Brenda has over 20 years of experience in fundraising, including prospect research and subsequent cultivation and solicitation of major gifts, annual giving programs, capital campaign planning and management, event planning and execution, and donor stewardship.

For 3+ years she served as Director of Advancement at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum in Poughkeepsie, NY. Prior to her work at Mid-Hudson she served as Director of Development at Kildonan School (Amenia, NY), Indian Mountain School (Lakeville, CT), and Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Poughkeepsie, NY). Prior to those positions she was Chief Development Officer at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY. She is currently working part time as Executive Director for the Dutchess County Medical Society and consulting with Brakeley Briscoe.

At Vassar Brothers she ran the annual fund and was responsible for major gifts in the $25,000 to $100,000 range. At Indian Mountain she managed a four person staff and completed a $7 million capital campaign which included $3.5M for a new STEAM building, $1.5M for new faculty housing and dorm space, and $1M for endowment. At Kildonan she increased the annual fund by 25% in just over 18 months.

Prior to her work in fundraising, Brenda held executive positions for several large corporations in New York City, including Corning, Konica Business Machines, Estee Lauder, and CHANEL.

Brenda is a graduate of Ithaca College. Originally from Baltimore, MD, she lives in Clinton Corners, NY.