• Manage a national portfolio of professional athlete 501c3 foundations (current portfolio includes several NFL, MLB, and NBA athletes)• Serve as day-to-day client services contact for each athlete, their families, agent, and other key relationships• Work with each athlete to consult and develop their philanthropic vision, oversee the overall fundraising event strategy, and serve as acting Executive Director for each assigned Foundation• Lead the internal Foundation Management Team to meet & deliver high-impact, fundraising, and advancement goals • Recruit and manage an Executive Advisory Board of 25 major donors and local executives for each Foundation, including leading board meetings, communicating Foundation strategy and annual plan updates, and stewardship of each member• Responsible for development, management, and solicitation of all fundraising event sponsorships and community programming sponsorships - raising an average of $300k-$500k per client foundation each year• Identify and manage cause-based marketing partnerships• Cultivate ongoing relationships with sponsors and in-kind partners and identify new sponsorship opportunities

• Managed all day-to-day Foundation operations, event P&Ls, and overall Foundation budgets for assigned client portfolio• Maintained key relationships with external operational and event vendors, including auctioneers, emcees, and other partners• Drafted necessary media elements including press releases, event scripts, and client talking points, and managed on-site media at events• Drafted event timelines, seating charts and event communication, negotiated vendor contracts and oversaw all planning and logistics for each assigned event• Developed Live Auction and foundation mission appeal strategies for assigned Foundation's fundraising events, including creation of video creative briefs for appeal videos and working as lead with event auctioneer to create the live auction plan for maximum revenue generation• Managed a Foundation operations team with 1 full-time staff and 1 intern to produce fundraising events and outreach programs that meet each Foundation's financial and impact goals following the strategic annual plans

• Provide pre-event, on-site and post-event leadership for the agency’s largest annual fundraiser, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, increasing event revenue by 4% to raise over $865,000 in 2018• Research, recruit and cultivate corporate and individual supporters to increase the event engagement and participation of over 2,000 event participants• Promote agency mission and event participation through company presentations, meetings and volunteer fairs• Plan and execute all logistics for the pre-event launch party, Bowl for Kids’ Sake main event throughout July and the post-event party including: vendor correspondence, contract negotiations, event timelines, working collaboratively with the development team to fulfill all corporate sponsor needs and working with the marketing team to create marketing materials• Manage a team of 12 event interns to assist with event preparation, data entry and other event tasks as assigned• Develop and implement all event revenue generating and engagement strategies including year-round stewardship tactics to build relationships with participants, post-event feedback meetings, participant surveys, participant mentoring and corporate sponsorship opportunities • Provide event support including troubleshooting any issues with donations in TeamRaiser and communicating regularly with participants, donors and companies to maintain engagement throughout the summer• Assist with all other agency events including the Legacy Golf Outing, Most Wanted Auction, RISE Rooftop Crawl, an annual banquet for Bigs and Littles and any third-party events as needed

• Managed all signature fundraising events for UC Health's West Chester Hospital including an annual golf outing and an annual spring gala, raising over $100,000 in combined event revenue• Solicited event sponsorships from corporate donors and managed all community partnerships for UC Health’s West Chester Hospital• Planned and executed events throughout the year in support of UC Health and UC College of Medicine donor stewardship and fundraising initiatives from conception through implementation, including the management of contracts and negotiations for all vendors• Created event timelines and conducted pre-event meetings with stakeholders and development staff to ensure the goals of every client were met• Contributed executive talking points and script content for events, assuring the message was strategic and properly targeted to the audience

• Coordinated all FastBreak Foundation and Lynx Foundation monthly special events in alignment with NBA and WNBA Cares initiatives and executed monthly staff volunteer events for 200 employees• Vetted, managed and tracked player community appearances and drafted player itineraries and schedules • Managed in-game community activation initiatives including silent auctions, Hero of the Pack military appreciation program, and other community recognition programs• Managed all monthly donation requests, assisted with team autograph signings, and managed inventory of signed memorabilia• Managed community ticketing program - providing free tickets to over 500 community organizations and non-profits in the Twin Cities area• Served as lead for the Foundation's community grant program• Oversaw seasonal community relations staff

- Drafted press releases and sponsorship proposals to promote community programming and wrote grant narratives to secure funding for events - Piloted marketing and social media strategies for foundation based community events and coordinated event logistics- Recruited and coordinated nearly 1,000 attendees through social media and email marketing for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Youth Empowerment Program, increasing the number of attendees by approximately 25%- Managed R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Scholarship Program- Oversaw all organizational and communication aspects of the 2014 New Orleans Bowl High School Football Clinic including event logistics and operations, volunteer management, implementing marketing strategies and designing promotional materials- Secured venues, vendors and donations for WWE WrestleMania community outreach events; Served as host committee liaison to provide help and support for all community outreach efforts of the WWE organization and staff- Utilized marketing strategies to increase participation in the WWE WrestleMania Reading Challenge - Other projects included: 2014 NBA All Star Weekend, 2017-2020 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four Bid Specifications and 2018 Super Bowl Bid Specifications