Oversee and coordinate the daily operations of the advancement office while planning, organizing, directing and executing the Ethel Walker Annual Fund and support the major gifts program. Provide aninternal and external facing role, responsible for cultivating, stewarding and soliciting donors, while fostering constructive working relationships with the advancement team, volunteers.Develop effective partnerships with faculty and staff to ensure the smooth achievement ofadvancement goals each year.

Promote the mission of the Darien Nature Center to foster an understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Provide quality programming to children and adults through hands-on education opportunities and most of all, love to spend time outdoors. Promote sustainable action in the community.Specialized in budgeting, strategic planning, management, and fundraising.

Provide fund raising, strategic planning, event management, database and Board development advice to non profit organizations seeking to improve their fund raising results.

Increase the volunteer and financial assets of the organization through long-term relationship development, compelling messaging, improved report and tracking systems, event management and strategic communications.