Responsible for publications, communications, media and public relations, special events, marketing/promotion/advertising tied to WSCC, as well as for providing leadership, technical expertise, and coordination to the Foundation in its efforts to raise financial resources for the College.

The purpose of the Business Opportunity Center is to bridge connections between West Shore Community College and stakeholders. Trainings, workshops, enrichment, career placement, and events are facilitated, customized, and nurtured under our department. Our goal is to serve our community on individual and corporate levels to generate opportunities and support success. Listen. Collaborate. Innovate.

Bringing honesty, integrity, and effectiveness to the marketing world in western Michigan...much more to come!- Media Buying- Video Production

Mt. Mansfield Media is a seasoned, yet non-traditional ad agency and production house in Colchester. We are one of the only agencies in the country to specialize in Television/Web branding that handles all of our production in-house. The bottom line is that we can produce creative impact for a brand without the high cost agencies typically charge. We also do website design, radio and print ads, as well as media buying for all. As Director of Media and Marketing I am responsible for developing collateral, placing media buys, but most importantly developing relationships with current and prospective clients to provide them with the best creative media possible that fits their brand and moves it forward.Mt. Mansfield Media is providing an opportunity for development of a new skill set, while being able to utilize what I have learned from previous positions.· Account Management and Sales · Maintaining in-house budgets as well as those of clients· Media Buying and negotiating · Active contributor in creative development for client brands· Associate Producer · Event Planning and organization

Coming full circle to the place I call home, working in Career and Technical Education at West Shore Community College. Being able to help students expand their horizons and recognize all the opportunities that are available to them is simply awesome.Career and Technical Education (CTE) brings into focus the integral relationship between education and employment. CTE is a reflection of the West Shore Educational Service District's continuing commitment to educational excellence.

Harris and Bruno is a global provider of printing and coating solutions. Covering all aspects of the printing world--offset, web, corrugated, digital, and anything else imaginable, H&B is the world leader in coating technology and works to provide solutions across a diverse range of customers. As the Eastern Regional Sales Manager, a few of my tasks involved the following:· Developed and improved relationships with current customers· Maintained and progressed relationships with OEM Accounts· Facilitated technical meetings for major retrofit projects· Implemented the use of Webex online conference calls to promote streamlined communication· Created multiple enhancements to the customer quoting process· Cold calling and developing new accountsGeographic Territory:Eastern United StatesEastern Canada Support

KBA is the oldest and second largest printing manufacturer in the world. Working for KBA North America as a Product Manager enabled me to explore several different aspects of product management, marketing, sales, and customer service. The people I worked with and the environment KBA provided helped me to create a solid foundation that could translate into many different professional directions.· New position created to promote, present, and support quality control products offered; position evolved to include marketing responsibilities· Integral part of marketing team that saw brand recognition increase from 23% to 85%· Managed multiple products including efficiency software and quality control components· Designed, structured, and executed professional development seminars· Drafted technical analysis papers, return on investments, and product documentation for use in the field · Organized training center schedule and programs based on customer needs· North American representative at regular technical trainings in Germany· Conducted monthly online trainings for all remote sales staff· Published an internal newsletter featuring in-depth product highlights · Supervised marketing projects from beginning to end· Directed and responsible for all North American PR starting January 2008 · Administered ad placement and maintained relationships with publications and editors · Planned and executed a corporate identity strategy · Corresponded with contractors and dealers to achieve set goals· Lead and evaluated direct mail and tele-marketing campaigns