Director of Individual Philanthropy Built vital relationships by identifying, educating, inspiring, acquiring and cultivating investors/donors; by ascertaining each individual’s interests and finding proper alignment with initiatives/products to improve and achieve long-term financial growth. • Exceeding donation goals (186% of target goal)Senior Director, Major Gifts and Planned GivingSpearheaded Manatee County Major Gifts and Corporate Philanthropy endeavors. • Secured two new Major Donors, the first in over five years.Director, Brand Strategy and Community EngagementDeveloper of United Way Manatee County’s brand and communication strategy. Identified, hired and managed marketing agency; gained Board consensus; storifying through social media, professional videos, and print collateral; producing the ingredients to execute an aligned marketing strategy and communication plan. • Secured 48+ Public Service Announcements in major newspapers for awareness.

Recruited to lead and manage software and products life cycle development and marketing for Consulting Services’ Health Information Systems Division. Collaborate to define and execute the strategy and marketing plans, as well as, messaging and communication tools. Collaborate with the development team using Six Sigma and Agile Manifesto/Scrum techniques to create customer centric products and more effective, forward looking business solutions. Provide sales teams with appropriate tools, development activities and deliver financial results.

Founding and Managing Partner/ConsultantConsulted and advised individuals and businesses on implementable solutions to strategic business issues. • Empowered entrepreneurial and seasoned management with collaboratively written strategic roadmaps based on business metrics for specific goal achievement. • Developed a marketing audit process that provided clients with roadmaps for go-to-market strategies.• Co-creator of Airport Booties®, a revolutionary green product for a category-leading consumer line, which served as the catalyst for Triad of North Atlanta, a manufacturing strategy development firm.• Facilitated strategic direction and e-commerce sales efforts for an internet book company adopted by global business leaders. • Successfully resolved C-Level management issues for a multibillion-dollar financial services firm, creating a cohesive productive work environment, preventing litigation and enabling closure of a $15M book of business.

Recruited to serve as a member of the matrix leadership team that was charged with establishing, building and managing a Human Resource consulting practice. Managed advertising, marketing, integrated communication campaigns, new offerings and Public Relations. Worked cross functionally to write and manage multi-million dollar: budgets, alliances and ROI analytics. This effort created the Human Capital Practice Group with 120 offices supporting 2,600 professionals globally.• Contributed to growing revenue from $20M to $450M over seven years by introducing a cutting-edge, holistic methodology to establish the global Human Capital brand as a unique offering in 50 countries.• Improved employee retention, reduced recruiting expenses and enhanced the company’s bench strength by establishing the Andersen HC Academy, a selective certification-training program.• Streamlined the business model and established joint business ventures with niche providers, which enabled Andersen to generate incremental revenue and better serve clients• Positioned Partners as recognized industry leaders, created market spokespeople by publishing books (one recognized on the New York Times Bestseller List), writing articles, chapters, press releases, surveys and created websites. Hired Ketchum, a leading PR agency, to earn and further heighten market awareness.• Produced AA’s first click revenue that employed internet social media tools to augment print communication/messaging

Held a number of management positions with increasing levels of responsibility to include: Director of Communications and Programs for Operator Services, Director of Operations for National Accounts Division and Major Accounts Manager.* Aided in growing the company into a multi-billion dollar global business.* Ensured business continuity following 57 mergers.* Instrumental in the inception, strategy, marketing, management and sales for three divisions.