Lead team, in planning and implementation of strategies to secure an excess of $2.5 million in philanthropic and sponsorship income from corporations, foundations and government agenciesCreate and present opportunities that meet the mission and marketing goals of our partnersExecute stewardship for government, foundation and corporate partnersServe as liaison with board committees to grow corporate partners programs

Meet one-on-one with students and lead group workshops to guide students at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art through plotting internship and post-graduate plans.

Secured major corporate, individual and in-kind donations for Circus FloraResearched and wrote grants to corporate, charitable and individual foundationsWorked with development committee chair to coordinate and lead committee meetings that guide board members through identifying and cultivating potential donorsExecuted major annual fundraiser in addition to several small-scale fundraisers annually - Secured cash and in-kind donors; solicited, collected and organized silent auction items; recruited and managed event committee; planned and executed event logistics

Secured major corporate, individual and in-kind donationsResearched and wrote grants to corporate, charitable and individual foundationsWrote narrative for and directed organization’s capital campaign for move to new gallery spaceCreated and executed major annual fundraiser in addition to several new fundraisers annually - Secured event sponsors; solicited, collected and organized silent auction items; sold table sponsorships and secured in-kind donations; recruited and managed event benefit committee and volunteersWrote and managed marketing plan to increase exhibition and event attendance

Recruited, scheduled, trained and motivated volunteer corps for the Art Fair and Jazz Festival - 850 community volunteers for Jazz Festival | 1500 community volunteers for Art FairRecruited and managed event volunteer committee chairs for the Art Fair and Jazz Festival - 40 committee chairs for the Jazz Festival | 65 committee chairs for the Art FairCollaborated with local schools and nonprofit cultural organizations to produce projects for the Saint Louis Art Fair’s Creative Castle and Art Studio the Saint Louis Jazz Festival’s Soul School Cultivated and recruited the jury panel annually for the Saint Louis Art Fair; oversaw annual jury processSecured in-kind donations for festivals and kick-off eventsSupervised daily activities of Production Assistant and InternsScheduled and displayed the Saint Louis Art Fair Public Art Collection