Carrie Banasky has worked in fundraising and operations for various non-profits for more than 15 years. Currently she is the Director of Advancement Operations for Otis College of Art and Design where she manages constituent databases and records and oversees scholarships and various endowments for the college. Prior to Otis College she worked for ten years at the University of Southern California where she was part of the (then) historic $6.1 billion capital campaign and was responsible for raising significant funds for the School of Architecture and the USC Radio Network. During her time at the USC Radio Network she produced successful on-air fundraising campaigns for public radio stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Colorado. Carrie volunteers for Friends for Active Military (FFAM) a non-profit that is focused on providing support and resources to at-risk members of the military. She was honored to have traveled to the Pentagon in 2017 as an invited guest of the Secretary of the Army recognizing the organization dedication to the military.