Teams at Reading Partners

Leads national and regional fundraising strategy, manages five development professionals, and oversees institutional donor portfolios. Responsibilities include pipeline management, prospect research, donor cultivation, grant proposals and reporting, revenue forecasting, collaborative planning, and frontline fundraising of $2–4 million. The role coaches regional fundraisers, coordinates national and regional donor relationships, partners with finance and communications, and travels approximately quarterly to support relationship building.

Leads Reading Partners literacy programming across 4–6 Minnesota schools. Manages AmeriCorps volunteers and community tutors, oversees student enrollment, assessments, attendance, curriculum implementation, and literacy outcomes. Builds relationships with school and community partners, analyzes student data, develops improvement plans, and coaches staff. Also leads Minnesota READ Act training compliance, supports volunteer engagement, and contributes to regional operational and fundraising initiatives.

Lead NYC fundraising to achieve $3.8M in private revenue by designing and executing diversified development strategy across individuals, foundations, corporations, local government, and events. Manage and coach development staff, oversee board and associate board engagement, direct fundraising operations in Salesforce, run pipeline and stewardship, and represent Reading Partners externally to deepen regional growth and partnerships.