Experience

Building Performance Association

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

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Vice President of Education and Events

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  I am the Vice President of Education and Events at HPC. In this capacity I am responsible for the following:- day to day management of HPC Pittsburgh office's operations and staff- leading and managing a comprehensive array of services and programs- overall strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas- management of regional and national conferences, including the site selection process and the oversight of conference logistics and expenses- convening, managing, and facilitating stakeholder groups- review of services offered and development of new programs as needs emerge- providing effective leadership, as well as stewardship, of HPC by being actively involved in all programs and services- implementing and leading a continuous quality improvement process throughout the program and service areas, focusing on systems/process improvement- representing HPC through participation in external constituency groups, including community, governmental, and private organizations- managing relationships with partner organizations- ensuring that all program activities operate consistently and ethically within the mission and values of HPC Show less

• Vice President of Education and Events

  • Sep 2010 - Present

• Vice President of Education and Events

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2021



Affordable Comfort Inc. (ACI)

• Director of Programs

  • Sep 2010 - Present

  • Oversee conferences, programs and logistics for national and regional events that attract more than 3,500 attendees annually. • Procure conference center and hotel contracts • Build and facilitate strategic working groups to develop critical industry content at regional and national levels • Design new program development approaches, incorporating stakeholder committees and individual proposals, to produce conference agendas that meet industry needs • Collaborated to create a database that connects working groups in real time, allowing for simultaneous proposal reviews and the development of new content • Diversified learning platforms to add modules that feature blended-, hands-on-, and immersion-style learning experiences • Created standard terminology for all of the association’s learning modules • Build relationships with key industry, utility and federal government leaders, resulting in more robust agendas, collaboration, and funding • Implemented a streamlined communication system for the organization and conference presenters, reducing redundancy and allowing for internal and external deadlines to be met • Improved program department processes to achieve 100% adherence to conference development deadlines • Implemented an electronic system for tracking attendee CEU’s • Expanded association volunteer program, allowing for greater attendance by those in need of financial support • Manage conference and program budgets Show less



ACI (Affordable Comfort Inc.)

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Acting Co-Executive Director

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Management of day-to-day operations, supervision of 15 member staff, development of annual budget, and PR related to leadership change during this period. Management of day-to-day operations, supervision of 15 member staff, development of annual budget, and PR related to leadership change during this period.



The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

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

• Professional Development Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2010

  • Planned, negotiated, and facilitated the Society’s first international course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates- the highest revenue-generating continuing education event in the Society’s history • Collaborate with instructors, solicit topics, develop budgets, and manage onsite logistics for the Society’s continuing education events for up to 200 participants • Serve as project lead for a new collaborative leadership development program of eight societies; successfully implemented online and onsite courses for 50 participants • Initiated development of systems to improve Society processes, including an online submittal forum for items for the Metallurgical and Materials Professional Engineering Exam • Write dynamic text for promotional pieces, newsletters, and scripts for public events • Effectively partner with association leadership to coordinate logistics and prepare supporting documents for the meetings of 35 standing technical committees • Oversee multiple components of the student volunteer program for each of the Society’s conferences • Collaborate with staff and volunteers to successfully coordinate six student poster contests • Successfully administered an honors and awards program, consisting of 32 awards and ten student scholarships; served as liaison to the 17 committees that determine the awards • Coordinated ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology) university accreditation visits for 16 programs annually • Hosted TMS Materials Bowl- a game show competition for university students; the Materials Bowl Final attracts more than 500 spectators Show less