Directed the membership and marketing program for a more than 12K-member professional association, and generated and integrated our membership and marketing strategy to support daily operations. From 2008-2017, also the directed business development program.My actions secured consistent growth and increase retention, as I was able to organize and spearhead our association marketing including membership, conferences, and additional programming. I additionally targeted non-dues revenue through partnerships and grants. I managed five direct reports and communicated ongoing department progress to our Chief Operating Officer. Some of my select contributions include:- Secured $2.4M annually and drove non-dues revenue to $700K.- Increased membership 20%, sustained retention at 84%- Conceived new models that expanded market reach and brought new demographic segments into association- Employed print and digital marketing tools to build the association’s brand and drive revenue.- Developed metrics and dashboards to track marketing ROI, member retention and acquisition, conference registrants, and customer engagement. - Developed new digital products (podcasts, digital publications) that increased value and expanded engagement.- Executed drip marketing campaigns and retargeting to generate leads, expand engagement, and increase conversions. - Promoted automated email campaigns linked to member onboarding and retention.- Created cross-department “DigiMarCom” team to improve communications and marketing outcomes in support of programs and services. - Earned American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Gold Circle Award in recognition of membership marketing campaign.- Secured $40K grant funding annually to support regional educational programs.- Championed selection and implementation team for new CRM (Salesforce) and email systems.

Crafted and enacted a strategic marketing and business development plan while in the position of Director of Membership and Development, and increased enrolled corporate members to ultimately reach more than 80 chapters globally.I additionally administered our global chapter network and developed new regional bureaus in Africa and Latin America. This allowed me to recruit corporate funding for our annual global conference and educational programs. Furthermore, I communicated the progress of our department to the Chief Executive Officer and oversaw four direct reports.Some of my select contributions include: ~ Augmented member retention rate to 95%; launched chapter development program and increased global number of chapters. ~ Increased chapter development program and supported existing chapters; generated framework for new chapter growth. ~ Uncovered $500K in corporate funding for conference hosting; identified and secured additional corporate donors to participate in new fellowship program.

Recruited and administered more than 150 corporate members and coordinated two annual trade shows, as well as finalized site selection and negotiated contracts, generating $6 million in annual revenue.I collaborated with the show management company and event sponsorship, then generated educational program content and secured keynote speakers. I also optimized marketing collateral and approved all website / print designs. And, I reported our department progress to the Chief Executive Officer and commanded two direct reports. Some of my select contributions include: ~ Surpassed membership revenue annually by 20% and improved retention and recruitment efforts through restructured membership dues. ~ Generated chief executive officer council and proliferated member engagement. ~ Outperformed conference revenue goals in four consecutive years. ~ Lead successful organization re-brand, including web redesign, corporate logo and marketing collateral.