Sharon Brooks Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Tempe, Az, Us

Lead Project Manager for complex District-Wide Enterprise Projects at Maricopa prioritized by the Board, primarily launching of seven Bachelor's Degrees across seven Maricopa Community Colleges. Use considerable judgement, tact, and discretion to resolve issues and make recommendations to ensure the success of bachelor's degrees at Maricopa. Lead cross-functional project teams, define the scope of the project, determine deliverables, coordinate the work, lead and manage project meetings, and ensure the project is completed on-time, on-budget, and meets all stated requirements. In Fall 2023 MCCD will launch seven Bachelor's Degrees at seven colleges. Through a two- year planning and implementation process of curriculum design, budget forecasting, business process mapping and information technology systems testing the project team has obtained HLC accreditation for all seven programs and ensures that all programs meet the requirements of the state legislation sb1453.

Tempe, Az, Us

Lead project manager and business analyst for complex, politically sensitive, district-wide projects across multiple disciplines including: Tuition & Course Fees, Federal Financial Aid Compliance, Data Governance and the Maricopa Contact Center. Specific accomplishment include:• Executed Financial Aid Chatbot on college and district websites. In three months, Maricopa had over 23,000 interactions through the chatbot with current and prospective students. • Implemented a warning period for students who do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress. In Fall 2020, 4687 students were giving a warning period, enabling an additional semester with Federal Financial Aid to improve Academic Standing. • Facilitated Course Fee Guidelines and fee transparency process, at the request of the Governing Board. As of Spring 2021, Course Fee Descriptions are displaying in Find-A-Class, increasing student understanding of course fees.• As of Fall 2021 all ten colleges utilize similar recruiting, application, and onboarding documentation for Federal Work Study including having all work study positions posted on jobs.maricopa.edu to promote equity and accessibility within the FWS hiring process. Over 250 work study jobs were posted on jobs.maricopa.edu.

Glendale, Az, Us

Faculty of Microsoft Office Applications and Business Communication courses in Business and Information Technology Department. Courses taught include:Business Communications | Owning and Operating a Small Business | Business Organization and Management | Introduction to Excel | Survey of Computer Information Systems

Phoenix, Az, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible and accountable for complete event lifecycle for five annual domestic and international conferences including: • Managed a portfolio of 150+ sponsorship agreements and their integration into international and domestic conferences, totaling 6 million in sales per year. Serve as main point of contact for clients including PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, McLane Distribution Company, Inc., Tyson Convenience, Nestle Waters North America, and Keurig Dr Pepper.• Activated and implement contractual elements for sponsorship accounts including, but not limited to: conference signage, booth display, special events, product integration, and speaker management.• Created unique sponsorship activation opportunities, leading to an increase in $100,000 in sales year over year.• Executed up to 40 workshops on-site per conference, including up to 100 speakers and 10 staff.• Served as liaison between sales team and events department. Collaborated with sales team to create new sponsorship activations and ensure client success.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed Signature LUNG FORCE Walk Events in Phoenix and Tucson, specifically:• Identified overall strategy for LUNG FORCE walks in Arizona. Developed business case forTucson LUNG FORCE Walk.• Communicated daily with national and local sponsors as staff liaison to ensure sponsorsreceive appropriate benefits and secure sponsors for upcoming event.• Developed and maintained the annual budget for walk. Increased fundraising YOY by 28%through increasing walker participation by 81% YOY and recruiting 45 new teams.• Implemented and managed all communication functions, including campaigns, press releases,press conferences, and social media initiatives for LUNG FORCE Initiative.• Organize and manage all event operations, including vendor RFP process, volunteer management, and event-day flow.Established Policies and Procedures for American Lung Association Social Media Pages, including:• Ensured compliance with company’s Brand Standards and streamline social media postingthrough use of Hootsuite and communications calendar.• Trained team members and stakeholders on new policies and implementation process.• Increased Facebook likes by 15% and engagement by 78%, Twitter followers by 5% andimpressions by 93%, and created Instagram account.

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Developed, implemented, and managed Fiesta Bowl Volunteer Engagement Program for over 2,000Volunteers. Through strategic planning process developed a volunteer program, specifically:• Implemented utilizing Volunteers for Salesforce for streamlined volunteer registration. Over700 volunteers completed registration in the first six months.• Managed volunteer scheduling and staffing for 14+ Fiesta Bowl Events through centralizedvolunteer department.• Designed volunteer survey to evaluate effectiveness of volunteer program. Created actionplan for future seasonsOrganized and managed all event operations for Fiesta Bowl Volunteer Appreciation Party, Volunteer Kickoff Party, Fiesta Bowl Kickoff Luncheon, Queen and Court Program, Arizona 2016Championship Game Celebration and other ancillary events.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

Lead Event Coordinator for 2011 and 2012 fundraising events which included preparing andmonitoring budgets, creating flows and scripts, securing sponsors, facilitating committee meetings,and all logistical planning to ensure deadlines are met.Spearheaded sponsor and individual donor solicitation. Raised over $100,000 in sponsorship andindividual donations through 2011 and 2012 fall and spring events. Secured sponsorships, processeddonations, acknowledged and informed donors.Generated reports in Raiser’s Edge on donor trends, return on investment for events, annualcampaign, and employee campaign.

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In-country program coordination for teams of short-term US medical volunteers in Cusco, Peru.

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology, Communication

Master Of Nonprofit Leadership And Management, Nonprofit Studies And Event Planning