Jessica Millard Hartman has over 20 years of experience in non-profit management, communications, and fundraising. She has executive experience directing multiple organizations and overseeing successful capital campaigns and membership drives. Her background includes grant writing, donor research, financial management, and recruiting and training volunteers and staff. She currently works for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission but is seeking a new position developing resources for community goals.

1. Jessica Millard Hartman
857 Malabu Drive #8102
Lexington, Kentucky 40502
Jessica.hartman1956@gmail.com
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Non-profit Management, Communications and Fund Development Professional
OBJECTIVE____________________________________________________________
Seeking position developing resources for important and critical community goals
EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
M.A.Ed. Secondary Science Curriculum College of William and Mary in Virginia,
Williamsburg, Virginia
B.S. Agroscience, Food and Environment (Community and Leadership Development),
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
PROFILE______________________________________________________________
• Experience directing membership based non-profit organizations
• Strength in recruiting, training and motivating volunteer and paid staff for non-
profit agencies
• Developed and executed successful membership drives increasing membership
and community commitment
• Researched, wrote and managed grants from $5000-$500,000 for multiple non-
profit agencies
• Directed and managed successful capital and endowment campaigns
• Extensive experience in donor research and analysis of funding sources
• Trained in best practices of non-profit management
• Committed to the advancement of philanthropy at all levels
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________
Fund Raising
• Planned and executed successful redevelopment campaign in historic district of
Wichita Falls, Texas in $7,000,000 campaign conducted for the Wichita County
Heritage Society
• Donor prospect and grant making research, writing and management for
Kentucky Agricultural Heritage Center, Kentucky Mansions Preservation
Foundation, Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Lexington Public
Library Foundation, Boyle County Library, Wesley Village, and National
Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• Endowment campaign research for Kentucky Agricultural Heritage Center,
Kentucky Mansions Preservation Foundation, Kentucky Guild of Artists and
Craftsmen, Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Lexington Public
Library Foundation, Lexington Philharmonic, Underground Railroad Freedom

2. Center , Wesley Village, McCready Telford Foundation, Holt Restoration
campaign, St. Andrews Retirement Community, Newman Foundation
Public Relations
• Designed and implemented neighborhood homes tours and fund raising events
for Wichita County Heritage Society
• Managed Kell House Museum, Wichita Falls
• Managed multiple yearly events for 200+ attendees
• City Fourth of July events for Wichita Falls, Texas
• Designed many successful marketing campaigns
• Designed website, marketing and public relations strategies for Wichita County
Heritage Society, St. Andrews Retirement Community, Flute Symphony of
Lexington, Newman Foundation, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Berea
Kentucky
• Wrote and managed successful grant applications $5,000-$500,000 for multiple
agencies
• Wrote Articles of Incorporation: Holt Management Corporation and Flute
Symphony of Lexington
Board Development
• Recruited, trained and managed board meetings and agendas for United Way of
Mercer, County, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, Wichita County
Heritage Society, McCready Telford Foundation , Flute Symphony of Lexington,
Newman Foundation
• Recruited, trained and managed volunteers for Henry Clay Memorial Foundation
activities at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, the Kentucky Guild of Artists and
Craftsmen, St. Andrews Retirement Community, Notre Dame Catholic School
Program Oversight
• Developed and implemented policy and updated manuals and procedures for
use in each agency
• Managed day to day operations for Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, United Way,
Wichita County Heritage Society, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen,
McCready Telford Foundation and Newman Foundation
• Planning, management and implementation of successful fund raising, public
relations and mission affinity events (250-7,500 attendees) for United Way of
Mercer County, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, Wichita County
Heritage Society, McCready Telford Foundation,
• Managed and implemented budgets
• Planned and managed artist fairs for Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
• Sponsored and resettled refugees from Haiti, Poland, Ukraine and Bosnia
through Church World Service
• Holt Hotel Campaign and renovation, Best Historic Restoration Project in Texas,
2005. Wichita Falls Historic District received National Register Historic District
designation, 2004.

3. Program Recruitment
• Recruited and trained volunteers for Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
• Membership recruitment and management United Way, Kentucky Guild , Wichita
County Heritage Society, McCready Telford Foundation and Ashland the Henry
Clay Estate
Financial Management
• Served on prospect research team for multiple multi-million dollar capital
campaigns for Lexington Philharmonic, Lexington Public Library, Kentucky
Mansions Preservation Foundation, Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial
Foundation, Boyle County Public Library, Young Marines, Wesley Village,
Newman Foundation, and Cincinnati Christian University among others
• Planned and wrote budgets and managed budget committees for United Way of
Mercer County, Wichita County Heritage Society, Kentucky Guild of Artists and
Craftsmen, McCready Telford Foundation, Ashland Volunteer Program
• Created systems of financial accountability for agencies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY______________________________________________
Legislative Research Commission
Session Staff: Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate January 2012-present
Executive Campaign Consultant- United Way of the Bluegrass 2014
Executive Director: Newman Foundation 2011 – 2013
Development Associate: Global Advancement 2006-2009
Executive Director: McCready Telford Foundation 2006-2009
Executive Director: Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen 2005
Executive Director: Wichita County Heritage Society 2002-2004
Teacher: Religion, Chemistry, History and Biology 1997-2002
Organist and Music Director: St Paul & St. Andrew Catholic Church 2011-present
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS_________________________________________
Nonprofit Management Institute by Board Source
Member Association of Fundraising Professionals/ AFP International Fundraising
Conference
Founding Board Member Flute Symphony of Lexington
Graduate Landmark Education Curriculum – (Landmark Forum, Landmark Advanced
Course, Self Expression and Leadership Program, Introduction Leaders Program,
Wisdom Course)

4. REFERENCES
Chris Lilly
Staff of Senate President
Capitol Annex 40601
chris.lilly@LRC.KY.GOV
859-229-3783
Franklin Hoopes
President
Newman Foundation
bfrank@windstream.net
859-266-1573
J R Zerkowski
Development Director
St Paul Parish, Lexington, KY
jrchevychase@aol.com
859-309-3996
Carol Bates
Vice President of Regional Partnerships
United Way of the Bluegrass
Carol.bates@uwbg.org
859-536-2523