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Chattanooga, Tennessee And Georgia Communities

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

*Recruit, educate, and empower dynamic executive leaders to help us further the community programs of the American Heart Association in East Tennessee and Northwest Georgia *Strategize and oversee execution for the stewardship of the East Tenessee and Northwest Georgia area's top individual supporters, corporate supporters, and foundations *Lead internal staff and volunteers to plan, budget, and execute the Chattanooga Heart Ball, Dalton Heart Ball, Chattanooga Go Red for Women Luncheon, Chattanooga Leaders of Impact, and Cleveland Women of Impact campaigns that cumulatively raise $2M+ annually*Serve as Vice President (VP) of the Emerging Hearts Employee Resource Group (ERG) and lead nationwide initiatives to promote professional development within the American Heart Association

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

*Leveraged sales skills learned in the for-profit sector to quickly build relationships, research and build donor pipelines, and uncover opportunities leading to the market's first 7 figure gifts and highest revenue years*Embraced AHA best-practice training to build and manage volunteer-led committees and boards to achieve market's financial and community impact goals*Sharpened prospect research and data management skills by developing a CRM strategy that was the foundation of my sucess in this role*Appointed as Chattanooga's Giving Societies Champion, where I led our team in stewarding and engaging top individual donors across all fundraising campaigns by collaborating with fellow teammates and external volunteers*Sharpened experience working across departments and managing projects involving multiple teams in different focus areas including community impact, marketing, data, developement, finance, and logistics*Participated in internal mentor program being a mentor to multiple new hires

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Grew and managed a $4,000,000 yearly book of business between 15 customers ranging from large corporations to small family businesses.Received an “International MVP” award for business development skills, motivation, and work ethic.Developed Leadership skills through working closely with an operations team of 7 employees in the US, 2 employees in Mexico, and being a mentor to new hires.Developed excellent listening, negotiation, problem-solving, CRM, and decision-making skills through Richardson Sales Training, proprietary Coyote training, and regular inside/outside sales meetings.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Auburn, Alabama Area

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Business Management, Harbert College Of Business, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (President)