Dec. 7, 2009

EDUCATION

STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION- MASTER OF ARTS-December 1998
Washington State University - Pullman, WA

Attained advanced degree while working as a full-time member of the Student Affairs Career Service's team. Internship included academic mentoring of freshman athletes and also development work with the WSU Foundation, fall semester 1998.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ENGLISH- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-May 1987
University of Idaho - Moscow, ID
NCAA Track and Cross Country
Outstanding Senior Nomination

WORK EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ATHLETICS: 09/2007 - 10/2009
Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX

• Manages portfolio of 50+ major athletic prospects ($50K+).
• Director for capital project priorities, including golf center ($4M) for men's and women's programs, and aquatic center ($25M) for men's and women's swimming and diving programs. Coordinated final fundraising for basketball center ($13M) for men's and women's programs, including coordination of individual naming opportunities, recognition, stewardship for major donors ($25K to 1M).
• Public Relations representative for SMU Athletics at university events including SMU Athletic competitive events. Development liaison for Track and Field and Rowing programs with focus on fundraising initiative assistance to coaches.
• DEA (Development External Relations) team member collaboration with university colleagues, including strategy for joint visits and solicitations with regional and constituent gifts officers.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ATHLETICS: 07/2006 -09/2007
Washington State University West - Seattle, WA

• Directed donor relations and major fundraising for WSU Athletic Foundation in the west region managing a portfolio of 50+major athletic's prospects ($25K+).
• Conducted WSU Foundation campaign feasibility interviews with key donors in the Seattle region while cultivating and soliciting major gifts including endowed scholarship funds and planned gifts ($50K+).
• Recruited and solicited WSU West Athletic board members, comprised of corporate executives and high level volunteers. Coordinated board meetings and member fundraising in support of WSU Athletic Foundation priorities including Martin Stadium Renovation and Men's Basketball Excellence fund-spring of 2007.
• Represented WSU Athletic Foundation at various west side university and athletic events and competitions.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: 11/2003-7/2006
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY-PULLMAN, WA

• Cultivated and solicited major gifts ($25K+) from individuals and corporations with primary responsibility for portfolio of 100 prospects, including extensive travel with dean, chair, and faculty, representing Mechanical Materials and Civil Environmental Engineering departments.
• Recruited and coordinated Mechanical Engineering School's voluntary board, in collaboration with the Director of Mechanical Engineering, and planned and facilitated quarterly advisory board meetings with the board.
• Directed fundraising for the Civil and Environment Engineering department, working closely with the department chair in strategizing and cultivating top prospects, while cultivating major donors for planned gift elevation.

MAJOR GIFT OFFICER- COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE-NATURAL SCIENCES: 02/2002-11/2003
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST, Seattle, WA

• Represented CARNES as major gift fundraiser.
• Regional capacity cultivating and solicitation donors. ($25,000 and greater)
• Planned Gift cultivation and solicitations. ($50,000-$5,000,000).

• Coordinated Annual Giving Programs for 17 areas in the CLA college.
• Solicited President Associate Partners ($1,000 and greater) annual gifts.
• Assisted Director with major gift discovery, cultivation, and solicitations (5,000 and greater) including Planned Giving strategy and cultivation.

STUDENT AFFAIRS CAREER SERVICES: 01/1995-1999
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Pullman, WA

• Represented Student Affairs at campus recruiting events and Career Fairs.
• Assisted students one-on-one with major and career search.
• Critiqued student resume and career letters during daily career hours and workshops.
• Prepared and presented career workshops to student classes at professor's request.

• Taught secondary Physical Education as a long term substitute teacher, including various substitute teaching duties at Moscow Junior and Senior High Schools.
• Varsity Track Coach-Distance teams, Moscow and Sandpoint High Schools: 1987-1988
• Head Coach-Moscow Junior High Track: 1989-1995
• Developmental Director-Volleyball-Basketball, Moscow Jr. High-1989-1994

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

NAAD-July 2006- present, NACDA Scholarship Recipient 2007
NACWA-January 2007- present
CASE-July 1999-August 2003, Philanthropy Chair-District 3 Conference 2003