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Santa Barbara, California

Santa Ynez, California

Executive Director responsible for managing unique nonprofit community history museum. Created exhibitions, fundraising events, built membership and community engagement. Grant writing, public relations, marketing, educational events.

Solvang, Ca

Managed local Chamber of Commerce and served as community representative for the organization; responsible for all promotional, fundraising, event planning, budgeting and administrative activities of Chamber; developed membership campaigns, special events, civic meetings, and educational seminars

Solvang, Ca

Responsible for creating, marketing and conducting strategic workshop sessions for healthcare organizations planning to develop or update their online presence. Worked closely with sales team in demonstrating the company’s proprietary content management software to hospitals throughout the nation. Instrumental in developing proposals for the company’s software product and for its comprehensive website development services. Company downsized and moved headquarters to Alabama.

Goleta, Ca

Business Development Manager 1995 – 2001Responsible for new business development and strategic marketing program for underwater sonar product. Market to U.S. Navy, commercial oceanographic and geophysical industries, research institutes and universities; wrote and edited technical and business proposals; developed sales collateral and corporate advertising; responsible for public relations and trade show management. Sales/Marketing Administrator 1985-1995Responsible for all inside sales efforts, sales literature, advertising, product price development, quotations, customer correspondence and liaison with technical staff; proposal preparation, trade show coordination.

San Diego, Ca

Organized and administered a series of one to five day extension workshops/seminars targeted to the San Diego business community. Responsibilities included developing the programs, scheduling presenters, marketing the programs; budgeting and reporting. Developed program catalogs and promotional literature. Moved from San Diego, left position.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Graduate Degree

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Staff of "The LumberJack" campus newpaper Cardinal Key Service Group NAU Ambassadors