Emily
McKenna
About Me
As a lifelong Omaha resident, I have seen how giving back is a large part of who we are as a community. That spirit of giving back has moved me so profoundly that I wanted to make it a career. Through storytelling, event planning, donor stewardship, and other responsibilities I have had throughout my career, I have been able to put that spirit into action for causes throughout Nebraska and southwest Iowa.
Education
May 2020
Creighton University
I have a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations. I also have minors in Communications and Leadership.
Work Experience
Marian High School's
Alumnae Director
November 2024 - Present
At Marian, I am responsible for executing 10 events a year. These events, range from Holy Day Masses to Reunion Weekend. In addition to this event management, I run a volunteer board of 40 alumnae, run our alumnae social media accounts that has over 1,000 followers and manage day-to-day requests of our alumnae.
CIRA's
Annual Giving Coordinator
June 2023 - November 2024
At CIRA, I am responsible for all donor communications and managing the organization's donor data in our CRM Virtuous. In addition to these tasks, I helped manage our gift-in-kind program, ran our monthly giving program and assisted with our event Food Truck World Tour.
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha's Marketing Coordinator
October 2021 - April 2023
At Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, I worked on our email marketing, analytical reporting and blog writing. I have helped establish monthly analytical reporting for social media, media, email campaigns and online fundraising. Partner family stories, our Breaking Ground newsletter and fundraising emails are some examples of pieces I have had the opportunity to work on as well.
United Way of the Midlands' Marketing Coordinator
November 2020 - October 2021
At United Way of the Midlands, I work heavily on our digital presence and data analytics. I have rebranded our 211 helpline website, managed our social media channels, other United Way brand sites, Mobile Cause registration & donation forms, and our digital analytics reporting.
CUES Fund's Marketing Intern
February 2019 - August 2020
At the CUES Fund, I have had the chance to work on a variety of different projects. I have had the opportunity to run all their social media channels, manage their website, and ran some email campaigns.