Ryan Dotson Email & Phone Number

Lead the Partnerships for Parks program which includes researching, identifying, soliciting, and cultivating public-private partnerships that increase recreational opportunities for King County residents and generate significant revenue to support the operations and maintenance of 205 parks, 175 miles of regional trails, 215 miles of backcountry trails, and over 32,000 acres of open space. Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of partnership deliverables, growth strategies and goals.

Managed all aspects of March of Dimes’ signature fundraising event, March for Babies, including development and implementation of event’s strategic plan, supervision of six March of Dimes’ fundraising staff, recruitment and cultivation of high-level corporate volunteers, revenue development, individual donor contributions, corporate sponsorships, retail promotions, and marketing initiatives.

Pitched, negotiated and managed fully integrated corporate sponsorships ($10,000 - $100,000), traded services and products, in terms of projected goals for Summer Nights at the Pier Concert Series and Bumbershoot; in excess of $1.4 million annually.