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Dorothy
Euclid, Ohio
USA-44123
Email - ***********@************.********** J. Shimelonis
***** *ake Shore Blvd., Cottage 5
Euclid, OH 44123-1218
***********@************.***
Grant Writing/Board Support/Fund Raising
Administrative Management/Financial Development
Over 15 years experience in organizing fund raising efforts, managing administrative
processes and staff, providing board support and developing/managing budgets in non-
profit, higher education and corporate environments.
?Employee Communications ?Meeting Planning ?Budget Oversight
?Event Planning/Management ?Management Communications ?Alumni Relations
?Fund Raising ?Board Relations ?Foundation Management
?Market Research ?Budget Allocation ?Donor Relations
Achievements
? Increased Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) Foundation gift income 82%, number of donors
48%, assets 122% and annual scholarship award 100% by building strong relations with
existing donors and assertively approaching new donors.
? Initiated weekly progress meetings at Burges & Burges at which the status of each
client project was reviewed to reduce scheduling and work conflicts while increasing
accuracy, completeness and timeliness of work.
? Computerized Burges & Burges client financial records thereby reducing overspending and
increasing net commission.
? Designed an alumni/donor database, enabling the CCC Foundation and Alumni Relations
Program to track donors (2,000+ records) and graduates (40,000+ records) for fundraising,
research, and alumni activities.
? Initiated a continuous process improvement project with CCC Financial Aid which
resulted in an increase in the percentage of scholarships actually awarded from less than
50% to 97% over a three-year period.
? Worked with the CCC Treasurer?s office to increase accuracy of first run quarterly gift
reports from less than 30% to 98% over a three-year period.
? Established a donor relations program consisting of notifying donors of recipient
demographics and organized an annual donor recognition program.
? Organized a volunteer recruitment campaign for an alumni association-sponsored voter
registration drive at all three CCC campuses. Earned a commendation from the Ohio
Secretary of State for registering the most new voters at a college event.
? Served as Project Manager, Department of Youth Services GED Youth Development Program.
Worked with faculty, staff and DYS representatives to provide GED tutoring and
resocialization training for adjudicated delinquents.
? Served as Project Manager, Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Trade Readjustment Act
Training Program. Worked with faculty, staff and OBES staff to provide remediation as well
as course work designed to help laid-off workers develop new job skills.
Professional Experience
Independent Consultant, Euclid, OH 2000-Present
Provide independent consulting services to non-profit organizations and corporations
throughout northeast Ohio involving financial development activities; research activities
(business to business lead generation, market research data collection); administrative
services.
Director of AdministrationBurges & Burges: Strategists, Cleveland, OH 1993-2000
Managed financial records and reporting for the company ($2.5 million) and day-to-day
operations; worked with non-profit and educational clients conducting various research
projects and developing communications programs. Examples: Cleveland Zoological Society:
fundraising feasibility study; Ohio Association of Community Colleges: state-wide
marketing program; Lakeland Community College: engineering program marketing plan;
Westlake City Schools and Garfield Heights City Schools: research activities and
communications programs.
Assistant DirectorCuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH 1986-1993
Managed the day-to-day operations of the CCC Foundation and Alumni Office. Planned and
implemented annual fund raising campaigns and events. Served as primary staff member to
the Board of Directors. Developed and managed department and event budgets while also
serving on multiple internal and external committees.
Education
BA, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH
AA, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
Community Activities
Euclid City Schools Reorganization Committee, 2002-03
Leadership Euclid, Class of 1998
Euclid Community Concerns, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
References
Bonnie Guyer
Cuyahoga Community College
2900 Community College Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Susanna Valesquez LaRiccia
Employment and Family Services
1641 Payne Avenue, Room 510
Cleveland, OH
Carole Leiblinger-Hedderson
Near West Theatre
2012 W. 25th St., Ste. 908
Cleveland, OH 44113
Suzanne Pearson Healy
Middough Consulting Inc.
1901 E. 13th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
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