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Kansas City, Ks, Us

Charged with launching inaugural annual giving and direct response efforts.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Manages a modest portfolio of relationships focused on advancing UW-Madison through providing transformational scholarships opportunities.

Madison, Wisconsin

Leads a team of talented annual giving professionals that bring modern marketing, analytics, and innovative thinking daily to UW-Madison.• Engages advancement deans with investment strategies that increase returns in annual donor retention and discretionary dollars.• Coaches a team of six digital gift officers focused on increasing mid-level donor retention.• Establishes key partnerships between campus and the Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association.• Leads a $1.8M and 5,000+ donor day of giving.• Identifies value additive annual giving programs for a top 15 public research institution.

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Program Management:• Leads 15-member team raising $610,000+ (FY18) from more than 1,300 donors during OSU's annual day of giving.• Establishes key partnerships between the Alumni Association, Foundation, Athletics and University to provide a unified student and young alumni engagement strategy for Oklahoma State University.• Leads a crowdfunding program and cross-functional team providing a support to campus partners (www.philanthropete.org). In three years, crowdfunding efforts raised more than $120,000 supporting 50 Oklahoma State University programs.• Cultivates, stewards and solicits a portfolio of leadership annual giving young alumni donors.• Tailors solicitation strategies targeting young alumni that increased direct mail, phonathon, and digital giving participation.Management Experience:• Leads strategic vision, day-of operations, and 13-member interdepartmental team for OSU's annual day of giving campaign.• Advises a fifty-member team of student volunteers leader’s philanthropic programming (Student Foundation).• Provides supervision to annual giving support staff focused on direct marketing and digital giving.• Serves as the Staff Advisory Board Vice-Chair focused on improving employee experience and satisfaction.

Program Management:• Lead 13-member team raising $300,000+ from more than 1,000 donors during OSU's annual day of giving.• Established key partnerships between the Alumni Association, Foundation, Athletics and University to provide a unified student and young alumni engagement strategy for Oklahoma State University.• Ignited a crowdfunding program and leads a cross-functional team providing a support to campus partners (www.philanthropete.org). In three years, crowdfunding efforts raised more than $100,000 supporting 50 Oklahoma State University programs.• Cultivated, stewarded and solicited a portfolio of leadership annual giving young alumni donors. • Tailored solicitation strategies targeting young alumni that increased direct mail, phonathon, and digital giving participation.Management Experience:• Lead strategic vision, day-of operations, and 13-member interdepartmental team for OSU's annual day of giving campaign.• Advised a fifty-member team of student volunteers leader’s philanthropic programming (Student Foundation).• Provided supervision to annual giving support staff focused on direct marketing and digital giving.• Served on a six-member growth initiative team charged with improving the OSU Foundation’s interdepartmental efficiency. Led formation of new business workplace efficiency initiative.• Served as the Staff Advisory Board Vice-Chair focused on improving employee experience and satisfaction.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Serves on a 16-member advisory board charged with the continued promotion of student advancement organizations internationally.

2323 Anderson, Manhattan, Ks

Managed Kansas State's relationship with RuffaloCODY as a Masters site client. During the transition during our first year our partnership has grown our phone program from $1.2M in specified dollars to more than $2.2M. Supported the project management of Kansas State's leadership annual giving society including the direct mail and phone marketing of the society. Since arrival in FY12, the society has grown in membership by 14%.Provided creative direction for annual giving marketing pieces.Developed annual donor profiles and analyzes performance of all mail, phone, and e-solicitation appeals. Also, identified tactics to utilize performance reviews that will improve the efficiency of all solicitations for the university-wide and college unit excellence funds.Annually proposed budgetary needs of the annual giving and student programs department to fit the needs of the development calendar.Advised student organizations on annual fundraising to meet the needs of a varied number of student organizations, including but not limited to sports clubs, Greek organizations, Student Foundation and K-State Proud.

Manhattan, Ks

Member of a four person team committed to facilitating Kansas State's Telefund, K-State Proud Student Campaign, Faculty/Staff Giving Campaign, and Leadership Annual Giving Society.

Manhattan, Kansas

Represented interests of Arts & Sciences students while serving on SGA committees and in the Senate body.

Washington, D.C.

Facilitated constituent services for Congressman Kevin Yoder including but not limited to mail, phone, fax, and individual meetings. Additionally, drafted correspondence to constituents for the Congressman.

Manhattan High School

Taught competitive policy debate to 9-12th graders at local, state, and national tournaments.

Manhattan, Ks

Served as the leadership to a student-led philanthropic campaign raising $117,000+ for student opportunity awards from students at Kansas State University.

Manhattan, Kansas

Executive leader to a 109 member undergraduate chapter with the responsibility of guiding members toward accomplishing chapter goals, managing day-to-day operations, and leading efficient and effective weekly meetings.