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Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area

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Highly skilled copyeditor and proofreader with 20+ years of experience in medical publishing, nonprofit marketing, strategic communications, grant writing, and corporate communications.• Write and design newsletters, brochures, direct mail, grant proposals, and reports• Copyedit and proofread manuscripts for books, medical journals, and abstract presentations• Perform product/consumer research, scientific literature searches, and background research• Copyedit and proofread marketing materials, product reports, and other collateral materials• Served as copyeditor and proofreader for the Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia, J Vasc Surg, 2019• Served as Technical Editor for J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil and J Laparoendosc Adv Surg

Virginia Peninsula

Founder and Executive Director of NetworkPeninsula, a capacity-building nonprofit whose goal is to help nonprofits fulfill their missions effectively. Served in this role for 16 years and helped hundreds of nonprofits build their capacity to remain sustainable, expand their reach out into the community, and identify resources and opportunities to help them grow. Singlehandedly responsible for creating and implementing all continuing education and board training programs, maintaining a robust website, planning annual events and monthly networking events, researching funding prospects and writing grants, preparing budgets, and managing all communications, including social media, weekly e-newsletters, program reports, and marketing materials. • Founded and grew organization from 11 nonprofits to 350+ over 16 years• Planned, coordinated, and facilitated all programs, including 200+ workshops/webinars, 30 credit-based classes, 7 Legislative Breakfasts, 100+ networking events, and 10 Impact Forums• Facilitated rebranding, increasing membership by 75% in the first year• Created effective marketing, storytelling, and programming strategies to build and support a collaborative community of nonprofits and stakeholders across the Virginia Peninsula• Co-led and provided support to create statewide advocacy group for nonprofits in Virginia, leading to formation of Nonprofit Allies of Virginia (NAVA) in 2024• Designed and executed all communications including website content, weekly e-newsletters, direct mail, emails, brochures, and other collateral materials• Coordinated all social media posts and campaigns on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram • Grew number of followers on social media platforms to more than 3,000• Researched and wrote all grant proposals and reports to secure needed funding for programs• Responsible for all administrative tasks including website updates, QuickBooks, CRM, member renewals, annual tax filings, and all legal requirements

· Started as grant writer, promoted to Assistant Director of Development, then Interim Director of Development. · Facilitated coordination of annual fundraising event that brought in more than $200,000.Facilitated coordination of annual fundraising event that brought in more than $200,000.· Served as liaison to Board of Directors comprised of corporate leaders from across the country.· Directed production of quarterly newsletter, as well as all other print and online materials.· Wrote all grant proposals and direct mail appeals.

First development director for this organization. Responsible for start up of office, planning and implementation of all fundraising efforts, grant writing, etc.