Experienced professional connecting arts, culture and community through administration and leadership.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and programs with enthusiasm and vision.
Strong commitment to collaboration and team dynamics across disciplines and departments.
Thoughtful leader, enthusiastic learner.
EXPERIENCE
Development Manager, Georgia Center for Nonprofits, 2017 – present
Management of development activities including prospect research, grant writing, reporting, managing dates, and deadlines for multiple campaigns, gift processing, tracking donors in CRM, stewardship, and cultivation of relationships.
Management of special events and training sessions for members, donors, clients, and other stakeholders.
Administration of GAgives on #GivingTuesday campaign challenges and incentive prize sponsorships.
Management of Individual and Board giving campaigns including communications, stewardship, and moves.
Grant Writer and Administrator, The Woodruff Arts Center, 2016 – 2017
Administration of a portfolio of 80 – 100 corporate and private foundations for the Annual and Corporate Campaigns including grant writing, reporting, tracking dates and deadlines, gift and giving history processing, stewardship, and communications. Administration of records in Tessitura database and individual campaign spreadsheets.
Assisting the Annual Giving team with donor relations, board events and communications, budgeting, and reporting.
Creative Director, Zoetic Dance Ensemble, 2002 – 2014
Founder and Creative Director of Atlanta’s only female-focused dance company presenting award-winning performances, dynamic public art events, and community-minded education programs. Responsibilities included management of fundraising activities including grants, commissions, crowdfunding initiatives, and stewardship, and cultivation of high-level partnerships, education program design and delivery, and marketing. Named Best of Atlanta from 2001-04, 2007-09.
Administrative Director, Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies, 2009
Administrative management of state-wide assembly of arts and educational organizations including membership development, database management, conference planning and delivery, symposia, and member events.
School Arts Program Coordinator, Fulton County Arts Council, Fulton County Government, 2002 – 2004
Connected Fulton County-based artists and organizations with schools to deliver residencies and performances for grades K – 12, including administration of over 100 contracts annually from RFP’s through project lifecycles to full compliance, coordinating events, communications with teachers, administrators, and elected officials, and management of Fulton County’s Kennedy Center Partners in Education program.
Grants and Contracts Specialist, Fulton County Arts Council, Fulton County Government, 1999 – 2002
Administration of the Contracts for Services grant program providing public support for 100 – 150 Fulton County-based arts, culture, and community development organizations from calls for applications through reporting and compliance. Responsibilities ranged from generating funding guidelines, issuing calls for proposals, applicant training, panelist recruitment and training, panel meeting management, award disbursement, reporting, program delivery, evaluation, and communications with awardees, Board of Commissioners, civic leaders, and other stakeholders.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Atlanta College of Art, Class of 1996
Creative Capital Professional Development Program, 2012
Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta Regional Commission, Class of 2014