Projects

Everything Vail Valley • 2017-2020
Everything Vail Valley was a Vail Valley travel website operated by the Vail Daily. I wrote business listings and weekly blog posts.

BizWest • 2018
BizWest is the business journal covering the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. I researched and wrote news and feature stories.

Vail Daily • 2011-2018
The Vail Daily is Vail, Colorado’s daily newspaper. I pitched, researched, and wrote feature articles for the newspaper’s arts & entertainment section. From 2017-2018, I wrote weekly features for High Life Health.

Eagle County Aging Well Community Report • 2017
I wrote the Aging Well Report to communicate research, results, and future plans from Eagle County's Aging Well Community strategic planning process, which was led by Eagle County, Colorado's Department of Public Health & Environment.

Work

Access Opportunity • Boulder, CO • 09/2020-12/2023
Development Director
I was responsible for managing three staff members and for setting the organization’s annual development strategy. I worked with leadership to develop an annual operating budget of $1.1 million. Key accomplishments included raising $715,415 through grants, including the organization’s first six-figure, multi-year grants and improving the donor retention rate from 45% in 2021 to 56% in 2023.

Emily Griffith Foundation • Denver, CO • 01/2018-09/2020
Grants Manager
I was responsible for managing a portfolio of 30 institutional funders. Key accomplishments included raising $2.6 million in foundation and government grants and establishing a new workflow for managing the grant lifecycle more efficiently.

Robinson & Henry, P.C. • Castle Rock, CO • 06/2017-01/2018
Marketing Manager
I was responsible for curating and writing SEO-driven content for Robinson & Henry’s website, including blog posts, legal guides, and evergreen content.

Friends of Grand Rapids Parks• Grand Rapids, MI • 12/2015-02/2017
Executive Director
I was responsible for developing and managing a $500,000 annual operating budget, working with the Board of Directors to set the organization’s vision and strategy, and for managing three staff members, including all hiring and personnel decisions.

Vail Symposium • Vail, CO • 11/2010-12/2015
Executive Director
I was responsible for developing and managing a $250,000 annual operating budget, working with the Board of Directors to set the organization’s vision and strategy, and for managing three staff members, including all hiring and personnel decisions.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Writing
Grand Valley State University • Allendale, MI • 09/2000-05/2004

Institute for Leaders in Development
University of Denver - University College • 09/2020-05/2021
The Institute for Leaders in Development at the University of Denver is a unique professional development program that identifies Colorado’s emerging nonprofit fundraising leaders and prepares them for the future.