“Andrea served as Senior Director of Development and co-director of our Institutional Advancement office at The Blake School during a transition in department leadership. Her contributions were outstanding. Her deep knowledge and expertise in development strategy, fundraising tactics, moves management, and data analytics benefited our office tremendously. Equally valuable were her people management skills: inspiring employees; supporting them; and holding them accountable. Andrea approaches her work proactively; listens well; communicates superbly; and wants what is best for the institution. A person of integrity and superb judgment, Andrea is a consummate professional: consistent, collaborative, and committed. She has my highest recommendation.”

“Andrea came to Aeon during a time of tremendous change in our advancement department. She quickly earned the trust of staff, assessed our organizational strengths and challenges, built strong relationships with key donors, and developed a plan to improve our ability to generate revenue. She did this with a positive, can-do attitude that brought great morale to our leadership team!”

“Andrea served as Interim Development Director at Minnesota Opera just prior to me joining the organization. We had a few months transition together, which allowed us to jointly make decisions as necessary. Andrea’s work at the Opera positioned the team for growth. She maintained balance in some areas and implemented process improvements in other areas such as implementing a new direct mail program. Andrea was valuable in the transition and it was a pleasure to both work with and follow in her footsteps.”

“Andrea was hired by CaringBridge as an interim Major Donor Officer. She did a wonderful job of quickly acclimating herself to the culture of CaringBridge, our business practices & our donors. She is very skilled at jumping into an interim position. She quickly came up to speed, understood our existing practices, and providing good insight for suggested improvements we could consider. She was strategic, thoughtful, and a great asset to our team. I strongly recommend her for a fund development consulting position.”

“We at Veterinary College at U of MN have hired Andrea twice in the last two years. Both times we asked her to review our current fundraising plans and to make recommendations on how to improve what we are doing. The results have been amazing. Her reports spelled out the challenges and potential in a very clear language and helped energize our activities. She has also come in under budget—a big plus here at the U of MN. She not only impressed me but also my Dean and the College’s CFO—both of whom approach fundraising differently than I do. I look forward to working with her again.”

“Andrea was our Interim, V.P. Resource Development at Aeon for almost a year. To our great fortune, she is a tremendously talented, experienced, knowledgeable resource development professional who fit into our culture seamlessly. She worked so well with our staff and outside consultants that we not only held our own, but made significant strides in many ways. She pushed and mentored, questioned and fixed, and helped us continue to build a foundation of philanthropy. She is a true collaborative partner. I am eternally grateful for what Andrea brought to the table for Aeon, and for who she is as a person.”

“We learned more about fundraising and development from the work you did for us the past couple of months that we had learned in the previous three years. Thank you again for providing guidance and a candid assessment.”