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Greater New York City Area

New York, New York

The ATS Foundation awards research grants to physician-scientists working to accelerate cures and treatments for patients with lung diseases.• Provided overall strategic direction to a staff of three, and a 14-person board of trustees. Trustees include: leading academic clinicians and researchers, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, and lung-related patient advocacy organizations. • Led trustees in the design and implementation of a three-year fund raising and marketing plan, the “10th Anniversary Campaign,” to raise $1.1 million annually. Revenues have increased by 20% each year since 2013. • Secured support from 30 academic medical institutions each donating gifts from $10,000 to $25,000/year.• Spearheaded the development of a new mission statement; organized focus group discussions to identify motivating fundraising messages; organized campaign around “next generation” theme. • Developed a comprehensive marketing strategy to bring clarity and consistency of positioning across all foundation communications channels.• Partnered with ATS communications, meeting services, and corporate development teams to ensure strategic alignment with foundation’s development goals, strategies and priorities. • Established a robust prospect identification and qualification system to convert broad-based ATS constituents into donors. Built major gift pipeline of 50 individuals. • Currently consulting for the organization: 2/2017-present

Greater New York City Area

Specialized in on-site management of clients’ fundraising departments. Instrumental in sustaining and enhancing fundraising programs during vacancies in director leadership. Major projects included: • Riverside Church: Managed the annual campaign, including the Christmas appeal; theme focused on Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech.• The Jewish Community Center of MetroWest: Cultivated major donor relationships during $50 million capital campaign. • Children’s Rights: Advised organization to launch inaugural fundraising gala, which, in first year raised $1 million.

New York City

• Closed $1 million in gifts; established two endowed scholarship funds; managed a portfolio of 120 major donor prospects. Closed $1 million in gifts; established two endowed scholarship funds; managed a portfolio of 120 major donor prospects. -

New York, Ny

Clients included: The Centers for Disease Control; Ms. Foundation for Women; the National Council for Research on Women; the Women's Funding Network; and Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. Conducted fundraising audits to assess capital campaign readiness; managed fundraising events; designed and executed annual fundraising campaigns for growth; trained boards in solicitation.

New York, New York

- Raised $1.2 million in operating funds from women philanthropists, corporations and foundations supporting local grassroots organizations serving low-income women. - Cultivated, solicited and closed high five- six-figure gifts. - Organized the 1998 "Celebrating Women's Breakfast," which raised $620,000 net, over a 15% increase over revenues from the 1997 event.

New York, New York

- Closed $25 million in outright and planned gifts from individuals for a three-year endowment campaign. Gifts ranged in size from $50,000-$1,000,000.- Established an inaugural planned giving program which offered gifts annuities, pooled income funds, trusts and bequests to URC members and chapters. - Organized gala dinner at the Museum of Modern Art that raised $3 million from 60 couples, each giving a minimum of $50,000 in outright or deferred gifts.

New York, New York

Provided public affairs training and support to women’s organizations in Poland and East Germany following the fall of communism. Projects were funded through the Population Crisis Committee in Washington, DC.

New York, New York

• As chief political strategist for (PPFA), managed a $5 million budget and 25 staff in Washington, DC, New York City, and five regional offices.• Designed national and state grass roots and public education campaigns resulting in renewal of Title X, and defeat of seven of nine anti-choice state referenda. • Established the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization permitting PPFA to engage in enhanced grass roots lobbying activities. • Advised and coached Planned Parenthood affiliates on grass roots strategies and tactics.• Launched “Celebrities for PPFA” and “Students for Reproductive Rights” at college campuses throughout the US.

Master’S Degree, French Language And Literature

Bachelor’S Degree, History And French Literature