114 Riverway APT 17, Boston, MA 02215 • 617 721-0662
114 Riverway, Boston, MA 02215
114 River St, Mattapan, MA 02126
104 Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Haverhill, MA
Work
Company:
Capital area food bank
2011
Position:
Senior director, major and planned gifts
Education
School / High School:
SIMMONS COLLEGE- Boston, MA
1993
Specialities:
Communications Management
Skills
Major Gift Solicitations • Major Donor Cultivation • Non Profit Board Development • Non Profit Leadership • Event Planning • Planned Giving • Fundraising • Annual Giving • Nonprofits • Volunteer Management • Community Outreach • Grant Writing • Grants • Philanthropy • Major Gift Development • Public Speaking • Gifts • Stewardship • Program Development • Strategic Planning
Interests
Vienna • Culinaria Cooking School • Volunteer Cooking Assistant
American Red Cross National Capital Region Jan 1, 2015 - Apr 2018
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Capital Area Food Bank Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
Senior Director, Major and Planned Gifts
Dominican Retreat House Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
Director of Development
Montgomery College Oct 2007 - Jan 2010
Director of Development
University of Maryland University College Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
Executive Director of Development
Education:
Simmons University 1991 - 1993
Wheelock College 1983
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts
Wheelock College 1979 - 1983
Bachelors, Teaching, Early Childhood Education
Skills:
Major Gift Solicitations Major Donor Cultivation Non Profit Board Development Non Profit Leadership Event Planning Planned Giving Fundraising Annual Giving Nonprofits Volunteer Management Community Outreach Grant Writing Grants Philanthropy Major Gift Development Public Speaking Gifts Stewardship Program Development Strategic Planning
Interests:
Vienna Culinaria Cooking School Volunteer Cooking Assistant
2011 to 2000 Senior Director, Major and Planned GiftsDOMINICAN RETREAT McLean, VA 2010 to 2011 Director of DevelopmentMONTGOMERY COLLEGE Rockville, MD 2007 to 2009 Director of DevelopmentUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE College Park, MD 2005 to 2007 Executive Director, Institutional AdvancementNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Boston, MA 2004 to 2004 Director of Development, College of Business AdministrationBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER Boston, MA 1993 to 1999 Director of Donor RelationsINSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART Boston, MA 1992 to 1993 Director of Membership and GiftsSIMMONS COLLEGE Boston, MA 1990 to 1992 Manager of Information Systems, Development OfficeMASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Boston, MA 1986 to 1990 Development Officer
Education:
SIMMONS COLLEGE Boston, MA 1993 Communications ManagementWHEELOCK COLLEGE Boston, MA 1983 B.A.
Name / Title
Company / Classification
Phones & Addresses
Valessia Samaras Director Of Development Institutional Advancement
Montgomery Community College
51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850 301 279-5000
Valessia Samaras Director
Capital Area Food Bank Individual/Family Services
645 Taylor St NE, Washington, DC 20017 202 526-5344