{"id":52639,"date":"2025-01-14T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/?page_id=52639"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:12:00","slug":"cara-perez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/about\/team\/cara-perez","title":{"rendered":"Cara Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 120px );margin-left: calc(-120px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-120px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:60px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:60px;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:60px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:60px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:60px;--awb-spacing-left-small:60px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Cara supports the Development Department to continuously improve business systems, processes, and operations of core support functions to advance the mission of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining JumpStart, Cara was the Manager of Development Operations at Holden Forests &amp; Gardens. She has also been employed at Saint Joseph Academy, American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio and the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. She brings expertise in nonprofit CRMs, data management, prospect research analysis and quality control systems.<\/p>\n<p>Cara received her B.A. in Communications from Kent State University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 awb-sticky awb-sticky-large fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:60px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:60px;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:60px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:60px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:60px;--awb-spacing-left-small:60px;--awb-sticky-offset:120px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_23);\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Role<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Manager, Development Operations<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_23);\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Line of Business<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Development<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_23);\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Connect<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_7);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks color-type-custom\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin fa-linkedin fab\" style=\"color:var(--awb-color3);font-size:16px;\" title=\"LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cara-perez-16647747\/\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail\" style=\"color:var(--awb-color3);font-size:16px;\" title=\"Email\" aria-label=\"mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"mailto:&#099;a&#114;a.perez&#064;&#106;u&#109;pst&#097;&#114;t&#105;&#110;&#099;.o&#114;g\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50001,"parent":25873,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52639","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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