As Vice President of Development for Easterseals South Florida, Pietro is responsible for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow the agency’s impact on the families it serves through individual, corporate, foundation, and special event support. A metrics-driven nonprofit ambassador, Pietro has extensive experience driving revenue-generating mission engagement strategies, cultivating donors and community pillars towards becoming philanthropically invested in reputable South Florida institutions.
Throughout his fundraising journey, Pietro has had the privilege to serve in pivotal advancement roles where he partnered with cross-divisional teams to identify funding priorities, create compelling cases for support, leverage affinity circles, and broker major donor investments – primarily in the pediatric healthcare and higher education sectors.
A native of Florence, Italy, Pietro has lived in Miami for almost 20 years where he has held key fund and business development positions at Nicklaus Children’s Health System, Miami Dade College, Florida International University and Barry University, leading multi-channel community outreach efforts aimed at raising vital public support for programmatic, endowment, research, scholarship, clinical and cultural opportunities. Pietro has served in consulting and volunteer capacities with A Safe Haven for Newborns, the United Way Miami Health Impact Council, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) Nonprofit Business Committee, and Safeguarding American Values for Everyone (SAVE). He is an active board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Miami Chapter.
Pietro has a bachelor’s degree in International Trade from Auburn University and an MBA in Marketing from Georgia State University. He also holds a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) professional designation.
