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Work collaboratively with internal departments and external clients to ensure blood collection goals are met, educate people on the importance of blood donation, and most importantly keep mission at the forefront.

Nevada District Manager @ From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Las Vegas, Nevada AreaSenior Donor Recruitment Representative @ Accountable for planning and implementing effective strategies to recruit and retain donor groups who will sponsor mobile blood drives, work to achieve established blood collection goals, and ensure sufficient numbers of donors to meet program needs. Provide ongoing support to donor groups and implement appropriate special donor recruitment programs. Provide follow-up record keeping and recognition. Five-time Circle of Excellence Achiever. Stakeholder Relationship Management: On-going effort to advance sponsor relations by focusing attention on sponsor needs and relationship building. Work collaboratively with internal departments to coordinate operations with external stakeholders. Lead Generation: Continual focus on improving blood collections and increasing new blood drive accounts by targeting specific areas. Educate non-profit groups, schools, and service organizations through group presentations on the importance of blood donation. Attend appropriate educational and health fairs. Strategic Planning: Evaluate territory on a continual basis to ensure accounts are maintaining cost-effective collection measures and meeting assigned goals. Constant focus to ensure blood drive efficiency and utilization of resources are cost-effective and appropriate. Utilize financial and administrative reports to assist in predicting future resource needs. Continuously stay abreast of current trends in blood donor recruitment and FDA guidelines. Staff Training & Motivation: Train new donor recruitment representatives on policy, procedure, and best practices. Provide assistance, mentoring and motivation to struggling donor recruitment representatives in the region. Marketing and Communications Strategy: Consistently implement all marketing and communication plans for internal and external stakeholders relevant to blood collection efforts. Responsible for coordination of all Public Service Announcements, news releases and media interviews. From September 2003 to Present (12 years 4 months) Director of Development @ Accountable for development efforts and special events. Produced annual report and board presentations and coordinated all media, marketing and communication strategies. Special Event Management: Increased major event (Festival of Trees) fundraising revenue by 30% through increased sponsorship levels, expansion of activities throughout the event & increased participation by key community decision makers. Worked closely with executive director to ensure efficient utilization of budgeted resources for event. Developed time-line for completion of tasks and ensured completion. Volunteer Management: Oversight and training of over fifty volunteers for Festival of Trees event. Chaired Festival of Trees committee meetings and provided guidance as needed to sub-committees. Media Relations: Developed, coordinated & implemented all Public Service Announcements, news releases and media interviews. Marketing and Communications Strategy: Executed all marketing and communication plans relevant to Festival of Trees and fundraising efforts. Strategic Direction and Implementation: Implemented Auction Tracker software for The Festival of Trees and coordinated all staff and volunteer training. Implemented successful annual-fund campaign and significantly increased board involvement in fund-raising efforts. From January 2001 to January 2003 (2 years 1 month) Development Coordinator @ Budget Management: Increased ad sales revenue with implementation of "We Support BCS" wall of advertisers at Billings Central Catholic High School by $1,500 in its first year. Increased Annual Fund Campaign revenue by roughly $5,000. Strategic Planning: Worked collaboratively with the Billings Area Catholic Education Trust (BACET) Foundation Director and the Mayfair special event director to ensure donor integrity and loyalty. Marketing & Communications Strategy: Created a brand image by implementing a new unified logo in all marketing materials. Transformed the BCS alumni and donor publication from a newspaper format to a magazine format. Staff Supervision: Hired and supervised development department staff. Ensured all staff worked closely with other departments to promote the organization's mission and vision to both internal and external stakeholders. From January 1998 to January 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Masters, Public Administration @ University of Montana From 2009 to 2012 BA, Communication Studies @ The University of Montana From 2005 to 2009 Broadview High School From 1980 to 1984 Julie Brehm is skilled in: Fundraising, Non-profits, Press Releases, Grant Writing, Community Outreach, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Media Relations, Public Relations, Event Management, Higher Education, Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Strategic Planning