Rand Jerris Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New Jersey, United States

Spearheaded strategy development and execution for museums and non-profit organizations.- Curated visitor experience and wrote content for brand welcome center in Pinehurst, NC.- Designed strategic roadmap for management of sports museum collection of 15K+ artifacts.- Created custom conservation and collection management programs for one of the nation's premier private golf clubs- Led the ideation and development of new historical displays for one of the nation's most storied golf clubs- Served as executive editor and co-author for club centennial book

Liberty Corner, Nj

Drove growth of non-profit sports organization with $250M+ annual operating budget, 300+ employees and 10K+ volunteers.Leadership - Exceeded financial and staff engagement goals, managing budget of $50M+ and more than 110 employees.- Delivered keynote addresses at more than 2 dozen major national and international conferences.- Raised brand visibility, completing more than 100 media interviews.Strategy- Authored first-ever strategic plan, as well as current strategic plan, leading to 50% increase in revenue, 20% increase in key brand measures, and 15% improvement in employee engagement.- Drove organization-wide initiative to strengthen customer engagement, supporting metrics-based decisions, and modernizing annual planning, goal setting, and onboarding processes.Fundraising-Recruited organization’s first Chief Philanthropy Officer, accelerating organization’s fasting-growing revenue stream.- Modernized Members program, now generating $17M in annual revenue with 50% reduced overhead, leading to 300% improvement in bottom line.- Cultivated and stewarded donors, securing 4 gifts of $1M+.Campus Planning and Operations- Supervised design and approvals for new $45M campus in Pinehurst, NC, inclusive of office space, research and testing facilities, museum galleries, and retail.- Delivered 120K sf, $60M main office building on time and under budget.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion- Authored organizational strategy and advanced thought leadership for diversifying workforce, board, volunteer structure, and customer base.- Increased diversity of leadership team by 25% while doubling number of diverse staff members.Sustainability- Accelerated programs and services, helping golf courses reduce consumption of water (-22%), nutrients (-40%), and energy (-8%).- Implemented campus operational improvements, leading to significant reductions in energy (-20%), water (-60%), and paper (-75%) consumption, and lower carbon emissions (-10%).

Far Hills, Nj

Expanded communications, public relations, and marketing programs for one of most celebrated brands in sports.Communications and Public Relations - Developed and executed strategic and integrated communications plan for elevating brand awareness and relevancy.- Improved critical brand relevance and sentiment measures by more than 20%.- Increased social media audience and engagement by more than 1K%.- Collaborated with organization’s corporate partners, reaching more than 1M spectators through on-site brand activations at USGA championships.Brand and Marketing - Refreshed brand, including graphic standards, logo treatment, and key messages.- Produced “While We're Young” brand campaign, with PSAs featuring Clint Eastwood and Arnold Palmer, generating 100M+ impressions.Crisis Communications - Protected association, events, and related businesses by enacting comprehensive crisis communications plan; served as spokesperson on critical issues.

Far Hills, Nj

Stewarded world’s finest and most comprehensive collections of golf art, artifacts, and archival materials- Elevated operations, policies, and protocols to meet or exceed professional museum standards- Dramatically increased reach, fundraising, and reputation of nation’s first sports history museum.Strategy - Authored and executed first-ever comprehensive strategic plan, driving substantive improvements in key performance measures over the past 20 years.- Expanded reach of programs to 5M people annually, representing 5K% increase.- Boosted revenue by more than 500% and grew investment in core programs by 100%.- Improved brand awareness and favorability metrics to greater than 95%.- Realized consistent staff engagement and satisfaction scores, exceeding 95%.Capital Projects - Managed design, approvals, and construction for major capital projects in 2008 and 2015.- Cultivated and stewarded donors to secure 15 commitments of $500K+.- Delivered on time and under budget a $20M, 33K sf museum facility, comprising renovation of 1919 John Russell Pope building and creation of Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History.- Delivered on time and under $5M gallery expansion budget, housing art, artifacts, and multimedia interactive exhibits.Donor Relations - Established standards, policies, and procedures for donor engagement and implemented proactive donor engagement program.- Secured donations of thousands of artifacts from USGA champions and families, private individuals, and corporations, growing collections by more than 100%.Collections - Authored and administered collections development plan for supporting education, research, and conservation goals of museum, library, photography, and film and video collections.- Created conservation program for 100K artifacts, including environmental monitoring and pest control plans.

Phd, Art And Archaeology

Activities and Societies: Lee Fund Dissertation Research Grant Graduate School Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Fellowship Italian.

Malcolm Baldrige Executive Fellow

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Art And Archaeology

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Art History And Museum Studies

Activities and Societies: Sterling and Francine Clark Fellow, Williams College/Clark Art Institute

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Art History And Geology, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Horace Clark Fellowship for Graduate Studies, Freeman Foote Prize for Best Honors.