•Led the Corporate Development team to create and implement numerous partnership proposal to fund the educational programming of the organization that includes two annual meetings (Legislative Summit and National Convention) that engage nearly 1,000 business owners and leadership of Hispanic chambers of commerce from across the country•Secured over $2.5M during the third and fourth quarters of 2018•Secured roughly $2M in corporate support in the first quarter of 2019Worked closely with the marketing and events team to insure well-rounded educational events that are in line with the organizations policy platform to help Hispanic-owned businesses grow and succeed.

•Managed and cultivated a donor portfolio of approximately 750 corporate, foundation and individual donors throughout the DC/MD/VA area•Executed a strategy to not only steward regular major donors but also elevate lower donors to a higher giving level•Worked as a team to successfully reach our FY18 regional fundraising goal of $25.4M which included hurricane and wildfire disaster fundraising•Developed and executed a strategy to exceed my fundraising goal of $1.5M and other measures of success for the 2018 fiscal year

•Oversaw and coordinated the Sustaining Partner (SP) Roundtable for the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). This corporate partnership program increased its membership by 20% during my tenure including such partners as Monsanto, McDonald’s and The Dannon Company•Wrote numerous grant proposals/applications for corporate partnerships and foundation grants•The SP program generated dialogue and interest in ASN’s nutrition research and educational programs that resulted in numerous educational grants and support that grew 100% in 2 years•The corporate-sponsored satellite programs at Experimental Biology 2015 generated $500,000

•Increased funds raised by $250,000 over previous fiscal year within the first 6 months as Director•Developed and executed a fundraising plan for the 2010 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project that raised over $1M in funds and in-kind product donations•Met or exceeded established fundraising goals for each fiscal year as Director•Propelled DC Habitat into the upper ranks of the Combined Federal Campaign and the United Way of the National Capital Area’s yearly individual donation campaigns•Generated over $200,000 in individual donations with a holiday/end-of-year campaign in 2011•Assisted in the drafting and execution of a $750,000 grant proposal to Freddie Mac corporation •Created and Executed DC Habitat’s first ever annual fundraising event, “Art for Humanity” Auction and Cocktail Party, which raised over $250,000

•Assisted with the cultivation of several planned gifts valued at over one million dollars•Secured over $500,000 in charitable gift annuities from two rate-adjustment mailings •Collaborated on the capture of more than $13M in new planned gifts during the 2008 fiscal year•Helped develop a cultivation strategy that led to a $100,000,000 planned gift•Assisted the Director of Planned Giving in collecting nearly $10M in maturing planned gifts

•Developed and implemented an individual giving plan for more than 1,000 current and prospective donors and raised more than $250,000•Expanded the fundraising section of NatureServe’s website to include diverse pieces on planned giving, foundation, and corporation partnership opportunities•Assisted division management in developing proposals for foundations and corporation funding and maintained the fiscal year 2007 and 2008 development department budget•Acted as point of contact for all development/fundraising related logistics for the 2007 Conservation Conference, specifically all donor sponsorship deliverables

•Assured financial accountability of all development-related activities, managed research activities, reporting and analysis, and managed administrative operations for the Development Department•Assisted in securing nearly $1M for the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering & Service through corporate •Spearheaded the Foundation’s first individual giving initiative and oversaw stewardship of all corporate and foundation accounts•Assisted the VP & CDO in developing the budget & strategic development plan for FY 2007