Sean Semple Email & Phone Number

301 Gladstone Ave, Trenton Nj 08629

Hamilton, Nj

• Assist the Advancement Office with the TCA Leadership Giving Program.• Serve on the Trenton Catholic Academy marketing committee.• Teach math, integrated language arts, religion, social studies, and science.• Moderate the student chess club.

Mount Laurel, Nj

· Empowered principals, pastors, staff and volunteers to design, implement and evaluate advancement programs, including training communities and staff in board governance, enrollment management, development, communications, constituent relations, and operations management.· Organized employment searches, interviewed candidates, issued hiring recommendations, and trained staff.· Trained school leadership in board member selection and engagement, and provided ongoing training and technical expertise in assisting school administration and board members in defining roles and responsibilities.· Facilitated focus groups, designed and administered surveys, and analyzed data to measure school successes and challenges among parents, alumni and other school stakeholders.· Initiated and maintained an electronic database to organize and update 175,000 alumni records for schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Diocese of Camden and the Diocese of Allentown.· Designed the program’s consultant methodology in operations management and assisted in designing other methodologies in enrollment management, development and communications. · Educated school administration, parish leaders and board members in identifying top donor prospects for a lead gift initiative. · Increased enrollment in schools that had previously seen as much as a 15% decline in students. · Raised a total of $150,000 through inaugural annual funds of four schools.

· Design, implement and maintain an operational plan focused on database management, public relations, special events, and fundraising.· Hire, train and supervise staff consisting of an associate director, an administrative assistant, and two office volunteers.· Coordinate the design and maintenance of a large data management system, and oversee routine mailings to communicate with alumni, donors and other supportive stakeholders such as local businesses and planning partners.· Improve alumni relations through activities such as planning and advertising reunions; establishing electronic communication via social networking sites; and writing updates and news briefs in the “Lancer News,” a quarterly newsletter published by Holy Cross High School.· Increase gifts and revenue to the school from sources including the Annual Fund and the Scholarship Fund.· Successfully secured a major gift commitment of $160,000.· Coordinate and supervise annual programs and fundraising events to benefit scholarships and tuition such as the Lancer Promise Scholarship Program, the Sr. Joan Scholarship Golf and Tennis Outing and $70,000 50/50 raffle.· Work closely with the Director of Admissions to establish and maintain consistent branding of the school’s communications.· Moderate the Holy Cross High School PTA board meetings and activities.· Design and present written and oral monthly reports for the Holy Cross High School Board of Directors.· Serve on the Diocesan High School Advancement Committee.

· Supervised and managed all alumni and advancement activities.· Hire, train and supervise staff consisting of an alumni director, marketing director/registrar and administrative assistant, and several office volunteers.· Successfully secured a major gift pledge of $100,000.· Established and maintained prospect data management system to track more than 9,000 alumni, parents, and businesses.· Organized and supervised annual events including the Rose Garden Gala, walkathon, Hall of Fame dinner, reunions and other special events.· Managed and updated the Annual Fund, scholarship funds and capital improvement campaigns.· Organized and implemented the Eleven Endowment and other special project funding programs.· Assisted the Athletic Club with the annual golf outing and other revenue-generating activities.· Assisted the PTA, the St. Rose Arts Council, and other clubs and teams with various fundraising activities.· Assisted the marketing director/registrar with recruiting visits and open house, during which time St. Rose witnessed a 30% increase in student enrollment.· Presented quarterly written and oral reports to the school advisory board.· Served as liaison to the local chambers of commerce and town councils.· Assisted other administrators in day-to-day school activities.· Chaperoned retreats and the senior class Disney World trip.· Served on the Diocesan High School Advancement Committee. · Participated on the St. Rose Parish Strategic Planning Committee and the Diocese of Trenton Strategic Planning Committee.

· Responsible for all aspects of faculty, including hiring, evaluation, and professional development.

· Taught secondary education social studies, math, and computer skills.· Coached high school basketball, soccer, track and cross country.· Moderated student clubs including skiing and chess.

M.A., Education

B.S., Accounting