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Greater New York City Area

Since 2007 Partner In Publishing (PIP) has been providing market development services to many of the best-known brands in educational technology. In hundreds of successful campaigns and projects, PIP has provided a variety of services including, sales, market research, business and market development, customer service, and guiding product development.The Managing Partners and Project Managers of PIP are industry veterans well-versed in all stages of product development , from market research and defining your product, through finding product/market fit, to large scale sales campaigns, closing deals, managing projects and supporting end-users.PIP partners with each client, taking a consultative approach starting with a clear understanding of your goals, objectives and challenges. PIP then works with you to craft your go-to-market plan. But unlike many consultants, PIP executes the plans they develop for you to accelerate and grow your business.

Greater New York City Area

Language Testing International, a Samsung company, is the leader in the development of language proficiency testing products for more than 100 languages in over 40 countries. As the exclusive licensee of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign languages (ACTFL), we conduct thousands of tests for small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, State and Federal government agencies, and academic institutions.Reporting to the VP of Sales and Marketing, my team is responsible for all aspects of marketing.

Greater New York City Area

Provide project management services for start-ups and existing companies who are laying their foundation or expanding their company. My expertise is in the K-12 and HigherEd education market and includes marketing education products, researching decision-makers, and growing education organizations. Services include:*Project planning and management (development and implementation)*Marketing strategy and implementation (e-marketing, social media, media)*Customer development*Operations*Sales*Communications (newsletters, website, social media, blogs)*Vendor management*Vendor outsourcing (branding, package design, PR, bookkeeping, web design, distribution)

Old Greenwich, Ct

Responsible for developing, managing, and implementing marketing and communications strategy, creating innovative marketing as well as developing and testing new sources for growth opportunities in the K-12 education sector. In addition, collaborating closely with Level Up Village's Sales Department to develop materials that reflect company branding and messaging to execute sales outreach strategy. A social enterprise founded in 2012, Level Up Village (LUV) delivers pioneering Global STEAM (STEM + arts) enrichment courses that promote design thinking and one-to-one collaboration between K-9 students from around the world.

Westport, Ct

Winter 2015 Cohort Participant with Heavenly Bites, LLC.Current role: Community Manager

Wilton, Ct

Launched Heavenly Bites, an award-winning ready made frozen dessert brand and secured distribution into premium specialty food retail and wholesale channels, including Whole Foods Market. Responsible for all strategic marketing, branding, sales, operations and business management.

Pleasantville, Ny

Responsible for Retention and Billing for Magazine Circulation on Reader's Digest Large Print and Special Interest Magazines.

Responsible for Retention, Billing and Gift Program for Magazine Circulation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Advertising

Activities and Societies: Zeta Kappa (Kappa Kappa Gamma) SororityBA in Advertising and Marketing

Education record

Activities and Societies: Class President, cross country team