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Pursuing my life’s greatest accomplishment with 3 small direct reports.

As a Vice President at one of the nation’s most prominent Speakers Bureaus, I have the privilege of consulting with customers to help them find and confirm the best talent or entertainment for their event. From Fortune 100 corporations, to associations and universities, I genuinely enjoy listening to my client’s unique goals, qualifying opportunities, and collaborating with them through the ideation phase, and then securing the perfect fit. I am a trusted adviser, relationship builder, proactive networker, business development professional, a sales leader, and a thoughtful advocate who works to bring my client’s vision to life.

As Chief of Staff at the Chertoff Group, I enjoyed executing the strategic plan and internal operations of the company. Such responsibilities included reporting on the business pipeline, managing the staff and IT personnel in our four offices, administrating human resources benefits, signing off on vendor and client contracts, and serving as an operations adviser to the cofounders.

As a Senior Account Executive at R-G Partners, I had the privileged opportunity to learn about business development, entrepreneurship, and client relationships directly from its President. As a part of this boutique D.C. and Arizona based consulting firm, I helped clients with their strategic vision, discover new government contract opportunities, and worked alongside them to win competitive bids.

It was a distinct honor to serve in President George W. Bush’s administration in the office of Presidential Advance. As the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance, I was charged with providing administrative support for my principal as well as staffing each advance team that preceded the President, ensuring proper protocol for official vs. political events and submitting a budget for approval. Additionally, I had the privilege to travel internationally and domestically on behalf of the White House to include Croatia, Thailand, and Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Finally, I served as the Advance Office Administrator and participated in the Continuity of Operations Plan as well as the Transition Plan to incoming President Barack Obama.