• Alumni Relations and Fundraising professional with 15 years of experience in higher education institutions, specializing in alumni engagement, donor cultivation, stewardship, and event management.
• Senior Associate Director of Alumni & Donor Engagement at a large MA university, leading global alumni outreach strategies, regional programming, and donor relations efforts for a network of 90,000+ alumni. Develops and executes over 25 annual events, collaborates on alumni marketing initiatives, and oversees volunteer engagement metrics to measure and enhance alumni participation.
• Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Relations at local community college, responsible for alumni association board development, engagement events, and managing over 50 foundation scholarships totaling $200,000+ in annual awards. Led targeted fundraising efforts, implemented crowdfunding strategies, and increased donor participation through innovative outreach campaigns.
• Proficient in Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge 7.0 & Raiser’s Edge NXT, Ellucian Advance, and skilled in strategic planning, communications, and storytelling for alumni and donor engagement.
• MA in English from The Citadel/University of Charleston, SC; BA in English from Boston College; CFRE Certification from CFRE International.

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