Robin Waters specializes in marketing, advertising, public relations, community development, fundraising, event planning and management. She has worked in executive-level positions and as a consultant in Washington, D.C., Colorado and Costa Rica.Most recently, she served as President/CEO of the Basalt Area Chamber of Commerce, where she revitalized a struggling organization by implementing the following:• Increased membership 24 percent• Quadrupled assets and reserves• Expanded event attendance and vitality, organizing, sponsoring and/or supporting 50-plus ribbon-cuttings, forums and community events annually.• United disparate businesses into effective community/civic organizations.• Helped drive legislative action around the health insurance crises through a Basalt forum that attracted state regulators and elected officials and garnered statewide media.• Built a robust marketing and social media program.As a consultant in Washington, DC and Colorado, Robin represented such diverse clients as the State of Maryland, Hyatt Corporation, and numerous private and non-profit organizations. Her articles and client features appeared in The Washington Post, New York Daily News, USA Today, The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Christian Science Monitor, the Associated Press, Reuters and other newspapers, magazines, radio and television.In Costa Rica, Robin marketed the coastal region and eco-tourism, managed rental/vacation properties, owned and operated the town's first communications center, worked with the national utilities office to bring electricity to remote areas, and spearheaded the area's first artists' co-op and community crime prevention programs.PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS• Marketing• Public Relations• Fundraising• Special Events• Financial Planning/Profit Analysis• Community Organizing• Public SpeakingAWARDS• Colorado Mountain Town Business Women Legacy Award• Top recipient, Business Excellence Award, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce