- Hired to rebuild RBEF staff and strengthen community relationships- Create and manage comprehensive communication and stewardship plan for all donors- Develop and create all communications materials including annual giving strategy and collateral- Develop and create e-communications and social media campaigns- Collaborate with corporations to create meaningful funding opportunities for support of student projects- Oversee all aspects of grant program, including identifying prospects, writing proposals and writing grant reports- Liaise with local school board and district leadership to ensure funding needs are met and RBEF program serves the best interest of the students and families in Redondo Beach- Manage RBEF Board, including Board development, onboarding, stewardship and committees- Manage and steward relationships with all RBEF volunteers- Plan and execute large-scale events, such as annual golf tournament and spring gala- Manage staff- Oversee all budgets and required IRS audits

- Provide fundraising and development communications consulting services to local, small non-profits without robust development teams - Work includes grant research, annual appeal messaging, board training and development writing

Director of Development, UCR Bourns College of Engineering (June 2021 - Present)- Identify, cultivate and solicit major gift donors on behalf of the Bourns College of Engineering- Collaborate with colleagues in Annual Giving to create Engineering-specific campaigns, both electronic and print- Work with BCOE leadership to create BCOE Women in Philanthropy program- Serve on campus-wide committees for donor communications and donor recognitionRegional Director of Development, LA/Ventura Counties (August 2017 - May 2021)- Represented UC Riverside in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, working with alumni, parents and other supporters to grow philanthropic gifts to UCR

Teach course in the Fundraising certificate program, including:- Fundraising in Times of Crisis (Summer 2021, Fall 2021)- Getting the Gift (Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2020)- Fundraising Strategy and Donors (Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022)- Major Gifts (Spring 2017 and 2018)- Donor Stewardship and Recognition (Summers 2016 and 2017)

Teach grant writing course as elective for the MBA program.

- Develop strategic, sustainable fundraising program for MCU with focus on donor relationship building- Serve on President’s Cabinet and advise President on advancement strategies for the University- Manage development staff and their activities including individual giving, planned giving, foundation and corporate relations, donor stewardship and advancement services- Work closely with the Board of Trustees, and serve as lead staff for the Board’s Development Committee- Manage departmental budgets- Created strategic development plan presented to WASC as part of the re-accreditation process- Implemented first crowd funding campaigns for MCU, including creating all marketing materials and social media campaigns- Create individual cultivation and stewardship strategies for top-tier donors- Develop marketing campaigns for various giving opportunities, both electronic and traditional print campaigns- Write proposals and LOIs for various grant-making foundations- Work with foundation representatives to properly steward and report on grants- Create video content for various University campaigns, including scripting and editing- Write donor event speeches for President- Collaborating with academic leadership to develop grant-writing course for MCU graduate students

- Expanded individual giving program, including outreach to alumni, parents and community members and solicitation of individuals within these constituencies - Lead development team during their highest fundraising year in recent history of $9 million – three times the amount raised in an average year- Created individualized giving and stewardship strategies for top-tier donor prospects- Wrote taking points and briefings for development events for the President and other key senior staff and board members- Managed all activities of the Otis Board of Governors- Managed Institutional Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees- Developed and implemented a marketing strategy for key giving programs including planned giving opportunities, leadership annual giving and campaign giving; Create a segmentation strategy for marketing efforts to reach optimal ROI for target groups- Increased giving from individuals at the Patron’s Circle level of $1000 and higher; First year increase was 70% and second year increase was an additional 40% - Served on team to create marketing strategies for comprehensive campaign- Directly supervised 6 staff members, including Directors of Alumni Relations, Advancement Services and Annual Giving- Took on the duties of Vice President of Institutional Advancement during leadership transition, including staffing Board of Trustees and President in IA activities- Managed departmental budgets

- Oversaw all aspects of the $1.5 million annual giving program including program budgeting, solicitation, cultivation and marketing of annual giving opportunities- Managed a team of over 40 parent volunteers fundraisers and 15 student fundraisers- Developed strategies to increase gift amounts from leadership-level donors and move them to major gift solicitations - Created all annual giving-related messaging, including Headmaster messages to the community, event talking points, direct mail messaging and electronic/social media messaging- Analyzed various direct mail pieces to determine return on investment and efficiency of piece; Use this information to create strategic plan for direct mail in subsequent years- Managed annual fund expense budget

- Created strategic development plans for clients to help them reach their financial goals- Managed all contact with foundations and corporations for clients, including creating talking points as preparation for meetings between client and funders- Prepared all grant reports to foundations and corporations on client activities

Asst. Director of Development, School of Theater, Film and TV- Identified, cultivated and solicited major gift donors at the $50,000 level and higher- Solicited corporate and foundation sponsors for the annual student film festivalDirector of Special Gifts, School of Engineering- Built and grew Engineering Annual Giving Program; Increased annual giving dollars to School by 33% in first year and an additional 20% in second year- Worked with leadership annual donors to increase giving to the major gift level; Closed several major gifts in the $50,000 - $1,000,000 range, including planned gifts- Created and implemented strategic marketing plan for annual giving programDonor Relations Manager- Worked with senior management to create stewardship standards for the University- Created personalized donor reports for major gift donors to UCLA- Served as project manager on print and electronic marketing pieces for Campaign UCLA - Advised directors of development on donor relations and stewardship related projects

- Create and implemented stewardship program for University- Manage annual donor reporting process- Work hand in hand with Office of Financial Aid to ensure that scholarship awards were made within the parameters of the donor contracts

- Oversaw all donor reporting for the School of Humanities and Sciences- Served as School representative on University-wide stewardship committee - Wrote articles for Humanities and Sciences alumni newsletter