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New York, New York, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Managed portfolio of $2 Million, identify, cultivate, and solicit prospects in all phases of the fundraising cycles, build strategy and stewardship of foundation, government, and corporate grant fundraising efforts, exceeded FY22 fundraising goal by 38% • Implemented and led new systems to strengthen portfolio and revenue, including external meetings, relationship management, verbal and written communication, budgeting, impact reporting and measurement, and Salesforce operations• Co-created programs and opportunities with community-based organizations to maximize impact• Led and directed grant administration to ensure comprehensive communication and guarantee compliance, effectively incorporated grant requirements into program operations and diligently oversaw processes

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Reconstructed fundraising event model to increase revenue, engagement, and adapt to virtual landscape; achieved highest corporate sponsorship, individual giving, and participation in history of event; more than doubled community participation and exceeded revenue goal to raise $107K; 263% growth from previous year • Cultivated, solicited, and stewarded prospects to build robust revenue pipeline; developed and managed C-Suite relationships

Cleveland, Ohio

• Launched pilot program focused on school wellness and philanthropy in Northeast Ohio; built portfolio of new partners, achieved highest partner retention rate on team • Produced national marketing materials for program to recruit, retain, and activate a diverse group of stakeholders; assets include recruitment and education materials, and school email campaign

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Built organization’s development plan and led strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of gifts for budget of $543.7K through foundation, corporate, individuals, and government funding streams; increased annual appeal revenue by 49%, secured $58K in new money to exceed revenue goal• Planned and executed annual fundraising events, including creation of timelines and goals, and management of planning committees; achieved 26% increase in event attendance• Managed Associate Board and served as chief partner with Executive Board; led meetings, created strategic plan and goals, and crafted Associate Board growth plan with a focus on diversity, development, and revenue

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Managed foundation portfolio of $1.76M, developed written materials and execute strategy, including stewardship plan, to research and cultivate new prospects and increase donations, exceeded goal by $145.7K• Executed Grants Manager responsibilities, including the successful expenditure of public and private restricted awards portfolio, monitor programmatic activities sponsored by grants, develop processes for tracking, documenting and coding expenditures• Selected to present at AmeriCorps North Central National Service Training Conference, 330 in attendance

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Managed foundation portfolio to raise $1.27M, exceeded FY17 goal by $21K and produced effective written materials (grants, reports, presentations, meeting prep, acknowledgments) to increase each foundation’s understanding of and engagement with TFA’s mission• Designed development operations systems in Salesforce to plan and document stewardship initiatives including meeting downloads and follow up, as well as, curate comprehensive fundraising database, track grant proposals, and reporting requirements; 100% grant reports and 100% opportunities submitted on time• Directed all AmeriCorps operations including grant writing and reporting for Greater Cleveland and Southwest Ohio TFA regions, stewarded and built new relationship with ServeOhio; earned 100% compliance rating from ServeOhio for FY16, FY17, and FY18; an increase of 20% from previous year

Cleveland, Ohio

• Led budget tracking and financial processes, created annual non-payroll budget; led monthly analysis and communication of regions’ forecast, financials, and impact metrics with functional heads and national finance team (FY16 – FY18)• Oversaw volunteer management of 75 mentors in partnership with Cleveland Leadership Center to engage TFA teachers and alumni with civic opportunities; increased corps member participation six-fold

Cleveland, Ohio

• Designed and effectively deliver developmentally appropriate curriculum and instruction which reflects observations and goals of individual children.• Worked with faculty and school leadership to frequently examine student data for ongoing refinement of instruction and assessment.• Shared best practices with other teachers and collaborate with them to improve instructional and assessment practices.• Created community partnership with Girls on the Run- Northeast Ohio

Riverview Gardens School District

Selected from over 48,000 applicants to be one of the 5,200 college graduates from the class of 2012 teaching in low-income, high-need communities to close the achievement gap and ensure that all children receive a high-level education.- Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to assess and modify student development plans- Teaching, managing, and driving achievement of students

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And History

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, Resident Assistant, Orientation Leader, Emerging Leaders ProgramGraduated Cum Laude.