Experience

Connecticut Yankee Council - Boy Scouts of America

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior District Executive

  • Apr 2020 - Present

• District Executive

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2020

  Created a comprehensive plan to create Cub Scout Packs in Bridgeport. The plan was well received and resulted in a $10,000 gift. Created Cub Scout Pack for underprivileged children by partnering with the Rotary Club of Stamford. The Rotary Club provided volunteers to run the unit and a grant to purchase uniforms and handbooks.Identified need for financial education for low income teens. I recruited a former hedgefund manager to run a Financial Explorer Post at the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford. The Explorers are taught about investing in stocks, bonds, real estate and currency trading. The program also covers personal budget planning and student loans.Partnered with the Joint Apprenticeship Training Directors Committee of Connecticut (JATDCC) to run the Building Trades Merit Badge Workshop. The JATDCC provided professional instructors to teach the Welding, Carpentry, Metal Working, Painting, Electricity and Labor History merit badges at their state of the art training facility in Meriden.



Operation Hope of Fairfield

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

• Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

• Fellowship

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Designed a “stakeholder event” for major donors using information from the 2014 US Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy. Highlights include providing opportunities to become more involved with Operation Hope beyond a donation, understanding how the donors interests match with funding priorities and how often they can be contacted.Developed and implemented a two-part email campaign using Constant Contact to open a new pipeline for younger donors. The first email effort achieved a 53% open rate the click rate for the second email campaign was more than 10%.Designed a “Thank You” party that would provide opportunities for the board members to interact and personally thank the volunteers and increase volunteer participation with Operation Hope.



Encore!Hartford - UCONN School of Public Policy

• Student

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Run by the UCONN School of Public Policy, the program consists of Sixty-Four hours of managerial and professional skill-set transition education in nonprofit leadership, program management, finance, funding strategies, organizational management, and program outcome measurement. The cornerstone of the program is the two-month, 30-hour per week fellowship at a nonprofit organization.



Health Monitor Network

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

  Created opportunity for pharmaceutical advertisers to target doctors based on their frequency of prescriptions.Developed innovative method to reach patients being treated within infusion centers.



Guideposts

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Account Manager (Print and Digital)

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2013

  Exceeded FY2011 sales goal and broke four new accountsDeveloped travel category by bringing in first international travel accountBroke guideposts.com's first digital account



USA WEEKEND Magazine

• Sr. Account Executive

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2007

• Account Executive

  • Apr 2000 - Oct 2003



The Journal News (Formerly Gannett Suburban Newspapers)

• Senior Account Executive

  • Nov 1999 - Mar 2000

• Account Executive

  • Feb 1997 - Oct 1999



The Journal News (Formerly Gannett Suburban Newspapers

• Research Analyst

  • Mar 1995 - Jan 1997

  Provided research-based information to support and increase advertising and circulation revenue. Accomplished this goal by integrating data from various sources (Gallup, Gannett Research, AdTelligence and Claritas) into sales presentations.As part of Gannett's Mobile Advertising Sales System, served as liaison for the development of IMMEDIATE presentation software. Responsibilities included creating more than two hundred presentation pages and training the sales force on how to effectively sell with IMMEDIATE.



The Journal News (Formerly Gannett Suburban Newspapers)

• Research Coordinator

  • Mar 1994 - Mar 1995

  Provided the advertising sales and circulation departments with pertinent research information for use in sales presentations and collateral materials.