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Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, BA Degree
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11/98 - Present: Independent Consultant - Individual, Business,
& Non-Profit Development - Using traditional & non-traditional methods of
Business development, and integrating Relationship-Building techniques and quality customer service.
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10/90 - 11/98: Executive Director - Leukemia Society of America, Inc.,
Central PA Chapter, Harrisburg, PA.
Responsibilities included:
Fund Raising Campaigns including Special Events,
Corporate, Television, Special Gifts, Community
Campaigns, Residential, Foundations, Planned
Giving, Marketing & Public Relations, Advocacy,
Preparing & Managing Chapter Budget; Facilitate
Bone Marrow Drives; Organizational and Chapter
Development, Community Involvement; Initiate
& Oversee Programs and Services throughout 17
Counties; Strategic Planning; Liaison with National
Society; Supervise Staff & Volunteers.
Major Accomplishments: Grew campaign from $325,000
to $850,000; Expanded direct service programs
throughout Chapter Territory; Facilitated integration of Community
Health Campaigns in Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, and
Lancaster Counties.
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8/89-10/90: Sr. Vice-President for Community and
Agency Services - United Way of Capital Region,
Harrisburg, PA.
Responsibilities included:
Planning & Development; Agency Liaison, Coordinate
Efforts for Areawide Development; Government &
Community Relations; Oral & Written Communications;
Supervise Two Professional Staff, One Clerical &
Volunteers.
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6/87 - 8/89: Executive Director - Dubois Area United Way,
DuBois, Pennsylvania. Responsibilities included:
Fundraising, Public Relations, Agency Relations,
Collections & Disbursement of Funds; Planning &
Development; Oral & Written Communication; Manage
State & Federal Campaigns; Supervise Staff &
Volunteers; Strategic Planning.
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1/87 - 5/87: Field Representative - American Heart
Association, DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities included:
Fundraising, Public Relations, Volunteer Training;
Oral & Written Communications; Supervise Volunteers.
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1/87 - 5/87: Rehabilitation Specialist, Clearfield-Jefferson Mental Health
Facility, DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities included:
Development & Execution of Rehabilitation Programs
& Exercises for the mildly to chronically mentally ill.
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7/84 - 7/86: Financial Aid Administrator, Suny at Plattsburgh,
Plattsburgh, New York. Processed Student Loan Applications, PLUS Loans, and
Determined Aid Eligibility for Students.
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5/82 - 7/84: Office Manager/Paralegal,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Seminars:
Institute for Non-Profit Excellence
National Staff Conferences (Leukemia Society) 1990-1998
Planned Giving
NSFRE Conferences
One-to-One Marketing, Dr. Martha Rodgers
Out-of-the-Box for Business
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Associations and Memberships:
Harrisburg Rotary Club, 1989-present
Rotary International, 1989-present
National Association for Female Executives
NSFRE, 1990-present
Capital Regional Chamber of Commerce
Board Member - National Volunteer Health Agencies
Educational & Scientific Trust, Pennsylvania Medical
Society, Steering Committee Member
American Society for Training & Development
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Honors/Awards:
International Who's Who Among Women
Secretary & Vice-Chairman, National Volunteer
Health Agencies
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Project Mind Foundation 