As Director of Development for Pittsburgh Festival Opera my role is to develop and secure sponsorhips for our performance season as well is increase individual giving and grant funding. I am responsible for managing our donor database, donor stewardship, and external communications for the PFO.

Oversight of daily operations related to external communications and fundraising for Sarah Heinz House. Managed public relations team, event planner, and grant writing team. Responsible for meeting income and registration goals in order to support the mission of empowering all youth, especially those who need us most, to laugh, learn and lead.

Independent event management/production and public relations services.

As a member of the advancement team, my role was to manage all aspects of events and special projects for Central Catholic's Office of Advancement and Administrative Offices. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining budgets, managing and coordinating with volunteers and committee members, overseeing all logistics and soliticing major sponsorships.

In this leadership role I was accountable for developing overarching fundraising goals and strategies for the program, which served high school students in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. My responsibilities included cultivating major sponsors/gifts, developing and implementing a strategy for annual giving and developing a young professionals network. I also coordinated and managed the program's signature event, the Crystal Owl Gala. Under my direction, the 2015 Crystal Owl Gala saw a record attendance and a 30% increase in net revenue.

My responsibilities were to recruit and cultivate leadership volunteers, sponsors and event participants; to build and manage volunteer core; and to provide strategic direction and oversee all aspects of fundraising plans pertaining to the Pittsburgh's 50 Finest Program and South Park Great Strides Walk. In one year I revamped the Pittsburgh's 50 Finest Program, adding integral events such as a black tie announcement event and CFF 101 course for honorees. The 2014 Pittsburgh's 50 Finest program net more than $360,000, breaking all records for finest programs throughout the nation. In addition, the 2014 South Park Great Strides Walk was the highest net earning walk of 13 in the Western Pennsylvania Chapter.

As an integral part of the development office for the Smithsonian's home in Pittsburgh, I generated approximately $1.5 million in fundraising event income over the course of 2 years. I directed the Heinz History Center's five annual events -- the History Uncorked young professionals event (met 237% of my financial goal for History Uncorked 2012); History Makers Award Dinner, a black tie dinner to honor individuals from Western Pennsylvania who have made an impact either regionally or globally; the Bocce Tournament and Festival to benefit the Italian Endowed Fund at the History Center; the Celebrity Golf Tournament to support the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum; 1879 Founders' Circle Dinner, a black tie dinner to recognize our high-end donors; and also managed donor recognition events and VIP exhibition openings.I built many strong relationships within the community to support the museum's events through sponsorships, in-kind donations, committee involvement and volunteerism.

Working under the leadership of the Foundation Vice President, I was given the task of coordinating all special events, including but not limited to the Passavant Hospital Foundation Annual Golf Outing, Holiday Celebration, and Passavant Hospital Auxiliary Fashion Show. I also played a role in coordinating all of the Foundation's outreach programs and educational seminars, recruited and managed volunteer interns, managed the raiser's edge database, and took the initiative to create and manage the Foundation’s social networking sites. I played a key role in developing the foundation's annual appeal and also served as the United Way Chair for the yearly campaign.Leading the Passavant Hospital Auxiliary through their organizational change, I coordinated with their needs and managed their finances through quickbooks accounting software. I built strong relationships with our community members as well as medical staff at UPMC Passavant Hospital.

I Represented Eat’n Park at various events, where I spoke with the public and media. I was responsible for the safety of the mascot at all events, and collaborated with event planners regarding mascot appearances. Also, I performed general office tasks such as mailings, data entry and proofreading for the Marketing Department.

Participated in planning annual events including the annual TRACO Golf Invitational and A White House Dinner in Pittsburgh. Assisted the Development Coordinator with grant requests as well as the Annual Appeal and United Way campaigns, entered all agency gifts into raiser’s edge, managed the employee intranet and email marketing. A large focus of this postion was coordinating all catering and special events with our Ben & Jerry’s PartnerShop located in Squirrel Hill, which gave employment opportunities to youth with disabilities and at-risk youth.

Would successfully position the station's remote booth at community events where I would interact with the public while representing WJAS, WPTT and WSHH radio stations. Conducted both in person and on air contests, and was also responsible for writing news briefs to be read on air during the Wish morning show. Played a key role in assisting with setting up for, promoting and staffing the Annual Three Rivers Regatta.