Employee Spotlight

Britta Swanson - June Featured Employee

As a recent graduate from UMD with a B.A. in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Environmental Sustainability & Geography, Britta has an enthusiasm to learn and grow here at JMA. She has a keen interest in community engagement and business development. When not at JMA, Britta can be found enjoying the outdoors by running and biking, or spending her time relaxing with a good book or playing the guitar.

Briefly describe what you do in a day.

As Development Coordinator, my role is very adaptive, and I get to do a variety of tasks each day for both the Grants team as well as the Events team. For the grants side of things, I get to look into new funding opportunities for clients and build templates for the grant writers. My projects for the Events team can be anything from finding contacts for potential sponsorship opportunities to ordering florals for our upcoming events.

What is the best part of your job?

Working with many different clients means every day has something unique to offer and I get to be learning constantly. Getting to know our clients and research funding opportunities is one of my favorite parts of my job so far!

What is your proudest moment at JMA?

Anytime I get to collaborate with my coworkers to get excellent work done.

What are three words to describe yourself?

Spunky, dedicated, & curious.

What’s one thing we wouldn’t necessarily know about you?

I love playing guitar & piano!

What is the best meal you’ve had?

Some fresh grouper I caught while deep sea fishing in Florida.