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Managing a portfolio of Donor Advised funds, providing day-to-day donor services including researching giving opportunities that are tailored to the donor’s philanthropic vision, problem solving and assisting donors with the grantmaking process. Managing the Foundation’s Community Art Gallery. Marketing and special event production and guests services in Museum settingsStrategic identification and development of customer base including major corporations, non-profit organizations and private clients, significantly increasing yearly revenues and annual attendance. Designed marketing plans to build successful Special Events Departments at three museum venues based on a perspective of customer service.Commercial and Nonprofit Gallery Management Responsible for yearly increase in sales and revenues at three uniquely different art galleries by implementing educational programs to broaden the collectors’ awareness, and by providing the highest level of customer service. Targeting and expanding into new markets via contacts with secondary sellers, which included major corporations, hospitals, law firms and private clients. MS in Arts Administration 2010, Drexel University with study focus on the exploration of new business models for collaboration in the arts and cultural sector. Presented Master’s thesis, “Possible Solutions For A Sustainable Future: Restructuring Through Mergers and Other Alliances in the Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector”, which focuses on the benefits and challenges of long-term collaborations and the innovative philanthropic initiatives that support these activities with a profile of the Lodestar Foundation and an overview of the Nonprofit Collaboration Database. My thesis was selected for presentation at the 2009 Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STP&A) Conference, Birkbeck University of London.

Listed skills include Nonprofits, Event Planning, Fundraising, Grants, and 44 others.