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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Developed comprehensive executive education program for WCAS, one of the largest and most successful private equity investment firms in the U.S. The program is designed to exchange operational best practices and encourage networking among WCAS and our portfolio company leaders in the healthcare and information/business service industries.Develop and execute conferences, webinars and workshops for senior leadership of WCAS portfolio companies, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, General Counsels, HR, Sales, Marketing and Procurement Leaders as well as a Leadership Development Program for high potential executives in our portfolio companies. Responsible for program content development, speaker recruitment, budget management, event marketing and communications as well as program execution, managing multiple project timelines at once.

Developed agenda content and recruited speakers for semi-annual meetings for C-suite executives of the nation’s largest health systems (CEO, CFO, CMO, CNO and COO programs).Managed development and execution of new Academy initiatives and programs, including Investment Strategy Conference, CMIO and Oncology Forums. Responsibilities included program design, member recruitment, corporate sales and content management. Provided content and managed production of all Academy marketing materials.

Developed and managed execution of Branding, Platform, and Custom events for the Atlantic Monthly and National Journal Group publications, designed to increase each product’s awareness, circulation and advertising sales.Supervised event management from idea generation, budget development and vendor negotiations through detailed execution and evaluation, coordinating and aligning editorial, advertising and senior management’s objectives throughout the process.

Served as core team member on management of $200+MM brand, with direct responsibility for $55MM business. Responsibilities included advertising, promotions, inventory management, sales material preparation, forecasting, market research and P&L compliance.

Mba, General Management

Activities and Societies: Community Outreach Director for Graduate Women in Business Club, Director of Marketing for Vales Based.

Ba, Psychology & Sociology

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Golden Key National Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.