Big Belly Solar, LLC transforms communities, campuses, public parks, and neighborhoods by offering configurable waste management solutions for refuse, recyclables, and compost to meet their unique needs. In my role as Office Administrator at Big Belly Solar I have been able to call upon all of my previous experience in service to this exciting and forward-thinking company. I pro-actively support the Senior Director of Human Resources and Facilities and assist the CEO, President, and other senior leadership as needed. I directly support approximately 90 team members at Bigbelly's HQ, warehouse and manufacturing plant, and throughout the United States and abroad with administrative services, facilities and operations, vendor management, and both ad hoc and ongoing projects for various departments.

The Stissing Center, (now Stissing Center for Arts & Culture), is a not-for-profit cultural and performing arts center in a small, rural town in New York's Mid Hudson Valley Region. I collaborated on program, vision, policy, funding, and creative development with TSC’s Founding Executive Director, who valued me as a discreet and thoughtful planning partner.Having been brought on as Director of Development and the first full-time employee by the Executive Director, and without other hands to manage other critical activities, I also handled approximately 90% of the marketing and advertising and assisted with many other office functions and program needs for the organization and future coworkers.

As Director of Operations under the Founding Executive Director, I oversaw daily operations and maintenance/planning for 2 office locations, 2 arts education venues, and 4 summer camp locations. I was given access to confidential files and completed numerous strategic marketing, event, facility, and policy projects in collaboration with or at the request of the Executive Director, Board of Trustees, and/or teammates.

Managed banking, budget, staff, interns, payroll, AR/AP, 1099 and W4 preparation, and expense reports, and submitted required periodic reports to the NYSBOE, utilizing QuickBooks, NGP, Excel, and NYSBOE software for a NYS Senate campaign. I also co-created, designed, and managed printing / production of email, mail, and press communications, and advertising and marketing (including billboards, yard signs, posters, palm cards, business cards, door hangers, newspaper ads, radio, and website content. Full-time for 3.5 years then part-time.

Co-owned a set design company with my husband that served local, national, and international clients. He was President and Design Director and handled all client contact. As Director of Operations, I handled everything else behind the scenes. (Please pardon my pun.) From soup to nuts I managed leases; office administration and setup; utilities and cable services; all IT, tech, website, and computer and application purchases and updates; supplies and equipment sourcing and inventory; copywriting, layout, and graphic design for email and print marketing and communications; banking, bookkeeping, payroll, proposals, invoices, expense reports, and contractor contracts; and sales tax, 1099, W9, and income tax filing preparation and payments.

Graphic and production design: newspaper layout and ad creation; proofreading, copywriting, editing, and photography; and website proofreading and content updates.

Grubard Marketing • New York, NYPrint Production and Traffic Manager —> Vice President Branding Iron • Irvington, NY Production and Traffic Manager GFS Advertising • New York, NY Traffic Manager —> Account Executive In general: led weekly status/production meetings and trafficked agency projects from initial estimates to final production, including internal creative team and staff management, file and press checks, freelancer management, graphic design, production schedules, and traffic, material production, and placement of print/TV/radio ads for local, national, and international clients. Working directly for senior leadership, I was entrusted with a wide variety of responsibilities and worked with a broad spectrum of local- and world-renown professionals who took the time to teach me new skills along the journey that made all of my future endeavors possible.