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Vice President and Executive Director ProfileEMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLELinkedIn Chicago, ILSeasoned and forward-thinking senior executive with extensive experience in spearheading successful fundraising initiatives and leading dynamic teams to exceed financial goals.
Strong history of developing tailored fundraising strategies and delivering transformational results for nonprofit organizations. Adept at developing and implementing intricate fundraising strategies and trust-based grantmaking plans to boost programmatic success for diverse partners. Collaborative and articulate, with proven success in cultivating relationships with diverse key stakeholders, including individual donors, corporate partners, family foundations, and prospects. Proven ability in managing business development pipelines, writing high-level proposals, and generating new partnerships to drive campaign success and organizational advancement.Areas of Expertise Team Building & Leadership Non-Profit Operations High-Level Strategic Planning Program Development Donor Cultivation & Solicitation Fundraising Campaign & Grant Management Stakeholder & Business Partner Relations Business DevelopmentProfessional ExperienceFeeding America, Chicago, ILInterim Vice President Strategic Gifts (2024 Present)2013 PresentProgressed across multiple roles with growing scope of responsibilities, championing each position through strategic planning, cross-functional team leadership, key stakeholder and donor relations, and fundraising skills.Spearhead strategic gifts team through transitional phase in interim capacity. Devise and implement new initiatives to maintain operational continuity and boost team morale. Orchestrate and nurture relationships with donors, board members, and prospects within vice president portfolio. Advocate for strategic gifts in budget and strategy planning for upcoming fiscal year. Collaborate with development leadership team and CDO to ensure strategic alignment.
Delivered strategic direction to 12-member team of dedicated professionals while ensuring seamless operations across region. Achieved exceptional team performance in all survey categories during interim leadership, surpassing company benchmarks.Senior Director II Strategic Gifts (2020 Present)Drive new initiatives within strategic gifts leadership team. Strategize and implement plans for principal, major, planned, and mid-level donors and prospects. Foster cross-functional collaboration to orchestrate trust-based grant-making for food bank network and affiliated partner agencies. Deliver critical support to CEO, executive team, and board engagements for interactions with key donors, prospects, and connectors. Lead design and deployment of strategy for moves management, activity tracking, and performance metrics. Devise and realize plans to cooperate with member food banks. Partner with corporate and foundations teams to identify intersections with high-net-worth donors, including C-suite executives and family foundations. Governed team comprising one director and three managers to oversee moves management strategies for principal gift donors exceeding $150K alongside ultra-high net worth prospects. Administered portfolio of 40 principal annual donors and prospective donors. Forged key donor relationships, resulting in contributions of $110M from one donor since 2018, $30M from another since 2020, and $12M from third since 2021. Initiated Feeding America's cross-department Culture of Philanthropy team as founder and member. Served as selected member of cross-departmental equity team and built equity filter for organization to assess leadership skills with equity perspectives, further creating onboarding program for new hires and people managers. Facilitated establishment of land acknowledgement committee. Discovered avenues to honor indigenous individuals and communities by collaborating the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Department of Native American and Indigenous Initiatives at Northwestern University.Managing Director of Development (2019 2020)Directed strategic planning and implementation of development projects. Identified growth opportunities to facilitate sustainable business growth. Oversaw team operations to ensure unparalleled service delivery and achieve stakeholder expectations. Planned and administered moves management approaches for donors. Implemented creative strategies to convey organizational mission to diverse audiences. Steered portfolio management processes for all levels of donors.
Led team of five relationship managers. Owned moves management for donors contributing $25K+ in portfolios. Oversaw group of 20 principal donors worth over $100K and 40 major donors with gifts of $25K and higher, including five annual donors exceeding $1M.Director of Development (2013 2019)Designed and implemented custom plans per needs of donors and organizational requirements. Established and supervised enterprise society for emerging entrepreneurs and businesses. Owned relationship management procedures for roster of major donors. Managed creation of briefing documents, solicitation letters, proposals, and personalized gift requests for crucial meetings with individual donors, foundations, and companies. Recruited, coached, and inspired high caliber development team dedicated to realizing company s mission and principles. Developed and deployed stewardship and recognition strategies for major donors contributing $10K and more annually. Cultivated and governed interactions with portfolio of 150+ individual major donors donating over $10K each year.Additional ExperienceAssistant Vice President / Project Manager / Special Projects Coordinator / Campaign Field Director, CCS, Chicago, IL Advanced through series of progressive roles within consulting firm while leading cross-functional teams, overseeing business development, delivering client projects, and steering operational improvements to achieve high-quality results and drive collaboration and efficiency across various functions.EducationBachelor of Arts in English, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MALicenses & CertificationsKellogg Center for Nonprofit Management Executive Scholar Certificate, KelloggDisaster Response Instructor Certification, American Red CrossIllinois High School English Teaching Certificate, Illinois State Board of EducationProfessional TrainingImpact of Equity: Leaders Activating Change, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2022Racial Equity and Inclusion Training for People Managers, Center for Equity and Inclusion, 2021
Advanced Fundraising: Accelerating Your Development Strategy, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2021
Strategic Leadership: Leading the Self, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2019
Fundraising and Marketing: Building Nonprofit Capacity, Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management, 2017Volunteer ExperienceDisaster Response Instructor / Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers / Speaker Bureau Volunteer, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Served as Volunteer Leader for 14 consecutive years.AwardsRecipient of the May 2009 American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Disaster Action Team Leadership Award |
