At Birchwood Acupuncture, we strive to provide an environment that helps people use their bodies own innate healing ability to create sustained health and wellness. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal therapies help us use our bodies own healing capabilities – healing from the inside out. We work one-on-one with you to establish an individualized treatment plan to help meet your specific health goals.We treat a wide variety of ailments from physical to internal, acute and chronic. We blend medical research with extensive clinic practice and strive to provide quality care to all of our patients. We also understand our limitations as practitioners and will readily refer patients to other trustworthy, qualified practitioners when necessary.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Foundation funds more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support. Based in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. The CF Foundation is a donor-supported nonprofit organization.My role with the Minnesota/Dakota's Chapter is the management of the Minneapolis Great Strides Walk and the Minnesota Cycle for Life event.

FINNEGANS Irish Amber is a locally crafted beer that gives 100% of its profits to local charities. My role with the organization is to create, implement, and manage our strategic sales plan to move our team towards reaching revenue goals in three states.

The Minneapolis Uptown Art Fair is one of the largest art fairs in the nation and attracts more than 300,000 visitors annually for three days of art, food, music, and fun. As Sponsorship Manager for the Art Fair, my role is to work with organizations that want to be apart of the fair from a booth or sponsor perspective. Prospecting, negotiating, and onsite client management are key functions of my role with the Uptown Art Fair

The Twin Cities Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) is one of the top ten largest chapters in the nation with over 870 members. The Director of the Regional Conference manages all aspects of the Chapters annual learning conference planning: marketing, speaker selection, sponsorship, PR, etc. Utilizing a talent-rich planning committee and Board support, the Director is able to implement the event which hosts 500+ attendees and attracts 60+ vendors/sponsors for this premiere events.

The Conclave is a nonprofit with a mission to provide training and development opportunities for radio professionals.My role was to develop, implement, and manage development strategies to further the mission of the organization. The creative element of my position was both challenging and incredibly fulfilling. The radio industry is constantly reinventing itself and pushing the envelope for marketing and promotion. By combining my passion for training and development with an out-of-the-box creative mind and a bottom-line focus, I'm able to provide my clients with customized solutions to further their marketing while providing funding for the Conclave's mission of education.

In today's fast-paced corporate environment, growing businesses are focused on increasing efficiency and maintaining quality while cutting cost. The focus of the Impress Document Solutions is to address how an organization manages their training and HR materials by creating customized, national document management processes proven to impact the bottom line of a corporation. My role included technical training of our web-based product. Clients included: Cigna Healthcare, Oracle, the American Society of Training and Development, Salvation Army, Minnesota Judicial System, and International Decision Systems.

Rated among the Top 3 Training organizations in the nation, the Bob Pike Group has consulted with more than 94% of Forbes Fortune 100 companies. The Bob Pike Group ties bottom line results to the training and development within an organization. Their delivery methodology is rooted in Participant-Centered Learning. When adults are engaged and actively participating in the content, they are learning more. When you increase the amount of knowledge that is transferred, you increase an employees ability to do their job effectively thus improving the bottom line.My role was to develop customized training programs that addressed real business issues: decreasing turnover, improving sales, etc; develop customized certification programs, Online course development, and blended learning solutions. Clients included: Honeywell Corporation, Alcon Surgical, Thrivant Financial, Nike, Mitsubishi, the Internal Revenue Service, Bank of America, Victoria's Secret, and Snap-On.

Listed as the Number #1 Executive Suite company in the Twin Cities consecutively from 2003 to 2007; this company boasts five prime Suites including the entire ninth floor of the prestigious IDS Center. My role with the organization was to assist in the management of all five locations with my primary responsibility being the sales and marketing of the individual suites. During my tenure, I averaged an occupancy rate of 94% across all five locations. Which is impressive considering the industry standard is 71%. In less than 3 months I was able to secure tenants for nearly 90% of a new, unopened location in the IDS Center. Duties included contract negotiations, property showings, media purchasing and creative design, staff training/hiring/etc.