Kara Montgomery
Designing Experiences That Build Loyalty & Impact
- Role
- Senior Director of Alumni Engagement at Westminster College Pa
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kara Montgomery
Results driven strategic planner and leader with an extensive background in event planning, assessment of leadership capabilities as well as the creation of systems and resources to support those functions. Strong team-building skills; collaborates with stakeholders across multiple levels of an organization to achieve goals and objectives. Successful track record for identifying and meeting the needs of various constituencies including alumni, internal and external constituents. Able to engage with a variety of audiences and collaborate across the organizational structure to accomplish complex tasks successfully. Generator and executor of new and creative fundraising approaches that engage donors, bringing them into the fold, by skillfully \'telling the story\' of the need. Enthusiastic about digital, crowdfunding efforts and experienced in traditional direct mail outreach and assessment.
Experience
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement
Apr 2018 — Present · New Wilmington, PA, US
Responsible for oversight of alumni programs, events, and initiatives, including Alumni Council, local and regional alumni committees, Annual Fund, and student-alumni programs. Focused on identifying and tracking alumni engagement through giving and volunteerism. Provides and generates alumni communication pieces for segmented and general alumni populations. Builds and manages digital crowdfunding campaigns and coordinates a department-wide effort.
Education
Slippery Rock University
Bachelor of Science, Teaching Certificate, Secondary Education (English), Communications
2002 — 2007
Westminster College (PA)
Digital Design Coursework
2019 — 2020
University of Pittsburgh
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration
2007 — 2009
Skills
- Alumni Relations
- Community Outreach
- Program Management
- Program Development
- Student Development
- Public Speaking
- Teaching
- Program Evaluation
- Career Counseling
- Leadership
- Research
- Fundraising
- Social Media
- Student Affairs
- Higher Education
- Leadership Development
- Volunteer Management
- Student Engagement
- Event Planning
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