Non-Profit Bachelor's Degree

Kelsea Guckin

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(C) 215-***-****

Baltimore, MD

Summary

● 8 years of non-profit experience

o Disability Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Youth Health/Wellness Education, and Hunger/Homelessness Services

● Expertise in cultivating relationships, corporate and individual

● Expertise in managing and growing a small business

● Highly skilled at managing multiple deadlines and high priority projects

● Bachelor's Degree Albright College, May 2015

Professional Experience

Best Buddies in Maryland; Baltimore, MD

Director of Development August 2023-May 2025

● Two annual fundraising events responsible for .5 million annually

● Corporate Sponsorship, relationship cultivation/management responsible for .25 million annually

● Individual Giving campaigns and 2,000+ donor relationships, cultivation/management

● Advisory Board cultivation and management

● Co-lead for state’s Leadership Program

● Support for Jobs and Transitions Programs

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore; Baltimore, MD

Assistant Director of Development and Volunteer Management August 2022-August 2023

● Two annual fundraising events responsible for .25 million annually

● Corporate Sponsorship, relationship cultivation/management

● Volunteer, event, and in-kind management for three shelter locations Industry Athletics; Baltimore, MD

General Manager June 2019-August 2022

● Sole responsibility for the business’ day to day, including but not limited to creating, developing, staffing, promoting, and executing all events, programs, and classes. Additionally, sole responsibility for managing all client leads and on-boarding.

● Coaching and Personal Training accounted for roughly 30-40 hours of my 80 hour week

● Sole responsibility for managing and executing the business’ non-profit, Community of Strength Project The National Aquarium; Baltimore, MD

External Affairs Coordinator November 2017-June 2019

● Manage the National Aquarium’s local, state, and federal government affairs portfolio

● Planning and executing events to achieve community and political engagement, including a bi-annual Legislative Family Night. I was the lead on the National Aquarium’s What Lives in the Harbor Program Kick Off and Opening Day of the new Animal Care and Rescue Center (ACRC). McAllister & Quinn, LLC; Washington, DC

Director of Federal Affairs June 2015-October 2017

● Manage a government affairs portfolio for national industry employment associations and non-profit clients

● Effectively manage Congressional campaigns. Client legislative training prior to Capitol Hill meetings, prepare materials for and lead client meetings, and organize and manage large scale client fly-ins for a more effective presence.

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