As a contractor, I consult and assist nonprofits of all sizes and capacities with their development efforts. I specialize in the sales process for relationship-building acquisition and stewardship and lead teams to maximize their time to make the biggest impact on their organization and strategic partnerships.

In this role, I am responsible for Corporate Development, Marketing, and Volunteer Management. Development focuses heavily on corporate partnerships and includes designing and implementing a sales pipeline of individuals and companies from Technology, Marketing, and Corporate Social Responsibility, developing and maintaining knowledge of corporate giving interests including CSR, employee and volunteer engagement, and Public Affairs to manage contract negotiations and renewals for corporate accounts. I am responsible for creating internal and external communications for partnering companies and ensuring the implementation of all sponsor benefits.In the marketing function, I facilitate a team of skilled marketing professionals to build a global brand and promote global events to support the organization's mission and drive participation to corporate, individual and nonprofit audiences. Marketing efforts include internal and external communications; marketing research; media and industry relations; corporate communications; blogs, webinars, events, social media, email marketing, and public relations.I am also responsible for creating a scalable volunteer model to ensure the success of 48in48 events on a global and local level across each of the organization's events. This model includes managing a team of experts to create a functional timeline, the design and creation of templated materials, supporting documents and resources for a volunteer to succeed, and list best practices. My role relies heavily on the recruitment, training, onboarding, management, and retention of volunteers on all levels of volunteer participation.

My position at United Way focused on the acquisition and development of relationships in the community to address the health and human service needs of Miami-Dade County through United Way. I was part of a team responsible for fundraising with individuals who can give $10,000 or more and engaging these donors in our mission to facilitate a growing and lasting relationship with United Way.

Manage all aspects of the large scale fundraising event, South Florida Tour de Cure. Implemented national strategic retention, acquisition, and management techniques to South Florida. Responsible for recruitment and retention of all corporate, club and family teams, totally 60 teams. Solicit, secure, manage and retain sponsorship dollars and all in-kind donations. Established new marketing and advertising campaign.Secured corporate educational programs – Lunch & Learns, employee benefit fairs, and corporate events• Establish and cultivate relationships with decision makers from local corporations, jurisdictions, and top contributors • Create and maintain email campaign to all sponsors, participants, and volunteers (2500+ recipients)• Conduct sponsorship negotiations with potential and returning sponsors• Develop sponsorship proposals for all potential and returning sponsors• Recruit, train and manage volunteer committee of 20+ members• Recruit, train and manage 200+ day-of-event volunteers• Establish social media campaign with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts• Develop, maintain, and follow annual budget of $35,000• Plan, organize, and implement all logistical details for event• Attend and assist with all other American Diabetes Association programs and events

• Recruitment and retention of 90 corporate and club teams • Solicit and secure sponsorship dollars, entertainment, food and other services• Hosted Lunch & Learn for The Coca-Cola Company• Manage interns and office volunteers• Convert past individual participants into teams• Research potential sponsorship opportunities and corporate giving• Education awareness through corporate benefit fairs and health fairs• Recruit and manage committee members and day-of volunteers• Organize and establish a calendar of promotional opportunities• Cold calls to corporate giving offices• Respond to participant email and phone inquiries about fund-raising event• Plan and organize logistical details for event• Attend, supervise, and assist in management of all event-related tasks.Notable Accomplishments Determined official event site for 2011 Tour de Cure Ranked top ten Tour de Cure in 2010 Exceeded Net goal of $408,000 in 2010 Introducing VIP Experience and Team RED in 2011 Restructured Volunteer Committee in 2011

• Assist in Market Research including competitors and new marketing techniques• Blog Research and development• Client Correspondence• Assists in Company Lunch and Learn events which are held to promote the company to potential clients and inform them on new marketing techniques