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Raised start up funds for new programmatic initiative "Women Arts and Social Change."Audited the development department to restructure for more efficiency and results.Responsible for leading the development team in all areas including exhibition and programmatic support and planned giving.Chief Development Consultant for the museum's $66 million project to.

Univeristy Of Texas At Dallas

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San Francisco, Park City

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University Of California, Davis

Provided strategic museum expertise to the new Maria Manetti and Jan Shrem Museum of Art that opened in Fall 2016. Worked with museum leadership to establish donor programs to meet the needs of the Museum as it prepared to open its new museum facility. Launched a non-traditional feasibility study to understand the Museum’s positioning in the region and.

Park City, Utah

Organized the Kimball's second major Art Salon during President's Week 2016 in Park City. Event raised more than $200,000 to support the Museum's operations and capital initiative to build its new facility after controversies surrounding architectural plans to expand the center in its current location. http://www.kimballartcenter.org/

Portland, Oregon Area

Worked as a fundraising consultant with the Board of Directors and Executive Director to launch and implement a $50 million fundraising initiative to build the James Beard Public Market – a daily, year-round, indoor-outdoor marketplace, showcasing the state of Oregon’s bounty and promoting community health, rural and economic development, neighborhood.

Pacific Grove, CA

Consultant to the 130 year-old Pacific Grove Museum as they launched their newly formed private foundation - having separated as a city agency from the City of Pacific Grove, California. Provided high-level development and strategic planning consulting service working with their Board of Trustees and executive director. During this four year consulting.

San Francisco Bay Area

Hired as the director/project manager to organize and bring the international video based exhibition 7 Billion Others to San Francisco. 7 Billion Others is the result of 6 years of filming in 84 countries and brings together over 700 video clips recording the words and thoughts of men and women all over the world. Almost 4 million people have viewed over.

Consultant to the Monterey Museum of Art as it has navigated through economic challenges with budget restraints and reduced programming. Contracted initially to review and update current fundraising strategies to meet ambitious operating goals and to prepare for a future capital campaign. Work was successful in developing a comprehensive fundraising.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Consultant to the Senckenberg Museum as it prepares to launch a € 35 - 50 million private sector campaign to renovate its historic facility. LMBconsulting hired to help in all aspects of the capital campaign preparation from developing the case study, prospect management, grant/foundation support, corporate support, benefits and recognition, event.

Centennial Campaign Consultant to Berkeley Law as Boalt Hall celebrated its 100th Anniversary (November 2012) and two-year effort to successfully complete The Fund of Boalt Hall’s its $125 million comprehensive campaign. Provided strategic event, fundraising and management consulting services to raise $35 million to reach the campaign goal. Worked with the.

Consultant to FRAME, a bilateral coalition of 24 regional museums in France and America dedicated to promoting French American cooperation in the cultural arena. Raised $550,000 to underwrite a major special exhibition traveling to six FRAME museums in America from 2010-2012 and organized FRAME’s 11th annual meeting in San Francisco in November 2009..

o Assisted in the review and development of a strategic five-year plan to review staffing needs, board leadership, audience development, exhibition and programmatic growth, and fundraising goals as related to the newly expanded facility and increase in operating costs. o Evaluated and reorganized development functions including: corporate and sponsorship.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Directed all activities of 6 institutional advancement departments, including: development, membership, public relations, marketing and advertising, special events, publications and group sales with group staffing of.
• Managed three consecutive capital and endowment campaigns resulting in $130 million raised from the private sector to complete the museum’s 10-year master plan to renovate two historic buildings located in the cultural.
• Annually raised one-half of the annual operating budget (usually in the range of $10 to $12 million) with special emphasis on securing major gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations to support exhibitions.
• Built the museum’s corporate program which grew from $300,000 to $1,500,000 annually.
• Increased the museum’s operating and acquisition endowments from $8 million to $50 million.
• Designed, developed and managed a broad range of fundraising events, galas, benefits, special exhibitions and board functions.

Memphis, TN

As Director of Development, managed development, membership, public relations/marketing, and special events in an ambitious environment of growth. Responsible for implementing the museum’s first corporate sponsorship program to support exhibitions and programs; built, managed and tripled the membership database; developed the marketing and advertising.

Bachelor Or Science, Math, Magna Cum Laude

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