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• Cultivate new business prospects and partnerships (8 new partnerships created)• Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluate options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments• Research, author and submit certification requirements for woman owned small business to obtain work with federal, state and city entities – certifications include WBENC, SB, SDB, WOSB, and SBE• Design and implement marketing strategies to boost market for small business (woman owned) • Close business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations; cultivating customer • Implementation of policies and procedures related to production, purchasing, and materials/supplies to ensure timely completion of projects, on time and on budget

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive fundraising strategic plan encompassing all facets including, but not limited to sustained base of annual giving, individual and deferred gifts, corporate and foundation gifts, government and private grants, and event sponsorship• Responsible for preparation and submission of all grant proposals (Gov’t/Private/Corp) • Cultivate new and existing donors while re-engaging lapsed donors utilizing cause selling techniques and open communication • Create and maintain comprehensive donor database (Blackbaud Sphere) to track all donations, pledges, proposals and required reports in compliance with organizational policies pertaining to donor funds• Coordinate and execute feasibility study to determine community support for capital campaign ($21M)• Plan and execute special event fundraisers – Woman of Influence (WOI); new fundraiser in 2012, YWomen, This is My Story • Design, author and prepare first newsletter in 7 years and maintain newsletters quarterly• Revamp and create association’s collateral materials consistent with National YWCA branding guidelines • Serve as chief spokesperson to media including writing press releases and maintain relationships with media contacts to ensure communications are heard

Executive Director Jul 2007 – Mar 2011•Created Organizational Development Plan which encompassed grants, federal, state, corporations, foundations, special events, passive donor efforts, direct mail, marketing•Aggressively sought new funding sources (Corporate/Foundation/Community Grants) – Resulted in more than doubling amount received (increased from $59,500 to $124,530 within two years)•Obtained first-ever federal long-term transitional housing grant from Department of Justice–awarded $350,000 over three-years•Redefined State of Ohio grants which resulted in receiving 35% increase in grant awards-additional $99,000 received)•Adjusted development funding streams from end of year results to achieve year-round results•Responsible for day-to-day operations of organization working within $1.2M budget•Led effort to create four year strategic plan focusing on extending capacity of organization, addressing client services, and focused development and marketing efforts•Re-branded organization via new logo creation, website re-design, collateral materials overhaul, and expanded community awareness campaign•Created new partnerships within the community via new projects and new funding sources•Overhauled organization’s expenditures ensuring best value–cut $125,000 in unnecessary expenses by renegotiating existing contracts, awarding existing contracts to new vendors of services in-kind•Supervised staff of 19 full and 2 part-time employees (professional) w/oversight of 200+ volunteers•Led staff team in obtaining re-accreditation with the Council on Accreditation (COA)-minor findings

Responsible for oversight of worldwide leadership programs and volunteer relationship• Strengthened field volunteer relationships through exceptional interpersonal skills• Administered new policies, procedures and training with respect to Document Retention and Destruction, Suicide Awareness and Reporting, and Corporate Compliance• Overhauled volunteer development to encompass recruitment, retention, recognition and education• Aggressively tackled major component of program--archaic way of delivering program to new hands-on and interactive approach—ensures continued growth of program across generations

• Directed Air Force’s response to European Communities’ allegations that United States was subsidizing Government Contractors-coordinated and analyzed Wing responses, formulated Air Force position—resulted in saving embarrassment to the United States• Recognized expert for marketing organizational strengths: designed recruitment brochure and video utilized at college/university fairs across the United States • Interfaced, consulted and trained all levels of staff and management; worked closely as a consultant, facilitator and trainer to senior level executives• Collected, examined and analyzed scope, validity, use and management of data and information; Monitored how data is used to improve products and processes. Measured competitive comparison and information against other activities to gauged performance and improvements• Provided expert technical direction and consultation to Director of Contracting and Contracting Leadership on quality, self-assessment, strategic planning, process engineering, employee morale, organizational performance, marketing, and competitive comparisons • Managed and formalized employee, customer and supplier satisfaction rating• Served as special project analyst, directing organizational investigations/audits-researched project issues, explored options, and recommended courses of action via reports, correspondence, and briefings• Assessed the functional organization of the Contracting Directorate to determine long-range administrative management policy and process requirements • Conducted in depth technical writing and research: co-authored and edited Unit Self Assessment (Malcolm Baldrige Criteria) documents for largest product center and contracting organization in the Air Force• Launched multi-functional centralized contract closeout office by developing concept, charter, facility and personnel requirements-resulted in eliminating homeless contracts by 100% and reduced at-risk funds from $32M to less than $500K

• Wrote, reviewed, negotiated, priced Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contracts – Phase I/II• Created Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNMs) for task order contracts and SBIR contracts• Authored, reviewed, negotiated, priced task order contract agreements• Responsible for contract closeout of all contracts within the division – closed more than 2,000 contracts a year – recouped funds for Air Force • Served on multiple source selections for Air Force contracts ranging from $650,000 computer buy to multi-million dollar A&AS contract awards• Responsible for on time award of contract via tracking milestones in Air Force Procurement Management System (PMS)