A.R. has 10+ years of business development and sales experience working in both corporate and nonprofit environments. For the past 2.5 years, A.R. has worked at a leading video SaaS company based in NY. She was hired as an Inside Sales Representative where she managed inbound sales leads and developed and executed a marketing plan targeting smaller higher education institutions. After 8 months she was promoted to focus on larger schools and then promoted again to lead sales nationally. She performed full sales-cycle duties from lead generation to aligning technical demos with customer needs and negotiating prices and closing deals. From 2014-2017, she led business development efforts for a FlexProfessionals client. She also served as a business development/lead generation specialist for FlexProfessionals internally. Earlier in her career, Arienne spent over 6 years as the Campaign Manager and then Campaign Director for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She has a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

J.D. is a project manager with strong writing and event planning experience in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Fluent in Spanish and French, she is currently the acting VP for her civic association, serving as head liaison with multiple Arlington County offices. J.D. has experience producing compelling proposals, reports, and articles as well as providing presentations and briefings to key stakeholders. J.D. also has a proven track record for organizing special events from ribbon cutting ceremonies to conferences.  From 2016-2018, as Program Manager for a medium size company, she expanded opportunities in her department’s region, receiving recognized for her efforts by senior management. For seven years, J.D. worked as a Program Officer for the National Strategy Information Center (NSIC) managing anti-corruption Rule of Law educational projects in coordination with U.S. and Mexican government agencies. These projects grew into a broader national program. JD is proficient in CRMs such as Salesforce and Raiser’s Edge and has advanced knowledge of MS Suite. J.D. holds a MA in Government from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and an BA from McGill University.

A.H. is a strategic leader who drives operational excellence through business outcomes, financial results, and relationship management. A.H. has spent the past six years working as a Marketing Manager for a $90M cinema company, where she nurtured relationships with movie studios and negotiated highly competitive and valued onscreen trailer spots at all 29 theater locations. From 2006-2012, she was a key member of the ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres management team where she was promoted to General Manager less than one year after joining the company. She was awarded the Decurion Business Leadership award for turning around a poor operation that later became a training location for the circuit. She was again promoted into a home office leadership role to transform and oversee operations, which ultimately reduced payroll by $1M and simultaneously improved processes, streamlined operations, and augmented the cadre’s professional capability. The early years of her career were spent at The University of Texas in a variety of roles, ranging from Summer Soccer Camp Director to Study Hall Supervisor for the athletic department. A.H. has advanced proficiency in MS Office and is skilled in project management methodologies. She earned a Masters of Education from the University of Texas and a BA degree from Ohio State University.

S.B. is a project coordination and operations support professional with 20 years of experience in both product and service industries. She most recently worked for a DC-based federal government organization where she researched, developed, and implemented sound, effective policies. From 2006-2012, S.B. worked as a Project Manager for Interbrand. She provided administrative support and managed client budgets, timelines and deliverables. She later became the Database Manager in support of the organization’s global sales and marketing goals. In this role, she developed, implemented and documented processes to ensure data integrity. Prior to that, S.B. worked as an administrator for the marketing department at Olympus America, supporting a full range of marketing functions and leading special projects in web content development and resource management. S.B. is proficient in a variety of software applications and has a Bachelors in Business Administration from Dowling College.

R.V. has 20 years of experience in the building industry — from facilities planning and management to architectural design and construction of institutional, commercial and residential buildings.  From 2013-2019, R.V. was self-employed managing residential properties, including tenant selection, rental contracts, marketing, accounting, maintenance reviews and renovation. From 2004-2012 as a Management Consultant and Project Manager at Booz Allen, R.V. provided facility planning, owner’s representative, and space planning and utilization services to government clients including NRL, FAA, USPS, and DoD agencies. From 1996-2004, R.V. worked for an architecture firm in NY, serving institutional, commercial, and residential clients.  She developed and coordinated designs and master plans for large hotel renovations, residential programs, universities and private developers. R.V. also managed a team of architects and engineers in the development of several small- and large-scale commercial projects. Responsibilities included budget tracking, construction administration, fieldwork coordination, and transition planning. She has a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University. She is a registered architect in the state of VA and is proficient in MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel, AutoCAD and Tririga (CAFM).

C.G. has 20+ years of experience in grants management. From 2004-2017 while working at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she managed a portfolio of over 200 grants annually. She served as the business contact for both applicant and grantee organizations as well as for NIH scientific staff. She was responsible for managing a $500M portfolio of grants to universities, hospitals and small businesses. She improved grantee communication and quality standards through the provision of technical assistance and increased the number of applications awarded. During 2008-2009, she was recruited to serve as an Executive on loan to the Combined Federal Campaign. She helped raise $62M for non-profits and co-managed the largest civilian account within the Federal government. She exceeded the fundraising goal by 12%. From 1996-2004, C.G. served as a Grants Specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, managing a portfolio of grants valued at over $500M. She planned and facilitated site visits with grantee organizations; trained staff; and presented at a national conference. Earlier in her tenure at the National Endowment for the Arts, she advised constituents in the writing of grant proposals and managed review panels. She has a BA from LaSalle University and certificates in Grants Management and Leadership and Management.

Administrative and Business Operations professional with strong communication, sales, and customer service skills. Currently work as an Office Manager at a non-profit accredited school providing support to the Program Director and the daily needs of the office by assisting in registration, marketing, maintaining and updating confidential records and front office support for the entire school. From 4/2011 to 10/2011 (on a contract basis) her experience included working at a Fortune 500 medical device company where she organized and coordinated sales training programs. This included working directly with vendors to manage all event details such as catering, AV, floor plans, speakers and attendees. Prior to this, she worked at Fortune 500 telecommunications companies which included sales and supporting reseller partners. Other responsibilities involved extensive customer service, database management, contract management, and overall sales operations support. Computer skills include MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, and Outlook) Google Applications, Dropbox, ACE, Siebel, and Oracle. R.B. holds a BS in Business Administration, with an MIS Concentration from Northeastern University.

HR and operations professional with 20+years of management and financial experience for small companies. From 2014-present, she has managed the day to day payroll including researching and resolving issues and all aspects of the on/off-boarding of employees. Prior to working in HR she coordinated all external audits and conducted all aspects of internal audits. From 2004-2013 she worked for a small Boston credit union where she was the point person for the bank employees including lending, was a liaison between the clients and various city departments and was influential in product training. She was the point person for all new accounts. She is proficient in Excel/Microsoft Office and Google Suite. She has a BS business Management from New England College of Business and Finance.

Finance professional with 15+ years of operations and financial management experience working primarily in nonprofit organizations, small and large. For the past 9 years, she has overseen finance, operations and human resources for an entrepreneurial nonprofit with the past 4 years as part of the leadership team. In addition to maintaining high standards for financial operations including clean audit opinions, she managed key organization projects and strategic initiatives as the organization grew from 7 employees to its current staffing level of 17. Specific projects included office relocation and organization development (onboarding, staff retreats, and organization culture). She manages the relationship with the outside auditors, oversees 2 outsourced financial managers, an outside IT vendor as well as several other vendor relationships. Prior to this role, she spent 7 years at home taking on leadership roles in schools and other organizations. Her earlier career experience as a staffing manager for e-commerce consulting company and analyst, then manager in the Financial Planning Department at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, both required working across all levels of the organizations as well as strong communication and analytical skills. She is comfortable with Office 365 suite of applications, Salesforce and implemented 2 online portals for employee benefits. She holds a BA in Art History from Colorado College and an MBA from Yale School of Management.

Experienced paralegal, attorney, and seasoned legal assistant with a myriad of experiences spanning 15 years. For the last year, she has owned her own paralegal services company providing corporate paralegal services virtually, while focusing on legal entity structuring and contracts. Her largest, and almost exclusive, client over the last year was an entity filing company where she had to file and provide entity organizational documents for corporations and LLCs in all 50 states as well as UCC-1 filings. Over her 15-year career, she has amassed more experience as a paralegal and legal assistant focusing on both corporate and real estate law. She also earned a law degree and practiced criminal and family law. Additional experience includes working as an SAT Prep tutor for seven years while expanding her marketable skills as a bar prep content writer with a focus on contract and criminal law, ESL teacher, marketing and sales account manager, virtual administrative assistant and bookkeeper, until opening her own paralegal services business. Prior to law school, she worked as a paralegal and legal assistant in real estate, corporate, and contract work. She is proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Slack, Trello, ContractSafe, Quickbooks, and Salesforce. She has a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University, a Bachelor’s of Arts from Framingham State University in History (Summa Cum Laude), and certificates in both TEFL and TESOL.