Kathy Zimmerman Email and Phone Number

Qualified, professional bringing over 30 years experience with strong communication & customer relationship management skills. Highly motivated, articulate individual with ability to develop and manage relationships/partnerships. Exceptionally organized and disciplined; possess well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate and direct others in a supportive, cooperative team environment. Business expertise; coordinate with management, cross-functional teams and vendors in the execution of daily tasks and functions. Generate and maintain records and reports and communicate results with all management/administrative and field staff personnel.Fundraiser with proven ability in developing successful brand awareness through incentive based and/or branded merchandise product promotions. Strong negotiating skills. Employ sales analysis / assessment techniques to identify successes, Identify methods of marketing new products via internet, intranet, email campaigns and more. Key Contributions: increased clients' brand awareness through social media and blogging. Clients include, Autism Speaks, JDRF, Hilltop FarmsDeveloped and managed fundraising program resulting in $7 million plus Recommended new products that increased earnings by 23%.Recruited celebrities to serve as spokespeople for various events resulting in production and distribution of various PSA and printed event materialsProvided phone/email guidance, direction, advice to 300+ offices on regular basisImplemented national incentive program accomplishing a corporate objective of standardizing our brand nationally across the country* * Additional experience includes customer support, sales and inventory management, corporate blogger and tweeterSpecialties: • Tenacious, creative, goal-oriented salesperson• Very Detail Oriented • Cross-functional Team Coordination• Highly competent Project Leader• Vendor Relationships• Contract Negotiations