1. American College of Financial Services

Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) – January 2024 (recertified every year)

2. CFRE International

Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) – June 2024 (recertified every 3 years)

3. Lehigh Carbon Community College

AA in Communications – May 2018

AA in TV/Film – December 2017

4. Association of Fundraising Professionals, Global

Fellow, Leadership Institute (week-long intellectual retreat for fundraisers) – May 2024

5. Association of Fundraising Professionals, Golden Gate Chapter (AFPGG) 

President Elect – upcoming,January 2025

Director, board of directors – January 2023-present (current, 1 year, 7 months)

Chair, MarComms committee – January 2023-present (current, 1 year, 7 months)

6. Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter (AFPGLV)

Director, board of directors – January 2020-August 2022(2 years, 7 months)

Vice President of Communications – January 2021-August 2022 (1 year, 7 months)

Individuals & Families

• General experience asking for and cultivating five and six figure gifts

• General experience in developing and managing donor communications in alignment with best ethical practices (in accordance with the Association of Fundraising Professionals)

• General experience in managing donor relationships and portfolios (workload has ranged between 50-75 portfolios during my experience)

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – Implemented an official planned giving program to promote legacy donations through estates, wills, and insurance policies

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – Conducted a capital giving campaign of $150,000 while still meeting goals for annual giving (I left the organization before this was finished, but the center did reach the final goal)

• The Spahr Center, December 2022 – raised $90,000 from individuals in eight weeks through a peer-to-peer multi-channel fundraising campaign

• The Spahr Center, December 2023 – raised $100,000 from individuals in eight weeks through a peer-to-peer multi-channel fundraising campaign

• The Spahr Center – Developed and instituted a “Sustaining Donor” program for monthly giving; raising more than $6,000 in annual gifts within the first 6 months

• The Spahr Center – Developed and instituted stewardship and cultivation procedures and best practices to promote both acquisition and renewal

• The Spahr Center – Reinvigorated the donor data management system (Salesforce) which had previously been unsupervised and inaccurate

• The Spahr Center – Implemented and normalized a culture of fundraising within the organization, board, and community (at an organization which had not seen a professional development person on staff for almost three decades)

• National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network – Raised $10,089 in 30 days during my first campaign as their first ever fundraising professional.

• National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network – Established the first major giving program, titled “Living Legacy Society” as well as other giving societies for smaller donors, monthly donors, and tribute giving.

• National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network – Increased the Individuals Revenue Source by 50% in my first 6 months.

• National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network – Created a Board Fundraising coaching program.

Corporate Donors

• General experience in prospecting, acquisitioning, and cultivating corporate sponsors

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – Doubled the organization’s annual budget in less than three years in part to corporate donor fundraising

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, 2022 – Raised more than $100,000 in corporate sponsorships for the regional Pride festival. (I inherited the festival when it was making approximately $40-$50k in sponsorship)

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, 2020 – Led and supported the efforts to transition the organization’s two major events (Lehigh Valley Pride and the Gala) to virtual settings during the COVID-19 quarantine

  • Virtual Lehigh Valley Pride had more than 11,000 viewers across Facebook and Youtube and raised a surplus net

  • Virtual Gala had more than 1,000 viewers and raised a surplus net

• The Spahr Center – Developed and instituted the organization’s first corporate giving program, including an annual sponsorship menu and stewardship program

• The Spahr Center – Developed and instituted the organization’s first two major events (Marin Pride in October 2023, and the Gala & LGBTQ+ Leadership Awards to be hosted May 2024), including a sponsorship program for both events

  • Marin Pride had a budget of $30,000 and came out net zero the first year

• The Spahr Center, 2023 – Raised more than $100,000 in corporate grants and donations (the previous year was zero)

Foundation Funders

• General experience in prospecting, acquisitioning, and cultivating foundation funders (both public and private)

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – Doubled the organization’s annual budget in less than three years in part to foundation fundraising

• Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – Led efforts in securing major foundation funding from sources like the CDC Foundation, Leonard-Litz LGBTQ Foundation, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, Hopelab Foundation, among others

• The Spahr Center – Led efforts in securing major foundation funding of more than $600k in six months from major sources like Sierra Health Foundation, among others

National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network – February 2024-August 2024 (7 months) *Current client

Director of Development

• Develop and oversee implementation of first ever fund development plan

• Cultivate major gifts annually in collaboration with members of the leadership team and board of directors

• Establish and maintain a culture of philanthropy within the organization, extending to the board and community

• Create and sustain fundraising strategies to enhance individual, corporate, and foundation contributions and philanthropy

The Spahr Center (Marin’s LGBTQIA+ Center) – September 2022-February 2024 (1 year, 5 months)

Chief Development & Communications Officer – January 2023-February 2024 (1 year, 2 months)

Chief Development Officer – September 2022-January 2023 (3 months)

• Develop strategy & compliance through annual development plan, annual operating budget projections, and managing donor/funder records

• Develop, implement, sustain, and grow efforts in individual and family giving, corporate sponsorship, foundation & corporate grants, planned giving, and special event fundraising

• Develop, implement, sustain, and grow efforts in donor communications, cultivation, stewardship, events, and donor data management

• Develop, implement, sustain, and grow efforts in newsletter, social media, web-based, and interal communication channels, as well as manage press & media relations
  
  

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center – December 2019-August 2022 (2 years, 9 months)

Director of Development – April 2021-August 2022 (1 year, 5 months)

Development Manager – December 2019-April 2021 (1 year, 4 months)

• Directly supervise a development team of five: grants manager, major events manager, development associate, and two development assistants

• Develop strategy & compliance through annual development plan, annual operating budget projections, and managing donor/funder records

• Develop, implement, sustain, and grow efforts in individual and family giving, corporate sponsorship, foundation & corporate grants, planned giving, and special event fundraising

Da Vinci Science Center – January 2014-December 2019 (6 years) 

Philanthropy Coordinator – April 2018-December 2019 (1 year, 8 months)

• Support fundraising operations through donor database management, donor communications, donor cultivation, and donor events 

Marketing & Visitor Services Coordinator – March 2016-April 2018 (2 years, 1 months)

• Co-manage social media, graphic design, video production, and overall marketing efforts Visitor Services Coordinator – April 2015-March 2016 (1 year) 

• Supervise a team of associates for front desk operations, membership sales, and shop sales

• I identify as a Summer Boy

• I'm a Winter (season color analysis)

• I'm a Pisces

• I love the outdoors -- hiking, kayaking at sunrise on Richardson Bay, swimming, beaching, exploring the Bay Area, and travel

• I am passionate about food -- cooking, sharing, eating, dining out, supporting local restaurants, trying new things

• I've been practicing archery for 14 years, and taught it for 8 years

• My favorite TV show of all time is Avatar: The Last Airbender

• I love horror movies

• My favorite animals are flamingos and octopuses