DAVIS ALLEN

621 Clark Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri 63119
314/374-0075 314/962-8710
da5bb76c@westpost.net
SAMPLE OF EXPERTISE & SKILLS
* Management of elder health-care operation
* Staff scheduling
* Marketing & sales (telephone, mail, field)
* Publication writing & graphic design
* Human resource development
* Program development
* Program initiatives
* Accounts receivable & billings
* Strategic planning and development
* Volunteer development & management
GOALS
Davis Allen starts and develops programs. He evaluates circumstances, understand
s solutions, and leads innovation. Most recently, he was the executive director
of a start-up adult day center. He consults with a variety of organizations duri
ng formative times in their development. Time and again, he demonstrates insight
, strategic problem-solving, perseverance, teamsmanship and success. His current
focus is management and marketing for elder healthcare providers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Development & Strategic Planning Consult 1998 - 2003; 2005 - Present
Expand financial resources and organizational capacity. Clients in arts & cultur
e and human services, including Campbell House Museum (completed $1.85 million c
apital campaign), Psychoanalytic Institute (launched $2 million endowment campai
gn), Union Avenue Opera (completed $250,000 capital expansion project), and Shel
don Concert Hall & Galleries (interim development director for one year).
Executive Director, SarahCare Centre Adult Day Services 2006 - 2010
Center director for a start-up franchise with 5 FT & PT staff, interns and volun
teers. Twenty seniors attending each day. Marketing and sales, client relations,
management, human resources, accounts receivable, program development, and staf
f scheduling. Within three years, took a start-up franchise to a $300,000 per-ye
ar center for adults and their families who need day care, activities and respit
e assistance. Familiar with Microsoft Office.
Development Director, Washington University in St. Louis 2003 - 2005
Directed all fund raising activities for the George Warren Brown School of Socia
l Work in the University's Alumni & Development Dept. Doubled the annual fund to
$500,000, tripled the number of alumni participating in events to 1,800, and ex
panded $1,000 donors from 80 to 130.
Major & Special Gifts Development Director, Webster University - St. Louis
1993 - 1998
Established the University's first major-gift program for its integrated capital
campaign, researched, cultivated, solicited and stewarded donors of $10,000+; d
irected gift officers, volunteers, administrators and faculty in securing outrig
ht and planned gifts; coordinated specialists in areas of research, special even
ts and donor recognition.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
M.A. - Webster University, St. Louis, MO - Human Resource Development 3.95 GPA
.
B.A. - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY - Humanities 3.16 GPA
CFRE - Fund Raising Executive certified by Association of Fundraising Profession
als, 1986-2005