Lois Baker Email & Phone Number

College Park, Maryland, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Engaged in prospect research, identifying unknown gifts, drawing connections between new and existing donors, and providing comprehensive overviews to allow for effective engagement with fundraisers.
• Collaborated with fundraisers by identifying new sources of revenue from individuals, corporations, and foundations; provided tracking data for fundraising efforts.
• Spearheaded initiative to create written and visual strategies for personalized donor acknowledgements, adjusting formality of language and translating messages into native language of supporters when possible.
• Processed $200M+ worth of revenue annually, directing all gifts to appropriate programs, pledges, and grants and streamlining procedures for gift processing.
• Established effective communications network across 30 countries, allowing for faster tracking and processing of revenue.
• Reviewed / completed matching grant paperwork, following guidelines to ensure all legal frameworks were correct.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Improved academic performance by identifying individual learning styles and addressing underlying issues to create personalized study strategies. Provided solutions for organization and time management concerns.
• Specialized in Educational Coaching, generating strategies for approaching numerous tasks and allowing students to navigate heavy workloads and multiple deadlines.
• Translated complex concepts and lessons into more easily understood language, enabling students to comprehend and learn subject matter.
• Taught strategies for and proctored standardized test preparation, leading to higher student test scores.
• Provided specific subject matter in writing, editing, proofreading, critical thinking, research, History, English, and reading comprehension, improving student performance and grades.
• Promoted fluency in written English for English as a Second Language students by developing individualized lesson plans, increasing student’s facility with language.

• Taught art history to adult and homeschool students.
• Proposed, designed, and implemented art history curriculum.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

• Operated front desk of busy non-profit arts organization and ensured daily operations ran smoothly. Acted as primary point of contact between public, artists, and students.
• Drafted, reviewed, and edited class and program descriptions, donor thank you notes, and external communications, ensuring information was factually and grammatically correct.
• Processed sales of tickets and artwork and tracked registrations and scholarships for classes and workshops through donor database.
• Provided event planning support, including monthly First Fridays and annual multi-day MusikFest and Christkindlmarcht events, proactively addressing situations to minimize conflicts.

Rutgers University, NJ

As a writing tutor, I primarily assisted ESL students with their English requirements, and facilitated their fluency with written English.