Providing support to the Investor and Global Partnerships teams to help build stronger relationships with donors and strategic partners through optimized portfolios, enhanced cultivation strategies and fundraising analytics. Water Mission is a nonprofit Christian Engineering Ministry that builds sustainable safe water solutions addressing the global water crisis in developing countries and disaster areas.

Managed donor database and gift entry process. Developed reports, mailing lists, prospect development strategy documents and monthly board fundraising reports.

Provided board leadership and fundraising management consulting for this southwest Lake County IL affiliate of Love INC (Love in the Name of Christ) whose mission is to mobilize local churches to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ. Love INC is a ministry that evaluates the needs of individuals and families seeking assistance and works with local churches to provide the most appropriate forms of help. The organization serves as a community service coordinator bringing… Show more Provided board leadership and fundraising management consulting for this southwest Lake County IL affiliate of Love INC (Love in the Name of Christ) whose mission is to mobilize local churches to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ. Love INC is a ministry that evaluates the needs of individuals and families seeking assistance and works with local churches to provide the most appropriate forms of help. The organization serves as a community service coordinator bringing resources together so more neighbor needs can be met. In summary, Love INC helps churches help people. Show less

Identified and researched new major donor prospects (both individuals and organizations/foundations), managed donor relationship management system, portfolio assignments and movements, and specified/built the donor metrics system to equip the organization to create fundraising plans and revenue stream-based budgets that create a stable platform for delivering maximum impact to the field.

Coordinated operations within Bright Hope’s Development team, leading the donor prospect identification and tracking process and managing the donor database. Identified, grew and managed the donor pipeline to enable the Development team to fund and expand support capacity of the organization to further Bright Hope’s mission. Also managed the Donor Relations/Gift Processing Team. Bright Hope is a Christian international relief and development agency dedicated to bringing Hope to those who… Show more Coordinated operations within Bright Hope’s Development team, leading the donor prospect identification and tracking process and managing the donor database. Identified, grew and managed the donor pipeline to enable the Development team to fund and expand support capacity of the organization to further Bright Hope’s mission. Also managed the Donor Relations/Gift Processing Team. Bright Hope is a Christian international relief and development agency dedicated to bringing Hope to those who live on less than $1 a day. By partnering with local, in-country churches, Bright Hope provides holistic, transformational programs to meet the physical, economic and spiritual needs of the extreme poor in nine countries around the world and place them on the path to self-sustainability. Show less

Provided marketing and sales consulting services as needed for this value-added reseller of GIS software and demographic data to increase sales and industry visibility. Projects included strategic marketing plan development, client communication program development and implementation, public relations/press release development, reseller channel partner evaluation and opportunity identification, sales lead development/qualification, and sales follow-up and retention program development.

Advised the Research Department Staff at ICSC on various research topics and reviewed and provided feedback on ICSC research publications, databases and projects.

In addition to acting as a Board Member, acted as Marketing Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and eventually Managing Director during the last year. Compassion Cottages was a coalition of local church groups, service organizations and citizens dedicated to providing housing and community services for families in need. Initially organized in 2007, Compassion Cottages' first projects focused on assisting families living in Pass Christian, MS area of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane… Show more In addition to acting as a Board Member, acted as Marketing Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and eventually Managing Director during the last year. Compassion Cottages was a coalition of local church groups, service organizations and citizens dedicated to providing housing and community services for families in need. Initially organized in 2007, Compassion Cottages' first projects focused on assisting families living in Pass Christian, MS area of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More recently Compassion Cottages expanded its scope to include other communities in need of restoration closer to Barrington. Show less

Responsible for setting the strategic direction for product development, editorial update plans and business growth for the NRB product line consisting of electronic and print data products (both directory and analytic). Products detailed information on more than 40,000 shopping centers, including 75,000+ owner, management and leasing contacts and 500,000+ retail locations within shopping centers. Products were marketed to shopping center owners, managers, brokers, retailers, investors and… Show more Responsible for setting the strategic direction for product development, editorial update plans and business growth for the NRB product line consisting of electronic and print data products (both directory and analytic). Products detailed information on more than 40,000 shopping centers, including 75,000+ owner, management and leasing contacts and 500,000+ retail locations within shopping centers. Products were marketed to shopping center owners, managers, brokers, retailers, investors and suppliers. Acted as NRB's primary industry spokesperson for market trends and sizing through the annual Shopping Center Census study. Led the company through four ownership changes, multiple publishing production systems redesign projects and migration of the product line from print to electronic and web delivery. Elected member of the ICSC North American Research Task Force, an ICSC and ULI-Urban Land Institute member and a regular contributor to various industry trade publications. Show less

Managed the marketing, sales, product development and publication of this unit's information products for the retail real estate industry and the public relations/media industry.

Developed and implemented marketing and public relations plans for the company's two business-to-business directories.

Managed the research and production of two independent business-to-business directory product lines. Designed and implemented product feature changes based on client research, designed a data acquisition and update process for more than 35,000 media outlets, 30,000 shopping center profiles and 1 million contact and tenant records. Created staff plans, hired and managed more than 20 researchers to collect and edit survey data.

Funded by a federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant through the U of I Department of Architecture, was a member of a research group that conducted and published several research studies including Competency to Stand Trial Standards for the North Carolina criminal justice system, national study of Correctional Programs for Women in Prison, and an annual study of national incarceration rates by state correctional system.