H.D. is a business operations and culture transformation leader with extensive private-sector and non-profit experience. Her skill sets encompass budget management and forecasting, strategy and execution, change management, project management, leadership development/staff training, brand development and HR Generalist. She brings an invaluable blend of best practices in business operations and talent development and, with this, an ability to identify organizational opportunities and solve challenges. She has worked for both large and small firms, including recognized brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, The National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian. She is currently a Consultant for a retail consulting firm working with consumer goods companies to adapt to extraordinary changes in the consumer world. From 2013-2018, she managed P&L and operations for a Smithsonian’s multiple retail businesses across 32 locations with 7 direct and 300+ indirect staff. She led numerous initiatives including driving new lines of business and leadership development training for her team.  During her time there, she was able to increase comp sales by 40%, decrease labor 6%, add $8M in new business, and increase employee satisfaction surveys to 85%. From 2008-2013, she worked for the same retail consulting firm, where she spent 2 years engaged by one client leading their merchant and operations teams. She also operated her own small business from 2002-2013. She has a Bachelors in Business Administration, Marketing and Retail Merchandising from Winthrop University.

C.M. is an HR generalist with 10+ years of experience at both large and small companies. Her professional competencies include recruiting, onboarding, training, coaching, employee relation, benefits, compensation, and policy development and implementation. From 2016-2018, C.M was an HR Generalist at a small technology company, where she built an HR structure from the ground up and provide recruiting and HR support during a period of growth. From 2007-2016, she worked for Berlitz Languages, Inc and was promoted twice to HR Business Partner. She supported 35 learning centers across the U.S. and received a MAX annual award for successfully leading a technical HR project to develop and implement a recruiting and onboarding system company-wide. She started her career in recruiting and staffing. C.M. has a BA in Business Administration and an active PHR certification.

O.B., CMA, CIA, and AMCT, is a finance executive with diverse operational experience in private and public mid-sized and Fortune 500 energy companies with multinational operations. Throughout her career, she led accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, debt compliance and internal audit functions. She is adept at identifying both opportunities and risks beyond the boundaries of any single financial function. She is currently and independent consultant, performing part-time CFO/Controller/Administrative advisory services to small companies. From 2014-2018, she was Head of Corporate Treasury for a public energy company with $600M in revenues. She managed corporate liquidity and relationships with over 25 banks. From 2011-2014, she was Head of Treasury/FP&A/Insurance in a fast-growing, multinational private company with $200M in revenues. She helped take the company to the IPO, managing valuation and tax restructuring and designing new budget and long-term models for the company. In all of these roles, she has developed policies and procedures, strengthened controls in her organizations, and improved reporting and efficiency of operations. O.B. is currently perusing an Executive MBA with TRIUM, a partnership of NYU Stern, London School of Economics, and HEC Paris School of Management and ranked #2 globally by Financial Times. She has a B.S. in Economics and Management from Kazakhstan.

Seasoned business development professional with over 10 years of experience implementing marketing and sales strategies to generate new business opportunities for small and medium sized companies. He specializes in analyzing markets and designing creative sales initiatives to engage new customers and drive revenue growth. From 2014 to 2018, he worked in the insurance industry for a privately-owned business insurance broker where he implemented a strategic marketing and sales initiative to start the firm’s commercial real estate practice. Prior to that, he was based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands as an international marketing consultant for a United States commodities business. During this time, he oversaw the execution of marketing and sales projects that increased U.S. soybean exports to the European, North African and the CIS regions. Before living and working in Amsterdam, he built a comprehensive marketing plan for a startup real estate investment trust that increased leasing activity for the organization. He has a Bilingual MBA from IESE Business School (a 2-year highly ranked global full-time program based in Barcelona, Spain) and a BA in history from Williams College (Williamstown, MA).

Senior financial executive with extensive experience in high growth, technology companies. He is a hands-on leader with strong operational skills in planning, forecasting and business systems implementation who has successfully developed strong finance and accounting organizations in companies that were experiencing rapid change.  As the Corporate Controller at Cascade Communications Corp., F.C. developed the finance and accounting organization that supported the company’s rapid growth from a $7 million privately held company to a publicly traded company with revenue of $340 million and over 900 employees three years later. He has a strong business acumen with the ability to interact effectively with all levels within the organization. F.C. also has extensive experience in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, revenue recognition, SEC reporting and international accounting operations.  He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Bentley University.

C.J. is currently self-employed as a Proposal Consultant. Most recently, he served as the senior proposal manager for a FlexProfessionals client that needed to rebuild its proposal shop’s capabilities in the wake of some employee turnover. In addition, he provided capture support to another FlexProfessionals client that was positioning an opportunity with FEMA. Prior to that, he was the lead content integrator for a Marine Corps food services proposal with a contract value of $3B. In another previous assignment, he performed business development services for a company pursuing business primarily with USAID, DOS, and international government agencies. Before becoming a consultant, C.J. worked for 20+ years primarily as a Proposal Manager for various federal government contractors, including Data Networks Corporation/ASRC Federal, Dynamics Research Corporation/Engility, Ultra Electronics/Prologic, and The Boeing Company. He has extensive experience in the areas of: proposal writing and editing, color team reviews, capture management and facilitation, business development process optimization, federal marketing research and analysis, and post-award lessons learned analysis. He has an MPA from Indiana University Bloomington and BA from Saint Joseph’s University. C.J. is a member of both the Association of Proposal Management Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association. He holds a Foundation Level certification from APMP.

M.V. is an administrative professional with excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills and prior experience in accounting and audit. For the past 15 years, she has worked in a variety of administrative roles in the Fairfax, Loudoun, and Calvert County public school systems.  She most recently served as Administrative Assistant for Langley High School in Mclean where she supported the assistant principals and ensured smooth and efficient operation of the main office. She served as receptionist, implemented security protocols, prepared a daily newsletter for staff, managed collections, and maintained equipment and supplies. M.V. began her career working for the federal government where she was a Program Analyst for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Internal Auditor for the DoD and IRS. M.V. has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from James Madison University.

A.G. is a Financial Analyst with 6 years of experience in research, technical writing, and analysis related to the audit process. Mostly recently she worked as a Junior Financial Analyst Contractor for the Defense Media Activity (DMA) where she performed research analysis and created standard operating procedures in order to prepare the government agency for audit readiness. Prior to this, she spent 4 years as an Auditor for the Naval Audit Service. A.G. has experience producing a diverse variety of reports, including those pertaining to financial results, research analysis, evidential presentation, audit preparation, and findings and recommendations. A.G. is proficient in MS Office Suite. She has a BA in Financial Economics from University of Maryland Baltimore County and a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate.

C.F. is a non-profit and fundraising executive specializing in developing and managing giving campaigns, fundraising programs, and strategies to increase social impact and organizational capacity.  From 2012-2018, she worked for an Austin-based nonprofit focused on community-wide giving campaigns and engaging young donors in philanthropy, serving most recently as Executive Director.  In this role, she secured 75+ multi-year partnerships with corporations, foundations, civic groups, and community leaders. She spearheaded transformational fundraising campaigns that raised $45M from 100K donors to support 700+ nonprofits over a period of 6 giving days. During her 17-year nonprofit career, she has worked for large institutions as well as small, grassroot organizations, including Foundation for The Carolinas, Texas Children’s Hospital and University of Virginia. She has developed, retooled and led projects and programs; managed the development efforts of a team; engaged volunteer leadership and created partnerships; and developed goals and related processes for strategic community grantmaking. She began her career as a Consultant at Accenture. C.F. has been featured on PBS and NPR and in two Austin-based magazines. She has a Bachelors in Marketing from Texas A&M University.

E.P. is an experienced digital marketer and communications professional with branding, messaging, social media and campaign experience. Since 2017, she has served as an independent marketing consultant, leveraging 20+ years of corporate experience and success architecting marketing strategies for global companies. She services small technology firms, trade associations and non-profits that require similar skills and thinking with a judicious, hands on approach. From 2015-2017, she was Managing Director at a boutique B2B marketing agency, Strategic Communications Group. She developed and delivered content strategies and social media campaigns for the firm’s clients. E.P. brings VP-level experience working in leadership roles at global technology and services companies, including Ellucian, ICF International, and Monster Worldwide. She has an MBA in Marketing from Columbia Business School and a BA in History from American University.