Robbin Rae Peterson

Helped meet sales goals and provided exemplary customer service at three area dealerships. (Haselwood Auto Group, Cosmopolitan Motors, I-5 Motors) These roles included working with external and internal customers; selling vehicles, selling consignment entries to auctions, making cold calls/setting appointments, preparing state documents for sales, registration and titling vehicles, troubleshooting problematic titles nation wide, booking vehicle transport internationally, researching/ordering rare parts for exotic and classic vehicles and organizing & participating in special events such as auctions, swap meets and car rallies.

Responsible for all fund raising programs, communications and public relations/media including direct mail, planned gifts, newsletter, tours, special events, grantwriting and major gift asks. Successfully tripled funds raised during Kitsap Great Give from the prior participation levels. Created standardized processes to thank and acknowledge donors including "catching up" on a year of unacknowledged gifts. Created media opportunities for positive public relations to counteract the effects of a community of disgruntled donors.

Hiring Coordinator: recruited, screened, interviewed and hired applicants for all departments across 6 markets and corporate staff up to director level. Provided career guidance and management HR support for 1000+ employees.

Ad Writer: responded to vendor inquiries regarding new items, collected and documented promotional allowances, compiled bi-weekly and monthly ads, and acted as liaison between market staff and vendors.

Responsible for all aspects of fundraising - forecasting & budgets, major gifts, sponsorships, annual campaign, special events - to meet annual funding goal. Increased revenue from $1.6 Million to $4.4 Million in three years. Created Planned Giving Program that now generates more than $20 Million per year. Recruited, hired and led dept. of 6-8 staff plus hundreds of special event volunteers. Held lead role in corporate fundraising efforts for special coalition projects with other agencies, provided board fundraising training and completed capital campaign feasibility study. Was the PR "face" of the agency weekly on Seattle area TV/radio.

Responsibilities included forecasting, planning, managing all aspects of $850,000 annual program including mail-phone, direct mail, special events & donor recognition/acknowledgment. Provided annual campaign support to $8.75 Million capital campaign. Recruited/trained/led seasonal campaign staff of 25+ twice per year. Worked directly with hospital medical teams to develop campaign materials for specific needs. Provided marketing and sales support for (now defunct) start up software firm (Synapse Publishing/medlib.com) that rolled out of a fundraising initiative.