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California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

• Maintaining a portfolio of over forty grants ensuring timely submission of LOIs, proposals, reports, and stewardship activities.
• Collaborate with other departments on timely submission of proposals and reports.
• Tracking and managing awarded grants from initial notice of award to reports.
• Conducting prospect research for grants and events.
• Designing fund development collateral including program flyers and website copy.
• Ensuring Fund Development communications promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

• Ensuring timely submission of LOIs, proposals, reports, and stewardship activities.
• Collaborate with other departments on timely submission of proposals and reports.
• Tracking and managing awarded grants from initial notice of award to reports.
• Conducting prospect research for grants and events.
• Ensuring Fund Development communications promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Austin, Texas Area

• Representing State Farm in calls and emails, scheduling appointments, and logistics for meetings.
• Implementing client onboarding process, marketing strategies, and training staff in Salesforce CRM.
• Taking payments and working with clients regarding lost or canceled policies.

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed copy and content for print materials, e-newsletter, social media, and WordPress site.
• Recruited, trained, and directed volunteers to provide additional office and event support.
• Coordinated initial logistics of NAMIWalks Austin and related Mental Health Month events.
• Worked with Executive Director to research sponsorship and donor opportunities and implement stewardship.

Austin, Texas Area

• Worked with teachers, program and office staff to order and prepare class materials.
• Represented NAMI Austin in calls and emails regarding mental health resources and programs.
• Managed volunteer office activities.
• Managed Executive Director’s calendar, arranged food and supplies at monthly and board meetings.

• Fundraising and publicity for Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf (feature), raising $101,665 with Kickstarter in fall of 2015.
• Grant writer and Associate Producer for Habibi Rasak Karban, awarded an Independent Film Week Lab grant, Princess Grace Award, Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund, and Cinereach.
• Grant writer for Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf (short film), an Official Selection Sundance 2006.

Austin, Texas

• Weekly financial reports for development field staff and upper management.
• Data management and reporting for Southwest Affiliate event income and events in Greater Giving donor software.
• Develop training materials and train seven development teams on event planning best practices and donor software.
• Event support on location, logistics, and troubleshooting for two Vestido Rojos, one Heart Ball, and one Go Red For Women Luncheon.

Austin, Texas

• Event planning, marketing, and communications support for Waco and Bryan-College Station markets.
• Duties include logistics, ordering, and invoicing for nine annual events.
• Preparing communications such as emails, solicitations, and correspondence with donors and supporters.
• Maintaining multiple websites on Crowdster and Blackbaud platforms.

• Scoring writing portion of selected Texas STAAR tests.

Research Assistant for Dr. Eileen Anderson-Fye, Transitions in Medication ExperienceCase Western Reserve University, Department of Anthropology-The TIME study incorporates longitudinal interviews and survey data with college students regarding experiences using psychiatric medications and other mental health services.-Data analysis and coding using.

Research Assistant for Dr. Charles King and Dr. Vanessa HildebrandCenter for Global Health and Disease and Department of Anthropology-This research was a special collaboration between the Center for Global Health and Disease and the Department of Anthropology to conduct semi-structured interviews with 162 women from the South Coast region in Kenya.

Research Assistant for Dr. Melissa Pinto, eSMART-MHCase Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing-Research assistant on project regarding adolescents and mental health services.-Completed screening and consent of participants, administered surveys and data collection.-Built SPSS database of over 1,000 variables, data entry and.

-Composed official University Development Office correspondence to donors, principals, and students in the form of reports, congratulatory letters, thank you letters and invitations.-Project manager, editor, and writer on several annual special reports to high-profile donors.-Special event manager of the annual Endowed Presidential Scholarship and.

Endowment Services & Compliance August 2007 – March 2008, University of Texas at Austin, Martha King, Austin, TX-Assisted in preparation of annual compliance reports and performed routine compliance monitoring utilizing Excel, FileMaker, and Internet databases.

Austin, Texas Area

Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund First Round Reviewer (June 2006 and June 2007)

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Medical Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Graduate Discourse Professional Development Chair 2011-2012, Graduate Discourse Administrative/Advocacy Chair.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology

Activities and Societies: University Filmmakers' Alliance 1999-2004, Women's Resource Center 2000-2004 Volunteer CoordinatorAnthropology.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Radio-Television-Film

Activities and Societies: Women's Resource Center