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KELLY E. GRATTAN, PHD, MBA
315 North 12th Street #804 • Philadelphia, PA 19107 • kelly.e.grattan@gmail.com • 570.847.6041
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GESU SCHOOL, Philadelphia, PA
Interim Vice President of Development (2015-Present) / Director of Development (2009-2015)
Oversee the Gesu Development Department, which must raise over $3.5m annually. Areas of responsibility include:
• Fundraising: Manage the Gesu Scholarship Program, which provides nearly all of its 450 disadvantaged
students from its North Philadelphia neighborhood with full or partial scholarships. Secure gifts via
individuals, corporations, foundations, and state tax credit programs.
• IT: Administer the school’s constitute database/CRM. Upgrade/replace technology as needed.
• Finance: Manage the gift processing and reporting function of the Development Department, including goal-
setting and reconciliation with the Finance Department. In partnership with the President and Director of
Finance, prepare the school’s annual operating budget.
• Board Relations: Represent the Department at quarterly Board meetings. Co-Chair of the Development
Committee of the Board and Fundraising Task Force.
• Team Leadership: Oversee four full-time Directors (Individual Giving, Major Gifts, Corporate and
Foundation Relations, and Marketing and Communications).
NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY, Remote
Learning Community Faculty Manager, Nonprofit Management, School of Business and Technology
Management (2016-Present)
Lead Faculty, Leadership, School of Business and Technology Management (2015-Present)
• Degrees: Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership, Doctor of Philosophy in Business
Administration, Doctor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in
Organizational Leadership
• Specializations: Nonprofit Management, Organizational Leadership, Public Administration
Subject Matter Expert (SME), School of Business and Technology Management (2015-Present)
Academic Success Center Advisory Board (2014-Present)
Faculty, School of Business and Technology Management* (2012-Present)
• Doctoral courses: Leadership, Public Administration, Research Methods
• Masters courses: Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Leadership, Management, Strategic
Management, General Business, Public Administration, Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Change
and Innovation, Building Creativity
• Undergraduate courses: Business Leadership, Business Management
• Doctoral Comprehensive Examination
*Northcentral’s teaching model involves a one-to-one instructor/student relationship. Instructors are approved to
teach specific courses where at any given time they could be assigned to a student in any approved course.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA, Philadelphia, PA (2008-2009)
Philanthropy Consultant / Director of Information Technology
Provided expertise and insight for the Big Brothers Big Sisters federation, which includes 400 agencies nationwide.
Targeted and addressed long-standing operational needs by managing technology implementation projects for the
entire organization. Interacted with people at all levels to facilitate project coordination. Selected accomplishments:
• Improved philanthropy department operations by streamlining processes and efficiently managing change.
• Enhanced and strengthened marketing and communications through IT project and program management.

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KIMMEL CENTER, INC., Philadelphia, PA (2006-2008)
Director of Development Services
Led and motivated team members in eliminating inefficiencies and improving lines of communication between cross-
functional departments. Listened and addressed the issues faced by finance, IT, marketing/communications, volunteer
services and development teams. Allocated the division budget of $2+ million. Pinpointed and targeted fundraising
opportunities and provided full-scale development services and grants management. Selected accomplishments:
• Selected to serve on the Strategic Planning Work Group.
• Drafted policies and procedures, and launched a new training program to establish a consistent knowledge
base among all personnel with relation to ticketing and fundraising data management.
• Drove up revenue by researching prospects to enable donor cultivation and solicitation.
CABRINI COLLEGE, Radnor, PA (2006)
Institutional Advancement, Database Administrator
Performed donor research and expertly managed incoming gifts, pledges and funds to promote the mission and goals
of the institution. Allocated the division budget of $2+ million. Paved the way for future funding through donor
recognition and communication. Designed user-friendly accounting, recognition and giving procedures to heighten
productivity and maintain consistency across all departments.
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY, Selinsgrove, PA (2003-2005)
Director of Alumni and Development Records
Selected to manage projects, data and process improvements for the University Relations division. Served as a
member of the Administrative Computing Group. Successfully planned and executed the implementation of CRM
software to manage constituent relationships, and participated as member of the campus-wide oversight group.
Served as Instructor in the Sigmund Weis School of Business in 2005.
WEIS MARKETS, INC., Sunbury, PA (2000-2003)
Program Coordinator
Organized and led merchandising and technology programs including the company's first electronic competitor price-
check system, the preferred partners program (working with businesses in six states to provide customers with loyalty
incentives), and programming databases to assist in category management, data controls, and other functions.
Additional Experience: Freelance Nonprofit Consultant (select clients include Cathexis Partners, Shalom, Inc.,
Conshohocken Free Library, and LPCTV). Advise private equity investors of new nonprofit organization (NPO)
markets for investing (through Guidepoint Global). Editorial Advisory Board, LRP Publications, Development Office
Management, Forms, Checklists & Guidelines, 2005-2007.

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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
PhD in Administration and Leadership Studies in Nonprofit and Public Sectors
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA
Recipient of the Nineteenth Annual IUP Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for academic excellence.
MBA in Leadership
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA (AACSB Accredited)
BS in Business Administration, Marketing and Information Systems
Susquehanna University, Sigmund Weis School of Business, Selinsgrove, PA (AACSB Accredited)
Certificate in Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University's School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Grattan, K. E. (2015, March 6). Thoughts on professionalism and communication skills when content reigns. Faculty
Focus. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/thoughts-
professionalism-communication-skills-content-reigns/
Grattan, K. E. (2014, April 22). One is the loneliest number: Helping doctoral students build connections online.
Faculty Focus. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/one-loneliest-number-
helping-doctoral-students-build-connections-online/
Crane, B., Grattan, K. E., & Reyka, M. (2007, May). What’s the evidence for learning? Professor and students share
alternative representations of learning in doctoral qualitative methods class. Presentation at 3rd International
Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & AFFILIATIONS
Community Involvement: Trustee, Advisory Board, Conshohocken Free Library • Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Southeastern PA • Member, Philadelphia Contemplative Leaders in Action • Former Trustee, Fundraising
Committee Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Susquehanna Valley
Affiliations: Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action • Nonprofit Technology
Network • Association of Fundraising Professionals • American Marketing Association • International Leadership
Association