Co-Founder/Owner

• May 2020 - Present

Individual and corporate grief support - offering an array of grief courses, workshops, grief policy consultation, and program development. Our programs will help you regain your capacity to reengage in both your personal and professional life. Contact us for a complimentary discovery call to learn how we can support YOU on your grief journey. Individual and corporate grief support - offering an array of grief courses, workshops, grief policy consultation, and program development. Our programs will help you regain your capacity to reengage in both your personal and professional life. Contact us for a complimentary discovery call to learn how we can support YOU on your grief journey.

Memorial Fund Founder, Eric A. Shapiro MD Memorial Fund

• Nov 2007 - Present

Fund created within the American Jewish World Service, NY, NY • Founded to provide financial support for students interested in healthcare to volunteer in an AJWS summer program in the developing world •Raised more than the necessary principal ($50,000) in less than ten months from over 160+ donors (currently over $111,500) • Review committee finalists and select scholarship winner; first annual scholarship awarded March 2009 and have awarded 4 scholarships (~$650) to date • Conduct ongoing fundraising efforts (webpage, half-marathons, ran the ING NYC Marathon on Team AJWS) Please view the link to see the completed webpage for the Eric A. Shapiro MD Memorial Fund. http://action.ajws.org/goto/EricAShapiroMDMemorialFund Show less

Board Member, Head of the Marketing Committee

• Jun 2020 - Present

Grief Coach

• Jan 2020 - Present

Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist

• Feb 2019 - Present

Certified Grief Recovery Specialist

• Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

As a Grief Recovery Specialist, I lead private and group Grief Recovery Support Groups. These one-to-one and group experiences are for people who have experienced loss of any kind and who want to complete what is left unfinished in their relationship so they can be free to live a life with more joy and less pain.

Founder

• Dec 2018 - May 2020

Our mission is to help grievers work through their heartbreak and find a positive channel and outlet for their grief. We help people learn to live again in their new normal. We do this through individual and group educational programs, coaching and workshops. For more information, please visit https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/grms/ilana-shapiro-yahdav or contact TheNonLinearJourney@gmail.com. Our mission is to help grievers work through their heartbreak and find a positive channel and outlet for their grief. We help people learn to live again in their new normal. We do this through individual and group educational programs, coaching and workshops. For more information, please visit https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/grms/ilana-shapiro-yahdav or contact TheNonLinearJourney@gmail.com.

Marketing Programs Manager

• Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

• Collaborate with partners, customers and internal stakeholders to create webinars that build brand awareness and create new marketing-qualified leads • Build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to increase marketing programming productivity • Communicate and equip sales with the right tools to help promote marketing programs • Optimize lead nurturing processes through email, content, and social channels • Grow new marketing-qualified leads, through integrated marketing programs, converting site traffic through calls-to-action, landing pages, and lead generation content • Manage campaign timelines, resources, processes and technologies Show less

Marketing Programs Manager

• Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

• Team Lead on an interdepartmental, cross-functional marketing campaign to generate pipeline and build awareness of newest acquired software solution • Plan and execute marketing campaigns to generate demand in North America (NAM) Region• Project manage and execute thought leadership and product webinars (~24/year)• Drove collaboration and ensured internal alignment with internal stakeholders for campaign execution, marketing operations, PR, and social media promotion • Created the Marketo Webinar Template utilized for all NAM prospect/customer webinars and developed scalable webinar best-practices• Successfully lobbied for the adoption of ON24 Webinar Software to increase prospect engagement and drive new business Show less

Lead Generation Specialist

• Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

·Manage Guidewire North American (NAM) and Canadian trade shows and sponsorships (including contracts, deliverables, and logistics) ·Manage NAM webinars by facilitating content creation, coordinating the multiple stakeholders and executing the webinar·Creation and execution of marketing campaigns in Salesforce and Marketo to better track leads and ROI·Liaise with the Australian team to support successful Customer Road shows and the creation and execution of webinars·Partner with the Chinese team to carry out Boardroom lunches as well as other events in Shanghai, Beijing and Taiwan·Assist that Japanese team with their annual Insurance Forum·Follow up on purchase orders, vendor/venue payments and processing contracts·Track and manage event inventory and usage across teams including ordering and tracking promotional items (giveaways and raffles) Show less

Young Adult Community Engagement Professional

• Dec 2013 - Jul 2014

· Overseeing of all Young Adult events (planning, logistics, PR) (10+ per month) · Coordinating the Young Adult Leadership Committee monthly meetings, event planning, and retreats · Creation and distribution of bi-weekly Young Adult newsletters using Blackbaud NetCommunity · Manage the Young Adult webpage and FaceBook page to insure up-to-date event information · Utilize Raiser’s Edge to capture constituent data, track event attendance, measure congregant retention · Meeting and building relationships with potential/current congregants Show less

Bilingual Consultant (Contract)

• Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

· Managed multiple marketing campaigns utilizing Constant Contact to increase ties with the community through local government and schools in the Bay Area · Helped coordinate the Cultural Exchange by: monitoring China’s changing visa regulations, liaising with Chinese partners, obtaining necessary visa documentation from participating choreographers and providing cross-cultural tutorials, writing Press Releases · Translations (Chinese to English) · Managed multiple marketing campaigns utilizing Constant Contact to increase ties with the community through local government and schools in the Bay Area · Helped coordinate the Cultural Exchange by: monitoring China’s changing visa regulations, liaising with Chinese partners, obtaining necessary visa documentation from participating choreographers and providing cross-cultural tutorials, writing Press Releases · Translations (Chinese to English)

Alumni Relations & Events Coordinator

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

• Coordination of the alumni networks in Washington, DC, New York City, and Albany, including arrangement of events in all three cities • Enlarged the Rockefeller College Alumni (RCA) Affinity group by recruiting new members and establishing steering committees • Establish a cooperative relationship with Alumni Association to develop strategies to engage alumni statewide, nationally, and internationally • Outreach to both undergraduate and graduate alumni through social media campaigns and events that involve students and faculty • Manage and oversee the planning and coordination of the annual Alumni Awards Dinner (230 guests+), including venue selection, menu planning, development of marketing strategies, and coordination with stakeholders • Coordination of alumni data development efforts in cooperation with UAlbany’s Institutional Research Office, Development Office, Alumni Office and academic departments using the Colleague data interface Show less

Senior Research Aide

• Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

· Assisted senior staff with drafting, editing, research and correspondence with field offices worldwide · Performed financial reconciliations for multiple projects · Assisted senior staff with drafting, editing, research and correspondence with field offices worldwide · Performed financial reconciliations for multiple projects

Summer Intern at Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS)

• Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

· Granted Secret Security Clearance · Liaised with representatives from Department of Defense, USAID and the State Department in an interagency working group, compiling pertinent information, drafting reports for the deputy director · Researched, conducted interviews, drafted, and wrote a chapter of the integrated training manual to be given to Civilian Response Corps (CRC) deployed to work in fragile and failed states · Wrote meeting briefs, compiled data for briefing checklists (BCL), helped develop read-ahead handouts for conflict theory courses, and assisted with initial design of revised training courses · Assisted in the Nepal Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) that brought together top experts on Nepal to assess the political situation and needed solutions Show less

Intern

• Nov 2010 - Dec 2010

· Assisted in strategic implementation of a new grant to rebrand the organization · Assisted in strategic implementation of a new grant to rebrand the organization

Corporate Real Estate and Relocation Consultant

• Oct 2006 - Feb 2009

·Conducted bilingual contract negotiations, drafting, editing and correspondence ·Business development with expatriate organizations and corporations ·Interface with clients to assist in home search and relocation services ·Created property viewing itineraries based on client’s strategic, financial, personal and business needs ·Designed and customized: orientations, and settling-in programs for executive families ·Rewrote and designed the company’s official city resource guide for VIP clients ·City research and report compilation of less developed cities in China ·Coordinated and facilitated real estate and relocation transition for Fortune 500 corporations Show less