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Draw young people in to learn how to be disciples of Jesus Christ through the participation in the life, mission, and work of the faith community through engaging activities, prayer and stewardship. Foster the personal and spiritual growth of each young person.

The AAF-GE protects and promotes the well-being of advertising. We accomplish this through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising clubs and college chapters. As Executive Director I facilitate business functions of the Greater Evansville chapter while maintaining communication between board members, committees, members and district AAF levels.

Directs daily affairs of our home and children to maximize their efficiency, nurture their spirits, training them to someday become productive citizens in the real world by fostering a team-building and discipline in a fun, learning environment. How's that for an inflated title and job description?!

Supervised advertising sales team that had revenue responsibility with 2 newspapers and various products. Specialized in commercial printing of newspaper inserts, special section covers, brochures, and magazine-quality booklets.

Directed the advertising department consisting of 22 employees with 10 direct reports for a 7-day newspaper with a 22,000 average circulation in a 6-county region. Responsibilities included training, coaching and mentoring sales staff, developing new products for revenue streams in print and online, preparing annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Creatively marketed products to advertisers and the public.

Held various positions in the Indianapolis Star advertising department including Senior Sales Analyst, Special Publications Senior Sales Executive and Automotive Sales Manager. Sold multimedia such as direct mail, sponsorships, magazines, special section advertising to digital media to all levels including auto dealer principles, local and national advertising agencies and direct to companies. Led sales team of seven outside sales executives. Earned Salesperson of the Year ACE award, Rookie Salesperson of they Year, Team Selling Effort, Tenacity in Sales award and numerous monthly and quarterly sales awards.

- Developed marketing plans to increase circulation in both retail outlets and home delivery.- Formed partnerships with single copy retail outlets to generate newspaper sales.- Supervised promotions assistant and indirectly supervised 22 customer service representatives with sales initiatives.