Michelle M. Miller
Providence, RI 02903
Mobile: +1-617-***-****
Email: ******************@*****.***
Professional Experience - Philanthropy
Executive Director, International Women’s Writing Guild (2019-present) Develop writing program, membership, and fundraising strategies. Manage all grants and major donors. Doubled membership from 500 to over 1,000 in three years; increased revenue by 40 percent. Launched young writer’s mentorship program, and publications division. Formed lobal partnerships in Kenya, Ghana, and Bangladesh and community partnerships in Boston, New York, and Tampa. Philanthropy Consultant (2013-present): Strategic Planning for national and global nonprofits. Event management strategy, fundraising including grants. Non- profit agencies include arts and culture, housing and homelessness, and education. Global Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Half the Sky China
(2009-2013) Global fundraising for non-profit child protection and education programs for children in China’s Children’s Welfare Institutions. Raised $4 million per year in institutional and government funding and $8 million in major gifts. Vice President, Marketing, Multicultural Hospitality Alliance – Providence RI
(2004-2007) Managed website, public relations, marketing collateral, and industry conference and diversity workshops. Secured $1 million Department of Labor grant, and $2 million in corporate sponsorships to support DEI. Global Marketing Positions: (US and Asia)
International Marketing Director, Reebok International: Managed $10 million advertising budget with team of eight in Asia, Europe, Canada. Branding and PR for store openings in Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Group Account Director, Ogilvy & Mather, Pepsi Asia Account (bases Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai): Relaunch of Pepsi brands in the China market under $40 million advertising budget. Worldwide communications strategy with London, NYC.
Education
• Boston College, Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration (Research
• • Assistant Harvard Shanghai University, and International English Bachelor Instruction: Studies of University, Arts, International East Foreign Asian Students’ Languages Expert; Residence) English & Civilization
• Language Beijing University, Instruction Intensive for Students Chinese preparing language to study and culture, abroad credits towards BA
Languages and Certificates:
• • • • English Chinese Working Certified ((native) to Mandarin) knowledge Teach English of French, as a Foreign Spanish Language Interests:
• Creative Writing - Published Biography of Wallace E. Carroll – Chicago philanthropist and industrialist; Creative fiction in progress: Like Water: Friendships for Climate Change (children’s book); Shanghai Scribe, a novel.
• English Teacher – Community workshops for non-native speakers.
• International Mindfulness (House, Meditation, Brown Yoga) University, Dorcas International. References:
• • Leslie Jeff McKinley: Neustadt; jeffmc@**********@************.*****.***; org, Board Executive member, Director, IWWG Not
• Abandoned Isabelle Ollier, Berend Family Foundation, *********@*****.***, Deauville,
• • France Yolanda Additional Sanchez, references yolanda.available sanxez@upon gmail.request com, Madrid, Spain