• Creative approach to problem-solving the inevitable challenges of custom home building.• Excellent communication skills, driving resolution and results.• Certified Facilitator in communication and problem-solving. • Working knowledge of building design, green options and initiatives.• Female business owner with twenty-five years of experience in all facets of owning and running a successful company.

• Build and manage thriving photography company for over 20 years.• Manage customer, photo lab, and gallery relationships to maintain extremely high standard of client satisfaction, production quality, and exhibit space.• Manage team of up to 4 contract photographers, office manager, bookkeeper, and retouching artist.• Coordinate with pro-bono groups to donate photography services or provide discounted services to nonprofits and donate services to clients with special circumstances such as Flashes of Hope, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Circle de Luz and Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.• Create unique high-end fine artwork using techniques such as hand-tinted oils, portraits on tile, and proprietary designs. Edit and retouch printed and digital images using variety of techniques.• Maintain photography equipment and inventory; design and decorate multiple office spaces for flow, positive impression on clientele, and functionality.• Develop customer-specific portrait presentations, framing services, and installation. • Conduct all bookkeeping duties and oversee all administrative requirements of business.• Work with location managers at variety of portrait sites to develop long-term positive relationships demonstrating respect for property and grounds used for photography sessions.

• Coordinate and manage publicity for the Center and publications via media contacts, website maintenance, online presence, and social media. • Serve as primary liaison for clients, publishers, interviewers, and professional service providers including recording studios, video production houses, and duplication houses.• Draft content for manuscripts, edit author’s work for content and grammar. • Design and coordinate visual and graphic artwork for books, CDs, DVDs, and collateral materials for numerous events.• Oversee all creative projects and administrative logistics including client communication, planning, production, events, and finance.• Conduct research, compile data, and make recommendations regarding project direction.• Manage extensive details, such as acquiring contracts from dozens of publishers and orchestrating payment as required for hundreds of quotations to be used in an original copyrighted publication.