Sean Wade

Director of Development @Action For Healthy Kids

Chicago, IL, US

Provide expertise, vision, leadership, and strategic direction for development, marketing, and communications team, including the development and execution of growth and sustainability plans.+ Co-develop AFHK’s long-term growth plan and development strategy.+ Supervise development and marketing staff.+ Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and close significant gifts from major corporate, foundation, government, and individual prospects.Previously, as Director, Family-School Partnerships:+ Develop content for family-school partnership resources and professional learning opportunities for use by district staff, school staff, and families.+ Supervise and coach 2-4 direct reports and 12-15 Family Connectors and support them to grow their leadership skills.+ Provide family-school partnership technical assistance to AFHK’s team in the field and partner districts, schools and families.+ Manage day-to-day operations of AFHK’s family-school partnership work including the provision of strategic direction to AFHK staff working on family-school partnership projects.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Arts, History