Emma Kieran joined the OAI team in December 2007 as a Director of Marketing bringing more than ten years of professional and volunteer fundraising experience to the position. Prior to joining OAI, Emma worked for Changing Our World, a national philanthropic consulting firm. During her time there, she helped many nonprofit organizations improve their fundraising activities. She had the pleasure of working with organizations like the Alpha Phi Fraternity Foundation, Gifts in Kind International, Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund, DC Central Kitchen, Larry King Cardiac Foundation, Washington Area Women’s Foundation, and several others. She was also a writer for Future Leaders in Philanthropy, an online blog for young philanthropists.

In addition to Changing Our World, Emma has worked for Sidwell Friends School on their Annual Funds team. She helped Sidwell Friends raise more than $2 million annually and succeeded in raising over $1 million from parents of current students for the first time. Emma also helped manage the Annual Funds portion of Sidwell Friends’ Call Us Friends Campaign to raise over $50 million for building and programmatic enhancements.

Emma holds a B.A. in French and Elementary Education from Connecticut College and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from American University. She serves on the National Alumni Board for the Ellis School in Pittsburgh, PA as a fundraising liaison and on the Leadership Committee for the National Capital Area Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. In her free time, Emma enjoys running, cycling, baking and reading. She and her husband, Dave, live in Takoma Park, MD.