Responsible for identifying and selecting community colleges, and initiating contact with their leadership to develop and negotiate agreements for their graduating students & alumni to transfer to Colorado Technical University for their next-level degrees. Increase awareness of CTU through relationship-building and innovative marketing strategies. Drive revenue growth through building mutually effective value propositions, customer service, and attendance at on-site meetings, transfer events, and national conferences. Assigned book of business valued at eventual $2.5 to $ 4 million. Managed customer relations, agreements with major corporate accounts for their employees to choose CTU for their higher educational goals.

Consultant, sales, marketing, marketing services, public relations. Contributing Editor and columnist to several industry trade publicatiions. More than 70 articles published. Clients included: ExecuTrain of Chicago, Susan Diamond Associates, Call Center of Northbrook, Quantum Associates - ISO Consultant, MCE, Community Nutrition Network, Preferred Meal Systems.

Industry spokesman for the national trade association in food services and vending; trained business owners through seminars on marketing, market research and public relations at national and regional conferences; arranged television and print interviews/coverage of trade shows and national conferences.

Managed the full range of marketing, merchandising and promotion of food service operations in hospitals, colleges, and corporate dining. Trained food service managers on front-of-the-house facings through seminars, operations manuals.

Managed full range of marketing, marketing services, public relations, advertising, sales promotion and merchandising for food service operations in corporate dining facilities, hospitals, schools, colleges, major sports stadiums, and convention centers.