Oona Schmid Email & Phone Number

Oona Schmid is a Executive Director at Society for American Archaeology. She possess expertise in publications, editing, copy editing, proofreading, fundraising and 17 more skills.

Listed skills include Publications, Editing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, and 18 others.

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  Executive Director

  Society For American Archaeology

  Sep 2018 - Present - Washington Dc

  Leader whose enthusiasm, grit, and good humor helps organizations analyze threats, identify solutions, and implement necessary changes.*Adaptation*Modified workflows and physical office space to create a hybrid workforce. Commissioned tools for remote fulfillment. Implemented virtual components to gather data while limiting risk to the organization. Reviewed and introduced digital governance portal to reduce paperwork and improve Board participation. Shifted journals to enter transformative journals program. Signed co-publishing agreement for SAA Press volumes.*Strategic Planning*Updated the organization’s Mission and Vision statements. Created a member-informed future direction of for the organization. Managing change for a more inclusive and collaborative organization. *Fiscal Stewardship*Despite threats to the organization from COVID, relentlessly protected the Society’s assets. Saved the organization $1.7M in contract negotiations with hotels and convention centers. Filed insurance claim and converted two Payroll Protection Program loans into grants. Received Employee Retention Credit grants.*Fundraising*Raised more than $600,000 in major gifts and signed a pledge agreement worth $1M dollars. Adopted new best practices to foster fundraising program growth from $48,248 in 2018 to $210,611 in 2021. Created new visibility for the impact of philanthropy at the organization.*Coaching and Staff Development*Successful recruitment of staff in a tough job market. Ongoing mentoring staff for professional development and performance excellence. Revised and improved performance review process. Purchased organizational membership in the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) to expose all staff to new trends and ideas, and to network with colleagues.