Stephanie Chernay Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh

• Promoted to Team Lead within 1 month of hire; works directly with WorkPartners and eBenefits lines of business and oversees associate proposal manager and editorial staff
• Responsible for management of the RFP process flow, schedules, and deadlines
• Responsible for both standard and strategic proposals
• Worked cross-functionally with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain and assemble complex technical data including content, pricing, workflows, and processes
• Crafted responses related to specific RFP requirements, questionnaires, cover letters, executive summaries, value propositions, and associated marketing materials
• Maintained a positive relationship with Sales, Account Management, and SMEs in a highly networked role

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Envisioned, implemented, and deployed project management for projects
• Managed all aspects of grants identification, writing, and management
• Achieved approximately $18 million in secured grants since tenure; responsible for all levels of grant writing, administration, and contracting
• Expanded organization from 3 communities to 11 communities along with the Executive Director – service area now includes a 10th of Allegheny County or 110,000 residents
• Developed organization planning process and strategic visioning process
• Managed all aspects of operations management- project scheduling and planning, budget oversight, cash flows, payroll, and project management

Pittsburgh, PA

• Independent consultant to three organizations.
• Lead and directed various economic and community development activities for two communities in the City of Pittsburgh
• Planned and executed multiple grant programs
• Directed community engagement through the development of social media strategy development and marketing
• Organized identity campaigns for neighborhood branding
• Developed several large scale fundraising events – Taste of Brookline and Taste of Beechview (both asset-based community promotion events)

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Coordinated business recruitment and retention activities for three urban business districts
• Assisted individual tenants and property owners with physical improvement projects through personal consultation or by obtaining and supervising professional design consultants/architects
• Lead construction projects and provided guidance on necessary financial mechanisms for physical improvements
• Coordinated the planning, research, funding and expansion for streetscape improvement development projects
• Established strong and productive working relationships with appropriate public agencies at the local and state levels, other nonprofit agencies, and with local property owners and business owners in the business.
• Developed consensus and committees with implementation of work plans

Frederick, MD

• Created and facilitated day-to-day creative marketing and public relation efforts
• Managed in-house and third-party design creative services
• Developed custom-built sponsorship programs and worked closely with Board of Directors on Corporate Sponsorship opportunities
• Managed individual giving program and top-tier giving memberships
• Identified and solicited new grant opportunities Secured almost $10 million in funding during a capital campaign and individual giving program – local and state funding
• Facilitated the implementation and development of a yearly marketing plan and seasonal advertising plans

• Developed and maintained relationships with client base of 2800+ higher education entities
• Managed clients’ expectations through training and education of free or low-cost services
• Provided Q & A analysis on data files used for activation of new services
• Developed training and technical documents and provided technical support for web-based products
• Identified new strategies for implementation procedures
• Worked collaboratively with other team members on establishing best practices, Q&A analysis, and pipeline development

• Maintained relationships with artists’ before and after residency
• Established reciprocal programs with local businesses to enhance artists’ residency
• Planned and executed all logistics of special events
• Developed and maintained volunteer program
• Managed 10-12 staff members with front-of-house duties
• Expanded models for programming for targeted audiences

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Executive Vice President - National Association of Women MBAs

Ba, Urban Planning