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Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for the identification of leads and the fulfillment of fee-based training and consulting services to develop and enhance corporate partners’ domestic and global employee engagement programs- Formalize Points of Light’s corporate training and consulting services, which includes competitive market analysis, developing pricing models, value proposition, sales strategy and development of proposals for varying levels of corporate projects with emphasis on growth, scale and replicability of client work - Provide employee engagement strategy consulting, audience-specific training content and delivery, resource and internal communications development for clients across a range of industries, generating significant earned revenue and high satisfaction rates each year - Work with Corporate Institute teammates to develop resources, research briefs, learning labs, and events that support the needs of corporate partners and the employee engagement and corporate citizenship sectors at large- Adviser and liaison to the Corporate Volunteer Council network

Atlanta, Ga

Responsible for the development and execution of more than thirty volunteer projects for the WellPoint Foundation’s annual Community Service Day- Worked directly with nonprofit agencies in five priority markets to create meaningful volunteer experiences for thousands of WellPoint employees- Created comprehensive and detailed internal communications and event day instructions and “How-To Guides” for volunteer leaders to ensure success and appropriate volunteer engagement - Supported recruitment and registration efforts by editing and monitoring a customized engagement website (AngelPoints)

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for development and implementation of national community affairs and employee engagement programming that aligns and supports The Home Depot’s business strategies and philanthropic goals - Provided strategy, oversight and implementation of Team Depot, an award-winning employee volunteer program, which provided thousands of meaningful volunteer opportunities and partnerships for more than 300,000 associates worldwide- Maximized $6M annual donations budget, including oversight of annual giving campaign, small grants program, disaster relief and store-level giving - Developed all promotional, internal communication materials as well as training content and employee resources- Led The Home Depot's annual “month/celebration of service” in partnership with national and local nonprofits resulting in hundreds of large, multi-store service projects across North America - Partnered with various internal departments to support integrated planning efforts, sponsorship activation and employee engagement programming- Created and managed relationships with leading corporate social responsibility, civic-engagement and service organizations as well as national and local nonprofit partnerships, which included strategy development, contractual negotiation and fulfillment- Represented The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation at conferences, events, speaking engagements and by serving on philanthropic boards - Reviewed and processed national and local grant opportunities with nonprofit partners- Led and developed a team of seven and a network of volunteer leaders throughout the organization

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for communicating to more than 300,000 associates worldwide by working with a creative team of writers, graphic designers, producers and other project managers to seamlessly execute initiatives using varied communication vehicles, including print, e-mail/intranet and broadcast- Designed and implemented strategic internal communication plans to promote goals and initiatives of Event Marketing, Brand Marketing and eBusiness Marketing- Generated strategy, provided counsel and created presentation materials for the executive vice president of Merchandising and Marketing, eight Merchandising senior vice presidents and the senior vice president of Marketing- Managed major employee engagement events with partners, including This Old House, Trading Spaces, ESPN College GameDay, NASCAR, Olympics and more- Provided strategic counsel to build and roll out The Home Depot’s brand identity to internal and external partners and served on one of America’s best-known brand’s Brand Usage Committee - Acted as creative director and project lead on 25th Anniversary Celebration and 2004 Managers Meeting, including welcome reception, environmental design and branding

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for working directly with primary and secondary clients, creative design development, management of outside vendors and freelancers, as well as content and resource management- Managed projects under the direction of the Vice President – Creative, including The Children’s Museum of Atlanta exhibit design and development

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for creative research, including market, audience, brand and photos/images, while maintaining and updating creative resources database - Coordinated speaker support for Fortune 500 companies’ annual internal meetings- Oversaw the client proposal process by managing creative team’s ideation sessions, creating PowerPoint presentations and writing RFP responses- Supported prominent design studio

Bachelor'S Degree, French

Certificate Program, Marketing, Finance, Management