Melissa Kaiser
CEO | DISCOVERY Children\'s Museum | MDK Consulting LLC | Executive leader with expertise in capital fundraising, business development, partnership building and strategy.
- Role
- CEO at Discovery Children\'s Museum
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Kaiser
Much of my career has been spent helping organizations move complex initiatives forward…
Experience
CEO
Apr 2018 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US
Leads a Museum enterprise with $44 million in net assets. Oversees an executive leadership team that includes a Director of Finance, Director of Development, Director of Marketing and Communications, Director of Facilities and Exhibits, Director of Learning Experiences, Director of Information Technology, and Human Resources Consultant. Responsible for developing and carrying out long-term planning initiatives including strategic planning, local and state advocacy, investment strategies, exhibit master planning, budgeting, annual goal setting, capital and endowment growth. Serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees, responsible for organizational reporting, research, strategy recommendations and the implementation of all Board-approved policies. Provides leadership support to the Executive, Governance, Finance, Development and Education Committees of the Board.
Education
Dickinson College
Bachelor of Arts, Double; Art History and French
1990 — 1994
Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
French and Art History
1992 — 1993
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Proposal Writing
- Event Management
- Volunteer Management
- Grant Writing
- Philanthropy
- Fundraising
- Planned Giving
- Grants
- Event Planning
- Nonprofits
- Sponsorship
- Management
- Arts Administration
- Newsletters
- Stewardship
- Community Outreach
- Non-Profits
- Annual Giving
- Capital Campaigns
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