Volunteer Coordinator for 360 Youth Services that transforms lives with emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling and prevention programs.• Develop innovative strategic plans and programs to recruit, train and recognize volunteer staff.• Build relationships with civic groups & churches for fund raising and volunteering. • Develop digital programs for recruiting volunteers.• Coordinate with cross functional team members and volunteers.• Present programs to key organizations.• Support grant proposals with financial estimates.• Coordinate programs with media, flyers and support materials.

Procurement Coordinator for the My Pantry Express program where families order with a phone app and pick up groceries from a local community partner.The program won a 2019 Chicago Innovation Award.• Developed forecasts and plans for the line of over 40 products.• Analyzed inventory in the Ceres database and initiated new orders.• Introduced new, healthier varieties. • Coordinated with cross functional team members in production and distribution.• Reduced cost in categories such as dairy products.• Orders for the first year provided over 530,000 meals.

Marketing for Rotary fundraising events for scholarships, special needs children and veterans.- Our 2017 benefit concert generated $45,000 revenue, $34,000 net profit and an electrifying performance for the audience of over 500!- Marketing included Facebook advertising, public relations, concert program, posters, banners and sales material.

Burry, an INC 5000 Fastest Growth company for 5 years with + 235% sales growth and over $150 Million sales- Developed strategies & innovative marketing programs.- Increased Burry bread sales 20% with successful new products.- Grew ALDI sales to over $2,100,000 with new products and new graphics.- Increased Thomas’ sales 5% per year for five years with focus on the healthy segment.- Project management including new product introductions with key account coordination, supplier negotiations, trade programs, pricing, lead times and sales analysis. - Developed relationships with new suppliers.- Analyzed segments, trends and competition with scanner data and internal sales.- Set up new, upscale website that highlighted key lines and was easier to navigate.- Developed innovative trade show displays & lowered net expense by 25%.

- Grew Brownberry sales 10% per year to $100,000,000 as Marketing Manager.- Launched over $36,000,000 in successful new products.- Increased Kroger dollar sales over 7% per year as Sales Planning Manager.- Grew sales 45% to 100% with Kraft, Oscar Mayer and Miracle Whip tie-in programs.- Increased Kroger sales 69% with a Susan Komen Breast Cancer tie-in program. The program raised $25,000 as a joint donation to fight breast cancer.- Developed innovative displays with new graphics that grew sales $1.5 million.- Analyzed key trends and competitors with Nielsen and IRI scanner data.- Grew sales 65% per year on the Target sales team.- Saved $900,000 in key account promotion costs. - Received General Manager & Director awards for new programs.