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North Carolina, United States

• Published Dissertation Research with focus on Corporate Partnerships to increase utilization of Tuition Assistance and quality Digital Learning • Transitioned career trajectory from consumer products to higher education• Manage and own daily pipeline activity of prospective and current university applicants through regular outreach including email correspondence and 300+ outbound calls per week • Qualify interested students to ensure ultimate success in a career-aligned university program • Facilitate student onboarding process by ensuring candidates take steps towards enrollment • Continuously exceed student registration metrics to ensure the program contributes to bottom line results and corporate strategy • Student experience in a 2U degree program, Get Smarter courses, and awaiting Boot Camp opportunity to cultivate full knowledge of product continuum at 2U and its application to career building • Initiates special projects as a team lead including new UNC company outreach strategy

Greater Denver Area

• Hired as an independent Partnerships Consultant for two television productions - Raw Travel TV & Dream of Italy, PBS - to initiate ongoing advertising and partnership deals • Identified company partnerships to gain on-brand, lucrative sponsorships • Nurtured new relationships with potential large and local advertisers for upcoming shows • Executed outreach strategy to maximize prospecting opportunities and timelines

New York, New York

• Lead account executive for Chrysler’s Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and FIAT; The Hershey Company; and Anheuser-Busch • Enacted “bigger, better, fewer” development strategy resulting in 20% growth over budget • Developed strategic retail programs across tiers of distribution to include new corporate relationships with Lucky Brands, Burton, Urban Outfitters, and Old Navy • Strategically prospected and cold-called top retailers to expand partnerships • Collaborated with global team to soft launch Jeep Extreme Performance brand at the Outdoor Retailer Show

Greater New York City Area

• Directed soft lines partnerships for Thomas the Tank Engine, generating $14M in annual licensing revenue • Prospected, cold called, negotiated, and closed key corporate deals, increasing annual minimum guarantee volume from $2.2M to over $6M in only three years • Initiated and cultivated relationships with over 70 companies in diverse categories including apparel, accessories, domestics, housewares, stationery, furniture, and health & beauty aids Identified categorical gaps and developed new partnerships resulting in a 465% increase in business • Managed project development team responsible for product, approvals, creative, and brand integrity

Greater New York City Area

• Tara Toy Corporation, Director of Marketing and Product Development 2003-2005• Mattel Toys, Project Manager; Barbie Accessories, Sesame Street 1994-2002

Doctor Of Education, Organizational Change & Leadership

Activities and Societies: 2019 ASU GSV Scholarship Recipient - Representing USC's Rossier School of Education Doctoral Program at the ASU.

Short Course Graduate, Artificial Intelligence

Short Course Graduate, High Impact Leadership

Mba

Activities and Societies: Dale Carnegie Course: Effective Communications and Human Relations in BusinessMBA with a concentration.

Bs, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: The Oswegonian Newspaper and PPB Committee ChairpersonHuman Resource Concentration Puerto Rico Study Abroad.