Key management leader of Upside Downs, responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. Responsibilities also include fundraising, marketing, and community outreach.

AMPL!FY is an event services company specializing in for profit corporate events and nonprofit fundraising events. We offer services that include everything from consulting on how to improve your event, brainstorming event concept, improving sponsorship process and mission connection to managing, coordinating, and implementing a turnkey event to meet your needs.

Manage and coordinate the entire RFP process, ensuring responses are thorough and accurate by working with subject matter experts to gather appropriate information Ensure all response deadlines are met, keeping colleagues on taskCommunicate with potential customers, coordinating the setup process to ensure Master Service Agreements are fully executed and insurance certificates are issued properlyReviewed newly developed internal systems for opportunities to enhance or improve.Managed internal communications focused on increasing adoption of internal systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness.Managed special projects.

• Managed all membership recruitment, on-boarding and retention efforts, Membership and Ambassador Committees, Membership Sales, Retention and Special Event Staff• Designed and implemented a High Investor Program, upselling many of our current investors and bringing on new investors by packaging benefits and recognition opportunities throughout the year• Served as the liaison for the high investors, adjusting and expanding the program based on needs and interests of investors

• Organized two golf tournaments, one wine and food event, and one fun run• Secured donations and sponsorships, and managed volunteer committees for each event • Took over one of the golf tournaments in its 39th and 40th years, implementing new ideas to increase fundraising opportunities for an event that was considered to have reached its maximum capacity• Responsible for the inaugural year of the Bayou Golf Tournament from idea to implementation exceeding the goal of dollars raised

• Developed proposals for potential clients in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs)• Coordinated Creative design aspects for events. • Managed Marketing efforts, expanding the strategy to include social media

• Managed and coordinated the Atlanta Light the Night Walk, which hosted 7500 participants and raised $1.6M in 2008. • Developed, with the Campaign Director, a comprehensive Plan of Operations including strategic planning, logistics, timeline development, volunteer recruitment, marketing and implementation• Managed 2 campaign staff members, training them on sales techniques and overcoming objectives when recruiting teams. • Directly managed fundraising efforts of 28 corporate teams.

• Marketed products and services to the higher education community for the purpose of increasing loan volume and fee income in my assigned territory• Managed relationships with existing portfolio of customers focusing on customer satisfaction and proactive issue resolution• Consistently exceeded goals• Awarded top newcomer in first year of employment

• Counseled and educated students and families on state and institutional scholarships• Presented paying-for-college solutions to incoming students and their families individually and in group sessions

Researched factors that bring positive change in drinking and driving behaviorsCritical member of the research design teamDesigned a survey and collected data to determine the type of proactive training and/or consequences required to deter drinking and driving behaviorAnalyzed and interpreted data from surveys to recommend marketing message