Experience

Connecticut Housing Partners

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Development

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  Coordinated all fundraising and communications for a high-impact women's literacy center with a mission to educate and empower undereducated women. Oversaw donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship; qualified and engaged new prospects.Managed grants program that included over 50 proposals and over $250,000 in revenue.Planned and executed donor recognition events and prospect open houses/luncheons.Effectively communicated the organizations' mission to diverse audiences.



Spark Studios, USA

• Sales Manager

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2017

  Supported the President and sales staff by providing sales data, market trends, forecasts and new product information Oversaw the production processManaged the full cycle of product development across multiple product categories Prepared sales and marketing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing sales dataResearched competitive products by identifying and evaluating product characteristics, market share, pricing and advertisingLiaison with the design team to customize product offerings to meet client's needsProject ManagementExcellent Negotiation skillsExplored new business opportunities



Pequot Library Association

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Special Events and Development Associate

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2013

  Planned and flawlessly executed successful Fundraising Special Events: the Annual Art Show, Annual Book Sale, Golf Outing, Derby Party, 115th Steinway Anniversary, etc. Supported the Executive Director in the Annual Appeal and MembershipOversaw donor identification, cultivation and solicitation at higher gift levelsSupervised budgets for all events Developed and executed major fundraising activities and donor cultivation, corporate sponsorship and special eventsWorked closely with printing vendors to create marketing materials for fundraising eventsManaged Business Sponsorship Outreach to support the Library’s programs and eventsSupported the initiatives of the Board of TrusteesGrants ResearchManaged the scheduling and promotion of special programs, concerts, community events, Meet the Author events, Gallery Exhibits and lectures Volunteer recruitment, training and management for all events



Reed Exhibitions

• Conference Manager Consultant

  • 2006 - 2007

  Developed conference direction and topics including scheduling, pricing, budgets, and speaker recruitment. Liaison with Operations - planned and implemented meeting room and audio visual set up, catering, signage, and speaker travelDesigned marketing programs to drive traffic to company website



Creative Aim

• Account Executive Consultant

  • 2003 - 2006

  Collaborated with creative teams to develop and execute sampling programs for Pepsi and Smirnoff. Maintained daily contact with the Creative Team and the Art Director.



LugMarketing.ie

• Ireland
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Executive Consultant

  • 2001 - 2003

  Interacted with Ocean Spray and the Creative Team to produce FSI's.Directed the sweepstakes for Red Lobster: Awarded 70 red VW Beetles to winners across the country.



The Kendrew Group

• Account Executive Consultant

  • 1999 - 2001

  Created promotional brochures for Chase Visa and MasterCard credit cards.



Nine West Group, Inc. (Now Nine West Holdings, Inc.)

• Director of Sales Promotions and Corporate Events

  • 1987 - 1998

  Managed the wholesale and retail promotional needs of all seven brands.Marketing Director for the Calico Brand: Collaborated with the President and Art Director to develop and produce marketing tools. Managed Corporate Events such as Annual Stockholder’s Meeting, Analyst’s Luncheons, Banker’s Meetings, and Sales Force launches. Executed corporate sponsorship programs including the Hampton Classic and Shoes on Sale along with FFANY, a cause-related annual event to raise funds and awareness to cure breast cancer.