I am assisting the efforts of Fairways for Warriors, a non-profit that assists our veterans and their families with PTSD in both learning the game of golf and in accelerated therapy mental health treatment. I have trained under the auspices of The Alliance for Aging Research in patient research advocacy and have worked with Duke University Health System clinical researchers and fellows on a 2 year study as a patient advocate, utilizing the skillset acquired in advocating for my mother with her health concerns. As a marketing professional with extensive experience in the hospitality and luxury brands industries, I have worked on "both sides" of the fence in agencies (media department and account service) and in the marketing department on the client-side. I managed an ADDY award ceremony and sat on the Miami ADFED BOD early in my advertising career and later, became involved with the Raleigh ad community and their BOD as the education chair. I am industry and geographic agnostic; my skillsets and capabilities translate well into any environment and having trained for international business, global citizenship. Travel has taken me to Asia, Latin America and Europe and I have lived from coast to coast in the United States. I have been involved from the ground floor in three resort/casino openings and in a corporate regionalization automotive start-up operation that required our first priority to be TEAMWORK. Organization, goal-setting, patience, flexibility,implementation and puritan work ethic, mixed with a good sense of humor was and always will be the journey.Time spent in the classroom teaching adolescents in high-school and university environs provides keen awareness, insight and advocacy for our youth, the world they are inheriting, and the challenges where we might assist them in their goals. Time spent with the elderly in managed-care environments has instilled a sense of wonderment at the ability to add years of quality life to an aging generation. There is still much to be done and quality of life comes with a wide-range of definitions.I have volunteered in educational, healthcare and non-profit settings and advocate for children, the elderly and animals. Valuing these three segments of our society are key to us remaining civilized.Specialties: Hospitality marketing management, luxury advertising and brand management, start-ups, casino marketing, media, sales, team-building, mentoring, negotiation, travel, automotive, healthcare and real estate marketing, non-profits, patient advocacy.