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Westchester, Pennsylvania, United States

Build and maintain relationships with donors, foundations, and corporations who believe there is a need to provide services for families facing homelessness in Chester County, PA.Responsibilities and achievements include• Responsible for grants and contributions budget of nearly 1 million dollars• Supervise Staff• Facilitates the donor database and strategizes donor growth and progression• Written and awarded many grants totaling nearly $500k annually• Lead all fundraising efforts including an annual event that grew revenue by 5% over 2023• Charged with maintaining, cultivating, and growing a donor database of over 2,500 active donors• Proficient at securing new sponsorships for events while nurturing current partners• Grew our presence on social media by 15% since 2022

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Build and maintain relationships with donors, foundations, and corporations who believe that there is a need to provide services for the homeless in Chester County, PA. Promote our organization with strategic marketing plans including print, electronic, and social media outlets.- Work with the Executive Director & Board of Directors to create an annual fund-raising plan.- Responsible for planning & executing two major fundraising events annually.- Directly create written content for grants, newsletters, direct mail, and social media.- Represents the organization at events including corporate, government, and fundraisers.- Builds relationships with corporate, individual, and faith-based donor leadership.

West Chester, Pa

Created freelance photography business that has grown into a full studio servicing the Philadelphia area and has been recognized by a national celebrity clientele as a leader in photography including fashion, lifestyle, headshot, and corporate photography. Selected responsibilities and accomplishments include:• Hire, manage, and appoint a staff of photographers, hair and make-up artists to assignments• Engaging images have been utilized on book covers and Canon, Sony & and Nikon campaigns• Streamlined post-process workflow to guarantee optimal delivery of images to clients• Train staff on new equipment and techniques to ensure a cohesive vision• Increased clientele by 50% annually through social media, web design, and marketing campaigns• Extensive knowledge of SEO, keywording, Apple, and Windows imaging software.• Recognized with an “Award of Excellence” from the Chester County Art Association

West Chester

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West Chester, Pa

As program host, I’ve researched, strategized and presented over 5,000 live, unscripted hours of direct television sales to captivate, educate and persuade customers with product-centered storytelling. Established sales strategies specific to the time of day, product category and targeted market. Other responsibilities included (but were not limited to) product development, training new associates, pioneering website-sales campaigns and creation of broadcasting (new media) ideas.Selected accomplishments include:• Won the “America’s Host Search” contest with votes from over 9 million viewers for QVC’s live contest. Initially selected to top 5 out of 25K contestants and voted the winner, by American viewers, out of 5 finalists on live television.• Introduced Keurig Coffee systems to the world with my coffee-loving marketing strategy Resulting in an immediate sellout and future programming. Still using my strategy, Keurig evolved into the kitchen staple it is today. • Developed, Executive Produced and hosted the first late-night shopping variety show. Which focused on entertainment and shopping. This increased viewership and sales by 26% for the time slot.• The engaging content I’ve created for multiple platforms has resulted in Annual sales exceeding $350M in electronic, fitness, home and Jewelry.• Produced viral content from live interviews with numerous celebrities including Justin Bieber, Joan Rivers, and Isaac Mizrahi Which resulted in an additional 300k+ views from visits to Facebook, Twitter & YouTube. • Partnering with e-Commerce team to create social media content and web video segments to educate viewers and mitigate returns. Segments received an average of 35K views/month• Established active social media presence across Facebook (28k followers) Instagram, Twitter, and blogs to align branding messages and increase viewers across multiple platforms. This created substantial additional “click -thru” sales.

East Coast

Led a creative team in writing, producing and broadcasting top rated morning show broadcasts. Reported topical stories in the news relevant to the local community. Built and maintained relationships with community leaders, advertisers and sports team while maintaining high ratings.Selected Accomplishments in Radio• #1 morning drive radio show in market, took time slot from 4th to 1st place within 6 months.• Created Baystate Hospital’s Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon & raised 1.5M to date• Raised $400,00 in three years for charities• Developed several projects for children including Dr. Seuss car tags and “Feel Better Bears”• Selected to speak at Children’s Miracle Network national convention• Interviewed multiple celebrities including Senator Ted Kennedy (post 9/11) and John Mellencamp

Fayetteville, North Carolina Area

Attended the daily operations of a 400 seat Live theater. Managed a team of five staff along with 150 volunteers. Ordered and inventoried concessions product as well as took care of the needs, housing and logistics for all visiting stars. Recruited, trained and coordinated efforts of all volunteers. Managed Transportation and worked closely with the Fayetteville, NC school system to arrange transportation for school kids to see live theater productions.Selected Responsibilities and accomplishments as Operations Manager• Evaluated and produced a new concessions inventory system to stop product attrition • Managed concessions budget and worked with vendors to increase point of sales 30%+• Trained staff and volunteers to ensure an opulent theater experience• Scheduled necessary logistics of transportation, hotel and invoices for visiting artists

B.A., Theater, History

Activities and Societies: Alpha Psi Omega Theatrical Honor Society, Birmingham Shakespeare Ensemble,

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