Qualified and experienced Fundraising, Stakeholder Management and Communication Professional with 15+ years of experience in the coaching, for-profit, non-profit, media, and academe industries.
• Demonstrated skills in donor management and stakeholder engagement. Engaged non-profit donors and partners through newsletters, project updates, donor gifting, and dinner events.
• Skilled at planning and developing high impact events that drive brand equity, stakeholder
promotions, and build program partnerships.
• Excellent background in events management. Implemented high impact events such as the
RAFI Triennial Awards Search and Awarding Ceremony with over 600+ people in attendance.
• Demonstrated leadership skills. Managed teams, contractors, vendors, and external
stakeholders in the implementation and roll out of events.
• Highly skilled writer with extensive publication experience. Published writer locally and
nationally, with strong publication management experience. Oversaw production and publication of two books, wrote speeches for C-Suite Executives, and feature stories for company websites.
• Highly experienced in media relations. Skilled at using media relation tools, such as Meltwater, to scale and nurture relationships with media.
• Excellent background in communication planning and management for non-profits and
corporations. Oversaw video productions, media relations, publications, and events.
• Skilled grant writer with strong fund development experience. Skilled at developing and rolling
out fundraising strategies, including crowdfunding campaigns and writing grants for USAID, the International Rescue Committee, and other funding institutions.
