People are my passion! For over 30 years I have been helping associations and non profits fulfill their missions globally through engaging events-both in person and virtual, localized marketing and communications campaigns, strategy sessions, online education, and sustainability focus. I am an expert in the business of associations having been actively working this sector since the early 1980's. I am very adepted at building markets from the ground up. My success has been in hotel sales, technology/elearning sales, and global business development/global meeting development and virtual meetings. I have very deep and enduring friendships within this marketplace.My skill set includes: Business/Organizational Development  Sales Leadership/Revenue Growth Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Global Business & Cultural Relations Market Entry & Development Business/Community/Media Relations Proposal Development Public Speaking & Presentations Project Management Member/Customer Engagement Specifially, I excel at analyzing lucrative non-profit organizational needs and identifying substantial growth opportunities for competitive leverage, as well as applying expertise in both start-up global and / or multi-industry and market-sector environments. I am an Influential Change Agent who is continually recognized as a “context and culture communicator” bridging cultural and business language differences between U.S.-based association teams and global business development associates to exceed key organizational objectives.A Strategic Self-Starter who leads from the front to gain buy-in among multidisciplinary teams and yield high-performance results, and who makes growth-focused decisions to reflect positively on an organization’s mission, vision, and values. Engaging Communicator who builds alliances among decision-makers by contributing persuasive negotiations and closing talents, and who sees the “big picture” while thriving in quickly evolving organizational scenarios via an impressive network of global connections and record of goal-surpassing outcomes.Would love to connect with you!