Kimberly’s passion for working with nonprofits and serving the community is evident in her efforts and successful campaign results. She executed the strategic plan with the CFC, with the goal of raising over a million dollars for southern Louisiana and Gulfport regions. Kimberly worked with the Sisters of the Holy Family’s annual Heavenly Host of Stars Gala and secured hundreds of sponsorships to help meet their annual goal. 

In her hometown of San Diego, California, Kimberly is well-known for her remarkable achievements in the non-profit sector.  Before relocating to the Greater New Orleans area in 2018, Kimberly served as Vice President of Community Development for San Diego Community Housing Corporation, an organization for whom she has worked for the previous 22 years. While managing a full staff in this role, Kimberly wrote grants and cultivated relationships to secure sizable, notable donations and met her annual multi-million-dollar fundraising goals.

With her skills and expertise, Kimberly secured a $1 million gift for a financial education program from a private donor for the state of California.  She also implemented a $25 million dollar grant for California Sustainability and Multi-housing Initiative to install solar panels on affordable housing complexes to help families receive rental subsidies to lower their utility bills.  These efforts earned her recognition by the San Diego Housing Federation for Resident Services and Excellent Programming along with Housing and Urban Development for creating Excellence in Corporate Partnerships. 

These successes led to additional opportunities to serve the non-profit community in San Diego. Kimberly would later implement a 5-year strategic plan at Southwestern College Foundation to support higher education for low-income students. She also created and implemented a $5 million, for a five-year grant for formerly incarcerated youth with the San Diego Probation Department.  She also shared her grant writing and budgeting expertise as an Adjunct Instructor for the University of Phoenix.

Kimberly holds Master’s degrees in Business Management and Forensic Science. She has a Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science with a minor in Addictive Disorders. She received a certification in Nonprofit and Organizational Management from Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She is on the board of the Greater New Orleans Association of Fundraising Professionals where she serves on the executive board as the V.P of IDEA.

Kimberly is a military spouse of Navy Chief Petty Officer (retired). Kimberly served as the Ombudsman for COMDESRON1 where she served as a link between the command leadership and command families. Kimberly served as an influential asset while the command was deployed on the USS Carl Vinson.