Alexandra Whetzel Email & Phone Number

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Co-founder of subsidiary company, Velocity PortraitsDoubled revenue year-over-year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021Oversee strategic operations of the parent company and all subsidiary companiesSolicit and onboard new clients, resulting in 10% growth of company year-over-year 2020-2021Design marketing materials, revise website, and direct social media platformsResponsible for all aspects of children’s sports photoshootsManage all aspects of hiring, onboarding, and scheduling of employeesProcess and edit portraits using post-production softwaresAdminister on-site and online salesEstablished administrative processes and implemented communication tools

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Assisted in oversight and operation of $1.8 million dollar budgetLed team of 6 employees and oversaw all administrative operations of the ballet schoolRan 6 divisions of class programming serving over 1,000 dance students ages 2-70 year-roundOrchestrated a 6-week Summer Intensive program each summer, inclusive of 200 students ages 11-21 staying in dorms for up to 5 weeksPartnered with artistic staff to ensure the highest quality ballet training and customer service for clientsHired and trained all school administrative staff; composed and posted job openings, interviewed candidates, negotiated salaries, onboarded and trained new hires, and supervised part-time and full-time staff membersReviewed and approved time records to process payroll for all school faculty, staff, and accompanistsStrategically implemented new processes and procedures to create efficiencies in daily operationsCoordinated training for school faculty and staff to ensure safety for organization and studentsConducted board member onboarding trainings on behalf of school department

Nashville, Tn

Provided oversight for administrative team that included two full time employees and four part time administratorsManaged daily facility operations of 9 studios across the main campus and satellite campus, 30 faculty members, and 5 accompanistsPrepared revenue and expense reports to maintain $1.6 million dollar operating budgetSelected to serve as school representative for organization-wide Critical Incident Response TeamFacilitated parent teacher conferences as necessary

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed staff, volunteer, and vendor relations for major fundraising events ($5K - $500K)Maintained fundraising event budgets and databases and assisted in event executionDesigned solicitation letters, print and electronic invitations, and program books for fundraising eventsCoordinated all activities for philanthropic ancillary group of major donors and volunteersOversaw donor stewardship and benefit fulfillmentInitiated and implemented interdepartmental financial reconciling

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contracted to orchestrate organization’s largest annual fundraising eventSecured grant funding and event sponsorships ($765,000 in total)Managed corporate and individual donor relations ($500-$50,000 donors)Planned and executed day-of logisticsMaintained event budget and participant database

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Identified and solicited potential In-Kind donors (9th Annual Women On the Move Luncheon and 35th Annual Black Tie Ambassadors Ball Silent Auction)Liaised between donors and National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyCoordinated donations and managed donor relations

Philadelphia, Pa

Marketing, Public Relations, Relationship Management, Participant Recruitment, Financial Reporting, Launch of Start-up Business, Presented to groups of 5-100

Managed client relationships; Bolstered corporate identity protection; Maintained client domain portfolios; Registered new domain names on clients' behalf; Organized and led annual departmental presentation to CEO;

Participated in prospective refugee and asylee client interviews; Researched country conditions; Translated documents and client statements; Compiled supporting evidence packages to file for refugee and asylee status;

Bachelor’S Degree

Masters In International Relations