Provideing leadership and management for Chamber and Foundation meetings and events.Supporting the Chamber’s Core Purpose by securing appropriate sponsorships and funding for Chamber and Foundation programming.

• Direct oversight of “Take Steps” events – in Kansas City – including development, participation, corporate sponsorships, donation procurement, logistics and volunteer support • Responsible for community building in markets, encompassing patients and patient groups, hospitals, physicians and healthcare providers and pharmaceutical representatives with goal of increasing visibility and disease awareness• Recruit, orient, train and monitor volunteers to ensure they are fully supported… Show more • Direct oversight of “Take Steps” events – in Kansas City – including development, participation, corporate sponsorships, donation procurement, logistics and volunteer support • Responsible for community building in markets, encompassing patients and patient groups, hospitals, physicians and healthcare providers and pharmaceutical representatives with goal of increasing visibility and disease awareness• Recruit, orient, train and monitor volunteers to ensure they are fully supported and accomplish tasks required for event success• Lead all marketing and social media efforts for events Show less

• Managed the "March for Babies," the organization's largest annual fund-raising event. Primary responsibilities included event development, attaining participation and corporate sponsorship goals and volunteer support• Liaison for all volunteer management, including logistics team and event day staffing • Led post event analysis to measure profitability, public awareness and cost effectiveness; the event raised more than $1.5 million for the organization during my tenure

• Directed oversight and management of youth mentoring program for students implemented in more than 50 urban schools • Managed a team of four volunteer management professionals • Led the recruitment process – identification, screenings, placement and retaining – for more than 800 volunteers; there were approximately 50 volunteers before I joined the program

• Established and managed client relationships• Recruited employees for temporary and contract staffing assignments with key accounts • Consistently met client base staffing objectives

• Consistently met or exceeded recruitment goals, working with prospective students and their parents• Served as liaison between area realty industry and school district to raise awareness of programs available to new residents • Developed marketing materials and served as program spokesperson

• Recruited and retained students interested in attending the school, consistently meeting or exceeding recruitment goals • Coordinated presentations at career fairs • Managed all marketing efforts, including media planning and buying