Seasoned Store Manager with a proven track record of driving sales, maximizing profitability, reducing store shrink, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Highly skilled in team leadership, leadership development, operations management, coaching & counseling, inventory control, maintaining a compelling store environment, exampling and driving store team to deliver an exceptional customer experience, and assuming total responsibility for store. Special projects have included assuming role as District Recruiting Lead, planning and executing in-store events, overseeing customer connection initiative for the Mid-Atlantic district (R.I.S.E. program, 2022), partnering with UO Home Office to re-write job descriptions (2018), assuming role of Operations Lead in new store opening (Ross Park, 2022), and piloting multiple technology initiatives before company roll-out.

Founder, CEO, and Cosmetic Tattoo Artist of Mae Belle Beauty Co in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Specializing in natural-looking permanent makeup offering services including eyebrow microblading, powder/combo brows, lip blush, lash enhancement eyeliner, faux freckles & beauty marks. Completed training and became certified in permanent makeup fundamentals at the renowned Forever Valentine Beauty in Haddonfield, NJ. Subsequently apprenticed at Forever Valentine Beauty, and completed one-on-one microblading training with mentor, earning certification in microblading. Earned additional cerificate from Luxy in faux freckles. Has worked on an array of clients and has gained five-star reviews on Google.As Founder & CEO, assumes total operations for company, creates branding and content for company including website, social media, and marketing materials, is a member of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce, and has interior decorated and maintained brick-and-mortar commercial space while strictly adhering to PA Dept of Health tattoo studio health & safety guidelines. https://maebellebeauty.comInstagram: @mae.belle.beauty

Founder, Owner, and Vintage Curator of The Jag Boutique. Hand-selects vintage finds and creates accessories such as embroidered art, jewelry, and upcycled clothing. Maintains physical location as a vendor of the Plaza Centre Antiques in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and has participated in numerous local pop-ups such as Pugh St. Shutdown by 3-Dots, Burning Ma'am festival, Pine Grove Hall, Titan Hollow, and Urban Outfitters. Instagram: @thejagboutique

Hired and selected as a member of the Executive Development Program, Careers After College. Completed initial 10-week training in Harford, Maryland, and then placed in Towson, Maryland to work as Sales Manager from August, 2012 - May, 2013. Transferred to Macy's in State College, Pennsylvania and worked as Sales Manager until June, 2014. During employment, gained extensive knowledge of retail operations and people management, including interview training, how to coach & counsel a team, how to plan & execute events, and how to prevent inventory loss. Managed teams of 15-20 people and departments totaling ~$3mil.

Performed marketing intern duties including creating Facebook page for company, attending marketing conference in Frankfurt, researching new venture opportunities, and translating contracts German-English for potential clients.