Purpose-driven higher education development professional
Experience
Wayne State University
Senior Major Gift Officer
College of Engineering
May 2024 – Present
Major Gift Officer
College of Engineering
Apr. 2022 – Apr. 2024
⋅ Managed a portfolio of roughly 120 donors, alumni and friends of the institution and covered a wide geographic region
⋅ Identified and cultivated donors, soliciting and stewarding gifts at the major and principal gift level
⋅ Raised upwards of $1.9M and built a pipeline for consistent success during a multimillion-dollar capital campaign
Oakland University
⋅ Identified and cultivated donors, soliciting and stewarding gifts in support of preserving and interpreting a historic home and museum on Oakland University’s campus
⋅ Collaborated with leadership to develop the case for support and individual donor cultivation strategies for a keystone capital campaign project
⋅ Planned and executed donor cultivation and stewardship events
Assistant Director
of Philanthropy
Meadow Brook Hall
Aug. 2021 – Apr. 2022
⋅ Identified and cultivated donors, soliciting and stewarding gifts at the leadership annual gift and major gift level
⋅ Worked with faculty and academic administrators to build the case for support and priorities for identified fundable initiatives
Leadership
Annual Giving Officer
University Advancement
Jan. 2020 – Aug. 2021
Olivet College
Associate Director
of Stewardship
and Donor Engagement
Advancement
Feb. 2018 – Dec. 2019
⋅ Developed and implemented an institution-wide donor relations program to acknowledge, recognize, steward and engage donors at every level
⋅ Solicited leadership annual gifts through personal visits, direct mail, phone, email and video channels
Education
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Law
Fall 2023 – Fall 2025
Oakland University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
History, Political Science
Fall 2011 – Fall 2017
