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Auburndale, Fl, Us

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Responsible for operational & strategic direction of a logging trade organization. Oversee daily operations, provide direction for programs, strategies, compliance, and quality assurance. Develop and execute plans for revenue generation, monthly cash flow, fundraising, membership experience, educational, and legislative goals in collaboration with board. Public face of the organization to increase visibility, credibility, and market brand, while developing strategic partnerships. Create a positive company culture through strong, inspirational leadership while revitalizing publications and outreach. The chief mobilizer leveraging the power of relationships and working with various industry, political, and corporate stakeholders to improve conditions in the industry in Georgia, Florida and nationally.

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Grow independent agency relationships and market expansion for a national Managing General Insurance Agency in the eastern United States. Focus on increasing business production from existing agents and developing new relationships to drive growth in the Timber, Precision Manufacturing, Equipment Rental, Landscape & Arborist, Pest Control and Work Comp programs. Collaborate directly with the Regional President, Program Managers and underwriters defining and executing the overall strategy for the eastern United States.

Bangor, Me

Oversee client relationship management and development within the Wealth Management Division. Profitably grow and retain individual, family, nonprofit, and retirement plan customer segments. Deliver exceptional customer experience to the Bank’s customers. Work closely with the group’s development team, internal business partners, external center of influence referral sources, and existing clients including participation in, and coordination of division's response to requests for proposals.

Augusta, Maine

Liaison with state natural resources and environmental agencies, as well as congressional delegation, federal government, and stakeholders. Assist constituents and businesses with compliance, permitting needs and other issues. Supply timely analysis, updates, and policy guidance to the governor, chief of staff, press secretary, cabinet, agency heads, and legislators and staffers. Assess complex programs, pending legislation, budget priorities, federal delegation, and policy issues.- Advance lean, efficient, customer- and results-oriented government office, remedy bureaucratic delays and link diverse agencies to make the State of Maine more responsive to its businesses and citizens.- Make key contributions to core mission of maximizing value to and reducing burden on taxpayers; formulate plans of action and alternatives for policies, advise on crisis response, and communications efforts. - Grow jobs in the natural resources sector and secure outside investment in Maine in the forest products and marine resources industries, expand lobster products to international markets.- Deeply involved in State’s Tree Growth Program review; engage diverse parties on international trade policy and tariff issues, marine catch limits, and length of harvest seasons.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Hired as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Promoted to head marketing and sales function, serve as primary contact for logging associations and retail insurance agencies with company MGA.- Develop and market national logging insurance program. - Expand insurance book of business by 375% in 3 years and client base by 30%, increase customer retention and maintain strict underwriting discipline, resulting in < 30% loss ratio.- Expand premium book from $2MM to $8MM while growing client base and realizing efficiencies.- Increase efficiency 34% by streamlining operations, integrating new management systems, and tapping off-site processing and administration capability to boost productivity.- Build, train, coach, and led a team of 25 highly efficient processors from the U.S. and India.- Initially tapped to secure commercial insurance sales, concentration in forestry, logging, and construction industries; exceed all goals and enhance lead generation and pipeline, recommend best-in class protection options, develop strategies to grow partnerships; provide detailed risk analysis.

New Gloucester, Maine

Lead trade organization, monitor policies and advocate for the interests of logging contractors and forest products industry with state and federal officials. Oversee financial assets in compliance with board directives, with accountability for analysis, budgeting, auditing, property management, and payroll.- Turn around struggling non-profit, eliminate organization’s debt, drive 5x growth in the operating account, establish capital reserve fund; focus on expense management and lean staffing model.- Expand membership by 30%, enhance public image through outreach and media relations, improve member services, and strengthen industry voice on key legislation.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Develop financial plans utilizing knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Assess clients’ financial condition to recommend appropriate investment strategies.

Ba, Sociology

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Fiduciary Investment Management

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