Director of Development within the College of Arts Sciences with a fundraising focus on the arts.

Children’s Home Society of FL, Treasure Coast Division• Organized 9th annual fundraising event for organization – Rockin’ 2010 – net proceeds of $130,000• Developed new fundraising event - Tumba la Casa - tripled attendance from 1st to 2nd yearo Created theme and collaborated with design team to create all related graphic materialso Managed income goals through sponsorship, ticket sales, live & silent auctions, other channelso Developed and managed budgets - reduced Rockin’ expenses by $30,000 from previous yearo Recruited, trained, and organized planning committees as well as event-day volunteerso Negotiated vendor contracts and executed event-day detailsTreasure Coast Wine Festival• Organized aspects of 4-day charitable event focused on wine and food with 1,400+ attendees• Developed ’08 and ‘09 Live and Silent Auctions with a 2 year net total of $800,000 raised• Recruited over 150 event volunteers; organized pre-event trainings and post-event wrap-up• Coordinated collateral design and PR along with all Beneficiary Organization communications• Managed print, online and radio advertising – both contracted and in-kind donationsIndian River Medical Center• Conducted prospective major donor research using Wealth Engine and other resources• Wrote extensive reports based on research to be used as donor solicitation tool

• Developed and managed annual business unit marketing plan and budget of $500,000• Managed 100+ events for executive team and outside sales force (tradeshows, executive presentations, webinars, local Miami radio show)• Served as the liaison for all business unit marketing collateral from design coordination to fulfillment• Managed marketing intranet and external events webpage • Developed and executed media plan focused on regional promotion across U.S.

• Managed events across all business units and product-specific launch of music curriculum (K-12)• Assisted 75 person sales force in event logistics and event marketing initiatives• Developed event budget to support product launch• Organized four national sales training courses in support of product launch

• Developed seminars for Latin American financial industries - seminar process included:Topic & Market Research; Recruitment of Executive Level Speakers from Latin America; Content Development & Layout for Event Brochure; Identified Event & Marketing Partners; Event Execution

• Managed income development and community educational outreach goals• Exceeded revenue goals for both counties through fundraising events, direct mail efforts, major donors• Recruited and fostered board of director, volunteer and donor relations