Leads the strategic direction of administrative operations to ensure maximum value from the organization’s networks to elevate financial resources and talents for Minnesota’s largest professional ballet company & school. • Has quadrupled the organization’s annual revenue in partnership with the Artistic Director over the past six seasons. • Developed innovative programming during COVID which resulted in Ballet Co.Laboratory being the only professional ballet company and school in Minnesota to make a profit in the 2020 and 2021 performance and school seasons. • Increased individual and institutional contributed revenue by 475% through forward-thinking fundraising efforts. • Leads the marketing team in promoting the organization’s seven annual productions which have seen significant YoY audience and earned revenue growth. • Works alongside the Artistic Director and School Manager to cultivate the continued growth of the School of Ballet Co.Laboratory which serves 500+ students of all ages. • Steers the Arts Administration Training Program, which educates the organization’s professional dancers in marketing, fundraising, education, outreach, and production. Here, artists gain arts administration experience, helping them secure well-paying jobs after their full-time careers as full-time dancers come to an end (the only program of its kind in the country).• Spearheads the development and implementation of Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Annual Benefit Performance & Celebration along with a volunteer committee of 10. • Manage the Board of Directors who helped champion the mission, vision, values, and goals of the organization while providing oversight and evaluation of Ballet Co.Laboratory’s operations.

As an appointed member of The Cowles Center's Executive Leadership team, the Co-Executive Leader / Director of Development position provided leadership and fundraising strategies for the overall operations of Minnesota’s flagship dance theater venue and education campus. • Lead in the development and implementation of fundraising strategies through innovative campaigns, major gifts, institutional giving, special events, and other strategic partnerships to exceed a $1.5 million annual fund goal. • Manage the 14-person Cowles Council who help champion the mission, vision, values, and goals of the organization while providing oversight and evaluation of The Cowles Center’s operations. • Provide artistic leadership for The Cowles Center’s Programming Advisory Committee which curates the organization’s dance performance season, presenting more than 20 unique local dance companies annually for more than 25,000 audience members.• Oversee all development events including the GOTTA DANCE! Gala & Raze the Barre After Party, opening night receptions, sneak peeks, tours, and Board/Committee hosted parties while ensuring events are well-received, achieve stated goals, and stay within established budgets. • Collaborate with Marketing & Communications colleagues to develop institutional messages that reflect and amplify The Cowles Center’s brand while effectively engaging current and prospective supporters. • Be visible and accessible to the donor community; represent The Cowles Center and its initiatives by cultivating and deepening relationships throughout the Twin Cities and beyond.

Lead the fundraising and communications efforts for The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts. Hand selected to help reorganize, grow, and strengthen The Cowles Center’s fundraising and communication efforts. • Responsible for $600,000+ in annual contributed revenue for the organization through direct mail and digital appeals, major gifts, events, and strategic partnerships.• Develop, plan, and implement long-term tactics to ensure The Cowles Center achieves its funding goals for both annual and capital needs. • Work in close partnership with the Executive Director, Director of Advancement, Cowles Council, and other fundraising volunteers in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts that will build the board’s fundraising capacity and comfort with solicitation. • Spearhead a new major gifts program under the guidance of international fundraising guru Gail Perry. • Guide marketing and education teams in communication strategies to reflect and amplify The Cowles Center brand while effectively engaging current and prospective patrons, students, and donors.• Create and direct video/photo content to strengthen the organization’s ability to share our mission, vision, and values in a storytelling format. • Oversee the management and volunteer committees of the annual Gotta Dance Gala and Raze the Barre After Party. • Established the organization’s first board member recruitment task force, nomination process, annual contribution guidelines, and new member orientation curriculum. • Implemented new individual giving campaign strategies, which has increased the number of annual fund donors by 445% and increased the number of current donors making more than one gift per year by 255%. • Created database campaign structure to help measure fundraising efforts using best practices in moves management, gift processing, and reporting.• Supervise one staff member, one department intern, and 20+ event volunteers.

Managed annual fund strategies and events for individuals giving up to $5,000. Together with the Development Director, board members, and Managing/Artistic Directors, identified and cultivated donors who had the capacity to make leadership gifts. • Drove annual contribution revenue of more than $420,000 from individual donors and family foundations giving up to $5,000 annually. • Acquired more than 1,450 new donors in three years, on top of retaining 83% of current supporters. • Staff lead of CTC’s annual gala. In 2015, this event became the most successful gala in its 36-year history, raising 38% more than the previous year. • Created a system to segment donor database, enabling CTC to solicit donors when and how they preferred. This effort helped cut solicitation costs and increased average gift amounts. • Served as the liaison the between marketing and development departments to ensure fundraising language in all marketing and institutional pieces. • Managed three staff members and department intern.

Developed and implemented innovative annual fund campaigns for individuals giving under $2,000 through written and electronic appeals, telefunding campaigns, personal asks, social media efforts, and special events to attract new donors and engage current supporters. • Launched new individual giving program. Created goals, growth strategies, budgets, work plans, benefits, and events for more than 2,300 annual fund supporters.• Created more than 25 unique fundraising campaigns on an annual basis. • Established after party of the annual ball. This event engages young professionals in philanthropic efforts at the theater. • Revamped the matching gift program, increasing contributions by 58%.• Implemented organization’s first e-blast and video fundraising efforts, as well as online giving options on organization’s website.

Supported the Corporate Gift Officer in prospect research, cultivation, and stewardship of more than 125 corporations and foundations. Responsible for grant requests, sponsorship proposals, final reports, benefit fulfillment, database management, and special events. • Raised $1,000,000 annually from corporate and foundation supporters as a part of this team. • Shaped CTC’s presence on Facebook, which now has more than 25,000 “likes”. • Created organization’s first moves management system in Raiser’s Edge. • Led all opening night dinners and other donor exclusive events.

Provided governance, development, and marketing support to the Director of Development and Chief Executive Officer. • Provided primary support for all board related activities including: board/committee meeting timelines, recording and distribution of minutes, preparation of agendas, financials, and other confidential reports. • Managed donor database: gift processing, pledge reminders, weekly status reports, list generation, and donor acknowledgements. • Captured media attention for the organization through various print, television, and online media outlets. • Established organization’s annual gala, which still continues today in the original format.