Strengths include networking, people skills, multi-tasking and organization. Experienced at managing people and resources. Experienced fundraiser as board member/member of numerous non-profits. Veteran. Travel agent with significant foreign travel and travel planning experience. Former business owner with 15 years of entrepreneur experience.Entrepreneur who created a very successful retail spa/massage business starting at BWI Airport in 2001, expanded to other locations - including other airports and other retail locations. At one point managed staff 40 and 6 locations including 3 airports. Managed all day-to-day aspects of the business as the sole officer of the company. From all areas of company management and leadership - interviewing, hiring, training, managing and firing employees- leases and retail management including trade shows, inventory and product displays- networking at business events for client development- leadership development through programs like Leadership Anne Arundel and candidacy for public office (twice)- company expansion - Marketing - have had over 40 articles about my business - cover of Wash Post, cover of Capital-Gazette, Southwest Magazine, USA Today, Delta Magazine; on NPR, channels 13, 9 & 45. Languages: French and Spanish Did outside sales campaigns in New Orleans and Brandywine Valley areas for the travel industry.Candidate for Mayor of Annapolis in 2009. Candidate for Maryland House of Delegates 2013.Served in US Navy 90-93, USS Yellowstone, Gulf War (4 medals), fully honorable medical discharge - DISABLED VETERAN STATUS