L.P.F. is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA/CGA) with over 20 years directing and managing teams of compliance and internal auditors.  L.P.F retired in 2010 as Inspector General of an International Organization. From 1998 to 2010 L.P.F successfully directed and managed the Office of the Inspector General in in-depth analyses, project monitoring, evaluations of operational, financial, and business processes both at Headquarters in Washington, DC, as well as across 32 field offices in the Member States. As an independent consultant, L.P.F. has been managing and directing audit teams in executing compliance audits, reconciliation of financial/accounting information and providing written and oral reports with recommendations for improved internal control processes. L.P.F was awarded the 2013 International Award for distinctive leadership and professionalism in PFM in the International Sector and is currently an inactive CGFM.  L.P.F attended University of Toronto, Ryerson and Durham College in Ontario, Canada and is proficient in Microsoft Office, Quick Books with working knowledge of Spanish and French Creole.

D.H. is a high-level marketing executive, with expertise in developing strategies for demand generation and customer retention. He has led marketing efforts for companies including American Express, Verizon and AOL, as well as for start-ups, small businesses and non-profits. His experience includes digital marketing, social media, traditional direct marketing (direct mail) and overseeing customer service delivery. For the past three years, he has run his own marketing consulting business, helping companies across a variety of industries improve their marketing results. Projects have included a digital fundraising campaign for an international children’s charity and implementing Salesforce CRM for a scientific membership organization. D.H. has an MBA degree in marketing from the University of Michigan.

D.D. is a marketing, events management, and business development professional with 15 years of experience working across cultures and for non-profits, tech startups and Fortune 500 companies. For the past 10 years, D.D. has provided strategic communications support to nonprofits in China, Indonesia and the United States. She developed outreach campaigns for two international schools and a hospitality business in China through the use of social media, events, content management and email marketing. Prior to this, D.D. worked with tech startups in the DC area to develop strategic market-entry plans in Africa, the Middle East and stateside. Earlier in her career D.D. managed the Corning Consumer Products brands across Latin America. She was responsible for market research, product development, inventory management, and communications strategy across markets. She is proficient in MS Office, MailChimp and CiviCRM. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Lithuanian and conversational in Mandarin. D.D. has an MBA from the Catholic University of Argentina.

J.H. is a PMP and ScrumMaster-certified, results-driven Business Analyst and Project Manager with 20+ years of experience in both the Federal government and private industry. He has successfully delivered financial systems, managing all phases of the systems development life cycle.  J.H. has extensive systems knowledge and expertise related to government financial accounting, defined benefit and defined contribution, mortgage origination and underwriting, and multi-language mortgage applications. Since 2009 he has worked for a financial regulator where he has successfully delivered various, large-scale software development projects and serves as a bridge between technical staff and executive leadership. Prior to his current role he spent several years in the private sector developing financial software applications. He is proficient in the entire MS Office Suite of products, including Project and Visio, and collaboration tools such as Team Foundation Server. He is passionate about capturing process and figuring out ways to improve it. He has an MBA from Old Dominion University with concentrations in finance and information technology.

S.V. has 15+ years of experience as an Event and Meeting Planner, organizing meetings of various scope and size, both nationally and internationally.  From 2001-2012, she was Assistant Manager of Meetings at the American Industrial Hygiene Association. She managed site selection, contracts, registration, transportation, travel, audiovisual, signage, shipping, food and beverage, on-site customer support, and event collateral. She has planned events from intimate Board meetings to conventions attended by 5,000 people.  Prior to this, she was Director of Conferences and Education at The Gerontological Society of America. Since 2012, S.V. has provided administrative and operations support for a company that provides language and culture training to business and government clients. She is proficient in MS Office Suite and software and mobile apps to manage events. She has a Bachelors from The George Washington University and is a former Certified Meeting Planner (CMP).

Strategic marketing and communications professional with over a decade of experience managing successful integrated marketing campaigns for both large and small businesses. She has spent the majority of her career in the energy industry responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies using a variety of techniques including email marketing, events, public relations, media relations, CRM and social media. L.V. also has public relations agency experience working with energy, health care, and high tech clients.  Additionally, she managed the database and direct mail campaigns for a non-profit’s $3 million fundraising initiative. L.V. is proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, InDesign and Sales Force. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Clark University.

Experienced professional with varied lab experience as a Chemist and Hazard Review Specialist for different companies as well as academic lab research while pursuing her undergraduate and Master’s degree. B.K.S. is trained in several areas of lab safety including: OSHA, EPA, RCRA, DOT, and NFPA. In her most recent position, she worked as a Hazard Review Specialist at WERCS Professional Services. In this role, she ensured the formulations of chemical containing retail products were evaluated against various safety standards for several retail companies, including Walmart, Target and pharmaceutical companies. As a Contract Chemist at GE Global Research Center, B.K.S. developed testing and methods to improve wind blade coatings and nanotechnology for wind turbines.  She worked as an Assurance Chemist for Sumitomo Bakelite Singapore supporting the manufacturing of epoxy and managing 15 technicians. In this role, she also maintained Quality Systems and performed in house audits. While pursuing her Master’s degree in Chemistry, B.K.S. worked as a Teaching Assistant performing graduate level lab research. She has a BS in Chemistry and Microbiology from the National University of Singapore and a Master’s in Chemistry from the University of Maryland.

Seasoned creative project administrator with 20+ years’ diverse experience in academia, non-profits and for-profits, including Babson College and Massachusetts Bay Community College. She was also employed by the Harvard University Education Portal as a teaching assistant and by the Brookline Adult & Community Education Program as a computer tutor. She has proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Eventbrite, and familiarity with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. She coordinated large-scale MA State Grant Initiative meetings, business conferences, volunteer outreach, registrations, and created collateral materials. She has contributed excellent quality work and responsibly met deadlines while working in conjunction with administrators, faculty, project managers, engineers and landscape architects. P.N. has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art & Design. She previously worked as a technical illustrator holding a Secret Clearance, as a retail visual display artist and as a commissioned fine artist. P.N. is active in Community Service as a trained volunteer ELL tutor at the Newton Public Library and a welcome center team member in a large non-profit organization.  Patricia has a Bachelor of Fine Art, Design from the Mass College of Art.

Seasoned and tenacious sales professional with 10+ years experience selling product and multi-faceted services alike. M.T. is skilled at building brand awareness through a culmination of in-person interactions with stakeholders, marketing campaigns/social media and networking engagements. In her last role she focussed sales primarily on the Greater Boston market, exceeding her sales goal by more than half. She has 6 years of selling into International markets and understands how to navigate working with different cultures. She is highly skilled at establishing lasting partnerships with a focus on relationship building at the core. Over the last several years, M.T. has demonstrated a proven track record of increasing overall company revenue, exceeding sales targets year over year. She is agile in identifying potential leads and markets, and leaves no stone unturned. M.T. is an avid traveler and is passionate about seeing the world and broadening her mind to new cultures. She lived in Italy in 2010 and 2011 and is fluent in Italian. She has managed teams of 3 sales professionals, leading by example and coaching for success. M.T. has a Bachelors in International Trade and Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Finance professional with over 7 years experience in budgeting, financial analysis, bookkeeping, and accounts payable, primarily in a management capacity. In her current role as a Finance Manager for the Boston office of a large cable company she is responsible for budget planning and forecasting, oversight of all bookkeeping functions as well as the month end/year end close and capital projection reports. She also trains and manages a staff of five. Taylor has experience in auditing non-profit and for-profit organizations as well as tax preparation through her current role and her work as the treasurer of a foundation. She operates a local non-profit organization and is responsible for all of the bookkeeping and tax preparation requirements. Taylor has experience working in a number of different accounting platforms. She is proficient in the MS Office Suite of Programs, ProSystem FX Tax ProSystem FX Engagement, ProSystem FX Fixed Assets, Quickbooks, ICOMS, Report Store, Report Manager, Data Warehouse and Hyperion. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Assumption College and received her MBA with a concentration in Accounting from SNHU.