A Non-Profit dedicated to protecting women and children from labor and human trafficking.

Global Fashion Mission (GFM) is an international distributor of unique fair trade goods. GFM’s goal is to provide work and resources to women and families living in undeveloped countries with limited work options. GFM features products up-cycled from industrial materials. A percentage of profits is dedicated to organizations combating sex-trafficking.

Fair Trade Long Beach is part of a global movement to normalize fair trade as an institutional practice and consumer preference across 24 countries and on six continents. More than 1,400 communities and thousands of schools and congregations on six continents have joined together to alleviate poverty through fair trade. We are working to get the city of Long Beach, home to nearly 500,000 people, to identify and seek fair trade retailers and products within their home city.

We work together as a team with the responsibility for marketing our services, negotiating and developing business with new and current clients.• Conduct full-cycle recruiting from sourcing applicants, screen resumes, schedule interviews, ensure only qualified candidates are presented to hiring managers. Match skilled healthcare, administrative, logistics, sales, and customer service representatives for projects, and temporary to full-time opportunities.• Fulfill an average of 15-20 requisitions per month for varies companies and industries such as ;IPA's, hospitals, non-profits,marketing,construction,financial, banking, wellness centers, healthcare plans, commercial properties etc.

Work in a team environment and have responsibility for negotiating and developing business with new and current clients. Staffing Managers market our services via telephone and by conducting in-person meetings with hiring managers and decision-makers in accounting and finance departments. Additional responsibilities include: recruiting, interviewing and matching highly skilled accounting and finance professionals with clients'​ projects.

• Import honey from S.E. ASIA.• Skillfully managed opportunities to mitigate inland, demurrage, associated costs to clear cargo.• Cultivate strong relationships with customs brokers, agents, networks and clients. • Prioritized and managed specific deliverables deadlines on time and under budget.

• Successfully and accurately forecasted economy in deep recession.• Thrived when reversing debt/foreclosure to positions of financial stability and success.• Designed and implement sales program. • Quickly promoted to Director of Sales and oversaw a team of 10 associates.

• Managed multiple accounts/lines of credit.• Managed cash flow/expenses. • Traveled 40%, maintaining relationships, establishing new partnerships and sponsorships.

• Expert guidance personal/business banking and investments.• Series 6 & 63, Life and Health Licenses.• Assisted Branch Manager with creating slogans, posters, flyers, to promote new financial products.• Awarded for highest producer for Life Insurance, Q3 of 2006.• Recognized for 100K production by, Putnam Funds in Q3 of 2006.• Awarded for successfully exceeding sales for their new retirement program, Q4 of 2006.BROKER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE|AUGUST 2003- AUGUST 2005• Placed securities trade upon broker/client request.• Educate clients on financial penalties upon early liquidation of different securities.• Trained new hires on servicing field brokers and handling escalated calls.• Team Builder Committee; developed and implement initiatives, and activities for several departments. • Recognized for,” Exemplary Best in Class for Customer Services.” Q3 of 2005.

Marketed to all previous exhibitors and coordinate all IT, cell phone, LAN services needed to successfully operate during all trade shows. Follow-up to ensure all floor plans were submitted on schedule for our IT department. Resolve all customer inquiries during show and billed and collected all payments accordingly.

Specialized in the sale of life insurance and retirement products.