Expertise in negotiating, creating and running teams, board management, balancing competing interests of stakeholders to ensure advancement of organizational goals, and managing resources and human capital to achieve business objectives. Known for people and communication skills and ability to win support of others and foster an environment of teamwork and accomplishment.Responsible for all aspects of management and operations for a number of trade association clients, including board management, strategic planning, policies and procedures, finance, legal, membership, marketing, public relations, event planning, as well as staff and volunteer recruitment and management. Sourced, contracted, planned, implemented and managed domestic and international meetings for various non-profits associations, with individual meeting budgets ranging from US$20,000 to over US$1,000,000