
wendy battram-koleszar
senior development officer, stewardship and donor relations
About
I understand the importance of building life-long relationships between an organization, and its alumni and friends. I work to facilitate high-level interaction with the President, senior administration, and leadership donors. I’ve led activities including cultivation and stewardship events, recognition and special elements. I am also responsible for consultation, development, tracking and implementation of tangible and capital donor recognition across campus. Special projects have included leading strategy and logistics for building openings, campaign celebrations, government visits (Prime Minister, Premier, Ontario Cabinet Ministers) and gift club events.
canada
hamilton
higher education
stewardship, volunteer management, nonprofits, philanthropy, event planning, donor recognition, strategic communications, donor relations, capital namings, donor signage, project management, moves management, team leadership
Experience

development officer, stewardship and donor relations
mcmaster university
* gt * Planned and executed gift announcements, cultivation events and openings including a Donor Preview of the David Braley Athletic Centre, the Opening of the Ron Joyce Stadium, annual President's Club receptions, and gift announcements for the Campaign for McMaster University. > * Collaborated on the development of naming opportunities campus wide, required internal approvals, and signage design & installation. > * Collaborated on cross-disciplinary teams to execute a larger institutional campaign priorities. > * Consistently met tight deadlines and excelled at working on multiple projects simultaneously, while managing competing priorities.

development officer
mcmaster university
* gt * Coordinated the media campaign for The Campaign for the Athletic & Recreation Centre & Stadium, including radio, print and televsion ads. > * Planned and executed gift announcements. > * Consistently met tight deadlines and excelled at working on multiple projects simultaneously, while managing competing priorities.

development assistant
mcmaster university
gt; Provided administrative support to a cross-disciplinary team working to raise funds and awareness for The Campaign for the Athletic & Recreation Centre & Stadium, including drafting proposals, designing personalized renderings and compiling presentation materials. > Provided administrative support to the Gift Planning team, including drafting internal reports, planning stewardship events and visits and compiling presentation materials.

executive administrative assistant
ontario ndp
* gt * Provided exclusive administrative support to the Provincial Secretary, administrative head of the Ontario New Democratic Party. > * Solicited, organized, produced, and compiled all committee and reporting materials for quarterly Provincial Council meetings. > * Collected, compiled, organized and produced the semi-annual convention resolutions book. > * Coordinated committee meetings and materials. > * Produced detailed meeting minutes for Executive, Council and Convention meetings. > * Collaborated with election teams on a variety of projects, with extremely tight deadlines and competing priorities.

senior development officer, stewardship and donor relations
mcmaster university
* gt * Demonstrated leadership of development and constituent relations, high-level events and a record of success. > * Demonstrated experience creating and leading the execution of effective stewardship-related strategy and events for a variety of donor types and interests. > * Ability to strategically conceive of and execute strategies to most effectively cultivate and steward donors. > * Experience collaborating with multiple University units and leading efforts to coordinate campaign-related engagement events. > * Ability to meet tight deadlines and work on multiple projects simultaneously, while managing competing priorities. > * Strong creative, written and verbal communication skills.
Education
university of windsor
psychology
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