Katie J. Fitzpatrick

Vice President, External Relations, 07/24-President

Vice President, Operations, 10/21-07/24

Director, External Relations, 11/19-10/21, & 09/12-10/16

V-Level leader of a culturally specific education and workforce development agency that provides programming to more than 1,200 community members annually. In nine years of employment, I have been consistently promoted to varied positions leading operations, external relations, and program teams

• Second-in-command leader with direct and indirect supervision of 45+ administrative and program professionals.
• Coordinator of strategic planning process and plan development. Responsible for plan implementation covering the areas of human resources, fund development, agency visibility, and program expansion. Results include a double digit decrease in employee turnover and a 137% increase in program enrollment.
• Increased annual revenue by more than 75% over four years through improved fundraising and program expansion strategies. Oversight of marketing, grant writing, employer relations, and donor cultivation efforts.
• Annual oversight of more than $4M in philanthropic funding and government contracts, ensuring proper compliance and fiscal controls. Budget development, forecasting, and contract management skills contributed to consistent surpluses.
• Effective management of local, state, and federal funds. Successfully secured funding and managed contracts with the US Departments of Labor and Justice to expand criminal justice reentry programming for men, women, and teens leaving incarceration
• Established DEI professional development opportunities for corporate partners seeking to better support Native American employees
• Coordinated engagement and reporting for the board of directors, including developing meeting materials, scheduling, and retreat planning

Executive leader of a North Minneapolis community organization leading grantmaking, community engagement, and program activities.

• Developed and managed grantmaking programs, ensuring compliance and proper administration of funds
• Engaged the board of directors to ensure that bylaws were being followed and strategic plans are enacted
• Developed board agendas, coordinated meetings and committees, and recruited new members
• Oversaw and administered all organizational functions including finance, HR, program delivery, fundraising, and marketing
• Created budgets and developed forecasts resulting in consistent surpluses
• Increased philanthropic revenue by 300% through ongoing grant writing and donor cultivation activities
• Managed the implementation of an organizational rebrand and created new engagement opportunities for stakeholders
• Led planning and implementation of DEI programming, and increased diversity of board and stakeholder membership
• Facilitated community meetings and represented organization in media and with elected officials

Brand manager and program leader of nonprofit youth employment organization

• Achieved record product sales for two consecutive years through targeted segment marketing
• Grew overall stakeholder base by 250% through enhanced public relations strategy
• Implemented digital marketing plans utilizing various social media platforms
• Developer/executor of employee training curriculum that achieved customer service objectives and trained 75 youth annually
• Led staff, board of directors, and external consultants through organizational rebranding process
• Brand manager of nonprofit youth employment organization

Supported the marketing and fundraising activities of a research and advocacy organization that brought 'just solutions to the causes and consequences of crime.'