Developed and taught curriculum for 15 Masters level graduate students learning about philanthropy, executive arts non-profit leadership, board development, institutional giving, individual giving, budgeting, and strategic planning.

At WEA (Women's Earth Alliance), we believe that when women thrive, the Earth thrives.Since 2006, WEA has equipped grassroots women leaders with the skills and tools they need to protect our earth and strengthen communities from the inside out. In some of the most environmentally threatened regions, WEA leaders are launching sustainable farms, saving indigenous seeds, selling clean cookstoves, providing safe water, protecting land rights, and more. With local leadership guiding each project, WEA designs capacity-building trainings where women access skills and tools in appropriate technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership. They receive seed grants, mentorship, and a global alliance. With these resources in hand, these groups go on to scale their own environmental initiatives and teach others to do the same.To date, more than 12,645 women leaders have accessed WEA trainings, reaching an additional 13 million people in 24 countries with their environmental and social innovations. Regardless of the unique conditions in each region, the efforts of WEA participants lead to a consistent set of cascading benefits that we call the "WEA Effect": women are empowered, children are safer, communities are healthier, natural resources regenerate, local economies prosper, regions stabilize, and lasting transformation takes root.

The Colburn School is a world-class performing arts school where a renowned faculty provides instruction in music, dance and drama to dedicated students of all ages. Since 1950, the school has equipped students with the skills, support and opportunity needed to achieve their highest artistic goals. The school's state-of-the-art campus is located in the “heart-of-art” of downtown Los Angeles, neighboring Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Music Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Broad Museum. I serve as a senior member of The Colburn School Advancement Department and am responsible for the ongoing cultivation of current and prospective donors to effectively deepen their relationship and support. Specifically, I manage a prospect portfolio in active cultivation and facilitate fundraising based around Advancement’s strategic priorities, including annual giving, restricted gifts, and endowment gifts. I help establish specific financial goals, develop long-term philanthropic relationships, and am an integral part of helping The Colburn School reach its fundraising goals while preparing for its first ever capital campaign.

artworxLA combats L.A.'s epidemic high school dropout crisis by engaging students in a long-term, sequential arts program, that offers them a pursuable life path inspiring students to stay in school, evolve as unique individuals and flourish as creative adults. www.artworxla.orgAs Director of Development and Communications, I oversaw the organization's corporate and foundation based fundraising and was responsible for raising $1.3M+ to support the organization's award winning arts education programming across LA county. As Communications Director, I expanded the organization's web and social media presence.Selected Grant awards: The National Endowment for the Arts (multi-year), The James Irvine Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, The Angell Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation, The Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, MetLife Foundation, Union Bank Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and S. Mark Taper Foundation.

The Flavor Group is a full service creative agency focused on executing experiential marketing campaigns for a wide range of world class clients including UNIQLO, RedBull, Scion (Toyota), Hitachi and SanDisk. I executed a global campaign partnering Tiësto & SanDisk's microSD technology, recognized by Billboard Magazine as the top Artist + Brand Partnership of 2010: http://tinyurl.com/7gnpmymIn addition to providing senior operations support for FG's most important clients, I lead the development of FG's internal management and communication infrastructure.

In 2010, I was awarded a Senior Research Fulbright Grant, to expand music education programs for street children at 6 NGOs in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, India. For my research period, I was based at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, India. Key milestones during my research period included:- Creating a music technology education program in Kathmandu, Nepal for 15 children at a Buddhist Monastery. - Developing the EKATVA Dance Drama and Global Tour, featuring 16 children from the streets of Ahmedabad sharing the story of Mahatma Gandhi- Organizing and producing “Music & Wellness in India Conference” in Kolkata, India featuring nationally known Music Therapists and musicians working with people in need across India.

Led the development and launch of a global Siebel/CRM contact data Scorecard for 15,000 of HP’s largest strategic, enterprise, and Small Medium Business accounts. Data mining analysis was designed to measure and improve targeted marketing efforts for over 2M B2B contact records. Presented results to HP’s Executive Marketing Council each quarter.

Annually administering $75,000+ monetary grants for hiring music teachers and purchasing musical instruments for impoverished communities in India, Argentina, Tanzania, Venezuela, and the United States. Developed innovative music educational programming for disadvantaged youth in India and the United States. Helped conceive and execute the development of Global Lingo, a CD album concept converging the talents of children served by Project Ahimsa worldwide and DJs / world music acts in the USA and UK.

Managed promotion and concert production for 25 senior tabla, sitar, sarode and vocal artists worldwide. Managed digital archival of 50+ vintage concerts. Implemented and executed comprehensive web and email marketing strategy for the Institute.

I served as Project Manager for the following two clients/projects:James Irvine Foundation | Customized Intranet Development: Created intranet architecture and managed 1400+ hour requirements, design, development and training process leading to successful launch of the intranet. California HealthCare Foundation | Technical Systems Assessment: Managed a 300+ hour comprehensive technical and process review leading to website redesign, human resources reorganization, and network upgrades.

Created and managed distribution process for 15 strategic partners in key public service sectors: higher education, politics, environment, and healthcare. Consulted 45+ non-profits on effectively implementing email marketing and web technologies to build membership/community. Increased adoption of LocalVoice platform by 75% over four months.

Established recruiting collateral and overall hiring process resulting in 6 directly hired employees at Zengine in engineering and web production departments. Organized on-campus recruiting event at UC Berkeley. Analyzed daily site traffic and user information for produced websites, and created online and offline strategies to increase traffic and retention.

Responsible for coordinating nationwide marketing and research effort ensuring a seamless national bank merger between Bank of America and NationsBank; Designed informational materials for US customers detailing national bank merger. Created and customized SQL reports using PeopleSoft Query tools and Seagate Crystal Reports.