Cara Griffith Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Va, Us

Executive │ Budget Management │ Operational Leadership │ Contract Negotiations Falls Church, VA(2017–Present)Oversee all operations of not-for-profit media (publishing) organization specializing in tax information. Reporting to a Board of Directors, manage $35M operating budget, seven direct reports and staff of 185. Co-manage investment fund; represent organization as thought leader and spokesperson on technical tax issues at global conferences; participate in contract negotiations. IMPACT: Updated mission statement and strategic plan, incorporating feedback from BOD, staff, and external stakeholders; led business development, partnerships and market expansion to achieve goals. Mitigated loss of large contract, representing 40% of total revenue, by instituting cost-saving, efficiency-enhancing process improvements, revamping sales and marketing strategies, and re-negotiating large customer contracts. Reevaluated and revamped channel partnerships; increased market penetration and introduced procedure for development of new products. Established office in the Netherlands. Delivered keynotes or participated on panels. Increased employee engagement and fostered an inclusive culture to elevate team satisfaction. Initiated diversity and equity initiative across the organization. Launched widely viewed monthly webinar series on issues facing tax practitioners and policy makers and serve as moderator.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Editorial Staff Management │ P&L Management │ Collaborations Falls Church, VA(2013-2017)Promoted to direct editorial, Q&A, and research departments for three daily news publications, three weekly magazines, and two monthly magazines. Collaborated with HR, IT, Production, Communications, Sales and Marketing departments. Managed team of 120 and multimillion-dollar operating budget, holding full P&L accountability.IMPACT: Drove editorial strategy with focus on expanding readership; partnered with publisher on setting tone, direction, and department policies; ensured editorial quality across all publications. Directed on-boarding and training policies for new editors and reporters; coordinated continuing education for existing staff. Mentored team members; conducted performance reviews; provided salary and bonus recommendations. Worked with Marketing on new product development.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Recruited back to organization to cover and write weekly column on state tax issues and developments nationwide. Routinely drafted FOIA and state public records requests for documents. IMPACT: Established transparency beat, covering states' processes for providing guidance documents and forging reputation as an expert on transparency in state government. Delivered frequent presentations regarding the need for transparency in tax administration.

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State Tax Notes | The Hedge Fund Law Report │ Analysis │ Deadlines │ Communications 2009-2011Authored feature-length analytical articles on complex financial, tax and legal topics, for two technical publications. ensuring weekly deadlines were met. Interviewed sources and attended conferences.

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Manager, WNTS (Washington National Tax Services) │ Training │ Knowledge Building Washington, D.C. 2008 - 2009Hired to increase client awareness by creating technical and non-technical marketing collateral, presentations, articles and newsletters. Trained staff on complexities of state and local tax law.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Editorial │ Collaborations │ Content Management Falls Church, VA2003 - 2008Reported on state and local tax issues, overseeing production of stories and articles, from rough manuscript through final manuscript, collaborating with editors, reporters, and outside correspondents. Established weekly opinion column that gained national attention.

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Ba, Political Science