Ms. Kimberly Guidry Speirs Email & Phone Number

Carrollton, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

Since 1988, the Pines has provided summer camps, retreats, and programs to thousands each year. • Doubled fundraising income from previous year within nine months.

Farmers Branch, Texas

Mary Immaculate School, established in 1959 just north of Dallas, provides education to Pre-K4 through 8th graders. The relocation from Austin to Dallas was made to be close to family. • Grew Annual Giving Campaign from $65K to $1M.• Established new Tuition Endowment and funded it within two months. • Grew school social media presence 4-fold within three years to second highest in the Diocese of Dallas.• Facilitated change in school logo and brand• Planned and executed school's 60th Jubilee and other fundraising events• Researched and transitioned to new development database• managed school marketing (advertisements, collateral, website, etc.)

Austin, Texas Area

St. John Paul II Life Center is an Austin-based non-profit that operates an OB-GYN clinic and pregnancy help center. Under my leadership, the St. JPII Life Center grew substantially:• Increased giving from $146K to $1M.• Created major fundraising event that grew from 350 attendees to 830.• Increased annual donors from 190 to 624 and database from 420 to 3,600+. • Doubled clients served each year from 2011 to 2016.• Added second physician at Vitae Clinic. Served 4,400+ patients. • Increased educational programs to 100+ per year in English and Spanish.

Austin, Texas Area

Heroic Media is a national non-profit that uses mass media to connect women with support. • Presented before 1,300+ attendees alongside nationally recognized speakers including Kathy Ireland, Mike Huckabee, Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, etc. • Negotiated $125K+ in free media.• Grew Fundraising events from two to five annually in Texas and Florida• Organizational spokesperson for fundraising events and media relations, including crisis communication.• Directed newsletters, brochures, and other collaterals.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

The University of Louisville is a public Kentucky university with 21,000+ students.• Taught Public Speaking, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communication and Mass Communication History. • Faculty Adviser to the student newspaper. Developed this role to introduce students to various media professionals and organizations. • Maintained student rating of 4.4 while keeping reputation as “challenging but fair.” • Received numerous writing, editing and photography awards.

Greater Atlanta Area

McKesson is a Fortune 20 healthcare services corporation with 22,000+ employees. • Developed and executed employee communications strategy for national workforce• Developed and taught Healthcare class (6.7 / 7.0 instructor average) and New Employee Bootcamp to employees nationwide.• Promoted to Employee Communication Manager to create and lead initiatives such as the Manager Toolkit, Executive “Roadshow,” employee-related fundraising, etc. • Increased employee United Way fundraising activity from 3% to 45% and donations from $5K to 129K within one year. Increased executive PAC donations from $9K to $23K in one year. • Directed organization’s largest employee award program (Pinnacle) and improved ratings every year.

Houma, Louisiana

Terrebonne General Medical Center is a full service hospital that specializes in cardiac surgery and services. • Managed $2 million budget, three full-time employees and 150 volunteers. • Directed all organizational media and collaterals.• Developed program to educate employees, physicians, and community leaders about managed care, a new concept at that time. • Increased “excellent” impressions 39%-65% and unaided recall to 83% within primary and secondary (New Orleans) markets.• Increased employee donations 53% over previous year’s United Way campaign. • Recipient of the local Business of the Year award (1994), two Louisiana Hospital Association awards, and the New York Times “Best Special Edition” for our anniversary supplement.

Ms, Communication

Ba, Journalism, Communication, English

Activities and Societies: • Outstanding Graduate, College of Arts & Humanities • Sigma Gamma Phi • Blue Key Honor Fraternity • Newspaper.