Jonathan Polson Email & Phone Number

Queens, New York, United States

Queens, New York, United States

Queens, New York, United States

Short Hills, New Jersey

• Control in-store inventory through communication with corporate partners, shipment, and planning• Manage a team of full time, part-time and seasonal employees• Set standard of white-glove service through operational excellence• Disseminate weekly cadence of operational tasks for smooth store function to the 8-person operations team• Created in-store curriculum to teach staff about new product launches and technologies• Communicate with extensive personal client book to generate sales in excess of $100,000

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT (June 2017 - June 2018)• Planned over 10 fundraising dinners and receptions • Engaged alumni through planned happy hours around the country• Negotiated contracts with hotels and businesses for large-scale eventsDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY & PARTNER RELATIONS (January 2017 - June 2018)• Oversee philanthropic operations for 200 chapters in North America, Europe, Israel and Australia• Improve chapters philanthropy events and fundraising efforts by conducting seminars on creating successful events• Structured and envisioned two conferences for 80 undergraduate students• Developed and planned a fundraiser for alumni and undergrads at the Indianapolis Mini Marathon• Raised $250,000 over the course of one calendar through hundreds of events• Manage relationship and correspondence with ten beneficiary organizations• Recruited more than 50 organizations to attend the international conventionOFFICAL PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM COORDINATOR (June 2015 - January 2016)

Burlington, Vermont Area

PRESIDENT (November 2013 - November 2014)• Conducted weekly meeting for 40 member organization and executive board• Liaison between University, alumni organization, and national organizationVICE PRESIDENT (November 2012 - November 2013)• Appoint and manage Minor Board of Fraternity (Positions include: Philanthropy, Fundraising, Jewish Identity, Social, Alumni, Brotherhood, and Academic)PHILANTHROPY CHAIR (January 2012 - November 2012)

South Burlington, Vermont

• Created lesson plans in Hebrew and Judaic Studies for mixed-age class of 5th and 6th graders.• Executed lesson plans on a weekly basis• Encouraged students to learn more about their Jewish Heritage and Israeli Culture.

Greater New York City Area

• Devised budget spreadsheets for multiple unscripted programs. • Ensured set of Comic Book Men was appropriate under business affairs standards and regulations.• Researched studios for filming locations of Talking Dead.• Vetted entire series of Talking Dead for segments for compilation for DVD release.

• Managed logistics for highly selective week-long innovation “boot camps” serving 150 executives• Configured thousand dollar cosmetic gift bags to pristine quality for upper level executives• Received intensive training in high-touch customer service to ensure executive satisfaction

Burlington, Vermont

• Created vision of, recruited for and started the Vermont Cynic video team• Manage and teach people of all levels how to create engaging videos for the Vermont Cynic website• Balanced multiple assignments while meeting strict deadlines