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Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Work with like-minded altruistic community members to raise funds to defeat homelessness in Austin, Texas. Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gifts to enable Caritas to serve over 600 people experiencing homelessness in 2021. Forge strong relationships with major donors: individual philanthropists, corporations, and local businesses to help them continually understand the impact of their care and giving. Lead the Major Giving Program, involving donors giving $5000 to $100,000 annually; the Planned Giving Program; and the Community Advisory Board, a group of key volunteer leaders who advocate for Caritas in the community. Work collaboratively with program staff, executive staff, and volunteer leadership to build a stronger organization and more substantive resources to support the most marginalized in our community.

Austin, Texas Area

Lead city-wide corporate/business fund drive to get needed school supplies, uniforms, and textbooks to economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students in danger of dropping out of school. With initial goal of 30k, raised over 47k from 15 corporate partners. Performed many development department operational tasks, including: tracking raised funds and donors through Avila database, graphics design for programs, and assisting in fundraising and staff training events.

Austin, Texas Area

Supporting the United Way’s core focus of early childhood education, access to health care, and financial stability for low-income families, researched new grants and created a new grants application/tracking system. Prepared letters of information and grant proposals to granting agencies, evaluated local non-profits for potential grant funding from the United Way including Form 990 and programmatic/evaluation reviews.

Austin, Texas Area

Contract position supervising 8 professional academic advisors. Academically advised first-year students for University core requirements, entry level courses for major.

Austin, Texas Area

Utilizing internet research models (Wealthengine, boolean) and working extensively with a RaisersEdge database, identify community members who have giving capacity and altruistic concern for families experiencing food scarcity. Steward monthly donors by personalized calls and social media campaigns, represent Food Bank at local events such as Austin Reggae Festival, and the Keep Austin Weird Fest.

Alameda, California, United States

Responsible for the development and implementation of services to meet the food needs of low-income residents of the City of Alameda, a city of 75,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2013, the Alameda Food Bank distributed food six days a week to over 5100 people. Manage operations, staff, budget and community relations to achieve organizational goals set in partnership with the Board of Directors. Provide direct supervision of 2 full- and 1 part-time staff and overall leadership to over 130 volunteers. Manage the acquisition, storage and transfer of all food inventories required to meet program objectives. Oversee maintenance and security of warehouse, distribution and office facilities and equipment, including vehicles. Supervise and participate in community food drives. With the Board, ensure compliance with applicable government laws and regulations.Assist in development of the operating budget; manage its progress; oversee and review all expenditures. Develop and execute capital expenditures schedule for Board. Act as chief liaison with auditors and all government/municipal agencies. Collaborate with the Fundraising Committee in the development and implementation of the annual fundraising plan; coordinate specific fundraising events and programs. Support grant writing and manage government grants. Steward, process and report all donations. Represent the Food Bank in the community and with related organizations; act as primary point of contact for city and county governmental departments, other local social service agencies. Key participant in strategic planning for programs and services that further the accomplishment of the Food Bank’s mission.

Berkeley, Ca

Supervise 4 professional staff and 1.4 million budget for a new student orientation program attended annually by 5800 students and 2000 parents/guests and an academic support program (tutoring, academic advising, computing centers, resident faculty) for undergraduate residence hall system of 6000 students. Direct annual CalSO (Cal Student Orientation) program that includes 13 annual overnight sessions and 8 day-long sessions annually for new freshmen, new transfer students, and Fall Program for Freshmen students. Renewed and built critical partnerships with CalSO and six partner colleges.

Berkeley, Ca

Directed peer and professional academic advising programs; tutorial services in writing, chemistry, math, physics; 5 computing centers, faculty/student interaction programs (including the creation of a resident faculty program), and learning outcomes assessment of all programs. Directed faculty interaction/overall program of six academic theme programs: Asian Pacific American Theme Program, Casa Magdelena Mora (Chicano/Latino theme program), African American Theme Program, Unity House (gender and sexualities), Women in Science and Engineering Theme Program, Global Environment Theme Program. Worked with campus partners to form on-going memorandum of understanding for theme program execution encompassing staff across divisions.

Berkeley, Ca

Directed complete residential life system of 6000 students. Supervise 4 Assistant Directors who in turn supervise 17 professional staff (Resident Directors and Academic Program Coordinators) – 21 total staff and 3.5 million annual budget. Managed crisis response for residence halls of 6000 student and security program; RA and student hall staff selection, training, and development; and all educational programming.

San Francisco Bay Area

SENIOR SEARCH SPECIALIST – Research companies and prospective candidates for specific assigned searches and present qualified candidates to recruiters. Responsibilities included:Serving as expert on ways to positively impact diversity hiring effortsIdentify candidates for jobs in Information Technology, Corporate Finance, Human Resources, Executive SearchesServe as a facilitator of diversity module for new hire orientation

Palo Alto, Ca

Chief of staff to division Vice Provost heading 15 departments with 323 employees and 175M annual budget. Responsibilities included: Solve complex student problems on behalf of Vice ProvostCounsel undergraduate and graduate students on financial problems, academic problems, personal issuesManage conflicts between departmentsEnsure professional communication with important constituencies including: parents, trustees, overseas campuses, Offices of the President and ProvostMaintain student affairs relationship with University Communications (public relations)Manage diverse large projects for division (emergency preparedness, student services web site, Board of Trustees meetings with students)

Palo Alto, Ca

Recognize, train, and support over 400 major student organizations annually. Train student organizations on University policies and practices, financial operations, and general effectiveness. Responsible for many major events planned by students, interpreting complex university policy, and ensuring large-scale events present minimal risk to students and the institution. Design and deliver consistent quarterly workshops for students on all aspects of organizational management (time management, leadership skills, fundraising, major event planning, marketing/advertising/publicity), involving University personnel and local business leaders • Approve all student organization-initiated off-campus fundraising (including alumni, local businesses, and corporations), coordinating all large projects with the Office of DevelopmentSelected Stanford University Campus Contributions:Graduate Deans and Administrators Working Group (1998 – 2000) Member of campus team to create consistent campus policy for graduate students across schools and departments. Stanford Events Committee to Re-write Public Events Policy Manual (1997-1998) Member of campus-wide committee to make recommendations on University policy for public eventsDean of Students Working Group on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Needs (1992-1995) Led 14 person committee to research and assess institutional climate for lesbian, gay, and bisexual students and to make corresponding policy recommendations

San Luis Obispo, Ca

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (1990 – 1991)Chief Administrator of complete student leadership/activities program for residence hall system of 3000 studentsCOORDINATOR OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT (1987 – 1990) Chief administrator for undergraduate coeducational residence hall of 600 students

Master Of Science (Ms), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Speech Communication And Rhetoric