
Vice President of Development at the Center for Nonprofit Management
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Vice President of Development at the Center for Nonprofit Management
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
CERTIFICATION:
I am a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).
PROFESSIONAL:
-Director of Development, Central Dallas Ministries: 2005-current
-Director of Development and Communications, Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council, 2001 - 2005
EDUCATION:
- Executive MBA, University of Texas at Dallas (2006)
- BA, Creative Advertising, Southern Methodist Univerity
(2001)
- BA, English, Southern Methodist Univerity (2001)
relationship building, fundraising, sales, organizational strategy, product/service development, brand-building, stakeholder engagement, financial management
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (2 months)
I oversee initiatives related to contributed income (i.e. philanthropy) as part of the Center's mission to improve the performance and impact of nonprofit organizations.
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 8 months)
fundraising, financial management, communications, marketing, public relations, philanthropy, charity, sales
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Philanthropy industry)
December 2007 — February 2008 (3 months)
Consulting partnership to build development office's infrastructure and lead search for candidates for full-time positions in Development, including Director of Development.
(Fund-Raising industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
December 2001 — January 2005 (3 years 2 months)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
August 2001 — December 2001 (5 months)
Launch rebranding campaign from "Camp Fire Boys and Girls" to "Camp Fire USA"
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2000 — August 2000 (3 months)
Strategic planning for accounts such as Cellular One, Gardenridge and Pedialyte.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
January 1999 — March 1999 (3 months)
Office of Vice President Al Gore.
MBA, 2004 — 2006
BA, English, 1997 — 2001
BA, Creative Advertising, 1997 — 2001
1989 — 1997
social justice, sustainable development, community development, social enterprise, philanthropy, charity, vegetarianism, faith in action, emerging technology, communications, marketing, fundraising, blogging, Web 2.0, poetry, film, Texas music, parenting
Advisory Board Member of Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP); Advisory Board Member of Cistercian Preparatory School (CPS); volunteer with Dallas Afterschool Network; volunteer with Obama Dallas; and member of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).