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Decorator Consultant - knowledgeable in color coordination and custom decorating techniques throughout home and/or business. Draperies, furniture placement, color choices, remodeled kitchen, bathroom and basement consultations highlight experience in this field.

Prepares written material for publication in newspapers and websites; performs customer-service duties.

Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, community-based treatment facility offering services to individuals recovering from substance use disorders. As Chairman, my responsibilities included planning, presiding over, and facilitating board and committee meetings; partnering with the President/Executive Director to ensure that board resolutions are carried out. I also am an ambassador for this organization helping to maintain their mission which imparts the message of hope, knowing that thousands of individuals that have walked through our doors have worked hard and received the miracle of recovery. 11 year board member.CHAIRMAN - 2011-2014CURRENT - VICE CHAIRMAN

Bi-Monthy column reporting on human interest stories for Elmhurst, Villa Park, and Lombard. Responsbile for finding story, writing and producing pictures online where one picture was chosen to be printed in newspaper with story. http://www.triblocal.com/bloggers/alana-mcbride-piech/index.html

Weelkly column reporting on " Life in Lombard." With over 400 columns, I reported on people, and events in my neighborhood and surrounding community. I advanced to feature writing reporting on subject material assigned to me on an occasional basis. The weekly expectation was to find a story, interview the people involved, request a photographer if necessary, submit 500 to 1,000 words, and maintain a weekly deadline .

Executive Sales Assistant for EFHutton Million Dollar Producer specializing in Live Cattle traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Job consisted of daily contact with clients, maintaining client's daily trading positions, transfer of millions of dollars on a daily basis. Responsibility included executing trades, all communication between client and trader, knowledge and supervision of floor operations that included 35+ employees. Responsible for office operations and management of Chicago Mercantile Exchange office which included staff and 9 brokers.