Experience

St. Philip's School & Community Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Admissions

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Tyler Street Christian Academy

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Admissions

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

  -Launched Lunch & Learn series where speakers in the community come and share their career and faith stories with our secondary students. -Built new relationships with local business to offer more internship opportunities for our 10th-12th grade students which included a partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit. -Introduced a new TSCA Student Ambassador Program which helps build leadership skills and increased collaboration with the Admissions Department. -Served as Education Committee Board Chair for the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce where I partnered with local public, private and charter schools to provide scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors. - Initiated a new Crusader University series which provides needed information to parents around a host of different topics.



ANN INC (Ann Taylor | LOFT | Lou & Grey)

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Store Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

  -Create brand awareness for a new retail movement (Lou & Grey) by partnering with the Dallas community to host in-store events which led to a +106% increase in traffic over previous year.-Recruit, hire and train a client engaged team for a unique retail environment that thrives on organic and natural client connections which has led to a #1 sales performance in the brand. -Develop a leadership team that embraces their strengths and challenges growth in their opportunity areas. -Build relationships with corporate partners that fosters support for our brand initiatives.



Forteau Marketing & Consulting

• Marketing and Sales Consultant

  • May 2013 - Aug 2017

  *Current Projects/Clients~ Miss Black Texas US Ambassador Pageant*Previous Projects/Clients~ Power Forward Woman~ LEH Educational Consulting~ Pedal Stop~ Chris Orlá *Services-Manage social media marketing campaigns and develop content that is relative to clients target market-Identify potential corporate partners and create sponsorship opportunities for non-profit organizations.-Create marketing plans that are unique to the clients target market and that would help increase brand awareness-Monitor traffic trends and strategically develop ways to broaden the clients customer base-Increase sales and profitability through implementing cost effective ways to build brand loyalty with current customers -Establish benchmarks that measure and correlate marketing efforts with customer conversion rates



Ann Taylor

• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Store Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

• Co-Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  -Build brand awareness by creating opportunities to host events and "work-wear" workshops for women in the community.-Develop relationships by partnering with other local retailers to provide swag-bag gifts for event participants.-Drive sales by leading a team that provides an engaging customer service experience.



Destination XL Group Inc.

• General Sales Manager

  • Oct 2011 - May 2013

  -Sourced, hired, and developed 'guest-centric' and goal oriented team with 2 promoted to leadership roles-Led sales team to a top 5% performance in the company of 450 stores-Networked and built relationships with local businesses through the use of the chamber of commerce leading to a successful in-store event that generated over 95% of our sales plan-Partnered with mall management to help broaden brand awareness and increase store visits by 25% over previous year. -Sourced, hired, and developed 'guest-centric' and goal oriented team with 2 promoted to leadership roles-Led sales team to a top 5% performance in the company of 450 stores-Networked and built relationships with local businesses through the use of the chamber of commerce leading to a successful in-store event that generated over 95% of our sales plan-Partnered with mall management to help broaden brand awareness and increase store visits by 25% over previous year.



The Children's Place

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Store Manager

  • 2006 - 2011

  -Instituted new hiring routines for a $6.5 million store - Increased monthly sales to #3 in a region of 86 stores - Trained and promoted 7 sales associates to leadership positions - Lead the opening of a new 20,000 sq. ft. outlet facility. -Instituted new hiring routines for a $6.5 million store - Increased monthly sales to #3 in a region of 86 stores - Trained and promoted 7 sales associates to leadership positions - Lead the opening of a new 20,000 sq. ft. outlet facility.



Swim N' Sport

• Store Manager

  • Oct 2005 - Aug 2006

  -Staffed the store with a highly motivated sales team -Trained staff on the importance of aggressive selling -Increased store UPT(units per transaction) in my first month by .28 over the previous month-Generated higher sales by organizing in-store fashion events with the Dallas Art Institute-Increased traffic and brand awareness by partnering with NBA athlete Kenyon Martin to host a swimwear fashion show -Staffed the store with a highly motivated sales team -Trained staff on the importance of aggressive selling -Increased store UPT(units per transaction) in my first month by .28 over the previous month-Generated higher sales by organizing in-store fashion events with the Dallas Art Institute-Increased traffic and brand awareness by partnering with NBA athlete Kenyon Martin to host a swimwear fashion show



Carters Inc.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Store Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005

  -Staffed and opened new retail store location -Trained staff on BGOSH BEST customer service standard -Implemented strategies that led to successful increase in sales and more effective customer service -Staffed and opened new retail store location -Trained staff on BGOSH BEST customer service standard -Implemented strategies that led to successful increase in sales and more effective customer service



Gap

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Store Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Oct 2004

  -Maintained being the number one Gap Body department in a division of seven other stores -Created and implemented contests to motivate the staff and increase sales -Documented weekly sales growth and implemented better ways to improve customer relations -Encouraged staff to take initiative during customer interaction -Led team in successful rollout of new merchandise and shipment processing -Maintained being the number one Gap Body department in a division of seven other stores -Created and implemented contests to motivate the staff and increase sales -Documented weekly sales growth and implemented better ways to improve customer relations -Encouraged staff to take initiative during customer interaction -Led team in successful rollout of new merchandise and shipment processing



Southwestern Company

• Student Intern

  • May 2001 - Aug 2001

  Fully commission based sales, door-to-door introductions to educational materials, managed bookkeeping and sales reports, scheduled deliveries of products and maintained customer service standards Fully commission based sales, door-to-door introductions to educational materials, managed bookkeeping and sales reports, scheduled deliveries of products and maintained customer service standards