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Detroit, Mi, Us

Detroit Metropolitan Area

◆ Organizational Growth & Capacity Building: Enhanced organizational capabilities through expert guidance on grant acquisition, donor management, and strategic planning, significantly advancing client objectives and growth.◆ Event Planning and Coordination: Orchestrating interdisciplinary events that intertwined technology, art, and audience engagement. Notably, pioneering a program utilizing researched based focus groups to inform community songwriting and mental health resource connection. ◆ Multifaceted Organizational Assistance: Leveraged a multifaceted approach in assisting organizations, encompassing donor prospecting, comprehensive grant research and evaluation, devising organizational cultural interventions, and spearheading executive talent recruitment to drive growth and foster a thriving work culture.◆ Customer Relations and Data Management: Delivering tailored consulting to artists, aiding in public performance development, art installation and curation, securing performance bookings, fellowships, grant acquisition, and facilitating goal-oriented empowerment coaching.

◆ Fundraising and Event Management: Spearheaded fundraising initiatives, raising over $100k for capacity building and program development, while organizing large-scale community events focused on mental health awareness.◆Community and Donor Engagement: Cultivated relationships with donors and community partners, securing funding and support for arts-based community programs.◆Strategic Planning and Leadership: Led strategic planning efforts to enhance organizational effectiveness and reach, aligning program initiatives with broader community needs.◆Grant Writing and Strategic Partnerships: Successfully secured grants from national organizations including New Music USA and The National Poetry Foundation, while expanding strategic partnerships with organizations such as 8 80 Cities, CultureSource, and The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship to enhance program reach and impact.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

◆ Leadership in Community Design Initiatives: Championed advisory council initiatives, including 2023 cohort vetting and selection to foster collaboration among designers, residents, policymakers, and activists to develop innovative solutions for community resiliency.◆ Strategic Planning and Project Oversight: Guided the development and execution of comprehensive project plans, leveraging deep knowledge of urban and community dynamics to drive initiatives that responded effectively to local needs.◆ Extensive Community Engagement: Actively engaged with both local and international networks to exchange ideas and best practices in social cohesion and community resiliency. Implemented cutting-edge strategies that contributed to sustainable urban development and enhanced quality of life for community members.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

◆ Consultative Selling: Employed adaptive sales strategies tailored to diverse client business needs and consumer buying styles, effectively driving incremental sales and growing client business.◆ Enhanced Customer Relations: Built positive, lasting relationships with clients by leading face-to-face consultative sales engagements, significantly increasing brand awareness for Bacardi’s product lineup.◆ Strategic Account Management: Developed and executed customer business growth plans for each account, identifying selling opportunities to exceed base business targets. Regularly visited accounts to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and documented interactions and outcomes in CRM.◆ Sales Excellence: Consistently recognized for exceeding sales goals across multiple products in the Bacardi portfolio.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

◆ Team Leadership in Sales Strategies: Led teams in deploying on-premise and off-premise consultative sales strategies, enhancing brand impact and customer satisfaction through tailored engagement tactics.◆ Asset Coordination: Coordinated logistics for marketing materials and promotional items, ensuring timely delivery and optimal utilization at multiple sales venues, which enhanced the overall effectiveness of field marketing efforts.◆ CRM and Data Management: Meticulously maintained CRM entries to track customer interactions, feedback, and progress against sales targets, providing a comprehensive database for refining future marketing and sales strategies.◆ Award-Winning Performance: Achieved recognition as a top performer for consistently surpassing reporting goals through innovative engagement strategies and exceptional customer service.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

◆ Youth Engagement & Educational Leadership: Orchestrated and led comprehensive educational programs targeting youth engagement and development, driving community involvement through strategically designed curriculum and activities.◆ Partnership Cultivation: Forged and nurtured partnerships with key community stakeholders, enhancing program reach and sustainability while aligning with strategic objectives.◆ Program Innovation & Adaptation: Successfully transitioned to hybrid educational models amid COVID-19, maintaining program integrity and continuity, demonstrating flexibility and proactive leadership.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

◆ Strategic Account Management: Spearheaded the management of a portfolio of 86 corporate partners, generating $600k in annual revenue through strategic consultative engagement, directly impacting community programs and partner organizations like Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest.◆ Innovative Campaign Leadership: Collaborated with corporate teams to design and implement groundbreaking fundraising campaigns, significantly boosting employee participation through payroll deduction programs, enhancing community engagement and financial contributions.◆ Executive Engagement and Sponsorship Acquisition: Actively engaged with high-level corporate executives to secure critical sponsorships, driving the funding for regional community impact strategies and achieving set financial targets.◆ Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilized StratusLIVE for meticulous tracking and analysis of campaign data, ensuring robust reporting on donations, retention rates, and other vital metrics, thereby maintaining data integrity and supporting informed decision-making.◆ Adaptive Strategy and DEI Leadership: Spearheaded the transition of organizational campaigns to virtual formats in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, showcasing flexibility and innovative approach to community engagement. Actively led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, adapting strategies to ensure effective communication and support during periods of societal unrest.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

◆ Program Management and Customer Relations: Spearheaded initiatives to raise awareness and involvement in the Meet Up and Eat Up and Better with Breakfast programs, aimed at decreasing children's nutritional risk across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. ◆ Stakeholder Collaboration and Outreach: Increased the Healthy Kids Team's deliverables implementation by 105% within 6 months through new community outreach strategies engaging faith-based organizations and local businesses.◆ Policy and Procedure Communication: Supported the funded partner review process by enhancing RFP content, screening applications, conducting programmatic reviews and budget assessments, and making award decisions; convened quarterly meetings with 100+ partners to provide updates and identify synergies.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

◆Client Support and Data Management: Fielded 75-150 calls, emails, and walk-ins daily to provide at-risk clients with information and referrals to wraparound health and human services support, utilizing ReferLive to maintain client data and demographic records for grant funding efforts.◆Customer Service and Event Coordination: Connected clients with organizations and agencies for food, clothing, housing, and bill payment assistance; served as a client advocate, providing warm transfers, connecting with translation services, and ensuring needs were met during calls.◆ Data Integrity & Client Management: Mastered use of advanced CRM tools to ensure accurate and efficient data management, supporting critical funding initiatives and program evaluations.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

◆ Strategic Brand Engagement: Executed targeted brand campaigns for premium Tech and Automotive brands including Amazon, Google, DirecTV, Audi, Toyota, Nintendo, and Ford. Enhanced brand visibility and sales through dynamic promotional events across Southeastern Michigan. ◆ Event Execution and Data Analysis: Led all aspects of event planning, from setup to teardown, ensuring each engagement ran smoothly. Captured and analyzed customer feedback and sales data, documenting insights in CRM systems to refine future sales strategies and marketing efforts.◆ Innovative Consumer Interaction Techniques: Utilized diverse tools such as social media platforms for broader reach and engagement, enhancing event attendance and brand loyalty. Developed innovative ways to interact with diverse demographic groups. ◆ Leadership and Team Coordination: Directed teams in high-pressure settings, demonstrating exceptional leadership and public relations skills. Trained and led cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality customer interactions that aligned with strategic marketing objectives.