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Communication specialist with applied experience in nonprofit, corporate, government, and education sectors, adept at performing in specialist or generalist roles as necessary to ensure team success. Skilled cultivator of constituent, sponsor, customer, and team relationships. Master storyteller able to translate complex business, technical, and data-driven information into clear, accurate, and actionable messaging leading to results.
Recent Experience
Inventory Control Associate
Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) – Offutt AFB
July 2025 to Present
- Ensure security of fixed assets, cash, and inventory via loss-prevention best practices
- Research, rectify, and document inventory receipt and supply chain issues
- Maintain inventory levels and build merchandise displays per standardized guidelines
Customer Experience Associate
Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
October 2024 to July 2025
- Cultivated customer relationships to increase repeat business
- Identified and executed upselling and cross-selling opportunities
- Implemented loss prevention measures to reduce shrinkage and theft
Director of Development
Intercultural Senior Center – Omaha, NE
November 2023 to May 2024
- Researched and pursued grant funding and produced impact reports
- Directed giving campaigns, stewardship initiatives, and fundraising events
- Created newsletters, web and social media content, and donor communications
Database & Development Coordinator
Papillion La Vista Community Schools Foundation – Papillion, NE
August 2023 to October 2023
- Researched and pursued grant funding and corporate sponsorships
- Administered Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge CRM system
- Produced fundraising management reports and funding proposals
Project Manager
University of Nebraska at Omaha – Omaha, NE
November 2021 to July 2023
- Researched federal grant funding opportunities; served as UNO campus trainer for GrantForward search engine; generated campus/college/unit grant funding reports
- Created internal grant funding program RFPs/RFA; reviewed faculty grant proposals
- Served as UNO campus trainer and liaison for NU system’s proprietary internal funding management, event, and compliance/export control system
- Managed CRM/listserv (HubSpot) and website (Cascade) content management accounts
- Directed UNO’s Research and Creative Activity Fair, comprising 500+ students, faculty advisors, campus partners, vendors, underwriters/sponsors, and community volunteers
- Managed unit Federal Work Study job opportunities program
Director of Fund Development
Outlook Enrichment – Omaha, NE
June 2021 to October 2021
- Researched and pursued grant funding opportunities
- Cultivated and stewarded major donors
- Developed and executed fundraising campaigns and donor engagement events
- Administered DonorPerfect CRM system and generated financial reports
Development Officer
Missionary Society of St. Columban – Bellevue, NE
March 2016 to June 2021
- Researched and pursued faith-based grant funding and produced impact reports
- Stewarded a portfolio of 150 major- and mid-level donors across a 24-state region
- Analyzed segmented donor data to create relationship-building strategies and proposals
- Created donor relations development collateral for print and electronic publication
Additional Experience
Technical Writer – TEAM Software, Inc – Omaha, NE – Created technical documentation and maintained content management system
Business Development & Marketing Specialist – • University of Nebraska/Nebraska Educational Telecommunications – Omaha, NE /Lincoln, NE – Pursued corporate underwriting and sponsorships; created proposals and marketing collateral
Adjunct Faculty – University of Nebraska Omaha – Omaha, NE – Taught principles of media writing
Membership Manager/Development Director – University of Nebraska Omaha – Omaha, NE – Directed giving campaigns, stewardship initiatives, and fundraising events; Created newsletters, web and social media content, and donor communications; Won Omaha Press Club award for excellence in newsletter creation
Education – University of Nebraska at Omaha – School of Communication
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication
- Master of Arts (MA) in Communication
Strengths
Gallup CliftonStrengths: 1) Strategic; 2) Relator; 3) Achiever; 4) Intellection; 5-Input.
CFRE International: Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Credential ID 75052
Toastmasters International: Competent Communicator (CC) and Competent Leader (CL) Designations
Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace, various CRM and CMS
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