Arts Ignite (formerly Artists Striving to End Poverty) / 2022 – Present
Arts Ignite (formerly Artists Striving to End Poverty) / 2022 – 2024
- Executive Director of international arts education organization
Theatre Forward (formerly National Corporate Theatre Fund)/ 2015-2022
- Director of Development
- Manages all fundraising activities for a service organization supporting advancement activities for 19 leading regional theatres
- Launched the organization’s first patrons programs increasing donor base 15 % over one year
- Secured six-figures contributions from AT&T, Bank of America, The Hearst Foundations
- Funded a $1 million campaign to advance Equity, Diversity and Inclusion efforts at the theatres
- Secured over $1 million of emergency funding for COVID-19
Interschool Orchestras of New York/2019
- Events Management consultant for benefit honoring Jazz legend Howard Johnson
St. Ann’s Warehouse/ 2013-2014
- Interim Director of Major Gifts
Brooklyn Historical Society/ 2014
- Membership and Direct Mail consultant
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music/ 2014-2015
- Development consultant
New York City Mission Society / 2009-2013
- Interim Director of Development
- Provided a comprehensive annual fundraising and communications plan
- Managed the first benefit which raised over $ 1 million for the organization
- Oversaw the launch of a capital campaign and the Bicentennial celebrations
- Produced the organization’s first direct mail acquisition campaign
The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund / 2009-2012
- Advised on making the most effective grants to serve theater companies in the New York tri-state area
- Provided long-term grant making strategy
Theatre Development Fund/2012-2013
- Provided strategic plan for direct mail campaigns
Friends of the High Line/ 2011
- Conducted membership audit
- Advised on new individual giving strategic plan
Save the Chimps/2011-2014
- Advised Board of Directors on Direct Mail campaigns
The Music Store / 2010
- Provided comprehensive business plan for new venture
The Actors Center / 2009
- Devised strategy to launch and fund the first Lloyd Richards Fellowship aimed at training actors of color to take position at the nation’s top acting conservatories
- Advised on the marketing and fundraising campaign to launch the “Week of the Actor” initiative
The Studio Museum in Harlem / 2008
- Increased membership by 12% in six months by restructuring the Museum’s benefits and donor events to match industry standards
- Overhauled the fundraising database to improve efficiency and provide reliable current and future income analysis
New York Theatre Workshop / 2004 – 2008
- Directed all contributed income activities for this off-Broadway theater company
- Increased contributed income from all sources by 35% over three fiscal years
- Launched the theater’s Youth Education programs for high school students
- Curated over 30 public programs on topics ranging from “Contemporary Documentary Theater” to “Building Energy Sustainable Theaters”