Solicit direct gifts and grant support for Millikin University from individual, corporate and foundation donors as the university liaison averaging over $1.3 million in gifts annually Solicited and secured a $2 million bequest commitment Increased new and lapsed corporate and foundation donor gifts from $5,000 in FY14 to $60,000 in FY16Provide grant funding oversight as the institutional grant officer by collaborating with faculty, staff and administration as well as federal, state, corporate, foundation and association grant makers to seek, plan, write, manage, steward and track external grant fundsManage current donor prospects and identifies new donors capable of making a commitment of $10,000 or more to the universityRepresent the university to the Decatur and higher education community by attendance at campus and community events

Directed and managed ADM Cares, ADM’s global corporate giving program in communities across 160 countries Provided ADM Cares process detail and program information as social investment program expert to ADM location managers and non-profit representatives globally Reviewed 100+ grant proposals monthly and coordinated up to $15 million in grant distribution annually to not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions Collaborated with business unit leaders to create and manage launch of ADM Cares training to 160 countries including training materials translated into 19 languagesConducted radio interviews and public speaking engagements on behalf of ADMCreated recommendation for Decatur giving strategy which resulted in $2 million worth of grants to non-profits and educational institutions in Decatur and Macon County

Coordinated and managed the development and implementation of ADM’s social investment programCreated and implemented strategic and communication plans for ADM Cares 3 signature programsCreated communication pieces related to the Strong Bonds Program including emails, web site copy, collection drive fliers, internal news articles and Facebook postsServed as project manager to implement Cyber Grants software which resulted in ADM’s premiere online grant application and grant distribution process Collaborated with members of multiple divisions to implement six online employee giving programs world-wide allowing 20,000 employees active participationDirected and managed employee giving programs in ADM communities across 160 countries including the creation of ADM’s premiere world-wide community initiative in celebration of World Food DayCreated and designed protocols for print and mediated internal and external information shared with employees, directors and key stakeholders while delivering quality content that sustains message consistency

Managed corporate office remodel projects including organization of construction, new design aspects and furniture purchases Processed new and used furniture requests for all U.S. ADM locations and submitted purchase orders for new furnitureMaintained company apartments utilized as temporary housing for employees relocating to DecaturRepresented ADM as customer/vendor relation and account manager

Assembled the weekly sales packet and sent to the corporate office including sales reports, inventories, and invoicesVerified daily deposits and petty cash transactions as well as verified and transmitted payroll to the corporate officeCalculated daily sales, labor and liquor cost using database applications Conducted new employee and new manager training