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Texas, United States

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Created strategic volunteer programs across Texas and provided strategic guidance to 10 Leadership Council members and four committees.
• Launched volunteer engagement program to enrich mission and fundraising activities by recruiting and developing a pipeline of over 500 new volunteers.
• Created a strategic process to identify, recruit and activate influential, philanthropic, and diverse volunteer leadership for Leadership Council.
• Built strong and effective network of 100+ partnerships with corporations, ERGs, schools, and civic organizations to build a community of mission advocates.
• Championed an impact-driven culture by developing and monitoring key volunteer metrics to evaluate volunteer engagement.

Plano, Texas, US

• Executive leadership of ten philanthropy professionals with a $40M fundraising goal.
• Led team to exceed major gift, mid-level, recurring and direct response programs’ goals utilizing innovative techniques and ingenuity. Empowered and supported gift officers’ fundraising plans and efforts by reviewing.
• Empowered Donor Strategy team responsible for high value donor segmentation management, annual campaign giving and prospect research management.
• Championed philanthropy through collaboration with the External Affairs team, volunteer committees, and Program staff to identify funding opportunities.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Business executive driving growth and profitability of the North Texas market and provided leadership to development, mission, and administrative team.
• Rebuilt the Board of Directors and staffed all mission and event committees resulting in 50 new volunteer leaders through outreach and engagement with donors, business leaders, healthcare professionals, faith-based.
• Expanded strategic market presence, peer to peer fundraising (P2P), brand awareness, partnerships, and network in alignment with strategic priorities to grow impact. Designed innovative solutions using data to develop.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Developed strategy, infrastructure, and best practices for new revenue streams to expand breast cancer research funding at Global Headquarters.
• Reconstructed Major Gifts program to include developing collateral, budgets, fundraising salons and events, a membership group, and a recognition program. Developed strategic plan for expansion of team in major markets.
• Collaborated with Cause Related Marketing and Sponsorship, Corporate, Pharma, Foundation, and Mission, and Science teams to identify and cultivate major gift donors resulting in $250,000.

• Led and inspired a team of five through the largest and boldest period of change and transformation while overseeing a budget of $1M.
• Strategically re-aligned the organization from addressing short term/immediate needs to create long-term impact for foster children by assessing highest priorities and unmet needs. Partnered with the Board to drive.
• Led organization through intensive program review and design of our new Success in School program based on national best practices and input from key stakeholders. Ensured all programming was outcome and metric-based.
• Created new corporate and foundation partnerships using business development skills that resulted in five and six figure gifts to support improving the educational outcomes for foster youth and drive lasting social.

Dallas, TX, US

• Secured $1.7M for annual campaign by developing a comprehensive vision, strategy, and implementation plan for corporate giving and sponsorship, foundation giving, United Way, individuals, annual appeals, Alumnae.
• Increased philanthropic support by developing a dynamic and diverse portfolio of grantmaking funders, programmatic changemakers, and strategists to expand programming for future female leaders.
• Led team of five through transition of transactional fundraising to relationship and donor centric fundraising and through introduction of portfolio management best practices and year-long stewardship planning.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Served as internal consultant and expert for world’s largest breast awareness movement to ensure revenue goals were met or exceeded for 10 of the largest and most complex field offices. High drive for results with.
• Provided strategic leadership and counsel for peer to peer (P2P) fundraising, organizational and board development, board governance, mission and program effectiveness, capacity building, community engagement, grant.
• Trusted advisor and coach to Executive Directors and Board Presidents to drive stronger business results by providing comprehensive consultation to include best practices, storytelling, use of data, tools and training.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Proven track record of leadership of a high-performance team of five with responsibility of fundraising for a black tie gala and wine auction, a membership society, and a golf tournament which netted $1.2M.
• Recipient of the Fundraising Achievement Award of Excellence
• High drive for revenue by netting over $950,000 in 8 months with an expense ratio of 15% by building strategic partnership with key corporate leaders and major donors. Developed and implemented fundraising strategies.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Administrative Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Human Resources