San Diego Architectural Foundation

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• Built and led all fundraising, sponsorship, membership, and donor campaigns, launching the organization's sustained revival.

• Consistently exceeded funding goals by 20–70% annually from 2007–2012 through diversified revenue strategy across sponsorships, memberships, donors, and earned program income.

• Served as primary relationship holder with the board of directors, providing annual projections, budget forecasts, and monthly cash-flow reporting in partnership with the Treasurer for board approval.

• Restructured outdated administrative processes and programming to improve operations and marketability; led a comprehensive rebrand of the organization's identity, website, and public materials.

• Established, with an ad hoc committee, new Orchids & Onions program guidelines to transform the program from a politically contentious event into an educational community conversation. Its relaunch made Orchids & Onions SDAF's largest annual fundraiser, attracting 500+ guests at its peak.

• Conceived, produced, and hosted a full portfolio of public programs (Designing Minds, Inside the Design Studio, PechaKucha Night, design tours, film screenings, and public exhibitions), managing content, budgets, sponsorships, vendor relations, and staffing for each.

• Recruited, trained, and mentored a volunteer base and board of directors, facilitating strategic planning and building a culture of participation, motivation, and teamwork.

• Built solid relationships with industry leaders, community partners, and educational institutions, while representing the organization at public events and functions to raise its profile throughout the community.