BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL, Miami, FL 1998 – presentVice President, Development, Special Events & Sponsor Relations 2002 – present• 2010– present• Reporting directly to Founder and Chairman of an international NGO oversee the production of seven high-end, annual national fund raisers in California, Florida, Texas, New York, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. with 6,000+ people in attendance • Oversees Development and Sponsor Relations teams responsibilities such as sponsor benefits delivery, stewardship and prospecting of sponsors and donors; responsible for a cumulative of $15 Million+ in fund raising goals annually• Works with Senior Campaign Director to identify prospects and develop appeals• Prepare and Organize committee meetings and reports for the International Board• Oversees special projects and high net worth relationship management • Oversees Special Events team and Manages all aspects of event production, including event logistics, vendor management and contract negotiation, talent acquisition, CRM, VIP services, event staff oversight, budget tracking, conception and creative design, event material creation such as invitations, media wall and website, event chair and committee acquisition and management• Produced over 150 large-scale events with excess of 20 vendors per event. Manages several budgets in excess of $10M annually • Supervises a team of 17 • Oversaw the development and growth of four major Bicycling fundraising challenges ($500,000 taken to $4.5 Million)• Oversaw the growth of two national galas revenues from $450,000 taken to $2.5 Million and $3 MillionVice President, Special Events 2006 - 2010Special Events Director 2004 - 2006Special Events Manager 2002 - 2004

THE EVENTS COMPANY, Houston, TX 2005Event Producer• Recruited to produce over 30 high-end events with attendance ranging from 400 to 1,200 for clients, including Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Zoo, Austin Film Society, Houston Ballet, Intel, Nabors Industries, Baylor University, Fort Worth Science and Cowgirl Museums and San Antonio Museum of Art• Created proposals and concept renderings, designed and tracked budgets ranging from $75K to $500K, secured catering and talent, managed host committees, wrote show scripts, directed show flows and led crews of up to 15 per event