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Richmond, Ca, Us

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Emeryville, Ca, Us

In this role I lead our corporate giving strategy for the CLIF business. I worked collaboratively across the commercial, bakery, people, and CGA teams to refine our community giving strategy -- including increasing our focus for brand values activations. I partner closely with our Brand Marketing team to support their cause marketing efforts. During this time CLIF was acquired by Mondelez Global and we have been navigating change and new opportunities. I am also responsible for our employee impact program, CLIF CORPS. I am most proud of how our team reawakened the spirit of service following COVID years, bringing us back up to 90% participation of CLIF employees participating in our program and relaunching the In Good Company program, our weeklong volunteer program focused on our sustainability priorities, growing it in 2024 to three major projects.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

During my time as Clif's internal communications lead, I managed executive communications for three CEOs and their leadership teams; guiding change management and employee engagement efforts through leadership transitions, the pandemic, and reorganization; producing weekly all hands meetings, full-day annual meetings, executive video series, newsletters, and engagement events and activations. I partnered closely with Clif Bar's Employee Resource Groups and DEI leadership to help create an inclusive workplace. I was promoted in 2020, received Clif's People Aspiration award in the same year, and am so incredibly proud of the work I produced during this time.

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San Francisco, Ca, Us

As the Director of Communications, I am responsible for building and leading a national communications strategy that will increase revenue, deepen engagement, and expand PHE's external presence. I manage our wonderful Communications Associate and work collaboratively across the executive team to develop the strategy and tactics that will drive impact for PHE. Additionally, in this role I designed PHE’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, a 2014 campaign that raised $700K for the organization. I managed all aspects of the event from budget creation and revenue forecasting to management of design and logistics.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

As the Communications and Engagement Manager, I led a cross-functional brand strategy project resulting in a new visual identity, messaging platform, and brand guidelines. I managed a team of marketing professionals and a taskforce of PHE board members supporting this work, and drove internal collaboration across all teams in order to elevate brand as a strategic priority for PHE’s future success.Major responsibilities included website redesign, social media management, collateral creation, and donor stewardship. In this role I also designed, executed, and developed best practices for PHE’s first and second annual Leadership Summit, an event bringing together board members, major donors, and staff.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

As the External Chief of Staff, I provided high-level support and guidance to the CEO, particularly in setting fundraising priorities, strategizing for external meetings, and meeting fundraising goals. I developed and executed new strategies to increase professionalism and effectiveness of Board management, and managed relationships with high level executives and PHE National Board members through data-driven reports, conference calls, and board meetings.

- Launched new corporate partnership strategy that significantly overachieved its goals, generating $4.7M in new funding over two years, an increase of 250% including two multi-year, $1M+ donors. - Managed major corporate relationships with Fortune 500 partners. Extensive donor cultivation and relationship building. - Team leader throughout BELL’s rebranding process, from selection of firm to negotiating team's priorities in the redesign.- Managed donor communications including custom proposals and reports, press releases, blog and social media posts. Coordinated with donors for major grant announcements and press conferences.- Doubled the size of BELL’s volunteer program and developed systems for engagement, partnering with over 250 volunteers annually. Launched and managed Young Professionals Board.

- Managed special events, PR, and marketing efforts, including a $400K fundraiser with the New England Patriots. - Used historical data and market trends to inform the redevelopment of BELL’s online marketing and fundraising initiatives, resulting in a 30% increase in funds raised. Managed BELL’s online CRM systems; provided training and technical assistance for staff.- Developed and implemented financial tracking systems for $15M annual fundraising operation.

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- Participated in a one-year social entrepreneurism residency, hosted at BELL.- Received professional development training on topics such as project management, community asset-mapping, presentation and leadership skills, financial literacy, and performance measurement. - Created and implemented a communications strategy to strengthen BELL donor relationships.

Tampa, Fl, Us

- Evaluated and publicized funding and partnership opportunities for over 400 local agencies.- Provided demographic research and analysis to determine pilot cities for African American Mentoring Initiative.- Assisted in Congressional Appropriations correspondence; monitored activity on the Hill.

Bachelor Of Arts, Politics, Philosophy, And Economics

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