Elaina (Repucci) Holm Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

• Prospect, develop, recruit and manage committee members, event leadership and donors for the New England Chapter
• Identify, recruit and train volunteers who have potential to impact the Foundation’s fundraising campaigns
• Manage two fundraising events a year
• Manage and cultivate two event committees: Young Professionals’ Committee and Royal Flush for Crohn's & Colitis Committee
• Identify and cultivate corporate relationships, building a pipeline of sponsorship for the New England Chapter
• Oversee Third Party Events, providing support for anyone who wishes to raise funds for the New England Chapter

Quincy, MA

• Recognize and accurately forecast trends in color, print, pattern, silhouette and fabric to present to the vice president of design on a bi-monthly basis
• Shop the market for innovative textiles, new trends and details
• Globally source new fabrics and trims to develop within budget guidelines
• Design monthly lines that meet current business needs while identifying new areas of growth
• Oversee technical detail sketches to ensure quality and uniformity
• Communicate and direct design handoff to the technical department providing necessary measurements and details

Quincy, MA

Quincy, MA

• Conceptualized and sketched designs in Adobe Illustrator keeping in mind season, target market and trends
• Researched and sourced innovative trims through market research and strong relationships with suppliers
• Updated sketches, fabrics, trims and information in PLM
• Designed and colored yarn dyes, graphic prints, embroideries and embellishments in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Greater Boston Area

• Manage fundraising events to benefit pediatric brain cancer research at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, which provides extraordinary care in a patient-focused environment delivering world-class.
• Develop and manage entirety of the annual dinner and comedy show: 250 guest attendance netting $85,000 donated over 7 years
• Organize and manage annual fundraiser operating budget while maintaining low administrative costs: below 8.5%
• Identify and solicit all food and raffle item donations, follow ups and retrievals: over $70,000 in gifts throughout 7 years
• Supervise catering, all printed materials, volunteer management, donor appreciation and stewardship
• Cultivate strong volunteer, donor and vendor relationships to ensure annual commitment and to obtain best prices for services

Winchester, MA

• Hand sketched fashion and technical sketches
• Created product catalog which included colored sketches, prices and SKUs for use by sales representatives
• Created and colored patterns, prints and repeats in Adobe Illustrator
• Maintained product management spreadsheet in Excel to track changes in style, color, fabrication etc.
• Measured incoming prototypes and updated the specifications packets in Excel
• Attended fittings to assist the designer with styling decisions

Bachelor’S Degree, Fashion Design And Retailing Major With An Economics Minor, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society: Phi Upsilon Omicron Vice President of Campus Events: Student Union Activities Board

Fashion Design And Retailing

NYC Studio summer program at Kent State University’s Fashion School