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Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Assisted property management team with managing day to day operations of a commercial portfolio that included 14 properties with over two million square feet of office, retail and industrial building space. Worked closely with building engineers, building owners, leasing team and accounting staff to ensure that the properties were managed with fiscal responsibility.• Developed monthly financial and property information reports including accruals, budget varianceand executive summaries.• Completed annual operating budgets with oversight from the Director of Property Management.• Completed annual CAM reconciliations.• Responsible for leading regular inspections of properties with janitorial providers and otherservice provider as directed by the manager.• Worked with team on tenant improvement and capital projects including acquiring bids, puttingtogether work order contracts, scheduling work and project oversight.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Planned and directed the operations of the business center by administration of the center’s profitability, expenses and overall success through P&L and budget management. Provided direction to team to streamline business processes, monetary collections and tenant relations. Increased center revenue by 75% within the first year by new sales, client retention and expansions,up selling of products and services, and managing center expenses.• Consistently maintained a 75% or higher client retention rate.• Center recognized with Gold Customer Service Excellence Award for two consecutive quarters.• Responsible for center remodel of over 15,000 square feet including scheduling work withconstruction team and tenants on construction timeline, working closely with project management,architects and vendors on project expectations, progress and goals, and overall accountability of the project.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Independent contractor position with key responsibilities in developing relationships with potential clients, local businesses and professional organizations. Developed grass roots efforts to increase company’s market visibility and research possible speaking engagements and target markets.

Palm Harbor, Fl

Developed marketing and recruitment strategies for the Palm Harbor Center. Represented the Program for Experienced Learners in the recruitment/marketing process in the North Pinellas area. Conducted admissions interviews with prospective students and follow-up activities associated with these appointments. • Coordinated campus events such as Open Houses, Lunch -n -Learns, and Information Sessions to increase community awareness of Eckerd College’s presence in Palm Harbor and to increase new student enrollment.• Expanded strategic business relationships with local organizations such as Raymond James, General Dynamics, and Nielsen Media to increase Eckerd College PEL’s visibility in the Pinellas County/Pasco County areas.• Increased admissions appointments by 25%.• Recruitment success included an increase by 20% in new student enrollment.

St. Petersburg, Fl

Initiated, developed and maintained all corporate and community relationships and partnerships. Developed comprehensive marketing outreach strategies to increase community awareness and student enrollment at the St. Petersburg campus. Managed media relations including newsletters, local advertisements and social media. Responsible for new student recruitment and current student retention.• Became education partners with local organizations such as MacDill AFB and SHRMA (Suncoast Human Resources Management Association) to increase campus visibility and student enrollment.• Increased new military student enrollment by 15%.• Surpassed prospective to student conversion rate goals by 25%.

Personally developed relationships with other colleges and universities, businesses, and other community organizations. Wrote and created the new student handbook and conducted new student orientation classes. Assisted in the hiring and training of part-time academic advisers, faculty coordinators and clerical staff. Generated all letters, reports and campus communications. Responsible for supporting all student academic services, including advisement & course selection, registration, financial aid & Veterans Administration benefits.• Managed a team of five support staff and team appointments. • Established and oversaw numerous successful student events and activities including New Student Orientation and Student Appreciation Week.• Senior launch team member to open and launch Webster University’s Tampa Bay Campus in St. Petersburg.• Campus ranked #1 in growth percentage among all Webster University’s 100 campuses for three consecutive years.

Ma Management And Leadership, Management

B.A., Public Relations

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts