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Board Member

As a Board Member at the Hugs for Brady Foundation, I strive to provide mission-based leadershipand strategic oversight. I utilize my background in business development, nonprofit leadership, and trauma informed care to help ensure that Hugs for Brady maintains the resources it needs to fulfill its mission through development and community outreach.

Camden, Nj

Hopeworks' innovative model involves operating three businesses (web design/development, Salesforce implementations, and GIS) that provides both clients and Camden's youth with a win-win situation. My responsibility at Hopeworks was to manage and grow these three businesses. These businesses generate internship opportunities for Camden youth who earn an income while building professional skills like problem solving, communication, and client interaction. As Managing Director-Business Development, I grew these businesses 23% in one year and built a model to ensure their continued growth, resulting in our capacity to train and hire more paid interns.

LNJ draws together highly successful professional women and men into a Fellowship to achieve a greater good in our professions and for NJ communities. LNJ works with our State’s leaders to achieve their goals of making New Jersey a better place in which to live and work. .

Founded an inclusion & diversity consulting practice focused on improved business performance delivered through effective employee engagement, collaboration, and onboarding programs.A major focus is on creating recruitment and retention programs for transitioning military personnel and their new corporate employers. •Served as Chair Person for Employer Engagement at VETSweek2014 Job Fair at the Morristown Armory 11/13/14. Over 75 companies participated in Job Fair. •Member of New Jersey Committee for ESGR (Employer Support of Guard and Reserves), a Department of Defense office, with a mission to develop and promote employer support for Guard and Reserve service. •Member of Interviewing Committee for Senators Robert Menendez/Cory Booker to assist in the identification of incoming students to our US Military Academies.

United States

Held Concurrent leadership roles in I&D, CSR, and Sales/Business Development.Business Development:•Recruited for subject-matter expertise to define and execute Services strategy and plan for Education vertical. •Tasked with analyzing market and developing new educational offers and programs. Collaborated with sales, marketing, consultants, and channel partners to execute programs.• Grew FY13 revenue 8%. Developed offers and designed new go-to-market strategy that drove $1.2B in revenue and captured 62% of overall SLED (state & local government/education) business.• Grew Services revenue in Education vertical 9% in FY13 delivering $243MM.• Enabled customers hamstrung by overdue federal funding to remain operational. Created and implemented “Continuing Resolution” policy for E-rate Service renewals.Business Development Honors & Awards:• FY11 Public Sector MVP Award • FY10 Public Sector MVP Award• FY10 Top Services Business Development Manager

Us/Canada/Latam

Held concurrent leadership roles in I&D, CSR, and Sales/Business Development.I&D:Assumed Director-level I&D Program leadership mantle across all Services Sales business segments:Commercial Segment 05-07Public Sector Segment 08-09US, Canada, LatAm 09-14• Drove annual strategic planning. Aligned I&D Plan to business priorities and worked with I&D leaders to execute Plan delivering a collaborative cross-organizational culture focused on shared strategy. Enhanced work place recruitment and retention. Executed series of inclusive plans and programs to drive employee satisfaction, create innovative culture, bolster sales wins, underpin business success, and burnish corporate reputation. • Instituted successful program that increased Veteran recruitment/retention for the organization. Built processes for existing company Veterans to support interview process and provide mentoring support to military new hires. Improved on boarding processes that expedited business contributions of newly hired veterans. • Embraced workforce generational differences. Researched and deployed eLearning package designed to identify cross-generational differences and detail best methods for effective collaboration. • Expanded internal mentoring opportunities by introducing Executive Reverse Mentoring and instituting eMentoring Program.• Created organizational hierarchy to effectively roll out a consistent theatre-wide program featuring initiatives that increased customer relationships, strengthened internal communications/collaboration, and created an improved workplace enhancing corporate attractiveness to new talent and increasing employee retention.Awards:• FY13 Integrate Award for work on employee satisfaction Tiger Team.• FY13 Public Sector MVP Award for contributions made to I&D Program• FY11 SVP Global I&D Leadership Award • FY10 SVP Global I&D Leadership Award• FY09 Services Speaks Award for leadership in Theatre’s I&D Program

New York, Ny

Held concurrent functional roles while providing CSR leadership.CSR:Authored, implemented, and drove CSR programs that aligned with Cisco’s overall shared vision of creating a more connected world (Internet of Everything).•Designed/executed community engagement program that delivered value to local communities while increasing employee loyalty and strengthening Cisco’s brand. • Assisted Cisco Foundation in support of community-based agencies and partners. Delivered keynotes and presentations, built partnerships between non-profits.• Founding Member of Cisco’s NYC Civic Council. Provided leadership that grew employee engagement, provided local funding, and program support for local nonprofits..• Increased community outreach and employee engagement: Board Member of City Year-NY, devoted to addressing H.S.dropout crisis. Created/executed strategic plan focused on mobilizing 700 AmeriCorps members to deliver dropout prevention interventions at 22 NYC public schools. Provided leadership that delivered annual fundraising totals of up to $10MM. Orchestrated Cisco Chairman and CEO presence and recognition at entity’s annual fundraising dinner event.•Partnered with City Year-NY to organize community service days for NYC metro employees. Program culminated in completion of >1,200 service hours and event participation of >100 employee, partner, and customer recruits.• Designed/developed/deployed high school outreach program. Assembled multidisciplinary SME team to build turnkey program for presentation by employees seeking community service opportunities. This volunteer-driven educational outreach initiative, I.T. ROCKS, assists in addressing deficits in STEM talent. Awards:• 2008 Cisco Systems Chairman Award for Community Service (41st employee to earn the distinction)• SVP Award for I.T. ROCKS• FY13 Public Sector MVP Award for contributions made to I&D Program for Service Sales• FY11 SVP Global I&D Leadership Award • FY10 SVP Global I&D Leadership Award

North East Area (Maine-Virginia)

Recruited to lead Services sales organization and drove collaborative activities to realize win-win strategy enabling both Hardware and Services sales organizations to achieve respective quotas and objectives. Worked with channel organization and partners to create profit model, training programs and market coverage.• Overachieved 100% of sales goal 8 of 9 years managing country’s largest area with highest revenue objective; twice honored by CEO as Top Area Sales Manager in US during tenure.Awards & Recognition:• Earned corporate recognition for “Stretch Performance” (>110% of attainment) 4 of 9 years.

Managed ATT’s 15 largest accounts and a nationwide sales team.

Bachelor Of Arts

Currently Enrolled In Ms Program, Organizational Behavior