Owner of CADEAUX du MONDE, an award winning, online, eclectic, green, fair trade, international folk art gallery formerly located at 26 Mary Street, Newport, RI. Green America Certified Business for over 15 years. Responsible for all business operations including: ● Online Gallery Management● Marketing and Event Planning using Traditional, Online and Social Media. Establishment, maintenance and upkeep of online presence to optimize SEO including:● Main CADEAUX du MONDE Website● CADEAUX du MONDE's Ebay Store● WordPress● Facebook● Twitter● Google+● Pinterest ● Multicultural Workshop Planning and Presentation● Social Media Management, Training, and Workshops● Small Business Consulting

Self-employed managing partner of Cadeaux du Monde, an award winning, eclectic, green, fair trade, international folk art gallery located at 26 Mary Street, Newport, RI. Responsible for all operations at CADEAUX du MONDE, including: onsite retail gallery management; gallery exhibit design and installation; marketing and event planning--traditional, online and social media; multi-cultural workshop planning and presentation; online presence and sales; importing. Conducted five successful international trade missions to establish business contacts with village-based artisans and cooperatives in: Pakistan, Guatemala, Kenya, Tanzania, the Seychelles, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Ghana. Designed and maintained CADEAUX du MONDE's award-winning gardens, a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.

The Newport Gallery Organization is comprised of 28 member galleries, museums and cultural institutions who offer original works from local artists as well as from artisans around the world. Contemporary, historic, traditional and avant-garde peices may be purchased sales tax free throughout Newport.Newport Gallery Night, sponsored by the Gallery Organization is held the second Thursday of every month from 5 until 8 in the evening at the galleries. The map and brochure, created by members of the Organization, can be used during the evening gallery stroll and during a daytime art walk through working studios and traditional gallery-style art venues. The brochure features a map and descriptions of each gallery and is readily available at each participating gallery, in hotels, bed and breakfast inns, and many other local venues.

Property management of family-owned rental properties including maintenance, landscape, renovation, repair and rehabilitation oversight of historic properties with adherence to historic integrity and modern function. Maintained a 90% occupancy rate for the properties over the past 10 years.Currently managing the Anna Pell House, a spacious, luxuriously furnished, upscale apartment located in the heart of historic downtown Newport on the second floor of the Anna Pell House (circa 1876). The unit has: two bedrooms (a master bedroom with a queen sized bed and a second bedroom with a twin daybed and pull-out trundle); gourmet eat-in kitchen; large living room with a full sleeper sofa, open beams and fireplace; and full bath. Available year round. For last minute bookings, feel free to give to call 401-935-8591.www.annapellhouse.com Top Flipkey vacation rental and recommended on TripAdvisor, VRBO & Homeaway.

Provided small business advice to RISBDC clients including:● Business Planning ● Marketing ● Public Relations ● Event Planning ● Sales Strategies ● Financial Management.

Math education volunteer in the Central African Republic. Lycee de Sibut for the 1984/1985 school year. CEG de Nola for the 1985/1986 school year. Secondary project: coauthored a math workbook for 5eme and 4eme grade levels.