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Austin, Texas, United States

Departure Lounge is a premier, luxury travel agency with 300+ travel advisors in the US, UK, Mexico & Europe. Departure Lounge is a member of the prestigious, invitation-only Virtuoso Travel Network & ranked #55 on Travel Weekly's 2024 Power 100 Agency list. * Promoted from Business Development Manager to Director of Finance* Manage advisor payroll for 300+ advisors utilizing ADP & DEEL - payroll totals of ~$40,000,000 in 2024* Hired, trained & currently manage five finance team members* Implementation team lead for transition to Sion's commission processing system - Summer 2022 * Oversee Sion initiatives & training related to platform/commission processing for advisors* Research & manage, money movement programs & client trip payments via Flywire, Chase, Wise, Revolut* Liaison with CPA & accountant to ensure accurate financial statements & tax preparation* Liaison with DL's Director of Operations for onboarding & training of new travel advisors & team members

Austin, Texas Area

Departure Lounge is a premier, luxury retail travel agency with 300+ travel advisors in the US, UK, Mexico & Europe. Departure Lounge is a member of the prestigious, invitation-only Virtuoso Travel Network & debuted at #55 on Travel Weekly's 2024 Power 100 Travel Agency list.* Developed, launched and supported business partnerships between Departure Lounge & various for-profit & not-for-profit organizations on a local, regional and national level* Managed or supported multiple areas within Departure Lounge including: corporate marketing, social media, preferred partner marketing, lead generation, agency operations/finance & travel advisor communications * Member of the American Society of Travel Advisors & liaison between ASTA & Departure Lounge to promote ASTA member benefits to Departure Lounge travel advisors

Austin, Texas Area

Four years experience producing detailed conference overviews to include: profitability, marketing & demographics data as well as assisting Manager of Finance/Finance Team with developing strategic plans. * Analyzed departmental profit & loss statements; monitored expenditures & trends; provided 50+ conference overviews to management team annually. * Managed financial project researching & dispersing $1,500,000 of expenses into newly implemented QuickBooks accounting system.

Austin, Tx

Fashion-forward retail accessory design company focused on high-end lifestyle bags for the professional woman/mother. * Managed all aspects of small business development including: finance, technology, social media, marketing/sales, development & production.

San Francisco Bay Area

USA TODAY Northern California Circulation Sales* Responsible for Retail Accounts including: McDonald's, Sodexho & Aramark * Collegiate Readership Program (CRP): oversaw existing programs, sold CRP into target schools, piloted CRPs & launched CRPs after sale/pilot.

Alexandria, Virginia

With nearly 7,000 member travel agency locations, representing more than $17 billion in annual sales, Vacation.com (known now as Internova/Travel Leaders Network), was at the forefront of online travel sites when formed in 1999. * Supervised teams responsible for MasterCard International, plus Vacation.com’s destination, hotel, consumer and online marketing programs.* Executed $2,400,000 USA TODAY 16-week consumer media campaign. * Right-hand to Chief Marketing Officer & C-suite throughout the purchase, consolidation & relaunch of nine companies under the Vacation.com umbrella.* Promoted from Manager, Marketing Services to Senior Manager, Business Development.

Alexandria, Virginia

ASTA (American Society of Travel Advisors) is the world's largest association of travel professionals including: travel agents, and the companies whose products they sell such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. * Managed logistics, sponsorships, marketing initiatives, budgets & procedures for conventions in locations including: Thailand, Philippines, Scotland, France, Portugal, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Orlando plus smaller domestic cities.* Negotiated event sponsorships ranging from $3,000 to $50,000.* Promoted from Meetings Coordinator, Manager of Meetings, to Manager, Meetings Marketing in three years.

Ba, American Studies

Education record

Travel agency certificate program