Building strong communities to drive change.
Examples.
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Worked with CEO and Senior Leadership team to take strategy to execution, while building a foundation for two newly merged organizations to collaborate and coordinate.
Brought on to add fresh perspective on stalled two-year project impacting 8,000 employees at a Fortune 500 company. Designed strategic plan that resulted in stakeholder alignment and led to project completion within six months.
Refined and strengthened organizational framework for a family-run foundation focused on civic engagement and youth voice.
Provided technical assistance for a city-wide policy initiative focused on gender equity.
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Drove all aspects of fundraising and revenue generation for a Chicago-based arts nonprofit. In one year and without adding any new board members, changing current staff, or bringing in any new substantial donors, my team increased annual revenue by 20%, board driven revenue by 115%, and gala revenue by 68%.
Designed and executed a national philanthropic initiative to support skill development in low-income youth, by building a cohesive, dynamic, and trusting team comprised of a funding partner, a research partner and eight program partners to understand system-level and community-level challenges.
Liaison between the Chicago NATO Host Committee and the Young Atlanticist Summit, coordinating the activities of 70+ young professionals and high-level delegates.
Mobilized over 1,000 volunteers across seven states over five weeks for a presidential campaign.
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Executed a targeted mail campaign contacting 64,000 constituents over three months for a member of Congress.
Served as strategic advisor to an author on a book about the sociology of the American elite.
Analyzed policy initiatives at the federal and state level, including the 2008 stimulus, healthcare reform ACA, and Chicago 2016 Summer Olympic Bid.
Selected Clients.