Attorney
March 1998 to August 1999Kelly, Herlihy, Advani & Klein － San Francisco, CAParticipated in all aspects of civil litigation in small employment litigation firm, including arbitrations, mediations, and discovery.
Attorney
June 1990 to February 1993Gordon & Rees － San Francisco, CAParticipated in all aspects of litigation in product liability, professional malpractice and complex personal injury cases in large civil litigation firm.
Independent Contractor
April 2010 to January 2011Development － San Francisco, CAFundraising / Development Consultant Assisted various non-profit organizations in all aspects of fundraising and development by assessing needs and providing education, oversight, advice, trainings and materials to help each organization achieves its goals
Director of Development Programs
February 2007 to April 2010Equality Federation － San Francisco, CAAchievements: Created major donor giving program, increasing major donors by 300% Instituted all development procedures and programs Developed fundraising training materials; provided fundraising training and workshops for board and staff of more than forty statewide LGBT advocacy organizations Helped state advocacy organizations significantly increase revenue through workshops, training and one-on-one consultations (Equality Federation, contd.) Responsibilities: Create, implement and achieve goals set in annual development budgets/plans Create and implement annual strategy for increasing/retaining major donors Create and implement education and assistance plans for boards of directors, staff volunteers and others responsible for fundraising for member organizations
Major Gifts Officer
September 2005 to May 2006GLAAD － San Francisco, CAAchievements: Planned and executed GLAAD's most successful 2006 major donor event Exceeded budgeted revenue goals Created new major donor Leadership Council in Las Vegas Responsibilities: Development, maintenance and expansion of West Coast major donor base Create, develop and organize Board Leadership Council development committees
Development Director
December 2002 to May 2005Equality California － San Francisco, CAAchievements: Designed, implemented and managed all development activities for fast-growing and effective statewide LGBT advocacy/educational organization. Grew organizational budget from $330,000 to $1.8M in 2½ years. Increased general membership by 100% and major donor gifts by 600%. Exceeded annual budgetary goals Successfully integrated all databases, donor histories, contacts, email communications, website, online advocacy center and credit-card processing activities for organization Responsibilities: Development, implementation and management of all membership, major donor, event, foundation, corporate, direct mail, e-mail and web-based fundraising, development and communication activities. Supervision of two full-time staff, consultants and volunteers.
Major Gifts Officer/Annual Fund Manager
May 2000 to December 2002San Francisco AIDS Foundation － San Francisco, CAAchievements: Created and successfully implemented all aspects of annual fund budget and development plan for major HIV/AIDS service organization. Responsibilities: Development, implementation and management of all annual fund development activities, including major donor, membership, monthly giving, telemarketing, direct mail, and planned giving programs.
Assistant Director, Americans Against Discrimination Project
March 1993 to February 1995Human Rights Campaign － Washington, DCEvaluated local campaigns fighting anti-gay initiatives and assisted in development of campaign organization, fundraising plans, and message/media strategies.
Juris Doctor : Law, 1990UC - HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW － San Francisco, CA, USHastings Law Journal, Member, 1988-89;
Note Author, 41 Hastings L.J. 447 (1990)
Bachelor of Arts : Philosophy, 1985STANFORD UNIVERSITY － Palo Alto, CA, USSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, CA
1984OXFORD UNIVERSITY, Magdalen College － Oxford, UKOXFORD UNIVERSITY, Magdalen College, Oxford, England, Michaelmas Term 1984 State Bar Membership Member, The State Bar of California, Bar Number 148208
