​I’m a working mom, a wife, a business owner, and someone who wears a lot of hats. I understand the nonprofit world not just from the strategic side, but from the very real, roll-up-your-sleeves side.

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I’m a true Erie girl, deeply rooted in my community, and proud of it. The nonprofit sector has been part of my life since I was 16 - back when it was more "fun" than “fundraising," working the back fence at the local zoo and helping with camel rides.​

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One of my proudest achievements is securing more than $18 million during the COVID-19 pandemic to build the new expERIEnce Children’s Museum in Erie, PA. This initiative became the largest capital campaign ever completed by a nonprofit of its size in the region. I also worked through the complexities of securing $5 million in Pennsylvania RACP funding, collaborating with government partners, community stakeholders, and organizational leadership. That experience gave me a deep, practical understanding of capital campaigns, public funding, and the coordination required to move large-scale fundraising efforts forward.

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I’m a proud graduate of Penn State Behrend with a degree in Communications and Media Studies, and I’ve spent my career working in nonprofits, leading organizations, and helping teams build fundraising approaches that feel sustainable, thoughtful, and real.