J.C. is an operations and project management professional with 17 years of experience supporting the goals of nonprofits, membership associations and small businesses. She most recently worked for a healthcare consulting firm developing process improvement plans, including streamlined forms for client information, a proposal pipeline for better managing the client proposal process, and systematic opportunities to gather client feedback. Prior to this, the bulk of her work was as an association management firm owner and association manager to six different member-based healthcare associations. As an association manager, she oversaw daily operations and annual organizational goals to include membership development, membership management and annual conference and meeting planning. She is proficient in MS Office Suite, Google Suite, Asana, and Proposify. She has an MPA from George Mason University and a Bachelors in Business Administration from Marymount University.

A.W. has 20+ years of accounting experience for both banking institutions and nonprofits. From 2012-2019, he worked for a nonprofit healthcare provider operating 12 homes for persons with disabilities, where he started as Staff Accountant and was promoted to Senior Accountant. He managed a three-person accounting team responsible for AP, AR, payroll for 130+ employees, monthly reporting, and financial reporting. From 2008-2011, he was Operations Manager for Wells Fargo Capital Finance, which provided accounts receivable financing-factoring services. He processed cash applications, fund disbursements, client invoices, reconciliations, and journal entries. He is proficient in QB Desktop Pro and online versions and ADP payroll. He has a BA in Communications from American University and has completed accounting classes at University of Maryland, University College.

C.D.S. is a media relations, PR, and communications professional who has booked a national news/talk radio show, made multiple books NY Times bestsellers, and led PR efforts for the world’s largest refugee resettlement program. She has a unique and well-rounded blend of experience, having served on the media, public relations, and in-house side of communications. She is currently a media relations and marketing consultant to small businesses and prospective book authors. From 2013-2016, she positioned the Catholic bishops as a voice in the refugee/immigrant/human trafficking sphere, via earned (e.g. NBC News, Univision, etc.) and social media, and led a branding initiative to design and implement the department’s own logo. As Communications Manager at the bishops’ conference, she also wrote remarks and speeches for the executive director, and chaired event planning committees for national conferences. From 2009-2011 she worked for Simon & Schuster where she was promoted to Senior Publicist and created public relations campaigns for 65 books ranging from business to cooking, religion, and history. Her publicity efforts secured her authors on outlets such as NPR and in niche magazines and local hometown media, and propelled the books on to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Earlier in her career, she was a Booker for one of the top 15 news/talk radio shows in the country, The Alan Colmes Show. She reviewed pitches and press releases on a daily basis, booked guests ranging from John McCain to Gene Simmons, and produced research packets for all topics. She has a Master in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University (repeatedly ranked the #1 PR program in the country by PR Week magazine) and a BA in English from Lehigh University.

S.K. is an HR generalist and management professional with experience working in small business and start-up environments. She is currently serving as the sole HR manager for a cyber intelligence startup with 15 employees, including employees working remotely and in international locations. She created and implements the company’s performance management process; manages the relationship with an outsourced PEO provider; developed the first online employee handbook, oversaw a summer internship program; and leads initiatives to develop staff and create a positive work culture. From 2016-2019, S.K. worked for a small HR consulting firm, where she served as the on-site HR representative for Lansinoh Laboratories, a global company with 200+ employees that produced breastfeeding products. She managed onboarding and offboarding; coordinated Open Enrollment; managed the rollout of a new HRIS system; and led an employee development and training initiative. She has a BA from the University of Virginia and recently obtained her SHRM-CP, SHRM Certified Professional designation.

Mechanical engineer and biotechnician with more than 20 years’ experience working with energy technology, aerospace systems, new product introduction, and biotechnology. As a mechanical engineer for Avco Systems K.K. initiated and approved design changes and test procedures for intercontinental ballistic missile systems, managed satellite deployment tests at NASA’s space simulation facility as well as the mechanical aspects of simulation tests including data evaluation, instrumentation and safety operations. He also designed, build and tested combustion-based prototype devices with an emphasis on energy efficiency, decreased pollution and cost, and market capture. In his role at Textron Systems as a senior engineer (1992-2002) K.K. was a design contributor for high tech process controls and incorporated data compiled through primary research to align future product development with client needs. He recently became certified in applied biotechnology at the B.U. Bioscience Academy and following completion interned at the School of Medicine researching and developing a vitamin D-friendly sunscreen (Solar D) and co-authored a paper published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, speaks fluent French and is a former holder of secret security clearance.

Management professional with 20+ years of experience in areas including retail, finance, and compliance. For the past 3 years, she led complex programs to develop and improve compliance capabilities, including compliance policy frameworks and integration of compliance standards and controls in operations. From 2005-2015, she worked at a national bank where she was promoted 6 times up to the level of VP/area manager in charge of 5 stores and over 100 employees. Before that, J.L. worked in finance at State Street in London from 2001-2005, sales in Singapore from 1997-2001, and sales in NYC from 1993-1997. She has a Masters in Ethics and Compliance from the New England College of Business and Finance, a Bachelors in International Business Management from Bentley College and is an ITAR/EAR Accredited Export Professional from Export Compliance Training Institute.

Seasoned, high-level higher education professional with general administrative, program management, international logistics planning, and student services support spanning 10+ years.  C.A. has provided administrative support to executive leadership, students, faculty to serve a diverse and highly renowned music school in Boston. From 2013-2019, C.A. has supported a growing international campus in Valencia, Spain. She has assisted with recruitment, pre-departure planning, securing international visas, event planning, and program development to support international programs.  In this role, she has streamlined the admissions process to ensure clients are cleared for travel with academics, health insurance/safety, compliance, and necessary documentation for travel. She has worked on special projects, budgeting, travel and expense reporting. She has supervisory experience and resource management. She is proficient in Salesforce, Filemaker and project management tools such as Asana and Trello.  She has a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Studies from the University of Delaware.

Award-winning marketer with over 18 years of experience encompassing both traditional and digital marketing, advertising, and communications, including content creation. She develops effective marketing campaigns covering both the traditional (events) and digital sectors including search engine marketing, account branding, content and social media marketing, website design and development. A.Y. has demonstrated success nurturing key business relationships with influential media outlets and journalists and is adept at conducting industry/market research to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities within emerging markets, developing effective content and utilizing multiple channels including social media to develop brand, tone and voice in order to drive traffic, engagement and leads. She is equally effective with six-figure monthly budgets at large companies or small companies/startups with minimal advertising spend. A.Y. worked at large companies: Harvard Education Publishing Group and at startups: NewBostonPost and Plousio. As an expert in digital marketing, she is Google Ads/Google Analytics certified and has a certification in Inbound Marketing from Hubspot. A.Y. started her career as a journalist and has a M.A. in Journalism & Communications from Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) and Certificate in Business Analytics from Harvard Business School.

Tech savvy web administrator with over 12 years in system management, project management and administrative assistance. In her most recent position of over 4 years she was the Web Administrator for the internal portal of a Fortune 500 company. She was also responsible for training employees and updating the main company website. In previous position she was an associate project manager with many administrative duties such as conducting client calls, meeting minutes, site visits and budgets. Her technical skills include web administration, Microsoft Office, IOS and Andoid devices, user acceptance testing and much more. K.M. has her Associates Degree in Supervisory Business Management as well as a Digital Marketing Certificate.

A.A. has 14 years of experience managing health care operations, from small clinics to large medical facilities. She brings strong budgeting and financial reporting and analysis skills and is eager to transition to a role where she can gain more experience in transactional accounting. Most recently, A.A. worked as a consultant to her former employer, a large health system, where she managed various projects and updated all administrative and clinical policies for a growing business line. From 2012 – 2017 A.A held progressively more complex roles within MedStar Health, culminating in a Director role for MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre – a large medical center in downtown DC. In this role, A.A was responsible for the planning, opening, and managing of a medical facility with over 150 associates, seeing an average of 500 patients daily. She is proficient in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel. A.A. has a Masters in Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelors in Gerontology from the University of Southern California