Experience

Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

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

• Business Relations Specialist

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  -Serves as primary coordinator of employer/business services. Responsible for the development and coordination of job placement initiatives. -Responsible for engaging local business and securing employment opportunities for WIA and other clients. -Conducts overall workshop coordination and responsibilities for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN). -Provides information to the general, public, and local governments and outside agencies explaining program policies and the provisions of programs. -Serves as liaison to regional bureaus of economic development (City or Country) as well as local chambers of commerce and other business community organizations. Show less



A+ Marketing Research

• Greater Chicago Area

• President & CEO

  • 1995 - Present

  Specializing in grass roots urban markets. Provide Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Target Marketing, Mystery Shopping, Surveys, Membership Development and Audience Development for local, regional and national clients. Increasing and developing “people of color” databank; Increasing and developing partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies; Assist and training with cultural diversity for qualitative and quantitative market research; project management. Specializing in grass roots urban markets. Provide Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Target Marketing, Mystery Shopping, Surveys, Membership Development and Audience Development for local, regional and national clients. Increasing and developing “people of color” databank; Increasing and developing partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies; Assist and training with cultural diversity for qualitative and quantitative market research; project management.



Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board President

• Greater Chicago Area

• Deputy Finance Director

  • 2009 - 2012

  • Implemented Finance Plan that raised over $3,250,000 for the Primary and General Campaign. • Wrote a fundraising plan covering the following elements: candidate call time; direct mail (prospect and re-solicitation); finance committee; events; web development and labor. • Managed and coordinated major Fundraising events raising a minimum of $150,000 per event. • Coordinated over 100 individual fund raising events with event hosts/hostesses to raise between $5,000 to $50,000 per event. • Develop and maintained donor list thereby establishing an information management system to track donor history, contact information, pledges, donor re-solicitation schedule. • Increased Donor list from 1,000 to over 5,000 contributions over the course of the campaign. • Proficient in NGP Fundraising Database.. • Consulting daily with Campaign staff and Fundraising staff. Issue monthly reports to the Candidate and Campaign Manager. • Set up systems to provide call sheets, track pledges, track receipt of funds, assure fulfillment of pledges and training volunteer staff to use these systems. • Managed Thank You Notes to Hosts/Hostess, Host Committee Members and Donors • Wrote solicitation and thank you letters for campaign to produce and mail. • Oversaw all other aspects of fundraising plan including events, direct mail solicitation, online donations and labor strategy. Show less