My musings, thoughts and deductions
Professional
Experience
Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Lynchburg College, 2008-present
- Promoted to manage research, development operations staff in early 2009
- Added leadership of full fundraising staff, including three additional directors
- Lead staff responsible for using Raiser's Edge for all aspects of solicitation cycle, including:
- Wealth screening
- Major gift cultivation and solicitation process, which I led creation of, and have applied effectively within two weeks of implementation
- Major Gift Officer assessment process
- Serve on College President's senior leadership team, with collaborative weekly, in-depth assessment meetings
- Maintain management of fundraising and alumni programs staff
- Promoted to manage externally-focused fundraising staff in late summer 2008
- Responsible for all aspects of College fundraising, and related staff, in addition to duties listed below for AVP Alumni Relations
- Created performance benchmarks and stabilized goal-setting process
Associate
Vice President for Alumni Relations, Lynchburg
College, Lynchburg, Virginia. 2005-2008
- Strategic
and tactical management of programs for 22,000-member Association
- Manage Board of Directors
- Ensure
goals sync with Best Practices/ Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations
- Manage
staff of professionals and students to conduct the programming, event
management, and communications work for the Office of Alumni Programs
- Direct
all marketing, partnerships, and major programs of the Association
- Key Accomplishments:
- Created and implemented comprehensive marketing plan that restructured alumni operations
- Restructured staff duties
- Doubled
Homecoming registrations since 2005
- Launched
Alumni Online Community, netting over 2,600 users in less than one
year. Cited by service provider as
strongest client launch ever. Added Facebook and LinkedIn presence that serves nearly 2,000 alumni.
- Incorporated new systems in Association management including:
- Led full Association bylaws revision
- Traffic management for all outbound communication
- Multi-channel social networking capacity
- Implemented volunteer-driven programming
- Built data-driven approach to decision-making and budget allocations
- Online and live presentations with consistent marks as "Gold Star Speaker" for the international Council for the Advancement and Support for Education (CASE)
- Created Speed Networking events to bring volunteer leaders into high-impact contact with students. Program being adopted by College's Trustee Board due to success
- Created Leadership Guides to help volunteers plan and execute Reunions and Club events
- Reorganized
Alumni Board to increase involvement, leadership opportunities, and to reflect
more corporate structure
- Volunteer leadership, program volume and participation levels
have jumped since 2006
- Created
strong alliance with each of past four senior class leadership groups
- Serve as freshman academic advisor; member of College Marketing Committee, advisor to four National Panhellenic Council organizations;
and member of the College Student Success (Retention) and Employee Grievance committees
Senior
Sales & Client Relations Manager, Collegiate Insurance Resources (formerly
American Insurance Administrators), Columbus, Ohio.
2003-2005
- Managed
70 Alumni Association accounts, offering and marketing insurance and
financial services-related member benefits
- Created
and conducted multimedia sales presentations. Led team in product placements and new
client acquisitions
- Managed
company’s relationships with three of four recognized professional organizations
- Planned
and managed special events for clients
- Corporate
Communications Team member
Director,
Alumni Products & Services, William & Mary Alumni Association, Williamsburg, Virginia. 1999-2003
- Grew $2.5 million alumni marketing and retail operation
- Managed
affinity programs, magazine advertising sales, retail operation, facility rental and sponsorship programs
- Responsible
for Center rental and retail operation and facility maintenance
Director,
Alumni and Parent Relations, Hampton Roads Academy,
Newport News, Virginia.
1997-1999
- Published
monthly and annual magazines and newsletter for alumni, donor, friend, and
parent communities
- Coordinated
Reunions and advised volunteer committees
Associate
Director, Alumni Programs, William & Mary Alumni Association, 1994-1996
- Managed
37 Alumni Chapters and interest groups.
- Recruited and trained volunteers, managed public relations and planned events
- Managed
$300,000 New York Auction, and 25th Reunion and Homecoming Parade
Licensing
Supervisor, Virginia
Department of Professional
& Occupational Regulation, 1993-1994
- Managed
staff of six in state contractor licensure program
Community
Leadership
- Lynchburg
Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership
Council, 2007-present
- Alumni Committee Chair, 2008-2009
- Mediator, 2009
- Leadership
Lynchburg,
Graduate, 2007
- Chair,
Alumni Association, Virginia Episcopal
School, Lynchburg. 2006-2008
- Dance Theatre of Lynchburg.Board
of Directors, 2006-present
- Vice President, 2007-present
- Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Lynchburg Alumni
- Polemarch (President), 2008-present
- Vice Polemarch (VP), 2005-2008
- Virginia Episcopal School, Board
of Trustees, Lynchburg, Virginia. 2008-present
- Virginia Episcopal School, Chair, Alumni Association, 2006-2008
- Consulted with alumni and development staff on creation of alumni advisory board
- Led celebration of 40th Anniversary of Integration Celebration
- Virginia Episcopal School, Annual Martin Luther King Day Chapel Speaker, 2007
- Virginia Episcopal School, Mentor and Student Facilitator, at invitation of Headmaster Hadley, 2007-2008
Education
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Master of Science, Journalism, Ohio University,
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Athens, Ohio
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Bachelor of Arts, Economics, College of William
and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
