I am thrilled to have joined Mendota Health as the Community Engagement Director - Detroit, Michigan. Mendota Health is a mobile wound care clinic dedicated to bringing healing and vitality to those with complex wounds through a mobile, efficacious and kind practice. We are led by nurse practitioners who bring the outpatient wound care clinic into the patient's home setting. Our nurse practitioners provide advanced wound treatments and personalized care informed by the patient's environment and goals for recovery. We provide greater access to the care patients need by treating them in the comfort of their own home settings and eliminating the need for transportation.Our providers are all nurse practitioners specializing in advanced wound care, including point-of-care treatment decision making, wound debridement and advanced biologies. Through the collaboration with the primary care provider, home health nurses and caregivers, we create a multi-disciplinary team to heal complex wounds.

• Currently responsible for utilizing sales and marketing skills to develop, pursue, pitch and close sales designed to secure new patients who must then name Oak Street Health, primary care doctors for adults on Medicare, as their primary care doctors.• Continually surpassed my sales goals of bringing in at least 16 new patients into the practice monthly for completion of their first two visits and conversion to Oak Street Health’s care moving forward.• Researched, developed and managed more than 50 new field accounts to develop new sales leads.• Successfully managed more than 250 active leads in my pipeline, converting them to active patients in under 30 days on average.• Developed proficiency in Salesforce, Oak Street Health’s CRM tracking software, designed to track all activities relating to sales prospects and active patients.• Efficiently and quickly scheduled prospects for their visits utilizing Greenway as a patient scheduling system.• Utilized OneSource to determine eligibility of all prospects before scheduling them.• Managed successful relationships with Oak Street Health’s medical staff including five full-time physicians, nurse practitioners and their staff.• Maintained consistent position as one of Oak Street Health’s top three performing sales/outreach executives in all of Michigan comprising ten clinics and 40 sales/outreach associates.• Designed and implemented public events to draw new prospects to Oak Street Health, such as display tables and health fairs.• Maintained positive community relations designed to improve Oak Street Health’s brand awareness.• Served as an ambassador for Oak Street Health out in the community by radiating positive energy and enthusiasm for the brand.• Assisted in the management, scheduling and administration of more than 50 Oak Street Health Covid vaccine clinics serving more than 1,500 adults age 18 and older.

• Reponsible for all communications, marketing and community outreach efforts for the company, which treats clients who have incurred traumatic brain injuries in automotive accidents

• Initiated, implemented and managed all programming activities and special events taking place on Detroit’s Riverfront including more than 100 wellness, educational, environmental and family programs attracting more than 300,000 participants annually.• Developed and implemented a full-scale volunteer program in 2010 deploying more than 100 volunteers serving as Riverfront Ambassadors, which has since grown to more than 350 volunteers serving a total of 6,000 hours annually.• Executed several key signature events including River Days, a three-day maritime festival attracting 150,000 guests, and Shimmer on the River, an annual gala fundraiser attended by 650 guests and raising more than $150,000.• Developed and managed more than 30 community partnership programs bringing residents to the Riverfront, including a Canine Club, Yoga on the Riverfront, River Walkers senior walking group and Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront.• Prepared and produced a five-year summation Conservancy Annual Report in 2010.• Represented the Conservancy at dozens of public presentations for groups including the Rivertown Detroit Association, the Master Gardeners’ Club of Detroit, the Keep Michigan Beautiful Board of Directors and the Kiwanis Club.• Conducted more than 50 Riverfront tours for groups including Michigan State University, the Boll Family Foundation,The Kresge Foundation Board of Directors, the International Joint Commission and the Compuware Board of Directors.• Managed several Conservancy Committees including a Programming Committee and a Public Art Committee.• Worked with several foundations including the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Knight Foundation, the Kresge Foundation and the Erb Family Foundation on the procurement and execution of several grants.

• Designed, organized and implemented several special events on behalf of Ford Chairman, Bill Ford Jr., and his wife, Lisa V. Ford, including three corporate officer holiday celebrations, five Detroit Uncorked wine tasting fundraising events benefiting The Children’s Center, three AutoGlow Charity Preview events and the grand opening of Ford Field 2001-2008.• Implemented CAD-CAM Design training programs for Ford Engineers while working on site at Ford Engineering 2001. • Served as on-site marketing manager for Michelin North America, handling all aspects of the company’s involvement in the North American International Auto Show 1999-2001.• Implemented new vehicle launch media programs while serving on site at Ford Product Development Public Affairs 1997-1998.• Managed and coordinated Ford Motor Company’s $1.3 million corporate arts support program while working on site at Ford World Headquarters as a project manager for the Ford Motor Company Fund 1994-1997.• Provided marketing support to ITT Automotive for title sponsorship of the Detroit Grand Prix in areas including public relations, corporate hospitality, media relations and advertising 1993.• Developed and implemented a multi-city media tour featuring the first model year Mustang Cobra and F-150 Lightning 1993.• Directed media relations center activities at 1990, 1991 and 1992 North American International Auto Shows.• Served as media manager for 25-city cross-country tour of 100 European-owned Mustangs for the car’s 25th anniversary 1989.• Organized and managed Ford’s sponsorship of several national business and professional conventions including National Association of Realtors, American Nurses’ Association and the Women’s Economic Club 1988.• Facilitated media ride-and-drive activities on behalf of Ford spokesperson and professional racecar driver, Jackie Stewart 1988.

• Prepared press releases, speeches, promotional materials, reports and presentations.• Designed and implemented national public relations and promotional campaigns.• Developed advertising concepts and package prototypes with an outside agency.• Coordinated advertising schedules and selected appropriate media vehicles.• Assisted senior management in developing five-year marketing objectives and strategies.