicated with camp counselors and program coordinators to ensure the logistics of on-campus housing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And Teacher Education

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Beta, Collegiate Panhellenic Council, Cyclone Aide, Cyclone Aide Adviser, Homecoming Central.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Leadership And Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Girls on the Run Coach, Central Missouri Food Bank Volunteer