Experienced Program Manger - Go getter

3/2004 - 5/2008

Long Island Forum for Technology

Manager

• • Administered a $10 million federal grant program. • Chaired annual grant proposal committee that awarded $7 million over a 3 year period. • Acted as spokesperson for organization on several occasions in print and local media. • Developed wireframe and created and maintained content on two alternative fuel/renewable energy web sites. • Organized an annual conference (Advancing the Choice) on alternative fuel vehicles. Average attendance is 200 people, including private, public and government fleet owners, environmental groups and early adapters. • Created and made presentations to various organizations and civic groups regarding alternative fuel advancements and current / future options designed for consumers. • Created quarterly newsletter distributed nationwide. • Acted as liaison between grant program and local/state/federal government agencies. • Wrote successful grant proposals based on research conducted on various topics via the internet. • Served as representative on various committees, including Congressman Steve Israel’s Next Generation Energy Security Task Force. • Developed a five-part seminar series for the alternative fuel vehicle market on Long Island. Series expanded total market size and increased our market share.

9/2002 - 2/2004

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County

Director / VP

• • Managed a staff of 31 part-time and full-time employees spanning four different departments which included training and outreach services. • Developed and implemented The Council’s Program and Training Schedule, ensuring that at least two new programs were introduced three times per year. • Expanded the scope of programs offered by developing relationships with other non-profit and for-profit organizations, local theater and environmental groups • Facilitated the research, writing and fulfillment of grants related to a new broad spectrum of programs. • Served as liaison to the Department of Social Services and sat on five committees • Developed and maintained multiple projects running concurrently from concept to completion.

2/1993 - 4/2002

CA

Individual Contributor

• • Served as liaison between management, clients and external user groups to troubleshoot issues with Enterprise Financial Management solutions. • Developed and maintained multiple projects running concurrently from concept to completion including customer service, product release and support issues. • Coordinated annual off-site user conference that included over 150 educational sessions while supervising a staff of 50. On average 2,000 people attended this event. • Set product rollout expectations for both offices and clients worldwide. Identified usage trends and product enhancement needs for future development cycles. • Established company standard for assigning association between foreign languages and appropriate counties for usage in database internationally. • Created a monthly electronic newsletter delivered to clients globally regarding the uses of and advances in the product lines.

1985

Bachelor Degree

State University of New York Buffalo

• Communications