• Built fiscal year 2015 (June 30) development plan, found new donors, and surpassed development goal by four percent• Launched planned giving and major gifts stewardship program that is increasing individual giving• Advanced strategic planning and prioritizing clear fundraising priorities• Oversaw annual giving staffperson and a coordinated matrix of communication and solicitation strategies involving e-mail, direct mail, phone/mail, personal visitation and volunteer engagement, all focused on shaping a sustainable annual support program.

• Solicit and manage $100,000+ grants from Chase Bank, The Joyce Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Kendeda Fund, and others• Management Team role with strategic planning and budgeting, program development, public relations and marketing, board development, and priority setting responsibilities• Launched annual giving campaign that led to 25 percent increase in individual giving• Built donor database management and stewardship system to more effectively manage development data and donor relationships• Conceptualized and executed organization’s first fund/friend-raising event• Co-managed organization’s name change and re-branding process

• Provided leadership to and solicited major gifts for the Be a Neighborhood Hero Campaign that realized $72 million - 33 percent above a $55 million goal• Obtained grants to build new YMCAs. Donors of $1 million and above included The Kresge Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, The Robert R. McCormick Foundation/Chicago Tribune Charities, and the Rauner Family Foundation • Inspired significant gifts from individuals and organizations to build child development centers, make Ys handicap-accessible, and strengthen programs/infrastructure:$1 million and above - Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, Buehler Family Foundation and Chicago Blackhawks $500,000 and above - Chase Bank and Harris Bank $250,000 and above - Polk Bros. Foundation, Dr. School Foundation and Community Memorial FoundationManaged major program/capital gifts including: • $1 million Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for the Y’s Active for Life program• $1 million Cubs Care grant to build Inspiration Field ball park• $150,000 in annual sponsorship ($600,000 total) of the Healthy Family Nights program• Lead gifts for community collaborations including Pioneering Healthy Communities and Communities Putting Prevention to WorkNotable achievements also included:• Developing and maintaining strong collaborations with board members and volunteers• Creating strategies for and stewardship of many seven-figure gifts• Providing consistent leadership during managerial transitions in the Development team

• Took a lead role with the $150 million Commitment to Care campaign to build university/medical center facilities, endow scholarships, and expand academic programs• Increased gifts from $200,000 to $550,000 for community service programs that advanced Loyola’s leadership in service learning• Secured and stewarded $1 million gifts to establish the Center for Urban Research and Learning and the law school’s Civitas Childlaw Institute

Director of Corporate, Foundation and Major Gifts• More than doubled corporate, foundation and major gift income• Tripled memorial gift income• Managed two $100,000 corporate event sponsorships

• Managed constituent and media relations, scheduled and traveled through 83 counties, did officeholder account and campaign fundraising, and wrote speeches• Managed a four-person staff during a gubernatorial campaign and supported media relations and field operations