CAREER SUMMARY AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Managing Partner -Tilford's Wood Fired Pizza 2016 - Present Founder and franchisor of national mobile pizza company. Creator of strategic plans and organizational culture. Responsible for all franchisee relations including marketing, training, operational support, corporate communications and ongoing business development. Salary: Equity position Executive Director - Foothills Center for Spiritual Living 2015 - Present Founder of non-profit organization dedicated to increasing human potential. Developed community relationships, raised funding, seated Board of Directors, and created initial strategic plan. Presenting weekly motivational keynotes, teaching classes and providing individual coaching. Salary: $150/hour Executive Director - Centers for Spiritual Living 2008 - 2015 Senior executive responsible for operations of 11 departments, 30 staff, over 200 volunteers, and budgets in excess of $5 million. Navigated organization through major merger and developed new organizational design model, strategic plan, and comprehensive vision. Salary: $105,000/year * Oversaw major rebranding initiative. Determined brand identity, oversaw all creative direction, outlined strategic plan for roll out and ensured adoption by 400 member communities. * Published a long-standing monthly magazine, with over 60,000 subscribers and budget in excess of $1.6 million/year. Turned magazine around from losing $80,000/year to making $25,000/year in three years. * Implemented innovative social media strategy to increase Facebook presence of 85-year-old magazine, resulting in over 350,000 page "likes" and posts reaching 7.9 million viewers. * Managed creation of new website and email strategy to more effectively communicate with members and target audience. * Served as liaison between staff and 4 elected councils, 2 commissions, and over 20 committees, resulting in a broad-based, community-oriented leadership structure. President and Owner - Grasshopper Communications 2006 - 2008 Provided strategic communications to economic development authorities, historic preservation districts and community development agencies. Helped municipalities and downtown agencies create strategic marketing identities, realize profitability and increase consumer traffic. Salary: $80,000/year * Authored paradigm-shifting monograph on historic preservation, community revitalization and urban development, now used in college curricula for case studies across the United States. * Worked with governmental and community stakeholders to re-branded historic downtown for mid-size Midwestern city, leading to 65% increase in real estate investment and near-double tourist activity. * Created positioning presentation and marketing materials for prospective tenants of the adaptive reuse of a historic building, leading to 25% increase in rental revenues. * Consulted with leadership team for the historic renovation of Denver's Union Station. Created all presentation materials and developed communication strategy for navigating the open bidding process. Resulted in securing the contract and successfully redeveloping the area.

Highlights:

• Business Development
• Speaking
• Community Development
• Conflict resolution
• Training
• Communications
• Leadership
• Marketing Management
• Mpower