Mary Colleen Grier, Mba Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Al, Us

Decatur, Alabama Area

Strategic partner to the CEO & Executive Team | Liaison to the Board of Directors • Lead coordination and implementation of priorities from the executive office throughout the organization.• Manage company meeting cadence for the board of directors and executive team, ensuring materials are sent in advance, time is well spent and objectives are achieved. • Act as a bridge between staff, executives, senior leaders, and CEO, maintaining strong collaborative relationships across the organization to continuously improve company climate, employee well-being and organizational communication and processes.• Lead preparation and production of executive presentations including team meetings, internal and external speaking engagements, off-sites, and corporate events.• Develop content for and lead implementation of organization's internal leadership development program and other leadership initiatives• Ensure CEO is prepared for all meetings and attend meetings on behalf of the CEO when necessary.• Review and assist with improvements to organizational structure.• Exercise executive-level communication, both written and verbal.• Manage the administrative team.• Other duties as assigned or discovered 😊

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Was responsible for the support and delivery of education initiatives, courses, and events:-Assisted in the development of leadership and professional development yearly curriculum-Scheduled and handled logistics for training courses and system-wide leadership events (duties ranged from creating invitations and promotional materials to booking venues, making catering arrangements, AV setup, décor, etc)-Served on the Power of Excellence Faculty and taught classes to the entire hospital workforce on service excellence and service recovery to ensure that unhappy patients and families are recovered, concerns are addressed, and negative perceptions are altered; ultimately establishing a robust relationship with a valued customer-Planned for and developed various training programs and related course materials-Communicated with internal and external customers regarding training and other initiatives-Supported the hospital’s New Employee Orientation and New Leader Orientation-Coordinated the job shadowing program for Huntsville Hospital and Madison Hospital-Provided general support of a wide variety of employee/leadership development initiatives offered to the hospital system workforce-Data entry and report generation for NetLearning, the hospital system’s learning management system

Huntsville, Alabama Area

-Managed approximately 90 existing blood drive accounts in South Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal-Established and developed new accounts-Achieved monthly, quarterly and annual collection goals-Scheduled blood drives and determined accurate projections for each drive-Prepared and delivered promotional materials-Developed rapport with blood drive chairpersons of assigned donor group-Effectively coordinated blood drives, and handled concerns as needed-Represented LifeSouth positively in the community

Huntsville, Alabama

-Recruited and managed over 500 volunteers annually for Team In Training & Light The Night campaigns-Conducted informational presentations several times a year to recruit volunteers, sponsors, and fundraising participants-Led volunteer leadership workshops and coach trainings-Developed marketing plans and publicized promotional activities to ensure the success of recruitment, events and to enhance public awareness of the LLS and its mission-Created and marketed all materials required for the successful implementation of Northwest Alabama Team In Training and -Light The Night campaigns including recruitment/promotional flyers and brochures, invitations, and posters-Managed Team In Training website using Alterian Web Content Manager-Prepared and/or coordinated communication and records to cultivate, retain and recognize in-kind and cash sponsorships-Coordinated lodging, air and ground travel and prepared expense reportsAccomplishments: -Established social networking presence for Team In Training, Light The Night Walk and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Alabama/Gulf Coast Chapter-Increased revenue and number of volunteer participants for Team In Training by over 50% in 2011 from previous year-Exceeded revenue goal for Light The Night Walk by 16% in 2011

Chicago, Illinois

-Recruited and managed 88 fundraising participants-Assisted in the coordination of two special event campaigns that generated over $1.4 million in gross revenue-Coordinated silent auctions for two special event campaigns-Created materials required for the successful implementation of Leukemia Cup Regatta including recruitment letters, flyers, invitations and fundraising materials-Coordinated and maintained campaign correspondence, financial records and statistical reports

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Executive Concentration

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Arts, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Council of Alabama - UNA Chapter President,Public Relations Student Society of Alabama - UNA.