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Seattle, Washington, United States

Aberdeen, Washington, United States

CEO of regional economic development council and chamber of commerce. Support business attraction, retention and expansion as well as business assistance and training. Additional services in tourism economic development to promote recreational opportunities and tourism (public and private) assets.

Baltimore, Md/Tacoma, Wa

Tacoma, Wa

Responsible for all duties associated with statewide professional association to include but not limited to communications, outreach and policy.Act as organization’s primary point of contact to the various federal, state and local elected bodies in relation to issues directly related to public safety, labor and victim advocacy.Fulfill all communication capacities associated with content development, advertising, public relations, events management, social media, web site and internal/external email communications to include e-mail marketing and subscriber communications as well as acting as PIODevelopment of external communication materials regarding organization’s legislative agenda priorities and other policy issues.Coordinate relationships with remote personnel, contractors, committee chairs and Board of Directors including interns, lobbyist, general counsel and finance.Manage relationships with all vendors including, but not limited to web design, digital marketing, grass roots advocacy and association benefits.Implement key strategies for organization as directed by the Board of Directors and key committee stakeholders including growth in organizational awareness, media presence and launch of organizational key initiatives.Initiated and launched monthly digital newsletter and quarterly print-friendly newsletter with 34% open rate.Grew social media influence across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by 85%.Built corporate partnerships for sponsorship and member benefit relationships.Managed all grant applications, outreach and fulfillment.Organized and managed annual member-based delegation D.C. fly-in to include meetings with Washington’s congressional members.Led and coordinated annual Day on the Hill delegation visits and activities in Olympia, WA.Built budgets for four corporations within association including a 501 (c)(8), a charitable 501 (c)(3), a labor organization (c)(3) and a for-profit trust.

Tacoma, Wa

Provide all organizational human resources support including: benefits administration, policy, recruiting, training, hiring, reviews, and compensation adjustments to chamber and two affiliate programs. Employees include executives, skilled professionals and manual laborOversee talent in cross-functional team that includes: customer relations, event management, communications, graphic design and salesResponsible for Healthy Workplace Sub-Committee strategic planLead region wide workplace wellness awards and recognitionResponsible for overseeing membership management including a total growth of 18% and 13 % cumulative in past fiscal year with member retention at 85%Maintain relationships with key accounts within region and throughout state including executives and public officialsWork with President/CEO and other senior leadership to meet combined organization(s) budget over $3,000,000Consult with non-profits, board development, community partnerships and business community Provide program and organizational updates in monthly meetings with Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Board of DirectorsLead two additional branch boards representing over 100 members designed to address needs in focused regionsIncreased status of organization from 3rd to 2nd largest chamber in the state Manage team responsible for raising over $1,800,000 dollars of a $2,200,000 organizational budget through membership sales, retained accounts, event registrations and corporate sponsorshipsDoubled investor perception of value compared to investment in past fiscal yearIncreased net promoter score by 30% since August of 2012Successfully support design of strategic and annual plans and communicate progress through annual state of the organization documentRebranded 128 year old organization with new brand mark, website, mission statement and award winning communication pieces

Tacoma, Wa

Tacoma, Washington

Integral contributor to campus-wide activities promoting student-athlete successProvided strong organizational leadership to students aged 17-22Increased budget by 30% annually through fund developmentIncreased quality for 60% of athletic facilities Recruited 6-8 athletes annually to meet program needsOversaw all operations and logistics for 22 person squad and 3 person staffActed as inter-department liaison for development, usage and commercialization of facilitiesResponsible for all duties inherent to running a comprehensive collegiate sports program including; training, player management, recruitment, donor development, equipment, travel, eligibility and budget management.

Stevenson, Md

Directed all features of NCAA compliance for 800 athletes, 22 sports programs and coaching staffsManaged 7 person cross-functional team including collegiate coaches, sports information staff, certified athletic trainers game day managers as well as graduate assistants, interns and work-study staffOversaw all student-athlete academic and conduct issues for university of 2,200 studentsSupported departmental operational budget of over $1,000,000Integral contributor to campus-wide activities promoting student-athlete successProvided strong organizational leadership to students aged 17-22Increased program budget by 20% annually through fund developmentRecruited 20% of entire squad on annual basisDeveloped donor and investment programs for supporters and alumniOversaw all operations and logistics for 22 person squad and 3 person staffConference champion 2003, NCAA Second Round participantCoach of the Year, 2001Committee chair for athletic conference sport coachesAdditionally responsible for all duties inherent to running a comprehensive collegiate sports program including; training, player management, recruitment, donor development, equipment, travel, eligibility and budget management.

Greater Seattle Area

Classroom instructor for middle school students in highly diverse educational setting. Provided first-time ever single-gender education to 7th grade girls cohort in Social Studies and English.

Tacoma, Wa

Building based facilitator for educators in areas of: classroom management, lesson planning for meeting state learning outcomes, literacy development and overall professional development.

Tacoma, Wa

Educator in high-need middle schools specializing in team-based teaching, literacy and highly capable instruction. Presenter at national middle school conference on models of team teaching and success strategies.Leadership roles include: Team Leader, district-based curriculum adoption committees(three content areas), committee member for district and union collaborative for educator recruitment, Site Centered Decision Making (SCDM) participant and Chair and assistant high school soccer coach.

Tacoma, Wa

Responsible for all duties inherent to running a comprehensive collegiate sports program including; training, player management, recruitment, donor development, equipment, travel, eligibility and budget management.Specialized in recruitment due to high turn-over rate inherent to community/junior college educational model.