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Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Direct oversight of City Year's National Leadership Summit, an annual conference that convenes ~500 partners from the fields of education, philanthropy, government and business to advance national service as a human capital solution to the dropout crisis.• Management of City Year's international work; support and liase with City Year's international affiliates in South Africa and the United Kingdom and manage international delegation visits and new affiliate interest.• Supports additional strategic partnerships, campaigns and external relationships as necessary via the Chief Strategy Officer

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed the development and implementation of City Year's early recruitment marketing strategies and social media management, developing campaigns to raise brand awareness and drive corps member applications.• Managed corporate and celebrity partnerships as part of an influencer strategy, including partnerships with Usher's New Look, the Big Ten Network, the Pepsi Refresh Project and ARAMARK campus marketing campaign.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Direct responsibility for National Leadership Sponsors, companies who invested more than $500,000 in cash and in-kind gifts annually to City Year. • Served as lead national relationship director for ARAMARK, Bank of America, CSX, Comcast, Pepperidge Farm, Pepsi, Timberland and T-Mobile; managed overall strategy and relationship management team.• Led and/or supported partnership renewal or cultivation process; supported overall corporate development team in procurement of new relationships.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed relationships and event development with key national corporate partners including Timberland, T-Mobile, PepsiCo, CSX and Bank of America to develop high impact community service events and programs for corporations and organizations as part of a revenue generating division of City Year.• Key member of leadership team in department that generated more than $1.5 million annually; held direct oversight of partnerships that represented approximately 60% of that revenue.

• Directly responsible for large special event activities that raised more than $300,000 per year in charitable funds, including event management, marketing and volunteer engagement.• Managed all aspects of volunteer program, including coordination of multiple service projects with up to 900 participants, and all communication and marketing, including writing and design of web content and newsletter.

• Lead event coordinator of Kansas City Chief's Children's Benefit Game, which generated$600,000 over two years for Don Bosco & the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City.• Restructured holiday fundraiser to support families in need, which resulted in a 30% increase in donations and an additional 600 families served over a one year time period.• Served as point of contact for local and national media outlets, including Kansas City Star and 60 Minutes, to develop features on Sudanese refugees resettled through Don Bosco programs.

Memphis, Tn, Us

• Managed all facets of planning, coordination and implementation of more than 40 successful fundraising events in six states that raised more than $750,000 in funds.

Bachelor Degree, Communication And Media Studies, English Lit

Semester Abroad, Communication And Media Studies, English Lit