I have spent 15 years as an experiential trailblazer with focus in the hospitality, corporate, and nonprofit arenas, specifically in management, marketing, communications, corporate social responsibility, fundraising and special events.I approach every project with a creative mind and try to reach outside the traditional boxes. This has really allowed me to look at every relationship, project, or event as a blank slate and to focus on the individual goals of the client or the organization, while creating lasting impact and experiences. My experience began in corporate sales and marketing was focused on creating experiences that reached a global community. Having the opportunity to work with some of the world's top luxury brands, and creating interactive experiences for the guests and community members is what has helped me develop a passion for events and guest/donor experience. My nonprofit experience has included work in special events and development on behalf of faith-based, healthcare (disease), community impact, and youth organizations. I bring a refreshed and creative approach to special event fundraising, peer to peer fundraising and nonprofit marketing.

Projects Include: Luxury Branding, Hospitality Marketing, Event Management, Private Foundation Giving, Enterprise Marketing and Business Development.

As the first Director of Development & Marketing for the organization, I was responsible for all strategy development in the areas of fundraising, marketing, and communications for the chapter operating in the Greater Charleston community. This included identifying, cultivating, and soliciting corporate and individual donors, stewardship and retention of existing donors, providing guidance and assistance to organizational events, and developing and executing an organizational budgets and an organizational marketing plan.Event Portfolio: Lowcountry Golf & Gala & various Donor Stewardship Events

As a Senior Development Manager in Distinguished Events, I was the expert in all thingspink, gala, and golf. Directly overseeing the three largest distinguished fundraising events for the Charleston market, the primary focus was on overall event growth strategy, fund development, donor development and cultivation, marketing and public relations and volunteer management specific to each event. In this role I led and facilitated volunteer event committees, and a development specialist. Event Portfolio: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Charleston (with feeder walks in Colombia and Myrtle Beach), Real Men Wear Pink of Charleston, Charleston Cure Classic, and the Giving Hope a Home Holiday Home Tour.

In the more traditional form of a major gifts officer, I was responsible for a portfolio of large scale donors, primarily corporate. While working with my donors, I focused on creating an experience that connected them to the organization and mission separate from their financial support.  The next piece I oversaw was two large fundraising events in the region, with focus on corporate and individual donor cultivation and growth, strategic planning, event management, and volunteer leadership from cultivation to facilitation. The final piece of this role was specific to marketing and public relations specific to the events and also of the region. I served as the regional staff lead region, which was the liaison to the national marketing team for all marketing needs, which included printed materials, event materials, web layout, etc. In addition, led the development for an Ad-Journal (Magazine) for the Annual Red Cross Designers Show House. In this role, I led a team specific to the events that included two staff members and several contracted staff. Event Portfolio: Young Friends of the Red Cross Beach Bash presented by Lilly Pulitzer, the Annual Red Cross Designer Show House, and assisted with the International Red Cross Ball.Event Press Included: Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Washington Life, and various local press.

While, completing my MBA, I worked as the Assistant to the Chair of Graduate Studies in the  Rinker School of Business. My primary responsibilities included course management, student  advising, schedule management, development of MBA concentrations, and serving as a teaching assistant for five undergraduate marketing courses. In addition, I assisted in planning, facilitating, and attended the Rinker School of Business Global Business Trips to the following locations: UnitedArab Emirates - Dubai/Abu Dhabi , China- Shanghai/Hong Kong, and Brazil - Rio de Janerio/Sao Paulo.Teaching Assistant for the following courses: E-Commerce Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, and Sales Management.

The International Polo Club is one of the nation's largest polo clubs, and the host to some of the  most prestigious polo tournaments in the United States. Every winter, the world's polo elite flock  to South Florida to compete in the tournaments hosted at the club. As the Marketing & Sponsorship Manager, I worked on all marketing plans for the club and the 16 week polo season, which included the development of the marketing campaigns and the calendars for advertising  and press activity, worked directly with the contracted graphic design and pr firms, and was the  Production and Editorial Coordinator for Polo Magazine. Polo Magazine was a published by the  club and used as a program for the polo season and community. In addition to the marketing focus, I was responsible for sponsorship and advertising sales, as well as relationship management with key corporate partnerships. During polo season, I was responsible for Sponsorship Activation and Events, Sunday Management of the Grande Pavilion Sunday Brunch & Polo, and managed a group of interns that oversaw the "Kid Zone at Sunday Polo".Corporate Relationships and Events Managed: Ferrari Coin Toss and Member Test Drives, Nespresso: The Official Coffee of the Palm Beach Polo Season tasting dinners and Sunday VIP  Lounge, Piaget Executive Dinners and Events, and Moet Hennessy brand activation including a  Veuve Clicquot Lounge and winemaker pairing dinners.