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Eugene, Us

Red Panda Network (RPN) is dedicated to the conservation of red pandas and their forest habitat.In my work, I prioritize membership and annual fund development, donor stewardship, database and CRM management, coordination of appeals and campaigns, marketing and outreach, communications and storytelling, growing institutional partnerships, grant writing and reporting, financial management, and website maintenance. During my tenure I have optimized the organization's technology, web presence, and fundraising systems, I have Increased monthly donations by a factor of 5.4x (to a valuation of over $10K/month), and grew individual donations by $423K annually.

Eugene, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Group Leader of week-long interpretive science and nature programs in the Pacific Northwest. Includes the Oregon Coast Trail sections, Mount St. Helens, Crater Lake National Park, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, and Willamette National Forest. Activities include hiking, interpretation, and rafting on the Deschutes and Santiam Rivers.

The City Club is the premier civic affairs symposium (think TedTalks) for Oregon’s third-largest metro area. I developed and executed a 1-year turnaround of the organization’s fundraising and sponsorship strategies.# Initial comprehensive assessment - interviewed Board members, vendors, sponsors, & key donors, identified key problems areas, and recommended improvements.# Turnaround roadmap - laid out a clear sequence, schedule and budget of improvement projects.# Executed & managed all phases of the turnaround, including technology, development of materials & processes, coordinating vendors, volunteers, speakers, Board members, etc. # Major outputs included: - Standardized & refreshed the organization’s processes; implemented CRM, email marketing, etc. - Created supporting materials for each process, distributed through new Intranet

San Francisco, California, Us

Centrify is the leader in SOX compliance and security. I was with the company in start-up mode, as they grew from $3M to $50M in annual revenue, and 150 US / 750 overseas headcount. As with any early-stage startup I wore many hats, later I “fleshed out” positions by assessing tasks, sequences, communications, and best practices.# Program manager for email marketing and automation initiatives (Marketo & Salesforce), attended weekly planning meetings with engineering, sales, and marketing VP; developed a 3-month roll-out plan, identified funnel objectives, documented nurturing processes, and locked down lead scoring criteria.# Executed 35 field and corporate campaigns per quarter:- Sequenced tasks, dependencies, workflow, and tracking across 4 departments, managed all inbound and outbound marketing activities including coordinating show logistics.- Attended weekly strategy/budget meetings with the Marketing VP, directors, and key stakeholders as engineering release manager/PM to confirm deliverables, timetable, and resources.# Managed product release handoff:- Ensured all in-house and vendor project deliverables were mapped to engineering golden masters and timetables; ensured timely handoff of software golden masters. - Inspected facilities, contracts, and quotes, and managed third-party vendors’ production schedules, for all corporate print, mail, promotional products, large format, kitting, and distribution needs.- Approved beta customer one-offs; responsible for tracking project workflow and delivery dates.# Corporate identity gatekeeper & designer point of contact: - Attending weekly meetings with the lead designer about product vision, messaging, project schedule, collateral requirements, web redesigns, CD packaging, and trade show materials. - Approved wireframes, and presented packaging mock-ups to Directors and VP for final approval.- Merging the designer’s style on website, collateral, and emails with InDesign, Illustrator, & and Photoshop.

GlyphGuy Adventure Travel: (Owner, Program Developer, & Guide)I developed outdoor educational travel programs of 1 to 3 days for overworked parents who wanted to spend quality time in nature with their children from 1997-2001. These programs included: kayaking in Elkhorn Slough one of California's last great wetlands, waterfall hikes in Big Basin, walking San Francisco’s cultural and historic Barbary Coast Trail, hiking Angel Island and interpretive explorations of the park's past as an immigration station, whale watching with marine biologists during Gray Whale migration, and seasonal visits to a monarch grove sanctuary. For parents who wanted to travel with other adults, my trips included: backpacking Point Reyes, backpacking in Channel Islands National Park, and hiking weekends in Pinnacles National Park (then Pinnacles National Monument). GlyphGuy Backpacks: (Owner)My small business helped overworked parents and their children connect in nature. From 2002-2012, I focused more on helping youth-in-nature programs "walk their talk." I designed, produced, and ensured product safety for 10K child-sized backpacks with 5K of these directly supporting the National Park Service’s Junior Ranger program, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and the U.S. Forest Service’s Smokey Bear outreach. My work was recognized as a ‘Green Business’ by the City of Sunnyvale.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Assisted the project manager to implement Cisco’s annual Global Sales Meeting.# Identified dependencies for forty session speakers, and managing on-site location resources # Oversaw a communications budget of $50K (event collateral and e-blasts)# Developed registration communications with 1000+ attendees, developed a follow-up plan for late registrations, and managed relationships with catering, drayage vendor, and venue.

Waterloo, On, Ca

Identified the project scope, stakeholders, and sequence of work units between 7 departments for the company's software product:# Analyzed communication and workflow processes between Product Managers, Engineering, Legal, Product Marketing, Marketing, Operations, and a third-party fulfillment house.# Analyzed and documented existing product rollout processes, identified risks and resource conflicts and created an updated work breakdown structure and product rollout schedule.# Developed new process documentation for product managers.# Presented findings to departmental directors and C-level staff.

B.A., International Relations W/ Emphasis In Environmental Geography

Nonprofit Management Certificate

Fundraising Certificate Program

Finance Essentials Certificate (In Progress)

Oregon Naturalist: Willamette Valley Ecoregion Field Course, Natural History

Oregon Master Naturalist, Natural History

Project And Program Management Certificate