Strategic management consultant accelerating the performance and growth of leaders and organizations, with community engagement, driving connection and impact. Provide comprehensive and transformational service to nonprofit, foundation and small business clients in the following areas:• TALENT ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT: Critical and thoughtful executive search, transition planning, coaching and training. Clients have included Akonadi Foundation (President Search/Transition and Program Officer Search), California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CEO Search/Transition), East Bay Community Foundation (VP Recruitment and Initiative Officer Search), John & Marcia Goldman Foundation (Executive Director Search - EPACENTER ARTS), San Francisco Housing Development Corporation (CEO Search), Women's Foundation of California (Program Director and Senior Manager Searches) and many others.• STRATEGIC PLANNING & EXECUTION: Strategic organizational, business and program/initiative planning and support. Clients have included Biotech Partners (Strategic Plan), Coalition for Responsible Community Development (Social Enterprise Business Plan), East Bay Community Foundation (Initiative Planning), East Oakland Youth Development Center (Strategic Plan), United Way (Regional Business Plan) and many others.• MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS: Insightful marketing planning, branding, messaging, collateral and emerging media development. Clients have included East Oakland Youth Development Center (Marketing Tools), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Multimedia Presentation), Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center (Brand Refresh) and many others. • EVENT PLANNING & FACILITATION: Creative and detail-oriented conference, retreat, briefing and meeting planning and facilitation. Clients have included Closing the Women's Wealth Gap Initiative (National Meeting in Chicago), JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy (California Leadership Summits) and many others.

Propelled LifeScan’s business and the OneTouch brand via fresh ideas leading to significant results across Retail Marketing, Online Marketing and New Product Commercialization• Led the August 2009 National Retail Promotion which sparked Gross Sales of $128MM (+130% vs. prior period) leveraging surround-sound tactics including widely distributed Free Standing Insert (FSI) coupons and Retailer ads • Built a strategic 2010 National Retail Promotions Plan to drive the business in smarter ways saving $6.9MM • Launched LifeScan’s first ever viral video campaign for the OneTouch UltraMini meter driving the highest traffic to the product page since its existence with a 56% increase in hits and a 25% increase in online engagement• Drove a 389% increase in hits to our online managed care coverage portal by improving brand messaging and usability to drive patient switches to OneTouch based on our low co-pay positioning • Created and communicated the demand forecast for $800MM of the OneTouch test strip portfolio to Marketing. Finance, and our Global Supply and Operations Team exceeding accuracy targets 80% of the time • Designed the U.S. Marketing Strategy for a global innovation platform including bringing to life product positioning via a full Commercialization Plan and driving creation of the Master Communications Brief to guide agencies in tactical development of surround-sound marketing materials

Leveraged consumer-marketing background to identify and develop new product ideas complementary to LifeScan’s OneTouch blood glucose monitoring devices that delight diabetes patients in a less clinical and more personal way• Developed a vision and 3-pronged strategic plan to lead LifeScan in the differentiation and personalization of its OneTouch products including specific ways to refresh the innovation pipeline on a continual basis• Created and tested new product concepts to form short-term and longer-term pipeline recommendations • Aligned the organization to move forward with the short-term product recommendations wielding research results and prototypes created in just 10 weeks with support from internal collaborators and external vendors

Led new product innovation, packaging design, promotions, customer specific marketing, competitive analysis, PR, tactical planning, and management of a $6MM budget on a $300MM+ product portfolio including the Aunt Jemima and Quaker Grits businesses. Identified and developed meaningful new products ($25-60MM ideas) and messaging based on consumer trends, organizational capabilities and goals, and customer demand for the Quaker Oatmeal brand.

Managed customer marketing efforts in P&G's Pharmaceutical organization to position P&G as a valuable partner to influencers in the healthcare industry: • Executed and analyzed primary qualitative research and combined it with proprietary quantitative research to create a reference for healthcare professionals outlining patients’ unmet healthcare needs• Led the creative process including development of the marketing plan and creative brief and management of the copywriter relationship and external design firm

Leveraged extensive product knowledge and effective selling skills to influence 70+ healthcare professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area contributing to the success of Procter & Gamble’s $800MM pharmaceutical arm• Drove customer development and product awareness via free bone density scan events in conjunction with select physicians to drive awareness of osteoporosis and P&G’s drug Actonel • Created an internal web page, manual, and quick-reference chart for Pharmaceutical Account Managers’ use in the field to highlight the competitive advantages of P&G’s drugs vs. competitors