Jaye Toler
Greater Tampa Bay Area,FL
Summary
Hi, I’m Jaye: A dynamic professional with proven leadership & management abilities, centered on consensus-building vision. Excellent communicator, relationship-builder & fundraiser. Collaborates with colleagues, leadership & board to advance goals, cultivate mission awareness & sustainability.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Advancement
Ronald McDonald House
Huntington, WV
10.2013 - Current
- Formerly Director of Development and Executive Director. New position was created by Board to accommodate my FL relocation.
- Manage all channels of communications, media relations, social media, etc.
- Consistently exceed fundraising goals by cultivating new donors and stewarding long-term supporters.
- Create/promote brand effectiveness to bolster awareness of mission and secure new interest and engagement.
- Build relationships with corporations, business owners and community to establish long-term financial growth.
Manager, Public Relations & Special Events
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
06.2008 - 09.2013
- Secured media coverage for college, specific programs and campaigns.
- Wrote and distributed press releases, prepared social media posts. and wrote original content for website, newsletter, etc.
- Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with media outlets, including traditional media, magazines, and higher ed publications.
- Proofread and edited materials prepared by all staff to ensure brand guidelines, grammar and content.
- Managed special events to cultivate scholarship donors, national speakers and more.
Adjunct Professor
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
08.2015 - Current
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning; identified/assisted at-risk students to eliminate barriers to learning.
- Developed and implemented service-learning fundraising curriculum to encourage community service and build student resumes.
- Taught in multiple departments, courses including journalism, public relations, public speaking, interviewing, rhetoric, communication research, etc.
- Collaborated with department head to create dynamic curriculum and ideas for program improvement.
- Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals. Remain mentor to many during their career navigation.
Past Career Experience
Various
Allentown/Philadelphia, PA
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Director of Marketing, Chamber of Commerce
- Asst. to Director of National Sales, B.Braun (healthcare equipment)
- Newspaper Editor, formerly Sports Editor
- Director of Marketing, arts nonprofit
Education
MA - Communication And Rhetoric
Marshall University
Huntington, WV05.2015
BA - Public Relations, Sociology
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA05.2003
Skills
- Public Relations & Fundraising Strategies
- Communication Strategy Development
- Community Relationship Building
- Media Relations Cultivation & Management
- Corporate Communications, Sales, Sponsorship, Advancement Programming
- Event Planning, Execution, Evaluation
- Networking, Relationship Steward
- Brand Development
- Grant writing
- Academic research
- Leadership/Staff/Board Collaboration
Websites
Accomplishments
Mayor's Award for Volunteerism
Affiliations
Board & Volunteer Experience Including:
* United Way (chaired most successful university-giving campaign)
* American Cancer Society
* Branches Domestic Violence Shelter
* Create Huntington
* Beta-guinea pig for City Communication :)
* Passion for healthcare, education, family support, community projects
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Marshall University
08.2015 - Current
Director of Advancement
Ronald McDonald House
10.2013 - Current
Past Career Experience
Various
01.2009 - 01.2013
Manager, Public Relations & Special Events
Marshall University
06.2008 - 09.2013
MA - Communication And Rhetoric
Marshall University
BA - Public Relations, Sociology
Lehigh University