Laurie Valora Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Greenbelt, Md

Bozzuto is an experiential residential real estate company that creates extraordinary experiences of home and community. The company's areas of expertise lie in homebuilding and multifamily development, as well as construction and management both for itself and its clients. Founded in 1988, Bozzuto has developed, acquired and built more than 42,000 homes and apartments and currently manages more than 71,000 apartments and approximately two million square feet of retail space along the East Coast between Atlanta and Boston, in the Northeast and in Chicago.

Bethesda, Md

Streetsense is an experience-focused strategy and design collective. Experts in the real estate, retail, and hospitality industries, we create brands people love and places people love to be. With an un-disciplined approach and an insight-driven worldview, we impact experiences at every level and at every scale – from neighborhood restaurants to city blocks.As Project Director, I oversee brand studies and marketing campaigns for commercial and residential real estate properties and companies. I also manage brand studies for municipalities, including the most recent brand study for the Town of Holly Springs in North Carolina.

Washington, Dc

As Marketing Specialist, I oversee the marketing and communications for the Government Solutions practice group of Colliers International. I raise awareness of our team's capabilities by developing marketing campaigns using paid and earned media strategies. I also design and develop the creative concepts and messaging for our print and web platforms. In 2013, I oversaw the production of the business development initiatives that earned our team the leasing assignment for the 545,747 square foot Transportation Security Administration headquarters, and, most recently, the landlord representation assignment for a 177,046 square foot, 9-story office tower in Arlington, VA. I have helped leverage our practice group blog, Capitol Markets, into a leading source for analysis on government real estate, gaining media attention from the Washington Business Journal, GlobeSt.com, Real Estate Alert, GSA Daily.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I transitioned with the Government Services Group from Grubb & Ellis to Colliers International in June 2011. I managed the roll-out of our practice group's website, marketing collateral and business development templates, while overseeing the marketing and communications for the Government Solutions team. I regularly produced high-quality print and web marketing collateral and used social media and e-marketing campaigns to raise awareness about the practice group. I worked with the practice group leader to launch the thought leadership blog, Capitol Markets, www.capitolmarkets.com, which has grown to be the leading source for news and analysis on government real estate. I helped my team in new business pursuits, securing leasing assignments for new clients including KanAm Grund, Brookfield Office Properties, and Wexford Equities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I joined Grubb & Ellis to provide marketing and administrative support to the Government Services Group, and another leading brokerage team in Greater Washington. My main goal was to enhance the brand of the Government Services Group, and promote their unparalleled expertise of the real estate market and leasing processes. Collaborating with external vendors and the Corporate Marketing team of Grubb & Ellis, I established a streamlined catalog of branding materials to help drive new business and engage current clients. I also helped launch the practice group blog, a forum dedicated to discussing topics related to government real estate.

Greater Philadelphia Area

After working for a year as an intern with WHYY, I earned a position to work as a Coordinator with the Community Relations Department its inception in 2008. I managed the membership development for the Y Kids Club, WHYY's member community for children ages 2 to 6. To increase membership and promote the educational content of WHYY, I created and managed over 50 large-scale promotional events, resulting in a 70% increase in Y Kids Club membership from 2008 to 2009. I supplemented our marketing plan using social media, mobile marketing and digital marketing strategies, targeting and converting viewers to members.

After completing an internship with WHYY's Educational Services department, I transitioned into the Brand Management and Promotions department as an intern. I assisted with various marketing campaigns to promote WHYY's programming and educational content, raise viewership and increase financial support. I assisted in organizing the departments data and files and performing list segmentation and key metric reporting for their viewer distribution lists. I also created and edited content for print and e-marketing, and assisted in the coordination for promotional events.

Bachelor'S Degree, Spanish Language And Literature

Adobe Photoshop; Indesign And Illustrator, Graphic Design

Spanish Translation And Portuguese Literature

Participated in a selective two-year interdisciplinary honors program for undergraduates

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