M.W. (Chantilly, VA) is an operations, administrative, and sales professional with 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, where she quickly advanced into roles with increased responsibility. Most recently she was an administrative assistant for the CEO of a wealth management firm. From 2004-2008, she worked for Chase Bank in Dayton, OH, where she was hired as a Licensed Personal Banker and earned her Series 6 and Insurance Licenses. After consistently exceeding sales goals, she was hand-selected to advance into a management position where she trained and mentored under-performing bankers until she was assigned a branch to run. As Branch Manager, she managed a staff of 8 and oversaw customer service, HR, office operations and cash management, scheduling, sales support, marketing, and sales reporting to upper management. Prior to this, she was a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo where she received several awards and recognition, including Top 50 Banker utilizing Wells Fargo Military Banking Partnership, 1st among CA Central Coast Bankers in increasing new checking account customers, and 3rd of 95 bankers in overall sales performance for the region. She has taken graduate-level courses in organizational leadership and accounting and has a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.

L.S (Olney, MD) has over 12+ years of experience as a seasoned administrative professional in the non-profit health organization field. From 2015-2016, she provided excellent customer service and administrative support to Chapters and Councils of a national non-profit health association. She coordinated Chapter Annual Conferences, updated Chapter web pages, and maintained and updated membership database. Her work was performed remotely 100% of the time. From 2013-2014, she arranged the logistics of the Annual Young Physicians’ meeting, conducted focus groups with young physician members at local and national meetings, and coordinated, arranged, and conducted conference calls for program committee members. From 2007-2012, she managed the logistics of creating APMA’s exhibit booth for their Annual Scientific Meeting, maintained marketing and career development section of APMA’s website, conducted webinars, and maintained a program budget of over $40,000. She has advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher). L.S has her Bachelor of Science in Health Education from the University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD).

D.K. (Fairfax, VA) From 2013 to the present, D.K has been a sales associate in a fast-paced retail environment. Prior to that, D.K. secured her Small, Women-owned and Minority owned Business (SWaM) certification to operate as a consultant-trainer in support of small business growth in the state of Virginia. In 2011, D.K. was selected from seventy candidates, and received a top-secret security clearance to join the U.S. Department of State as a Public Affairs Specialist and Project Manager for the 50th anniversary of Art in Embassies. She was tasked with the stewardship of $1.3 million dollars secured for special programmatic initiatives, creating the public messaging, directing the day-to-day execution of events and managing the internal and external relationships with the highest-ranking government officials and sponsors. While D.K.’s security clearance investigation was underway for four months in 2011, she joined the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) and on day one began raising funds nearing $100,000. Through her training ability, she is attributed with turning the LAF Board of Directors from a representational board to a fundraising board. From 2005 to 2010, D.K. was invited to facilitate and train teams and individuals to create business from zero, to build sustainable networks, to articulate the value proposition for potential investors and donors. She was asked to create a syllabus about the art of networking and customer service for the work force curriculum at a community college. The position D.K. held from 2000 to 2004 at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) did not exist prior to her creating the position. Within two and a half years of working in this role, she tripled attendance, created strategic initiatives to promote the museum’s public advocacy role, and re-positioning the museum with a revitalized focus on design. D.K. has an AA Degree from Marymount University and Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Virginia

A.B. (Silver Spring, MD) A.B. is a technical writer and communications specialist with almost 10 years of experience in the broadcasting technology industry. For the past four years, A.B. served as the director of professional services for a small enterprise software company specializing in workflow and metadata management solutions for broadcasters. There, she led the team responsible for knowledge management, documentation, and user education. From 2009 – 2012, A.B. worked for an independent broadcasting company managing media files and daily program schedules. In addition, she has worked for non-profit organizations and government agencies in educational services and administrative support roles. She is proficient in multiple web content management systems and Final Cut Pro. A.B. has a Bachelors in English from Saint Anselm College and is a Certified Professional Technical Communicator through the Society for Technical Communication.

M.E.B. (Potomac Falls, VA) has 20+ years of experience in the Financial sector, specializing in planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and management. She is currently volunteering for a church in Vienna, where she supports the accounts payable department and provides customer service to walk-in clients with hardship cases. From July 2016 to Dec 2016, she was an accounting assistant for Common Securitization Solutions (CSS) responsible for accounts payable and resolving past due accounts. Prior to that, she worked for Freddie Mac for 24 years supporting various financial departments. From 2010 -2016 she was manager overseeing the accounting functions for capitalized fixed assets. From 1996 – 2010 she was a financial analyst, where she was responsible for planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting at the division level. Prior to this, she also worked as a customer service representative to guide the seller/servicers on Freddie Mac processes and procedures. She is proficient in Microsoft suite, PeopleSoft Modules and working knowledge of Sharepoint. E.B. is also fluent in Spanish. She has a Bachelors in Finance from the University of Maryland, University College.

B.G. (Arlington, VA) has more than fifteen years of experience leading trade association and non-profit organizational teams toward the creation and implementation of membership and fundraising initiatives. Most recently, she was the Director of Membership Development and Engagement with a small trade association. There, she was instrumental in the process of cultivating prospects from a list creation, establishing communication, and onboarding. She implemented database enhancements increasing the functionality and efficiency of use. As the Senior Manager, Membership Development at the National Association of Home Builders, she created campaigns and products to increase membership, retention and engagement through multi-channel targeted and segmented promotion. Her innovation led to increased support and participation in national campaigns. As the Associate Director of Development for Operations at Hillel, she was the point of contact for the department’s operational needs including creating/distributing marketing materials, list generation and analysis and financial and campaign updates. She served as the liaison with the IT department ensuring data maintenance and updates. She implemented successful systems to increase efficiency, productivity and results related to donations, dissemination of information, identifying targeted interest groups, collecting and tracking donation and donor data and financial reporting and analysis. Her skills include: campaign strategy; membership marketing/communications; member relations; recruitment; engagement and retention management; project and database management; and systems operations (budgeting, analysis, reporting, and committee oversight). She is proficient in iMIS, Salesforce, Aptify, Raiser’s Edge, Microsoft Office and Applications and the Internet. She has an MS, Nonprofit Management from The New School, New York, NY and a BA, Public Communication from American University.

P.G. (Great Falls, VA) is a results-oriented marketing professional with over 10 years of experience who has added significant value to Fortune 500 corporations such as Smith Barney, Prudential Securities, KPMG, and MCI. She is a global thinker who relies on expertise in Marketing, Business Development, Finance and Sales combined with international work assignments in Europe and South America to develop strategic plans, initiate change, and implement new programs in challenging and diverse environments. From 2006 to 2011 as a Marketing Director, PG managed an $8.3M marketing budget that created integrated multi-touch direct marketing campaigns to win back former customers. Prior to 2006, she worked at Sprint Nextel for five years developing horizontal marketing programs for business customers and created a marketing program that contributed an incremental $2.7M in a 90-day period. She has a MA in Telecommunication from George Washington University, an MBA from Tulane University, and a BA from Mount Holyoke College.

L.D. (Washington DC Metro) is a results driven, successful sales and business development professional with 20+ years experience advancing corporate objectives, revenue and mission by building collaborative partnerships and trusted relationships. After a 6 year run as a recruiter /Sales Development Manager at a NYC staffing company, LD entered a 20 year career in advertising sales. The last 2 years she was at a media organization where she served as the National Sales Director creating solution based advertising programs for Associations, Fortune 500 companies and Advocacy clients that needed to reach Congress. She was responsible for generating ad revenue for Print, Digital, Mobile, Programmatic, Content Programs, and Event Sponsorships. Her territory consisted of Washington DC, New York, Boston and Philly. Clients included: Comcast, Citi, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pfizer, Business Roundtable, National Retail Federation, Thomson Reuters, ACLI, American Bankers Association, National Manufacturers Association, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Americans for Tax Reform, US Travel Association, USPS, GE and Council for Immigration to name a few. Prior to this, she was the DC Sales Director representing world class brands, Fortune and Money. Upon joining Time Inc., LD opened the DC office for the Business 2.0 brand and built the DC market from 0- $2M in 2 years. She then built the territory for Fortune and Money from $ $4.5M to $6.0M selling multi platform sponsorships and partnerships to Geico, VW, TRowe Price, Capital One, Hilton, Marriott, Genworth Financial, NASDAQ, SHRM , ANGA, CFTC. LD is extremely detail oriented. She has a knack for identifying key opportunities and prospects, cultivating relationships and marshalling internal resources in order to provide customized solutions for her clients specific needs. While building trust with her clients, she is very adept at negotiating and deriving the best value for both the brand(s) she represents and her clients so everyone feels like they come out a winner. She is enthusiastic, extremely personable and most importantly is fastidious in making sure her clients are looked after and are well taken care of. LD earned a BS. Business Economics from State University of New York at Oneonta.

T.H. (Ashburn, VA) has over fifteen years accounting and financial analysis experience in both the public and private sectors. From 2012 to 2015, she lived in Vancouver, British Columbia and served as an active volunteer in the education system and athletic leagues. From 1995 to 2011, she held several positions with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. She advanced from Financial Analyst to Team Leader to Finance Manager. As the Finance Manager, she facilitated, planned, forecasted and reported non-product costs. Her team collaborated with several partners to ensure the successful conversion of the mainframe accounting system to Oracle. From 1992 to 1995, she was a Senior Accountant with KPMG in Kansas City. Her clients included Health Midwest, TWA and several cities and municipalities, including the City of Kansas City, Missouri, with a population of over 450,000 and an annual budget of over $1,000,000,000. She is proficient in Microsoft Office applications and has a working knowledge of Oracle and SAP. She has a BS in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an inactive CPA license.

A.A. (Bethesda, MD) is a highly motivated administrative professional with over 10 years of specialized instruction and data analysis experience in both non-profit and for-profit educational environments. She is currently an independent consultant providing administrative, recruitment, and support services to a local remote business. From 2016-2017 she worked with an Edtech company operating the CEO’s metrics/reporting, managing customer service inquiries, performing light accounting tasks, and overseeing special projects. Prior to Business Operations, she was an Instructional Data Analyst for the public school systems in which she implemented IEPs, assessed student performance accordingly, and conducted academic progress reviews with administrators. From 2013-2015 A.A. was an admissions coordinator at a for-profit institution of higher education where she confirmed registration, maintained financial reports, and directed academic orientations for onboarding students. A.A. started her career as a lead teacher and assistant manager at a prominent children’s fitness facility. She has a BS in Family Sciences from University of Maryland, College Park.