Comunilife
Consulting experienceCompleted consulting engagement.
Experience
Experience measured in more than dollars raised.
For more than three decades, I have worked at the intersection of fundraising, nonprofit leadership and community impact—helping organizations secure resources, strengthen development capacity and support programs serving people across New York.
My experience spans public funding, foundations, corporate support, major events, development planning and the cross-functional work required to turn a funding opportunity into something an organization can actually deliver.
$90M+Raised over the course of my career
$22.5MTen-year government contract for supportive housing
30+ yearsIn nonprofit development
15 yearsLeading Comunilife’s development and communication activities
12 yearsLeading development at Hamilton-Madison House
Selected impact
What the funding made possible.
Life is Precious
ComunilifeI helped support the growth of Comunilife’s Life is Precious program from two sites to eight, including expansion into cities outside New York City.
The program provides suicide-prevention services to Latina teens at risk of suicide. Its growth was supported by multi-year public funding and major foundation grants, including support from Direct Relief.
Over my 15 years at Comunilife, more than 1,200 young women received academic, art and case-management services through the program.
Supportive Housing
$22.5 million government awardThe largest single government contract I secured was a $22.5 million, ten-year award supporting a 90-unit supportive housing program.
The program provided rent subsidies and services for formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS and young people aging out of foster care.
Hamilton-Madison House
Twelve years leading developmentHamilton-Madison House is a more than century-old settlement house on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
During my twelve years leading its development department, I helped the organization navigate major moments in New York City history, including the aftermath of September 11, when expanding community needs brought new local and national foundation and corporate support.
I also grew the development staff, managed an annual fundraising dinner in Chinatown serving more than 800 guests and launched a second black-tie fundraising event downtown.
Funding experience
Strategy and execution across four areas.
Government Funding
Complex New York City and New York State funding opportunities, public RFPs, legislative funding and agency relationships. Named experience includes NYS Department of Health, NYS Office of Mental Health, NYC DSS/HRA, NYC Council and NYC DOHMH.
Foundation & Corporate Funding
Grant research, proposal development, cultivation, renewal and responsible grant management. Named funders include Robin Hood, Direct Relief, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Maximus Foundation and New York Community Trust.
Events & Sponsorship
Experience repositioning and growing major nonprofit events through pricing strategy, sponsorship development, honoree expectations and disciplined cost management. At Comunilife, these changes helped increase the Anniversary Breakfast by 350%.
Development Leadership
Department building, board work, development planning, program/finance coordination, realistic goal-setting and the institutional relationships required to sustain fundraising over time.
Career chronology
Three decades in public service and nonprofit development.
Independent Development Executive & Advisor
Consulting, fractional, interim and select executive-development opportunities.
Comunilife
Senior development leadership supporting fundraising, communications, program growth, government funding and foundation relationships.
Hamilton-Madison House
Led development for the Lower East Side settlement house through significant institutional and community change.
Public service and grants
Began as a legislative aide in Jersey City before moving into the city’s grants office and eventually into broader fundraising and nonprofit development work.
Apply the experience
Experience is most useful when it can be applied to the problem in front of you.
If your organization is facing a funding challenge, development transition or need for additional senior capacity, let’s talk.
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