Michael Orr
Director Of Development at Brighton Center
Newport, Kentucky, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Orr is a development leader with nine years of experience building donor relations and fundraising programs across higher education and nonprofit sectors, now serving as Director of Development at Brighton Center. He combines strong communication and project skills—honed as a graduate teaching assistant and archivist—with practical tech fluency in common productivity and media tools to streamline outreach and stewardship. Michael’s background in history and creative writing informs a persuasive, research-driven approach to donor narratives and campaign materials. He has a track record of creating repeatable processes and training materials, from university admissions to library and archive systems, that improved engagement and operational consistency. A hands-on parent and community volunteer who mixes tech, teaching, and Sunday sound‑mixing hobbies, he brings an uncommon blend of creativity and procedural rigor to fundraising leadership. Based in Newport, Kentucky, he excels at turning institutional knowledge into measurable development results.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, History, 3.87, Bachelor's degree, History, 3.87 at Thomas More UniversityMaster's degree, HISTORY, Master's degree, HISTORY at Miami UniversityGithub contributions (5)
predicateacademy/predigame
Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:16 PRs, 106 pushes, 13 branches in 2 months
pythongamedevdevelopment-platformgame-developmentgame-engine
predigame/predigame
Mar 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:52 commits, 6 PRs, 35 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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