Building corporate partnerships that support STEM education opportunities for underserved youth and create lasting impact.

Developed and implemented a comprehensive CSR program to achieve the company's goal of giving 1% of after-tax profits each year to the communities in which our Redbox, Coinstar and ecoATM kiosks were located. This was done through grants, matched giving, in-kind donations and volunteer efforts.Refined the corporate grant program to better align grantees with corporate objectives and optimize impact. Our areas of focus included: 1) Veterans and their allies; 2) People with disabilities and their caregivers; 3) People of diverse backgrounds; 4) The LGBTQ community; 5) Women; and 6) Children and families in crisis.Developed significant relationships with key Northwest and national non-profits, including Treehouse, Childhaven, the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Clubs, Hopelink, Ronald McDonald House, Easter Seals, FareStart, Camp Korey, Fisher House Foundation, VA Health Centers, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Lung Association, Fred Hutch and the American Cancer Society. By moving our partnerships from transactional to relational, we increased the ways that we could impact and support each non-profit.Built a robust employee volunteer program both locally and nationally. Company-wide employee volunteerism increased to 40% in 2015, exceeding our annual goal. I especially enjoyed finding opportunities for functional and cross-functional teams to volunteer together which led to increased employee engagement and team-building.Developed an annual calendar of events to ensure our philanthropic efforts were distributed throughout the year and that we could pro-actively maximize our partnership and impact opportunities.

Built and leveraged local and national giving partner channel to drive sales, increase donations and promote glassybaby's mission of giving to those in need. Established partnership requirements and incentives to increase monthly giving. Created procedures for accepting and approving new partnerships. Built relationships with non-profit partners that resulted in increased impact.Developed six new partnerships in two months to support the company's geographic expansion in the San Francisco market.Wrote weekly blog to promote brand and drive partnership awareness.Wrote speeches for company founder to advance glassybaby mission.

Led public relations efforts for new product introductions and on-going product coverage with leading computer trade press. Created an investor relations program to promote the company's products, brand and mission:Produced press releases, backgrounders, annual and interim shareholder reports. Planned and produced the annual shareholder meeting.Managed all day-to-day contact with current and potential investors. This involved screening and returning 10-20 calls per day.Conducted press tours, product "sneaks" and analyst visits.Created inaugural NW analyst meeting that is now an annual event in Seattle. This brought many top NY analysts to Seattle for one-on-one company visits.Developed the corporate speakers bureau to promote the company and brand at key industry events; wrote speeches for executives, including company president, Paul Brainerd.