Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 1990 - Present
    • Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

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  New England Direct Marketing Association

  • Wellesley MA

  • Managing Director

    • Aug 1993 - Dec 2019
    • Wellesley MA

    - designed and facilitated18 annual offsite strategic sessions with the board of directors -co-designed and co-facilitated a program for Direct Marketers in transition which ran for 21 years-introduced the need for sponsorship and have involved the members in a sponsorship program, - co-designed the first Marketing Technology Summit, now in its 10th year, sold exhibits, developed sponsorships, and co-directed onsite registration and event management-participated in the programming committee for the NEDMA Annual Conference, facilitating meetings, recommending speakers, and co-managed onsite management-I was the liaison to the committee to select the "Direct Marketer of the Year".

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  Human Resource Leadership Forum

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Association Manager

    • Jan 2001 - Sep 2011
    • Greater Boston Area

    -included all traditional association management tasks-served as treasurer for 2 years until the organization approved the position of treasurer-supported and facilitated the organization's move from a board driven organization to a board and committee driven organization-introduced the first financial instruments to track the association's financial health-introduced the first online membership directory-oversaw two website development and designs-introduced the concept of sponsorship which is now an accepted part of the organization' work-sat on the Membership and Marketing Committees-improved the attendance from 145 people to 200+ people at the events

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  Sales & Marketing Executive of Greater Boston

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Managing Director

    • Nov 1990 - Sep 2002
    • Greater Boston Area

    -Director of Membership-increased membership by 15%-Director of Events:1. "Academy of Distinguished Sales & Marketing Executives" at the Copley Plaza, benefitting the Organization for Literacy 2..Jimmy Fund Campaign involving the artist Ray Ellis who painted the Green Monster in which we involved Ted Williams to autographs Ray Ellis's prints. 3.Dinner recognizing Bob Kraft owner of the Patriots and CEO of Genzyme. .

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  Drysdale Lee & Associates

  • Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

  • Managing Director

    • 1990 - Sep 1990
    • Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

    Full-service Association Management Company

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  Digital Equipment Corporation (Hewlitt Packard)

  • Maynard, Hudson, Marlboro

  • Group Human Resource Manager of Artificial Intelligence Technology Center

    • 1978 - 1990
    • Maynard, Hudson, Marlboro

    I was the first Human Resource Manager for the AITC, which was made up of groups from Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing. I developed and expanded the HR services as the employee count increased to 400+ in the US and additional staff in Ireland, France and California. I developed a staff of 9 representing OD, Recruitment, College Relations, Systems Integration, and administarive support. A large part of my time was spent in facilitating relations between the groups and in being an advocate for the technology.