E.L. is a seasoned administrative and communications professional with strong project management and event planning experience spanning over 18 years. E.L. currently works as a Communications Specialist at a mid-sized church, managing their e-marketing, website, social media content, and livestream broadcasts. From 2013-2016, she worked as a Speaker Consultant for a national speakers bureau. She coordinated speaking engagement itineraries including travel and expenses for motivational speakers, business executives, and celebrities. From 1998-2006, E.L. worked at a national financial trade association in Washington, DC where she spent 5 years working in public relations.  She devised media relations strategy, wrote press releases and communications materials, coordinated press briefings, and acted as spokesperson on issues such as bank fraud, security and financial crime, small business lending, financial education, and bank employment trends. For the same trade association, she also worked for 3 years as a Facilities Project Manager and Space Planner. In that position, she was responsible for interdepartmental construction projects and office interior design, developed emergency preparedness plans and staff training, and controlled the facilities budgets and expenses. She has a Bachelors in Communications from Old Dominion University.

D.M.(Silver Spring, MD) is an administrative and customer service professional with 10+ years of experience, working at U.S. Embassies. Before immigrating to the US, she spent her entire career working as an Admin Assistant at a US Diplomatic Representation Office in West Africa where she was promoted two times. She worked with multicultural teams in an environment that demanded discretion, confidentiality, and the swift prioritization of needs. In this role, she provided both executive support and customer service; managed busy calendars; handled confidential information; submitted expense requests; maintained paper and electronic files; translated and edited documents; managed travel requests; and actied as a liaison to various interal departments and external contacts. She is proficient in Office 365 and has an Associate degree in English from the National University of Benin, coupled with a Higher Diploma in Administrative and Commercial Studies from the Alliance of Française of Accra, Ghana.

L.S. has 20+ years of marketing and media experience with expertise in the development and execution of integrated, multi-channel advertising campaigns. She is currently working through her LLC providing media consulting and planning services for clients. From 2017-2020, L.S. worked for one of the largest consulting firms in the country leading the media efforts for clients within the energy and public health sectors. Prior to that, she worked at several top advertising agencies spearheading their media departments bringing a data-driven approach to target identification, channel recommendations and results analysis. With 15+ years of digital experience, L.S. has a keen understanding of digital, including social platforms, optimization parameters and Google Analytics. Her client roster spans from healthcare to retail to associations including both consumer and B2B. She has a Bachelors in Business Administration from Franklin and Marshall College.

H.C. is an Oracle Developer with 10+ years of experience prior to taking a career break. All of her experience was at a large government contractor, where she worked across the SDLC using primarily Oracle RDBMS. Coordinating between the IT Central and Finance Departments, she analyzed, designed, developed, implemented, and tested Oracle database software for the management of health record and budgets. She is looking to re-enter the field of software development and has recent training and a certification in SQL and PL/SQL. She is proficient in the use of Oracle Forms/Reports, SQL*PLUS, SQL, PL/SQL, Sybase Power AMC and TOAD. H.C. has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria and is Oracle Database 12c SQL and PL/SQL certified from the Global Institute of Technology. She has also an ITIL Foundation Certification from Intellectual Point.

G.L. is a trusted business advisor and attorney with experience working with executives and stakeholders to resolve complex matters involving commercial, business and government contracting; real estate; employment; human resources; policy; and compliance. She has 20+ years of experience as a seasoned negotiator, strategic thinker, and problem solver. Whether drafting contracts, negotiating settlements, managing employee relations, or providng legal analysis, G.L. is skilled at identifying and mitigating business risk. She conducts strategic analysis and risk assessments as organizations seek to expand into new markets and launch new products or services. For nine years, she taught law courses, customizing the curriculum to ensure MBA students understood how entity creation, contractual language, and HR practices impact the overall health of a business. Her proven communication skills enable her to cultivate strong working relationships and collaborate effectively with people at all levels within an organization.  G.L. is a licensed attorney in Virginia and the District of Columbia. She earned her J.D. from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.

E.S. has 15+ year of financial analysis, business operations, and business development experience for both a mid-size private company and a large publicly traded financial institution. After a brief career sabbatical, she is looking to add value to a mission-driven company and brings expertise business process improvement, financial analysis and modeling, budgeting, market research, feasibility analysis, contracts management, and corporate due diligence. From 2011-2019, E.S. held progressively responsible roles with a large commercial bank. She analyzed the financial and operational performance of middle market ($50MM-$1B) for-profit and non-profit organizations, developing relationships with C-suite external clients and internal partners. She also led a regional internal consultancy across 4 states and 8 lending offices, focusing on business development and using market and financial analytics to make sales conversation meaningful. E.S. received “Shared Success” and “Positive Participator” awards in recognition of teamwork, partnership and best practice dissemination. From 2002-2010, E.S. was Development Specialist/Business Analyst with Bojangles’ Restaurants, a 500+ franchise restaurant development company, with responsibilities over M&A due diligence, franchise and lease contracts management, business process improvement, financial and operational analysis, budgeting, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance. E.S. was again recognized by senior management for facilitating due diligence related to corporate acquisition by a private equity firm and increasing efficiencies through development and implementation of a contracts management/reporting system to support real-time factual decision making. E.S. holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and MS in International Business from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. She is bilingual in English and Russian.

• 15+ years of purchase order, invoicing, contracts, administration, and HR experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven business environments. Seeking to transition to a dedicated bookkeeping/accounting role. Completed intensive, 15-week Accounting for Small Business Certificate Program through Merrimack College in June 2021, including training in general accounting principles, Excel, QuickBooks, and managerial accounting.
• Currently working for small homebuilder managing purchase orders and working with vendors to resolve issues.
• Purchasing Administrator at K Hovnanian Homes (2015-2020). Started on short-term project and earned permanent promotion. Responsible for purchase order delivery and accuracy for purchasing, sales and production departments (covering four divisions in multiple states). Successfully sustained 95.5% on-time delivery and accuracy rate. Managed purchasing database, 300+ customer accounts, and over $4M in invoices. Managed contract change process, responded to vendor inquiries, and spearheaded conversion from paper filing to e-filing for 300 Trade Partners in 5 weeks.
• HR Generalist at Union Homes Savings & Loans (2007-2013), a 700-employee mortgage company in Lagos, Nigeria. Responsible for payroll, on-boarding, employee relations, recruiting support, relocation benefits coordination, and records maintenance.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (advanced Excel), HRIS software, purchase order software, and QuickBooks.
• Masters, Human Resource Management, Middlesex University, London, UK and BS, Psychology, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Certification in Small Business Accounting, Merrimack College, 2021.

K.B. is a seasoned writer with nearly 30 years of experience in drafting concise and eye-catching copy for patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public. She has a particular expertise in health and social communications and has written for pharmaceutical, non-profit, and government clients. As a freelance professional for the last 15 years, K.B. has drafted blogs, white papers, and press materials. She is an accomplished ghostwriter and has helped everyday people write and publish their life stories. Additionally, she is proficient in conducting in-depth interviews and scoring the subsequent data. Prior to beginning her consulting career, K.B. served as an Associate Vice President for a health communications firm, where she regularly contributed her editorial skills to the National Institutes of Health and other healthcare clients. K.B. has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

M.Z. has 15+ years of account management, business development, sales support, marketing, and project management experience across a range of companies.  She is currently working as an independent contractor providing marketing, business writing, and sales services, primarily to start-ups and small businesses.  From 2009-2018, she led a 10-person Customer Success/Account Management team at a medical education company, growing a product line from $2M to $10M.  She also provided sales support to a 20-person sales team, including developing sales presentations, giving product demos, and writing proposals.  Prior to that, she managed a team responsible for over 100 accounts and $12M in revenue.  She is an advanced user of Microsoft Office, G-Suite and proficient in Salesforce and HubSpot.  She has an MBA from the University of Michigan and BA from Duke University.

S.L. is a Controller-level finance professional with 25+ years of accounting experience, including 18+ years of experience managing accounting teams in companies with revenues of up to $750M. Since 2019, he has been an Independent Consultant providing Controller level services to mid-sized enterprises. Prior to consulting, S.L. worked  for a growing architecture & engineering government contractor from 2010-2019, where he was promoted to Controller. From 2006-2010, S.L. worked for a $750M publicly-traded healthcare company initially as an Accounting Manager and then as a Manager in within a newly established Financial Planning & Analysis department. Prior experience includes working for a large public accounting firm and a pharmaceutical distribution firm during multiple acquisitions and integrations. He has strong proficiency in MS Excel as well as proficiency in several accounting softwares platforms, including MS Dynamics 365, JAMIS, Deltek Vision, Quickbooks, and SAP. S.L. has a BS in Accounting from University of Maryland Global Campus as well as a BS in Consumer Economics from University of Maryland. He has an active CPA.