Michael J. Millar's Page

about me

A Francophile (one who enjoys learning French and French culture); member of www.francophilia.com.

An innovative fundraising executive skilled at building donor and client relationships, securing funding and support, and ensuring quality. Demonstrated strengths include:

Problem-Solving
User Product Testing
Group Instruction
Field Research
Marketing Development
Spanish Communication
Gift/Donor Cultivation
Project Management
Copywriting and Editing

what languages do you speak?

Spanish (fluent); French (conversational)

what is your current, past or ideal job title?

Fundraising Executive (Planned Giving Associate). Would enjoy work using Spanish language skills - or with a company with a "French connection".

your connection with Latin America?

Spanish fluency; lived and worked in Puebla, Mexico for one year (English as a Foreign Language instructor, Volkswagen NA); in-laws and their extended family from Cuernavaca, DF, Tijuana, Torreon.

your favorite Latin American city? vacation spot? food?

City: San Pedro Cholula, near Puebla
Vacation Spot: Ixtapa
Food: Tacos orientales

what countries have you lived in? worked in?

Lived and worked in: US, Mexico, UK (2000).
Traveled to Zambia for five weeks through work, 2005.
Visited Paris.

schools attended? degrees?

International MBA, University of Denver, 1998; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Creighton University, 1986

what companies have you worked for?

Oblate Missionary Society, Inc. 2003-2009
Volkswagen NA (Instituto para Formacion y Desarrollo - INFODE) 2001-2002
Merrill Lynch 1994-2001

online profile such as linkedin.com or blog?

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mjmillar

interests and/or hobbies?

French language and culture; I enjoy it every day (article translation; listening to online radio interviews; conversation groups; etc.)

relationship status?

married

looking for?

networking, employment