Design consultant

Marketing, special events and conference planning:• produces Facades+ and TECH+ conferences for leading architects in all major U.S. cities• supervises events for Interior Designers• builds database of potential new clients and sponsors• creates positive ongoing relationships with clients; on-site liaison to sponsors and advertisers• programs conference themes and content; engages and manages presenters• scopes out and contracts venues, caterers, hotels• supervises and creates promotional content for social media and print

• co-founded City Hall Task Force with Speaker Christine Quinn• convened meetings with city officials• scouted sites for relocation of public middle school• organized parent body• advocated on behalf of students• wrote press releases• created presentation for use of Port Authority lot for community play yard• coordinated CB5 and stakeholders in creating a new arts-based high school to co-locate at new site at 10 East 15th Street

• designed publications for cardmembers

• organized and led community forums• advocated for residents' interests• raised funds for community improvements• advocated for new playground; worked with landscape architect on new design• consulted on new design of north end of Union Sq.• worked with BID, city officials and Parks Dept.• created new seating areas in Union Sq.; specced and ordered site furnishings• organized annual free carnival

sales/customer service for designer contract furniture

home furnishings sales; confectionery buyer; tabletop display design

created concepts for ads for clients such as Burlington Home Fashions, Seagrams, Paas Easter Egg Color Kit