Kejsi Shahaj
Morgan Lewis
Philadelphia,USA
2
Languages
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Coordinator
1 Year 3 Months- Support the Antitrust and Tax practice groups with strategic business development initiatives, including pitch preparation, client targeting, and marketing collateral development.
- Coordinate firmwide efforts across offices and time zones, working closely with partners, associates, and senior BD leadership.
- Track and report key performance indicators using internal data systems to assess business development impact and opportunities.
- Assist with planning and execution of client events, webinars, and sponsorships in alignment with practice growth goals.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including communications, design and legal operations to produce branded and strategic content.
GPLEX Program Director
2 Years 6 Months- Developed and executed programming meant to educate and inspire Philadelphia’s regional leaders through a lens of equitable economic development and the advancement of social justice.
- Oversaw and managed program budgets, totaling $500,000 ensuring the strategic allocation of resources in order to maintain fiscal responsibility.
- Created and facilitated engaging presentations tailored for diverse audiences, including board members, community partners, and potential sponsors. Communicated program goals, objectives and successes, demonstrating a clear vision and fostering strong stakeholder engagement.
- Spearheaded the development of a robust year long program comprised of both local events and the annual out-of-state summit in San Diego, fostering collaboration and ensuring a diverse and salient program calendar. Cultivated strategic relationships with key community partners in host city essential to program success.
- Planned and executed marketing campaigns to bolster local event participation along with summit attendance. Innovate media toolkits tailored for recruitment outreach for attracting diverse participants and communicate objectives to stakeholders.
- Maintained regular communication with a $1,100+ alumni network by developing and implementing a comprehensive communication strategy, including monthly newsletters, social media outreach, email campaigns, alumni events, and targeted messaging to specific subgroups, resulting in increased engagement and strengthened relationships within the community.
- Promoted in November of 2024
Communication and Events Coordinator
6 Months- Collaborated with a graphic design intern to create and distribute a monthly student newsletter, delivered to over a thousand students.
- Created spreadsheets to collect and organize data regarding program competitors in areas of tuition costs, credits to graduation, and program highlights.
- Generated a comprehensive dataset of nonprofits in the area for the purposes of outreach and communication.
Drexel Nonprofit Scholar
6 Months- Provided academic support for children ages 10-18 during after school programming including leading workshops and classrooms.
- Assisted in the planning of the organization’s biggest annual fundraiser and live auction event which raised over $400,000.
- Managed donor relations including inputting donor data on Salesforce, the organization’s primary database.
- Collected and projected data regarding the organization’s community impact.
Education
BA - Political Science and Communication
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- A.J Drexel Scholarship Recipient
- Awarded Drexel University Department of Politics Research Award
- 3.71 GPA
- Relevant Coursework: American Government, Comparative Politics, History of Political Thought, Research Design for Poli. Sci., Quantitative Research in Poli. Sci., Qualitative Research in Poli. Sci, Global Governance, Constitutional Law I, Sex, Gender & the Law, American Foreign Policy, International Human Rights, UN in World Politics, Political Parties, Theories of Justice Environmental Politics, Nonprofit Organizations Political Communication, & Politics of Policing
Skills
Social media management
Project management
Event coordination
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Financial management
Strategic leadership
LANGUAGES
Albanian (fluent)
Italian (conversational)
Timeline
Business Development Coordinator
Morgan Lewis
05.2025 - CurrentRead More
GPLEX Program Director
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
11.2022 - 05.2025Read More
Communication and Events Coordinator
Drexel University, Goodwin College
03.2021 - 09.2021Read More
Drexel Nonprofit Scholar
Squashsmarts
03.2019 - 09.2019Read More
Drexel University
BA from Political Science and Communication
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