Project Manager, Community Relations, Consultant, Educator, Sales

Promoting Managing Training Coordinating Planning

SUMMARY

A purposeful professional responsible for developing awareness in of a clients' most critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, and operations by promoting a positive and trust-worthy image.

A creative-minded professional who relies on creating and executing project-based events that involves private, local, regional, and state governmental agencies.

A customer-focused and articulate individual who possess a friendly and personable approach that enhances an organization’s community involvement. A dynamic sales, marketing, and administrative professional in the areas of education, training, sales, marketing, and media relations.

KEY PROFICIENCIES & STRENGTHS

New Business Development Networking, Relationship Building

Social Media Engagement Outstanding Presentation & Public Speaking Skills

Market Research / Strategic Marketing Motivated Initiative-taker

Media Management, Promotions Key Account & Client Relationship Management

Work Independently Creative Thinker

Contract Negotiation Initiative-taking approach

Multi-Tasker Effective Collaborator

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGER AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

• Promote a positive image of the organization, community, and industry through developing a strategic plan of action

• Participate in career and community fairs

• Coordinated internal and external events to promote and improved the company image.

• Connect with state and federal agencies who provide support to the community about training opportunities

• Develop strategies to increase brand awareness and maintain effective relationships with all accounts and key media agencies

• Partner with industry professionals to provide a comprehensive guide from graduation to the industry

• Create and develop relationships withing the community to increase exposure

• Represented organizations with in-person interviews on multiple medias, tv, radio, print, and blogs

SALES

• Implement sales strategy as set by Sales Manager and or Director for repeat business and up-selling of additional options

• Consult with all team members and work as a team to reach targets goals set by the Mayor and Director

• Responsible for the sales and contract negotiation of an 800-seat, state-of-the-art theater, and 4,500-square foot banquet facility

• Respond efficiently to all inquiries to the theater and the banquet hall by phone, emails, walk-ins, and outside sales

• Prepare and maintain sales collateral support materials for the rental space of the City’s theater, banquet hall and other properties

• Contracting, booking, and creating invoices, estimates, and contracts

MARKETING & MEDIA RELATIONS

• Liaison with potential advertisers to secure advertising dollars in pre- and post-production, syndication and distribution of television shows aired on major national and local networks for a syndicated production company

• Liaison with the corporate sponsor for all event issues and concerns

• Assist in securing advertising local and national sponsorships for television properties

• Scheduled and coordinated entertainment for sponsors, VIPs, and special guests for pre- and post-receptions for the annually televised concerts

• Liaison with sponsors and producers for on-stage appearances, special requests

EVENT MANAGEMENT & TRAINING

• Execute and lead details of all Arts and Education programming and the initiative of the "Classroom in the Art Gallery" educational

series designed for the Broward County School System, Miami-Dade School System, Private schools, VPK programs

• Work with upper management, co-workers, and other departments to coordinate the Kid's educational shows, theater tours, and enrichment activities that increase the exposure of the arts

• Create and identify a plan for outreach that ensure tri-county exposure of programming and exhibits for the Arts in education offerings of the cultural center

• Facilitate the exhibition installations and removal an art exhibits the City of Miramar’s Cultural Affairs Center

• Lead training workshops for industry professionals on knowledge, use, and sales of new techniques and products

• Ability to increase sales of professional lines & services through education and demonstrations, thereby increasing monthly

profits

• Promoted twice based on merit; ability to lead high traffic corporate salons

• Managed staff while maintaining a satisfied and growing multi-cultural clientele

• Responsible for educational training of staff on products and services

• Lead & participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote effective teaching procedures

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Manager and Independent Consultant Dec. 2020 - Present

Lincoln Park Main Street, Fort Pierce, Florida

Community Relations Manager Nov. 2019 – May 2020

Cortiva Institute & Hollywood institute, Broward County, FL

Senior Instructor Apr. 2016 – Nov. 2019

Post-Secondary Technical Schools, Dade & Broward Counties

Sales Coordinator Mar. 2015 - Apr. 2016

Cultural Affairs City of Miramar, FL

Interim Arts & Education Administrator Sept. 2014 - Mar. 2015

Cultural Affairs City of Miramar, FL

Assistant Manager, Recruiter, Educator Feb. 2008 - Oct. 2014

Hair Cuttery & Ulta, Miami, Florida

Assistant Producer, Event Coordinator, Sales Assistant Jan. 1987 - Jul. 2007

Saving Grace Ministries, Central City Productions, Maramon Productions, Chicago, IL

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 1986

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