Community Manager of The Summit at Copper Square, a high rise condominium in Phoenix Arizona. I have also been the community manager for a portfolio of 10 other communities; including developer controlled and owner controlled communities and condominiums.

Lead Director over corporate underwriting program for Northwest Public Radio, a 17-station, public radio network and Northwest Public Television, a 2-station property, owned and operated by The Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. Provide long-range strategic sales strategies and planning. Direct a 5-member sales team, including training and coaching. Establish annual sales projections for each broadcast zones and each representative. Develop revenue strategies by broadcast zone and perform outside and internal sales with clients and perform relationship-based, face-to-face cultivation of private donors for both special project and legacy gifts. Establish and develop business partnerships to accommodate the financial needs of station-community events. Key Achievements • Achieved 41% increase in corporate underwriting contracts in first year• Increased revenues by 48% first year• Personally sold highest level of contracts in a 1-year period for Northwest Public Radio• Successfully fostered $10K business partnership funding for StoryCorps Project• Team achievement of $2.5 million in business support contracts in 4+ years

A1 Hospitality; General Manager of an 85-room, focused-service hotel and Conference Center, responsible for bottom-line factors, including daily operations, long-term strategic planning, service and product management. Direct all service operations of the hotel team. Oversee yield management and revenue strategies; perform weekly financial evaluation of property results. Direct executive team managers and manager of the forty-one front-line employees. Manage all aspects of sales and marketing operations, general oversight of Food & Beverage operations and Conference and Meeting Sales and Event efforts.

The Hotel Group: General Manager of an 80-room, focused-service hotel. Responsible for bottom-line factors, including daily operations, long-term strategic planning, staff recruitment and training, service and product management. Direct all service operations of the hotel team. Oversee yield management and revenue strategies; perform weekly financial evaluation of property results. Direct executive team managers and managed 30 front-line employees. Manage all aspects of sales and marketing operations, annual budgeting.

Executive Director for a national wildlife education and research non-profit organization. Oversight of public education programs for schools and the visitor center in Winchester, Idaho. Oversight of fundraising, public relations campaigns on a monthly basis. Managed a team of six and a volunteer intern program. Coordinated care of the Sawtooth Pack; Wolves of the Nez Perce (a pack of 8 Rocky Mountain Grey Wolves) with the Pack Manager and the School of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. Liaison to the Nez Perce Tribal Council. 

Key Achievements

 • Personal fundraising efforts acquired in excess of $100,000 in 1-year 
• Built international membership level from 7900 to approximately 8500+ • “Howl in the Millennium” event – 12/31/99; raised $22,500 net

Director of Sales & Marketing for a 136-room, full-service, conference hotel, complete with 11,000+ square feet of meeting space, banquet and catering services, Meriwether’s Restaurant, The Exchange Bar and M J Barleyhoppers Microbrewery. Responsible for all contract sales; including association, group, leisure, corporate, military, fraternal, religious, social, motor coach and government markets; Provide long-range strategic marketing planning. Coordinate culinary services with Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Manager for conferences. Direct all sales operations of the hotel team. Establish budget projections and tactical guidelines. Assist in development of yield and revenue strategies for front desk operations in keeping with budget projections and goals. Perform all outside and internal sales contact with clients of the hotel. Direct two sales managers and general oversight of all sales department personnel training and daily activities. Develop and coordinate public relations events, advertising and hotel collateral and community promotions. Foster goodwill through relationships with local civic groups and the development councils of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington.Key Achievements• Member of the Idaho Governor’s Conference on Recreation & Tourism Committee• Exceeded budget projections for group and corporate contract sales by $100,000 annually• Served on the Board for the Idaho Lodging & Restaurant Association • Served on the Board of Directors for the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce