Board and Committee Service
- Member - Executive Leadership Committee and Management Team
- Founder and Chair - Marketing and Communications Committee
- Member - Rhode Island Community Health Center Advisory Committee
- Member - Board Nominating Committee
- Chair - Branding, Fundraising and Special Events Committees
- Member - COVID Taskforce and Cyber Incident Response Teams
- Past Member - Strategic Planning, Merger Transition, Citizen’s Advisory
- Past Board Chair - Warwick Rotary Club
- Past Member - Mental Health Association’s May is Mental Health Committee
Branding and Marketing
- Develop and implement marketing plans
- Supervise traditional and new media campaigns
- Ensure marketing materials accurately reflect messaging and brand
- Oversee marketing outreach efforts and distribution of marketing materials
- Chaired rebranding initiatives for two nonprofits
Communications
- Develop and implement communications plans
- Ensure communications align across multiple platforms and channels
- Lead strategic public relations campaigns across traditional, new and social media
- Create vibrant and informative annual reports
- Effectively use storytelling to communicate programs to diverse audiences
- Work with video production companies to develop patient testimonial videos
- Craft engaging newsletters that target specific audiences
- Design invitations, programs, signage, billboards, ads, brochures and flyers
- Develop press releases and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key media contacts
- Develop comprehensive community needs assessments
- Serve as lead grant writer and develop website content
- Serve as ghostwriter and develop talking points for CEO
- Supervise social media campaigns
Development and Fundraising
- Possess 12 years of experience creating and implementing development strategies
- Secured over $20 million of federal, state and private foundation funding
- Manage capital campaign securing $4.25 million in funds
- Oversee annual fundraising events, raising $127,000 for 2024 Gala
- Orchestrate campaigns including annual fund drives and smaller fundraisers
- Collaborate with community partners to increase issue awareness
- Design strategies for donor cultivation, engagement and retention
- Prepare annual department budget, purchase orders and expense reconciliation
- Manage donor database and reconcile reports with Finance department
- Build support from constituents through targeted outreach and grass roots advocacy
Event Orchestration
- Successfully chaired six major galas and myriad smaller fundraisers
- Organize press conferences, wellness fairs, open houses and other community events
- Design invitations, event signage and programs
- Compose talking points and event timelines
- Secure venues and vendors
- Develop event themes, secure decorations and plan menus
- Develop testimonial videos
- Promote events through press releases and advertising
- Facilitate raffles and silent, virtual and live auctions
- Prepare detailed financial reports for CEO, CFO and board of directors
Management
- Possess six years of management experience
- Serve on Executive Leadership Committee and Management Committee
- Provide strengths-based leadership to marketing team and volunteers
- Prioritize team's multiple projects under tight deadlines
- Advocate for staff and foster collaboration among all departments
- Prioritize team's multiple projects in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
Memberships
- Rotary International — Past President, Warwick Rotary Club
- Chamber of Commerce — Member of various local chambers for 10 years
- Leadership Rhode Island — Graduate of Class of 2016 (Mu II)
- Narragansett Bay Quilt Guild — Member, Scribe and Quilt Show Facilitator
- Master Singers of Virginia, Hawaii Vocal Arts and Hawaii Opera Theatre — Soloist
Awards
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
- Rotary District Governor’s Presidential Award for Excellence