I'm a real sustainable floral designer!!! During the week, I'm in the studio getting ready for the weekend's weddings, and on weekends, I'm out and about delivering flowers and setting up complex wedding installations. Follow us on Instagram at @cedarandlimeco.

Manage the day-to-day operations of a small, wholesale flower company featuring locally-grown flowers and foliage. Communicate regularly with farmers and designers about item availability and orders, set up the weekly online store with updated product inventory, ensure all client orders are paid for and received in satisfactory condition, resolve any product problems, and promptly issue credits or refunds. Designed and implemented many time-and brain-saving processes to help streamline operations. In this role, I also"designed" weekly subscription buckets (selecting complimentary flowers and foliage to meet the order's budget) and manually composed hundreds of bouquets each week for a large, corporate client.

Design custom "designer's choice" floral arrangements and assemble prescribed floral arrangements for a busy retail flower shop during high-volume periods, holidays, and employee absences. Regular hand-lettering of banners for funeral sprays and memorial wreaths for school groups visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Overseeing and coordinating all activities of a small, luxury floral design shop in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Duties include purchasing and inventory management, floral design and production, and sales. Bridal and special event consultations available by appointment.

Executive support to the SVP & CHRO, convener of the Global HR Leadership Team, manager of the DC Corporate Headquarters in Pentagon City, leader of FLIR’s Administrative Professionals Forum~Managed FLIR DCHQ: supervised administrative and facilities staff; acted as GTC site coordinator, drafted and implemented procedures to support the safe and efficient operation of the facility; planned onsite and offsite special events for staff, visitors, and board members~ Selected, onboarded, and managed three corporate administrative professionals~ Designed, planned, and executed the annual Global HR Summit, a three-day conference of FLIR HR professionals, including selecting and negotiating contracts with venues, activities, and vendors~ Produced monthly Global HR Team meetings: crafted agenda, arranged speakers, edited and operated presentations, coordinated technological resources for global participation, distributed information~ Supported HR Leadership Team by managing SharePoint site, drafting agenda for bi-weekly meetings, documenting discussion and decisions; coordinated quarterly three-day offsites, developed agenda, managed logistics, and selected appropriate teambuilding activities~ Co-founded and led the FLIR Administrative Professionals Forum; produced and managed content for the group’s SharePoint site, coordinated monthly meetings to build community, establish a collective voice, share information, introduce best practices, drive excellence, and promote the administrative professional job function at FLIR~ Plus, complex calendar management, domestic and international travel planning, frequent expense reporting, significant internal communications, and meetings management

Executive support to the President, manager of Board of Trustees, advisor on all nonprofit governance matters~ Designed, planned, and executed at least two board meetings per year and various committee meetings; scheduled and attended meetings and conference calls, recorded and reported meeting minutes, maintained archives of corporate and board documents; redesigned board book, oversaw materials preparation and distribution; planned dinners with guest speakers to “set the stage” for the board’s work~ Advised president, board chair, and governance chair on best practices of not-for-profit boards and managed incremental but sustainable implementation; created trustee recruitment materials, designed and implemented new trustee orientation, developed trustee handbook, generated trustee dashboards for review by governance committee and board leadership; implemented meeting surveys, board member satisfaction surveys, and exit interviews~ Proactively managed communications with board members by collaborating with communications director to schedule a series of “touches,” including a new quarterly e-newsletter for trustees and advisors~ Acted as de facto special events manager, planning and executing awards gala for 200, panel discussions, cocktail receptions, employee functions, including EFs 25th Anniversary reception; acted as interim communications manager, overseeing web and social media content and publication of the annual report~ Managed budget for president’s office and board of trustees, ~$375K in annual expenses~ Selected, onboarded, trained, and managed president’s office interns and support staff~ Plus, complex calendar management, international travel planning, frequent expense reporting, significant internal and external communications, meetings management, and budget reconciliation and forecasting

~ Managed a board of 25 directors, composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the National Park Service, and business leaders and philanthropists from across the U.S. ~ Collaborating with NPS and NPF leadership, designed, planned, and executed four complex, multi-day board meetings per year; traveled to national park sites on advance to evaluate meeting sites, activities, and programmatic elements; scheduled and attended board-related meetings and conference calls, recorded and reported meeting minutes; redesigned board materials and oversaw their preparation and distribution; managed all communications with trustees, maintained corporate archives~ Created board recruitment materials, including recruitment matrix; maintained board handbook, developed new trustee orientation materials, and implemented new trustee orientation~ Developed a board engagement matrix to track trustee meeting attendance, committee engagement, giving levels, development efforts, and other foundation-supporting activities~ Coordinated regularly with National Park Service (NPS) Directorate and Secretary of Interior regarding president and board activities, briefing the director and/or secretary as needed~ Acted as de facto special events manager, planning and executing annual awards dinner for 140+, cultivation events for <75, staff meetings, executive and all-staff retreats for <45; managing cross-departmental event teams~ Facilitated VIP visits to national park units, ranging from one-off ranger tours to multi-day excursions~ Onboarded and managed Office of the President administrative staff, temps, and interns~ Performed general office management duties, including procuring office supplies, processing expense reports, maintenance of office equipment, preparing orientation materials for new employees~ Plus, complex calendar management, domestic travel planning, frequent expense reporting, significant internal and external communications, and meetings management

Executive support to the Executive Director; coordinator for the Institute Advisory Board; DC office manager~ Drafted correspondence for executive director; copy edited all documents for publication, including Ambassador Glassman's column on Forbes.com (WordPress)~ Scheduled and planned Institute Advisory Board meetings and conference calls; oversaw materials preparation and distribution; managed communication with advisory board members~ Recruited, trained, and mentored administrative staff; designed and conducted training sessions~ Traveled frequently for special events, board meetings, or meetings in Dallas headquarters~ Acted as auxiliary events coordinator for DC area, assisting events team at special events and conferences~ Recruited, selected, trained, and managed executive office interns~ Plus, complex calendar management, domestic and international travel planning, frequent expense reporting, significant internal and external communications, and meetings management

Executive support to the President and CEO; coordinator for two boards of directors; wireless and conferencing administrator; manager of in-house copy center, conference space, printers and copiers, beverage services, on- and off-site storage; founder and manager of the ASTD Green Team and internal Green initiatives~ Planned and executed four board meetings per year, including business meetings, dinners, new director orientation, committee meetings and/or conference calls, and annual awards gala~ Redesigned board materials to incorporate ASTD logos, colors, and style; distributed materials in hard and soft copy; advocated for and moved to paperless board book (Nov 2009)~ Planned and implemented budget of $2M for building operations and administrative services~ Managed team of three: coordinator, building operations supervisor, and copy machine operator~ Founded the ASTD Green Team to advocate Green business practices, advise management team, and develop Green strategy; penned ASTD’s first Environmental Statement~ Liaison to U.S. chapters in coordinating CEO and board member visits and speaking engagements~ Drafted, revised, and formatted correspondence from the Executive Office~ Resolved conflicts with members and customers at the last referral point for customer service issues~ Recorded 2-3 podcasts monthly for T+D magazine~ Plus, complex calendar management, domestic and international travel planning, frequent expense reporting, significant internal and external communications, and meetings management

Sales and servicing manager for all food and beverage functions of a 216 room hotel located in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter -- from board meetings of six, to conferences for 300+, and weddings for 250.

Daily operations of a hotel sales office, including prospect research and customization of sales proposals at a 4-star, 4-diamond, 500+ room hotel in the Central Business District of New Orleans.

Executive level support to Associate Dean for Development, Managing Director or Development, and the Dean for Arts and Sciences; Secretary to the College Board of Trustees.

Secretary to the Medical Director of the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center, Chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics, and Office Manager of the division, supervising an office of three administrative and two research support staff. Main point of contact and liaison to hospital administration and other medical departments inside the School of Medicine and UVa Health System.