Ashley currently is responsible for securing sponsorship dollars and all fundraising activities. In the last two years she has increased corporate sponsorship by 73% and launched a new fund for the society bringing in nearly $3,000,000. Ashley has over eight years experience planning special events and building relationships. She is familiar with executing various promotional events from grass-roots and black-tie functions to exhibiting at community meetings. As a Director of Special Events, she was given the task of developing and selling new events. Her focus was on targeting resources for maximizing event growth through sales, research, goal setting and budget forecasting. She increased her event revenue by 30%. Ashley also was in charge of interviewing, managing and training interns and volunteers for special events. She holds an MBA with a specialization in Marketing and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
In her current position, Chandra is responsible for stewardship of major donors, making recommendations for long term growth for new departmental resources, securing corporate sponsorship for special events including Fashion Columbia Scholarship Luncheon. Additional responsibilities include stewardship of VIP West and East Coast alumni/donors and managing the college’s endowed scholarship portfolio. Prior to joining Columbia, Chandra was the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tennessee. During her tenure there, Chandra was responsible for a 59% increase in private and governmental funding for the College with successful grants from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, City of Memphis, and the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
Before starting her own consulting firm, Kathleen was the Executive Director of the American Medical Association Foundation, where she initiated a social marketing program in health literacy which brought in a $1.5 corporate grant. Other new programs introducing new corporate revenue were Healthy Communities, Healthy America and Excellence in Medicine. Before joining the AMA FDN, Kathleen started a corporate partnership program at the American College of Healthcare Executives as a consultant and then become the first Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. Prior to these positions, Kathleen consulted with hospitals and non profits in Chicago and Boston on corporate fundraising. She also initiated the first major donor campaign and first ever "ask" of physicians at the American Medical Association Foundation. Kathleen has an MBA in marketing from Loyola University of Chicago.
Jennifer Price has 10 years experience in fundraising and nonprofit management. As Director of Fund Development for a suburban specialty hospital, Jennifer oversees all aspects of development, including corporate sponsorship, special events, campaign management, board management, marketing and branding, and community and volunteer relations. Jennifer`s previous nonprofit experience includes working for two large, national nonprofit organizations where she successfully secured multi-year, multi-event/campaign corporate support. Jennifer has a masters degree in nonprofit management and serves on the board of directors for Penn State Alumni Association`s Chicago Chapter.
