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Marketed live and online lead generation events for corporate clients. Acquired new customers and earned repeat business from existing customers by executing e-mail and LinkedIn marketing campaigns. Collaborated with sales and marketing units to identify and convert qualified leads. Produced 3-6 B2B lead generation events every month for corporate clients.

• Produced more than 150 virtual and live lead generation events for corporate clients.
• Built Argyle members’ knowledge and skills in Big Data, CX/UX, HR, IT and marketing by producing lively and informative events. Produced, emceed and moderated two all day forums and 3-6 webinars per month, bringing.
• Ensured audience interest by developing engaging content for events, including agendas, discussion questions and other event materials.
• Assembled high quality events by recruiting and supporting 10+ C-Suite speakers every month from US businesses with greater than $100 million in annual revenue, including Aramark, Citi, Nordstrom, Opry Entertainment.

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Digital Event Producer:
• Produced and managed IT, finance and HR webinars for Argyle Executive Forum. Freelance writer:
• Wrote articles on a variety of pop culture topics for www.nerdywithchildren.com (defunct)

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led externally funded projects in entrepreneurship, innovation, faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion serving American engineers and scientists.
• Produced successful 2021 online Proposal Development Workshop for computer science and engineering researchers working at Minority Serving Institutions to develop proposals to the National Science Foundation’s Computer.
• Produced a five-part series of short videos that explain the NSF’s merit review process. Worked with freelance videographer on script drafts and first, second and final cuts of the videos to produce a lively and.
• Produced 2020 Conference on Increasing the Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in NSF CISE Programs by recruiting participants and speakers, managing the agenda, and setting up breakout group discussions.
• Produced 2019 NSF Engineering Research Centers Planning Grant Workshop by creating the agenda and program book, recruiting speakers and serving as Master of Ceremonies.
• Served as Managing Editor for NSF Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity (GOLD) Cultivating Diversity Champions publication. More than 1,300 people have accessed this resource at the link below.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led agricultural development programs serving farmers and agribusinesses in Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Led US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer technical assistance program that helped nearly 4 million small scale farmers and agribusinesses in West Africa, the Caucasus and.
• Increased the number of Farmer-to-Farmer assignments completed per year by 30% between 2015 and 2017 by leveraging recruiting experience and a large network of experts.
• Produced ACDI/VOCA's first Cooperative Development Program Learning Event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Learning Event brought together 40 representatives from five international organizations, including USAID, the.
• Led the creation and introduction of an online management information system, resulting in more efficient tracking of program participants, impacts, deliverables and commitments for ACDI/VOCA's volunteer services.
• Served as Technical Leader for successful proposal effort. Won $6.25 million worth of new business for ACDI/VOCA by developing win strategy and leading effort that delivered a persuasive, compliant proposal.

Washington DC

• Led program to introduce innovations to the Farmer-to-Farmer program.
• Started up grants program to bring new implementers into US Government-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program. Brought 11 new implementers (serving 11 different countries) into the Farmer-to-Farmer program by leading two.
• Provided guidance to the program on using pesticides safely and working with Minority Serving Institutions by developing technical publications on those topics.
• Led the team that created the Farmer-to-Farmer program-wide web site at farmer-to-farmer.org.

• Initiated and led NCBA CLUSA’s first Farmer-to-Farmer program.
• Catalyzed an increase in annual gross crop sales of approximately $380,873 over three years for 3,744 smallholder farmers in Niger, Senegal and Zambia.
• Recruited and deployed 83 volunteers to provide technical assistance in a variety of agricultural disciplines.
• Hired, trained and supervised a staff of three.

Provided technical assistance in banking supervision and financial sector regulation by recruiting and supporting volunteers for USAID-funded technical assistance projects in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Researched and wrote proposals for new programs.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, International Development Management