V.C. is a project management and senior events management professional with 25+ years of experience working mostly for global corporations and supporting multi-million dollar projects. She recently built and maintained a global regulatory and compliance program for a newly launched short-term vacation rental division of a major international hospitality company.  She researched, analyzed and provided direction on the regulatory landscape in global markets, including 42 countries in Europe and the Americas. She monitored and provided guidance on changing legislation in 27 U.S. states and territories.  V.C. designed and built tools to create a regulatory and compliance procedures framework, prepared tax assessments by market, prepared an annual regulatory audit, prepared quarterly continent regulatory review sessions, identified hotel territorial restrictions and advised continent teams.  Earlier in her career, V.C. managead events for corporate, non-profit and a U.S. Presidential administration. She is skilled at negotiating, securing and modifying major multi-million dollar contracts for housing, air travel, ground travel, meeting space, food and beverage and destination management companies for hundreds of international programs to minimize risk and exposure and planned for cost-recovery.  V.C. is proficient in MS Office Suite; cloud-based collaboration tools including SharePoint, Team and One-Drive; and video conferencing products including SKYPE, Webex and Zoom.  She has a BS from the University of Dayton.

J.H. is an events management, marketing, and business outreach professional with experience in the non-profit and government sectors. She most recently worked as Events Manager for a workforce development nonprofit, where she collaborated with youth, volunteers, vendors, and corporate sponsors. J.H. has 10 years of experience managing special events, creating marketing collateral, and managing social media to strengthen partner relationships and attract new partners. Proficient in MS Office, MAC operating systems, Adobe Photo Shop. Familiar with Salesforce.com and SharePoint. J.H is currently pursuing a BBA with a concentration in Contracts & Acquisitions at the University of Maryland Global College (expected graduation 2022).

H.P. has 20+ years of experience as a full-scope Executive Assistant, including working in 100% remote environments, for companies of all sizes. She has experience providing marketing, HR, event planning, and new office set-up support for C-suite executives. She currently supports the CEO of a multi-national company located overseas. She has served as a gatekeeper and first POC for CEOs and Board Chairs and has helped to prioritize projects and manage project deliverables. H.P. has managed the full scope of administrative functions, including schedule management, international travel arrangements, new policy roll out, expense preparation and approval, budget forecasting, event planning, board and shareholder annual meeting arrangements, liaison with board members and key suppliers.  She has also handled special projects, such as office relocation, renovation, press conferences and product exhibitions. H.P. has a Bachelors in Business Administration with distinction and an Advanced Diploma of Administrative Management from the Institute of Administrative Management, UK.

R.M. is an accounting professional with 15+ years of accounting, audit, tax, and compliance experience working with small and large companies both domestically and internationally. Currently, she is an independent consultant providing accounting, bookkeeping and tax services to individuals and small businesses. From 2010-2011 she was Director of Accounting at a nonprofit. Reporting directly to the CFO, she was responsible for financial oversight including external reporting, treasury processes, and tax. From 2006-2009, R.M. was a Senior Auditor for McGladrey & Pullen, where she performed audits and special due diligence reviews for nonprofit and diversified commercial clients. From 2005-2006 R.M. worked as Senior Auditor for a small tax, accounting and business advisory firm. She also served as a transitional CFO responsible for financial management reporting, budget, forecasts and capital needs analysis. She began her career as an Auditor with Ernst & Young. She is proficient in QuickBooks, Sage Funds Accounting, and ProFx Audit and Tax. She has a BS in Accounting from Mumbai University and has an active CPA.

A.P. is a marketing and digital analytics professional with 20+ years of experience leading projects and programs for federal, contractor, and non-profit organizations.  When more than 50% of a federal website’s users were accessing the non-mobile friendly site with cellphones, A.P. led the redesign and migration to a Drupal 8 platform that offers great experiences for users on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. A.P. also conceived of, obtained funding for, and directed a training and technical assistance project designed to increase staff use of web analytics to improve the organization’s 1,700 public websites.  A.P. developed a comprehensive communications plan to promote a new website to 200K email subscribers and collect feedback. A.P. is proficient in MS Office, Google Analytics, Drupal 8, Granicus (GovDelivery email), Verint Foresee (customer satisfaction), Crazy Egg (heat mapping), and SnagIt (screen capture). She has an MBA in Marketing from George Washington University, a Web Analytics Master Certification from Market Motive (now Simplilearn), BA in sociology from the University of MD, and served as a founder and co-leader of the Digital Analytics Association – DC chapter.

Y.R. has 10+ years of program management and operations experience working for nonprofits and universities. Most recently, she was a Program Manager for a USAID-funded project, where she was responsible for program design and execution. Prior to this, she was a Program Manager with Upwardly global, managing relationships with foundations, implementing organizations, governments and private sector partners. She was also responsible for ensuring that the organization’s investments were cutting-edge in nature and strategically aligned. From 2015-2017, Y.R. was Assistant to the Executive Director at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact & Innovation. Prior to this, she served as Assistant Director of George Mason University’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship.  Y.R. has an MBA from George Mason 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.

N.M. has 15+ years of product marketing and management experience with small and large companies, including Cisco Systems and Deltek.  She has experience across a broad range of industries, including IT, telecommunications, data analytics, construction management, and energy/sustainability.  She is currently an independent consultant providing product management and marketing services to software companies. Earlier in her career at Cisco Systems, Nikki was a Sales Engineer, where she has awarded SE of the Year for consecutive years in a row.  Then she moved into a product management/marketing position, focusing on requirements gathering, business case development, and product launch. Within a year at Deltek, she was promoted from Product Marketing Manager to Director of Product Marketing. She has built and marketed SaaS and Mobile applications resulting in multi-million dollar revenues. She has a Masters in Global Sustainability from Virginia Tech and Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park.  She is proficient in Windows and Mac applications.

M.M. has recent experience as a Data Analyst, which is bolstered by 10+ years of software engineering experience in fast-paced software development and live application environments.  She is currently working at a national nonprofit benefit services financial group using her data analysis skills. Prior to taking a career break, she worked as a Business Analyst and Software Engineer from 1996-2001. She worked on a variety of development applications for Sprint, Citigroup, and Titan Systems Corporation. In these roles, she interacted with customers and IT teams to derive functional requirements for design and development of user interfaces. She is currently taking a Python programming class (data analytics track). She has a BS in Electrical Engineering from NYU Tandom School of Engineering.

N.P. is a CFO-level finance and operations professional with deep experience working for small and large federal government contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, and CACI. In addition, he is a U.S. military veteran with a distinguished military career and multiple combat deployments. He is currently an SVP of Finance & Operations for a DE-based government contracting firm. One of N.P.’s successes was developing an automated reporting system that tracked contract, financial, and program performance metrics for 20 subcontractors. He has also implemented program controls and corporate guidelines to ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, and DFAR. In addition to managing the finance function, he has held other operational responsibilities as well, including program management, business development, sales, contracts management, proposal support, acquisition, and integration. He has managed the enterprise IT implementation and performance across multiple federal program offices with over 200 FTEs. N.P. is proficient in Earned Value, SAP, Deltek Costpoint and MS Office Suite. He has a green belt in Lean Six Sigma. He has an MBA from Walden University and a BS in Business from SUNY Oswego. NP has a current updated DOD Secret security clearance.