Prepared agendas for all Board and General meetings and ran meetings.Prepared annual budget of $40K for board approval.Worked collaboratively with the school principal, teachers, parents, BOE members, and district administration to ensure the needs of the students were being met.Planned and organized yearly Artist/Author-In-Residence program.

Worked with new and established buyers in a seven state territory through trade shows and store visits. Helped wholesale accounts with product selection and merchandising line to maximize sales.

Sales rep for group of independent clothing and jewelry designers.Introduced West Coast designer's clothing and jewelry lines to buyers and boutiques in the Midwest through trade shows, email campaigns and store visits. Merchandised trade show booths.

Home-town pride t-shirts for kids. Developed concept and initial design and worked with independent graphic designers to finalize execution. Managed vendor relations. Maintained web store for online orders.Established and maintained relationship with 16 local wholesale accounts.

Founder of online and brick and mortar boutique featuring organic and sustainable baby and children's products. -Researched organic and kids markets to keep abreast of new developments in the industry and to find new and unique designers.-Prospected new vendors based on environmental (organic/ sustainable/ re-used) and social consciousness (fair trade/ sweat shop free/ made in USA) scale.-Managed cash flow and open-to-buy.-Established customer promotions to maintain repeat customers and to attract new customers through social media, events, and discount programs.-Created seasonal marketing campaigns to send to local and national press. Featured in Chicago Magazine, Daily Candy, Time Out Chicago and Parents Magazine among others. -Hired and trained sales associates.-Responsible for all day-to-day operations of boutique including merchandising, photography, inventory, customer service and vendor relations.

Created 200+ original designs for all woven categories each season.Shopped market for inspiration and trend forecasting. Translated trends to suit customer base.Created seasonal concepts and color stories to capture the spirit and direction of each collection.Coordinated development of prototype garments with pattern room.Communicated daily with manufacturing agents about construction and trim issues for dup and production garments.Worked with production team to ensure accurate fit of designs.Designed for Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Jones New York Signature and AK Anne Klein.