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Phoenix, Arizona Area

Mesa, Az

Mesa Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary regional arts center that is home to four theaters, state of the art studios, a contemporary arts museum and is a public space that facilitates community building through the arts.Responsibilities include management of a growing membership program of 800+ members, redeveloping a robust CRM system to fit the needs of the organization, establishing information management best practices and procedures, developing creative content for membership newsletters and appeals, utilizing data analysis and wealth management tools to identify patrons to recruit for membership, executing membership events and receptions, and assisting in the execution of the Mesa Arts Center Foundation gala.

Mesa, Arizona

Responsible for management of non-traditional CRM system of 30k+ records and standardized data and information management practices. During my time here I developed from scratch manuals and standard operating procedures for the database, worked closely with finance to develop and maintain reconciliation processes and facilitated better information sharing, managed and executed annual fundraisers, worked closely with direct mail company to fulfill annual campaign goals and provided overall support of development team in effective donor stewardship through the maintenance of a clean donor database.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Nevada Health Centers is a nonprofit healthcare center, serving the state of Nevada in 16 sites and two mobile sites. The mission is to provide access to quality health care services throughout Nevada. As a Federally Qualified Health Care Center under the Community Health Center (CHC) Program (a federal grant program funded under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act), NVHC provides for primary and preventive health care services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations.Responsibilities included volunteer management, coordinating special events such as groundbreaking ceremonies and grand openings of facilities, manage social media platforms and identifying community partnerships that promoted the health center while reaching constituents who would benefit from services.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Three Square is a food distribution hub and the only food bank in Southern Nevada, serving four counties through over 650 program partners. As External Events Coordinator I serve as liaison between the community and Three Square for Las Vegas Restaurant Week, the Student Food Drive, non-food bank managed events/fundraisers and community food drives.Experience: - Work closely with the Director of Corporate Giving to develop sustainable fundraising strategies- Serve as main point of contact for 100+ restaurant partners during spring and fall Las Vegas Restaurant Week programs- Organize and administer training sessions with Restaurant Week participants- Collaborate with marketing team to develop Las Vegas Restaurant Week website and manage website content- Identify and recruit potential restaurant participants for Las Vegas Restaurant Week- Assist in the planning and execution of Three Square's signature benefit fundraiser, DISH Las Vegas.- Serve as Three Square representative for non-food bank managed events and fundraisers-Utilize strong written communication skills to create content for specified areas of the Three Square website- Serve as Three Square representative for public speaking engagements- Coordinate logistics between donor and warehouse operations team for 400+ community food drives throughout the year- Give tours of the food bank to current and potential donors- Utilize social media to promote food drive activity and third-party events benefiting the food bank- Assisted in the development of the annual Student Food Drive program and currently manage the program by securing sponsorships, recruiting participating schools and implementing creative and unique challenges to increase school participation

Opportunity Village is a non-profit organization committed to supporting and empowering individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities through job training, arts enrichment programs and social recreation services. As an Employment Training Specialist, I administered job training to individuals in the work center with the ultimate goal being for them to obtain employment at an off-site facility.

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

9-month program comprised of best practice approaches to leading and managing nonprofits, from renowned professors and practitioner.