Gretchen van Valen
Experienced non-profit professional, advocate for the arts, and musician
- Role
- Managing Director at Opera Ithaca
- Location
- Ithaca, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gretchen van Valen
Strategic and visionary professional with over 25 years of experience in broad-based constituent engagement in higher education. Areas of expertise include facilitating and building professional networks, volunteer management, marketing and communications, multi-project development and management, data analysis, and budgeting. Specialties include higher education alumni, family and student engagement; non-profit governance; strategic plan development; fundraising; mentoring; and webinar production.
Experience
Managing Director
Jul 2023 — Present · US
Education
Ithaca College
Master of Music, Music Performance, Voice
1988 — 1990
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Music Education
1983 — 1987
Skills
- Annual Giving
- Training
- Volunteer Management
- Editing
- Alumni Relations
- Events Man
- Student Development
- Staff Development
- Powerpoint
- Event Planning
- Research
- Social Media Outreach
- Class Reunions
- Student Engagement
- Fundraising
- Marketing Communications
- Press Releases
- Microsoft Office
- Marketing
- Social Networking
- Nonprofits
- Mentoring
- Career Counseling
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Program Management
- Event Management
- Public Speaking
- Social Media
- Board Development
- Student Affairs
- Higher Education
- Program Development
- Management
- Public Relations
- Stewardship
- Community Outreach
- Teaching
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