THE IDEA: Public and Private colleges and universities and private high schools have dedicated alumni development organizations that nurture strong community and allegiance and then harvest alumni for gifts that further the mission of the school. Public high schools do not have this. Why?We couldn’t come up with a good reason, so we’re building The Endowment Project to ensure that public high school students, faculty, and staff have a more robust high school experience. We are building… Show more THE IDEA: Public and Private colleges and universities and private high schools have dedicated alumni development organizations that nurture strong community and allegiance and then harvest alumni for gifts that further the mission of the school. Public high schools do not have this. Why?We couldn’t come up with a good reason, so we’re building The Endowment Project to ensure that public high school students, faculty, and staff have a more robust high school experience. We are building the infrastructure to enable public high schools to create strong and loyal alumni communities and harvest the generosity of those alumni. And we think we will change the face of public education in America.WHAT: The Endowment Project is a technology- and human resource-enabled platform designed to help public high-schools build alumni communities from which capital is harvested, managed and deployed to enhance the educational experience for millions of students, faculty and staff at public high schools across the country.WHY: Sophisticated alumni development teams use advanced technology, experienced human resources, and best-in-class processes to create large and loyal alumni communities from which billions of dollars a year are harvested to enhance the education experience at private colleges, public colleges, and independent private high schools, yet these valuable activities do not occur at public high schools to the detriment of the millions of public high school students nationwide. The Endowment Project was created to fix this glaring inconsistency and create greater equality in the education experience between public and private high schools.MISSION: Our mission is to enhance public education outcomes by enriching the public education experience for students and teachers in America through the building of, and harvesting capital from, public high school alumni and stakeholder communities.This is the Endowment Project. Show less

I consult with nonprofit organizations of all kinds concerning advancement operations and management, relationship building, major and principal gift fundraising, impact communiations, and team effectiveness.

Reporting to the President, the Executive Director of the College of Lake County Foundation is responsible for researching, designing, cultivating, coordinating, and executing all advancement programs including leadership and major gift fundraising, corporate/foundation gifts and sponsorship, planned giving, alumni relations, prospect research, prospect and donor communications, advancement events, and advancement technology information systems.

* Identify, solicit, and steward gifts from new and current principal gift donors with an emphasis on the solicitation of gifts from donors capable of donating $1,000,000 or more. * Conduct donor prospect reviews, and develop solicitation goals and strategies with the senior leadership team. * Monitor and report progress of donor related activities and gift solicitations. * Develop and write proposals in support of principal gift solicitations to be conducted by the president. *… Show more * Identify, solicit, and steward gifts from new and current principal gift donors with an emphasis on the solicitation of gifts from donors capable of donating $1,000,000 or more. * Conduct donor prospect reviews, and develop solicitation goals and strategies with the senior leadership team. * Monitor and report progress of donor related activities and gift solicitations. * Develop and write proposals in support of principal gift solicitations to be conducted by the president. * Work closely with academic units as well as central development officers to build the resources necessary for successful donor cultivation and solicitation. * Interact with campus offices such as Admissions, Alumni Relations, Donor Relations and Student Affairs to effectively build relationships. * Lead principal/major gift prospect identification, qualification and rating process. Assess and expands principal/major gift prospect pool. * Participate in all aspects of the principal and major gift cycle. Show less

* Oversaw development (major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, alumni relations, and corporate & foundation relations) for three schools within the university: The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, the Institute for Pastoral Studies, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.* Planned “Celebrate Mundelein” – a $10 million planned giving campaign for the Gannon Center. The campaign launched in August, 2014. Throughout planning I related to multiple constituencies: donor… Show more * Oversaw development (major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, alumni relations, and corporate & foundation relations) for three schools within the university: The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, the Institute for Pastoral Studies, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.* Planned “Celebrate Mundelein” – a $10 million planned giving campaign for the Gannon Center. The campaign launched in August, 2014. Throughout planning I related to multiple constituencies: donor volunteers, program director, marketing and communications, design, annual giving, planned giving, and senior university administration.* Represented the university nationally as Regional Major Gift Officer for Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New England.* Maintained a portfolio of 150-200 major and principal donors.* Served on the advancement division’s mission and identity task force. Show less

* Responsible for all development goals (including alumni relations, annual giving, advancement communications, corporate and foundation relations, donor relations, planned giving, and major gifts) for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES).* Lead Major Gifts Officer for CAS and IES. Point person for national donor engagement for these programs. In this role, I have cultivated, solicited, and closed multiple six and seven-figure… Show more * Responsible for all development goals (including alumni relations, annual giving, advancement communications, corporate and foundation relations, donor relations, planned giving, and major gifts) for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES).* Lead Major Gifts Officer for CAS and IES. Point person for national donor engagement for these programs. In this role, I have cultivated, solicited, and closed multiple six and seven-figure gifts.* Lead a team of direct reports and central advancement team members.* Develop and oversee implementation of annual advancement plans for the College of Arts and Sciences.* Maintain a portfolio of approximately 150 major and principal donors, with input at every stage in the donor process: qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.* Work closely with the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, including goal-setting, event-planning, major gift solicitations, and travel.* Represent the entire university as regional director of development for New England.* Consult with senior leadership regarding strategy for principal prospects.* Assist with the makeup and management of advisory boards.* Have closed over 25 new endowed scholarship gifts as part of Loyola’s Access to Excellence scholarship campaign.* Serve on the divisions Talent Management Committee. Show less

* Oversaw eight (8) departments and eighteen (18) programs.* Represented the division on the provost’s council.* Supervised and facilitated tenure applications for faculty in the division.* Made first-round decisions regarding research funding and sabbatical requests.* Supervised departmental searches.* Managed divisional budget.

Chair, Department of History, 2007 – 2011* Oversaw annual course scheduling.* Initiated and oversaw departmental review.* Managed departmental budget.Chair of the Faculty, 2007 – 2009* Organized and led faculty business meetings.* Served on provost’s cabinet.* Attended meetings of the academic committee of the university’s board of trustees.Professor of History, 2010 – 2012Associate Professor of History, 2007 – 2010Assistant Professor of History… Show more Chair, Department of History, 2007 – 2011* Oversaw annual course scheduling.* Initiated and oversaw departmental review.* Managed departmental budget.Chair of the Faculty, 2007 – 2009* Organized and led faculty business meetings.* Served on provost’s cabinet.* Attended meetings of the academic committee of the university’s board of trustees.Professor of History, 2010 – 2012Associate Professor of History, 2007 – 2010Assistant Professor of History, 2001 – 2006* Granted tenure, April, 2007.* Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in U.S. History, Cultural History and the interdisciplinary core curriculum.* Organized and Convened the Annual Schwan Lecture in American History - worked with the development office to secure this gift and steward the donor.* Serve as faculty advisor for the History Society and the local chapter of Phi Alpha Theta.* Represented the history department on the university’s faculty/staff subcommittee of the diversity task force.* Served on the Personnel Development Committee which planned the annual faculty retreat, supervised the awarding of faculty research grants, and organized other faculty events.* Participated on multiple faculty search committees. Show less