University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici

Executive Director at The Peavy Family Foundation

Nashville, Tennessee

Reporting to the Founder, responsible for the development and implementation of a long-term philanthropic roadmap with a focus on direct investments in the San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Boston, and Mobile communities.•	In partnership with the founder, created a more clear and direct mission statement that narrowed the Foundation’s focus to benefit at risk youth, promote music and the arts, teach financial literacy, and help veterans.•	Responsible for facilitating and managing over 100 foundation related appearances for Jake Peavy with a focus on communicating with external parties, managing pre and post event public relations, speech and talking point preparation, social media management, and foundation branding. •	Established partnerships with Everfi and 25 nonprofits to increase awareness and to grow the Peavy Family Foundation’s signature Financial Literacy programming across our key focus areas resulting in $400k of grant distribution positively impacting over 20,000 individuals. •	Once the long-term philanthropic roadmap had been developed and approved, began to execute on the mission by:-Establishing key relationships with MLB Players & Teams, Nonprofit Partners, Individual Donors, Corporate Sponsors, and Community Leaders.-Serving as the foundation’s representative for corporate partnerships with EVERFI for Financial Literacy, The Aspen Institute for State of Play Mobile County with Blue Cross Blue Shield & CFSA, as well as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Musicians on Call, The Jazz Studio, Play Ball, Home Depot Foundation, CreatiVets & The USO.-Planning, coordination, and execution of high profile events that raise funds, awareness, and engage Jake's fan base across the country.

The Peavy Family Foundation

Executive Director

Reporting to the Vice President of New Ventures, responsible for the general management of the Fifth Avenue Showroom in addition to local business development, event and partner management, and the client experience. • With a $30k marketing budget, tasked with launching the Fifth Avenue Showroom with a focus on identifying and scheduling showroom visits with key influencers, prominent stylists, local fashion writers, and photographers. - Transformed the W by Worth brand aesthetic by leading the creation of fresh marketing materials, communication strategies, and the physical showroom flow and layout that successfully attracted the target W by Worth Stylists and clientele.  - Coordinated with the local press, social media influencers, and prominent fashion bloggers to promote showroom events geared towards the W by Worth target audience, ultimately hosting over 45 events with prestigious women’s groups from 9/15 - 1/16.- Created a W by Worth Showroom Playbook that outlines all business operations, policies, and procedures.- Recruited and trained 3 new Showroom Stylists, growing the NYC Stylist team from 7 to 10. •As a result of this effort, increased the showroom’s revenues by 50% in less than 6 months.

W by Worth

Showroom Director

Promoted to Head of Partner Development reporting to the CEO, responsible for managing a team of 6 Sales Associates and Content Managers tasked with identifying and securing 450 monthly events in NYC for the 150k active users.• Established over 225 strategic partnerships with local brands, concert venues, and restaurants to drive traffic to those locations and to leverage cross-promotional opportunities. • Led the team to increase monthly average events from 250 per month to over 450 by focusing on establishing strategic partnerships, creating incentives for venues to participate, and promoting events on social media. • Crafted, defined, and implemented a monthly content pipeline management strategy for the Performances, Nightlife, and NYC Trends events teams based on real time user interaction data from the Fever app.  • Partnered with the Marketing and Product Management teams to create best-in-class tools for content discovery, partner management, and user engagement measurement and analytics for a highly active consumer base.

Fever

Head of Partner Development

Reporting to the Chief Business Officer, responsible for identifying social trends in the NYC area with a focus on events that Fever members in the area would be interested in, then establishing partnerships with associated event managers. • Increased daily events from 3 per day up to 10, achieving an average of 250 events per month.

Content Manager - NYC Trends

Reporting to the founders of Philanthropy.IS, selected to lead and manage the growing NYC office and to support the development of the firm’s first mobile app in partnership with Applico Mobile and the Birds Nest Foundation.• Facilitated collaborative whiteboarding sessions with the Founders and key stakeholders to identify core application requirements, minimum viable product goals, major development milestones, and project budgets. • Established a project roadmap in partnership with the Applico Mobile product development team with a focus on creating a standardized methodology for measuring Millennial Philanthropic engagement. Discussed best practices in data aggregation, trend identification, and a process around monetizing that data for philanthropic benefit. • Provided leadership to a team of 25 software and application development interns over roughly 4 months.

Philanthropy.IS

NYC Office Leader and iOS App Development Project Manager

Reporting to the Executive Director of the CAA Foundation, selected as the first CAA Foundation employee to participate in the rigorous and highly competitive Mailroom Trainee program in Los Angeles. • Completed the 4 month Mailroom Trainee bootcamp program and was subsequently selected to join the Los Angeles office for a 1-year rotation focused on providing strategic counsel to CAA clients, nonprofits, and foundations to identify philanthropic opportunities with maximum scope and impact on the West Coast.• Responsible as an Executive Coordinator for vetting inbound CAA Client Philanthropy opportunities, presenting qualified opportunities to CAA Partners, and supporting those Partners as they pitch their CAA Clients. - Created, organized, and implemented CAA’s 9/11 National Day of Service events in LA, NYC, Nashville, Jacksonville, Chicago, and St. Louis, enabling over 1200 employees to volunteer and pay tribute to those lost. - Selected to lead the planning of CAA’s 2012 Veteran’s Day of Service event at Universal Studios in partnership with Bad Robot and the Got Your Six Veterans Group which created an opportunity for 300 individuals to provide healthy food, backpacks, and school supplies for over 5000 students in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Creative Artists Agency

Executive Coordinator & CAA Mailroom Trainee

Reporting to a Creative Artists Agency Foundation Executive, responsible for supporting and extending the reach of the Foundation and the leadership team responsible for planning and executing a range of philanthropic events. • Managed the Foundation Executive’s scheduling, phone calls, travel coordination, and expense reports.  • Partnered with CAA celebrities and professional athletes to discuss their philanthropic goals and interests, identify appropriate philanthropic opportunities, and coordinate and manage the execution of the selected events. • Selected to build a partnership from the ground up with the NYC’s Roberto Clemente Elementary School focused on helping students in need and creating volunteer opportunities for CAA. - Worked with the elementary school’s leadership team to identify the areas of greatest need throughout the school year with the greatest possible impact for the students across the school system. - Built and pitched a Philanthropy Roadmap and budget to CAA Foundation Leadership to review and approve.- As a result of this effort, provided the elementary school students with backpacks full of school supplies at the beginning of the school year, established a rooftop teaching garden, remodeled the teacher’s lounge, provided holiday gifts, and established a bi-weekly reading program where CAA team members read stories to students.• Supported the Foundation Executive through the process of developing philanthropic program or event recommendations to CAA Clients across the Music, Fashion, Sports, and Entertainment client portfolios.• Served as co-chair for CAA’s Young New York Party, which raised $95K in 2010 for Harlem Children’s Zone and $135K in 2011 for KaBOOM!

Assistant to CAA Foundation Executive

Selected to join the 2009 Intern Class with a focus on press coverage coordination, media communications, and on-site support for stylists dressing high-profile celebrities with Cartier’s latest jewelry and accessory collections at the New York Fashion Week, The Grammys, Golden Globes, and The Oscars. • In partnership with Cartier’s Head of Entertainment and Celebrity Relations, communicated with the editors of major fashion publications and digital media outlets to secure press coverage, manage messaging, and ensure appropriate representation of Cartier’s brand, collections, and the celebrities wearing Cartier at major events. • Contributed to Art Basel and NY Fashion’s Night Out in support of Cartier’s Philanthropy team by supporting the special event planning process, coordinating press coverage, and providing onsite support for each event.

Sarah Allen