Advisory Board Member

• Feb 2022 - Present

Providing advice and support to Deeply Rooted Farms sales team as they work to enter in foodservice for the education sector. Deeply Rooted Farms, a women-owned start up business, offers a plant-based protein that has a clean-label, is shelf stable offering versatile solutions for school Foodservice looking for an alternative to meat protein. Providing advice and support to Deeply Rooted Farms sales team as they work to enter in foodservice for the education sector. Deeply Rooted Farms, a women-owned start up business, offers a plant-based protein that has a clean-label, is shelf stable offering versatile solutions for school Foodservice looking for an alternative to meat protein.

Youth Ski Instructor

• Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

Business Development Manage-Education, Cargill Foodservice

• Feb 2014 - Jan 2022

Serve as a member of Cargill's Foodservice Sales team developing strategic directions for the Government segment focusing on K-12 schools and Colleges and Universities. Coordinate with Cargill businesses and field sales team to deliver solutions to help bring healthy, nutritious and safe food to these key markets. Have responsibility for key markets within top states for K-12 category working to promote participation in National School Lunch and Breakfast programs by identifying distinctive solutions to help drive participation. Work with school specialists to promote Cargill's value-added services. Developing strategies to sell,Cargill Foodservice products to Colleges and Universities that meet the growing needs of college,students. Show less

Senior Director, Community Engagement

• Apr 1998 - Feb 2014

Develop and implement strategies that leverage community engagement activities to build relationships and enhance Cargill’s local and global brand. Manage complex relationships with external and internal stakeholders. Lead global team to implement community engagement activities as part of Cargill’s corporate responsibility efforts. • Promote Cargill’s capabilities, position on key issues and opportunities with key stakeholders in effort to foster its license and freedom to operate.• Counsel Cargill businesses on using community engagement activities to help meet specific business needs such as enhancing stakeholder relationships, engaging employees, building customer relationships and building Cargill’s brand.• Serve as part of senior leadership team developing strategy, direction and metrics for Cargill’s Corporate Responsibility Practice Area.• Develop tools and resources for implementing strategic programs, communications and measurement at Cargill locations around the world. • Work effectively across all levels of the organization from senior leaders to hourly workers to promote strategic community engagement.• Engage civic and community leaders to assess Cargill’s reputation and impact of community engagement activities.• Manage partnership with non-profit organizations and educational institutions to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in delivering value to Cargill businesses.• Develop communication tools including press releases, fact sheets, news articles and employee communications to describe benefits of Cargill’s community activities. Show less

Director of Development

• Jun 1995 - Apr 1998

Implemented special events, individual solicitation initiatives, corporate and foundation grants program with an increase in results by 50%. Successfully completed $2.1 million capital campaign. Managed groups of volunteers to meet fundraising objectives. Prepared communication tools such as newsletters, solicitation materials and reporting. Developed donor database to track, evaluate and record fundraising results. Implemented special events, individual solicitation initiatives, corporate and foundation grants program with an increase in results by 50%. Successfully completed $2.1 million capital campaign. Managed groups of volunteers to meet fundraising objectives. Prepared communication tools such as newsletters, solicitation materials and reporting. Developed donor database to track, evaluate and record fundraising results.

Director of Development

• Jan 1986 - Jan 1995

Initiated programs to solicit planned and major gifts from individuals. Developed marketing plans and implement strategies with various sized companies for greatest impact and increased fundraising results. Raised $15 million from multi-national companies through employee giving campaigns in New York City. Develop sales and marketing materials to request increased support from companies. Develop training material for companies to use to conduct employee-giving campaigns. Initiated programs to solicit planned and major gifts from individuals. Developed marketing plans and implement strategies with various sized companies for greatest impact and increased fundraising results. Raised $15 million from multi-national companies through employee giving campaigns in New York City. Develop sales and marketing materials to request increased support from companies. Develop training material for companies to use to conduct employee-giving campaigns.