Lead business development team for Roadtrip Nation, creating partnerships that allow individuals from all backgrounds to find their own roads in life. Through storytelling, employee engagement, unique media assets, engaging digital curricula and distribution partnerships, Roadtrip Nation and its partners ensure the ideal future is possible for everyone ... and the path to get there can be your own. Partnership portfolio includes corporate, government, foundation, individual, NGO, higher ed and content licensing relationships.

Lead instructional sessions and workshops on sales/fundraising and organizational strategy for Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.

Oversee new business vertical for Corporate Partnerships team, in addition to leading and providing guidance on legacy partner renewals, in support of BGCA’s Great Futures 2025 Campaign. Work cross-departmentally to ensure organization’s internal priorities are clarified for external audiences, making for more efficient partnership development cycles.

Responsible for day-to-day planning, coordination and management of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Great Futures 2025 Campaign – the fundraising strategy developed to support the organization’s strategic plan. Top priorities include working across all departments to develop clear communication of BGCA’s priority projects, training all members of the Resource Development and Government Relations teams as they develop impactful funding partnerships, and partnering with the Chief Development & Public Affairs Officer and Campaign Steering Committee on all aspects of campaign strategy and operations.

Support the efforts of Boys & Girls Clubs of America and local Boys & Girls Clubs across the country by leading corporate relationships with key partners – including Disney, Charles Schwab, Toyota, Microsoft, Taco Bell, Nestle and others – resulting in $20 million in annual revenue. Lead all special projects for the Corporate Partnerships team, including volunteer/employee engagement strategy, sponsorship execution for Youth of the Year program and event series, planning and execution of annual Corporate Partner Summit, organizing and execution of onboarding, continuing education and team meetings.

Led corporate partnership development in the western United States, focusing on programmatic support, sponsorships, cause marketing promotions and employee engagement opportunities.

Oversaw all fundraising, marketing and community outreach efforts for the Club, including individual giving, corporate giving, planned giving, event sponsorship and grant writing.

Managed all travel coordination, student-athlete academics, community engagement and program marketing and fundraising efforts, in addition to training and coaching responsibilities for Division I men’s soccer program.

Led communications and marketing efforts for alumni relations/fundraising arm of athletic department, including 30-plus print newsletters and 300-plus electronic newsletters annually, a three-times annual magazine and a website.

Wrote and edited stories; planned layout and content for magazine and website.

Selected content for and laid out design of daily newspaper’s sports section; wrote and edited stories; oversaw one full-time reporter and three freelance reporters.