Ilonka M. Salisbury
Educated in communications and marketing, and blessed with a natural ability to motivate people, Ilonka Salisbury is the quintessential Sales and Fundraising/Telemarking Senior Manager. She has been an anchor for SD&A’s professional management team for 24 years, during which time she has generated upward of $100 million plus in subscription sales and fundraising revenue for our clients, including New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; to name a few of her accounts.
Ilonka has managed back-to-back subscription sales campaigns for New York Philharmonic since 1994. In 18 years, she has generated more than $40 million for the organization. She is also an expert user of Call Manager, SD&A’s computerized lead management and dialing system. Ilonka was one of the pioneering users of this innovative service and later provided one-on-one training to other SD&A campaign managers around the country
Ilonka’s long and productive journey with SD&A began in May of 1987. At that time, she was working for Syracuse University as a financial aid counselor and admissions recruiter. Seeking additional income, she took a job as a phone representative for our company’s telemarketing and telefundraising campaigns at Syracuse Symphony, and within a year she was promoted to a management position. From the very beginning, Ilonka’s knowledge, versatility and professionalism have made her one of this company’s most valuable assets.
Popular with sales/fundraising agents and clients alike, Ilonka’s working philosophy is grounded in integrity, hard work, and a passion for the ARTS. Ilonka’s concern and respect for others, a sense of humor and high energy are ingredients she combines in successful measures to consistently produce some of the highest revenues for SD&A clients.
Ilonka earned a B.A. in speech communications with a minor in marketing from Syracuse University.
Ilonka has managed back-to-back subscription sales campaigns for New York Philharmonic since 1994. In 18 years, she has generated more than $40 million for the organization. She is also an expert user of Call Manager, SD&A’s computerized lead management and dialing system. Ilonka was one of the pioneering users of this innovative service and later provided one-on-one training to other SD&A campaign managers around the country
Ilonka’s long and productive journey with SD&A began in May of 1987. At that time, she was working for Syracuse University as a financial aid counselor and admissions recruiter. Seeking additional income, she took a job as a phone representative for our company’s telemarketing and telefundraising campaigns at Syracuse Symphony, and within a year she was promoted to a management position. From the very beginning, Ilonka’s knowledge, versatility and professionalism have made her one of this company’s most valuable assets.
Popular with sales/fundraising agents and clients alike, Ilonka’s working philosophy is grounded in integrity, hard work, and a passion for the ARTS. Ilonka’s concern and respect for others, a sense of humor and high energy are ingredients she combines in successful measures to consistently produce some of the highest revenues for SD&A clients.
Ilonka earned a B.A. in speech communications with a minor in marketing from Syracuse University.
