Leah Grunewald Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee Area

Menomonee Falls, Wi

•Work with the Beta Alpha Psi professional contacts and chapter representatives for the Midwest Region on planning its annual meeting•Serve as the professional contact for seven Wisconsin chapters •Provide article content for the monthly newsletter•Participate on the subcommittee selection of annual national awards

Brookfield, Wi

•Develop goals and action plans for membership recruitment and retention•Research and analyze membership demographics to serve and engage members•Lead and implement new member on-boarding process•Build and negotiate relationships with vendor organizations, products and services to generate member benefits•Work with affinity partners on creating annual sponsorship proposals•Track and monitor member engagement of benefits provided by affinity partners•Develop and implement college networking events and campus outreach programs•Manage a successful Young Professional Membership program•Plan and implement annual membership recognition banquet, including all marketing copy and tactics•Develop and monitor membership and event budgets, track estimate budgets to actual

Brookfield, Wi

•Managed college campus relationships and recruiting efforts for 10 campuses •Developed and implemented a formal campus recruiting program•Strategized and implemented speaking presentations for college campuses•Editor of CPA2B, college campus newsletter, circulation 4,000•Developed, implemented and manage a successful Young Professional membership program•Young Professional program budgets (Create annual and event specific budgets, track estimated budgets to actual)•Coordinate annual membership recognition and awards program•Presented, How to use association members in your communication strategy, at national AICPA Conference in July 2008 •Project manager of key vendor relationships (Ability to seek vendor relationships, develop proposals, secure the contract and maintain relationships)

Brookfield, Wi

•Interviewed new board member for magazine profile•Proofed On Balance, a bimonthly member magazine•Tracked and recruited volunteer speakers for the high school speaking program•Wrote press releases and distributed to media•Project leader of Frequency, monthly member e-newlsetter•Developed the 100th Anniversary section of the website•Tracked and maintained sponsorships for the WICPA 100th Anniversary•Redesigned the 2007 WICPA Ad and Media kit

•Developed and implemented a campus recruiting program•Trained employees on public speaking and recruiting techniques•Redesigned firm bidding process (Work flow, implemented tracking system and layout)•Created reward programs to motivate employees to network •Planned firm events•Media relation project leader