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Development professional with hands-on experience in fundraising, volunteer management, event coordination, sponsorship, donor relations, nutrition educations & operations.

Event professional with over ten years of hands-on experience in event execution, community relations, fundraising, volunteer management and partnerships.

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  • Designing, planning and executing large scale events with 5000+ attendees

  • Overseeing fundraising goals exceeding $140,000 in night-of giving

  • Orchestrating curated, community-focused events centered around specific programming initiatives

  • Leading and empowering volunteer committees; providing guidance, advice, and support on a consistent and reliable basis

  • On-site event management including staff and volunteer coordination

  • Manage legal compliance (insurance, liability, permitting, safety regulations, etc.), event registrations and communications with constituency, personnel, and external vendors

  • Developing and implementing cohesive communications and marketing strategy; including social media, print & digital campaigns and web content

  • Creating and overseeing event budgets and financial projections

  • Developing strategy to expand events to new locations while maintaining vision and mission consistency

  • Facilitating on-going sponsorships and building new partnerships with sponsors, local businesses and vendors

  • Implementing sales, ticket & donation tracking programs, managing constituent files to ensure confidentiality and providing timely updates to organization leadership

  • Spearheading new events to effectively reach new constituencies, retain current and engaged volunteers and build brand and organizational recognition within the community.

  • Recommending and executing programs and process improvements to increase the organization’s ability to carry out its vision, mission and values

 
 

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
University of Minnesota Alumni Association / July 2022 - Present

DIRECTOR OF MINNESOTA ENGAGEMENT
University of Minnesota Alumni Association / July 2019 - July 2022

SPECIAL EVENT MANAGER
Parkinson’s Foundation Minnesota / January 2018 - July 2019

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Ace in the City / March 2017 - September 2017

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Ace in the City / January 2016 - March 2017

EVENT COORDINATOR / FUNDRAISER
Ace in the City / July 2012 - January 2016

OFFICE ASSISTANT / ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF
Jamison & Jamison P. A. / January 2012 - May 2016

NUTRITION EDUCATOR - BILINGUAL
Latino Youth Development Collaborative / September 2015 - December 2015

NUTRITION STUDENT EDUCATOR
Minneapolis VA Medical Center - Nutrition & Food Services / May 2013 - December 2014

RECREATION THERAPY ASSISTANT
Minneapolis VA Medical Center - Spinal Cord Injury/Disability Unit / May 2013 - December 2014

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B.A. SPANISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS
University of Minnesota / College of Liberal Arts 2015

B.A. NUTRITION SCIENCES - FOCUS - COMMUNITY NUTRITION EDUCATION
University of Minnesota / College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (Completed)

Photo Credit: UMAA

Photo Credit: Ace in the City

Photo Credit: Ace in the City