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How to Proactively Manage Conflict as an Employee

Executive Coaching

Communicating with Empathy

HarvardX Verified Certificate for Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Business Coaching

Communicating through Disagreement

Certified Professional Services Account Executive

Committee Member evaluating and supporting technology companies for the annual Oregon Technology Awards

Judge

Performed and presented due diligence reports on candidate startup companies.

Proxy Investor

Re-founded and re-branded defunct business and innovation club to bring training, mentoring, connections, and resources to student-entrepreneurs and inventors at PSU.

Entrepreneurship Club President and Co-founder

Lead Gamechanger Committee for OEN Awards, recognizing a novel and scalable solution to a social challenge.

Gamechanger Award Committee/ Chair

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

● Led membership department of influential Tech Trade Association serving 400+ tech companies around Oregon and SW Washington.
● Drove 60% of annual revenue as head of membership strategy, partnership development, and customer success
● Grew member retention from 60% to 69% and closed 100+ new corporate accounts through consultative account management
● Launched and led 12 industry-specific leadership committees and 7 functional communities of practice, engaging dozens of regional CEOs and senior executives
● Planned and executed large-scale events that brought together diverse stakeholders from the local tech ecosystem
● Developed new revenue streams through innovative membership models, sponsorship opportunities, and community-driven programs

Director of Membership

Program Management - Training and Development Consulting Executive Forum: We Teach People How to Lead We believe leadership development is a strategic choice—a commitment to the future. Our results-oriented programs teach the HOW of leadership through facilitated, experiential learning. As a leading provider of development programs for over 30 years, Executive Forum has helped hundreds of organizations build stronger leaders, manage change more effectively, and construct more productive and sustainable organizations. Other Projects Include: - Leadership Journey Workshops - 2025 - Pros In Motion Roundtable Groups - 2025 - Executive Engagement Program for Leadership Development- 2025 - University Leadership Research Project Management - 2025 - Executive PhD Program Design - 2024 - Finding a Job in Tech - Training Workshop Series - 2022 - Resumes 101 - Training Workshop - 2022 - Finding your Locus of Control in the Job Search - 2023 - Internship Program Management and Evaluation - 2020 - 

Director

Coordinator of Learning Activities

🏆 2024 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon
● Generated $500K+ in revenue in 2021, $1M+ in 2022-2024 through strategic account management and consultative, solution-based selling.
● Recognized as a "Thought Leader" with Pursuit of Knowledge Award (2023) for innovative solutions and demonstrated technical acumen.
● Awarded Rookie of the Year (2021) and Top Performer (2022, 2023) for outstanding performance and client impact.
● Championed community-focused initiatives like DEI Resource Group and Women In Focus, driving inclusion and belonging and providing opportunities for executive engagement.
● Designed, planned and led multi-faceted campaigns to engage prospects and market new services to targeted industries, qualifying and engaging hundreds of decision-level prospective customers.

Client Solutions Manager

Executive Leadership / Business Development/ Organizational Strategy

● Promoted to COO-level role, tripling team size and driving 300% revenue growth through strategic planning, market-driven growth, and organizational transformation
● Oversaw all programming, people management, market strategy, pricing, and customer operations for a 50-person team of consultants, trainers, and admin staff.
● Served as Chief of Staff, aligning goals, resources, and strategies across the organization to ensure operational excellence and culture alignment.
● Captured and renewed key corporate accounts (Boeing, Hitachi, Warner Bros., Aramco) representing 70% of annual revenue, showcasing exceptional client relationship management and strategic client expansion with new services.
● Spearheaded the development of new products and services to address evolving market demands, demonstrating innovation and adaptability.
● Led the professional development initiatives for senior consultants aligning to organizat

VP Strategy and Operations (Junta Ejecutiva)

Team Management / Account Management / Program Development

● Managed, coached, and evaluated a team of 30-40 instructors and consultants
● Worked effectively with external partners to develop targeted training programs. Served 20+ multinational corporate accounts
● Led HR, scheduling, and customer service operations

Director of Studies and Programs

Link Oregon, a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Oregon non-profit organization, provides high-speed, fiber-optic broadband connectivity to our state’s public and non-profit sectors.  Link Oregon provides fast, reliable, cost-effective Internet and shared network services to K-12, higher education, libraries, Tribes, public healthcare organizations, remote state offices, and other public and non-profit organizations and facilities across Oregon. We engage with rural and Tribal communities to better understand their needs and assist in improving their broadband access.

Member Development Lead

Staff Director/ Head of Teaching

🏆 2024 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon
● Generated $500K+ in revenue in 2021, $1M+ in 2022-2024 through strategic account management and consultative, solution-based selling.
● Specialized in leading Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, and Data consulting initiatives, working closely with executive sponsors in enterprise and high growth technology companies.
● Recognized as a "Thought Leader" with Pursuit of Knowledge Award (2023) for innovative solutions and demonstrated technical acumen.
● Awarded Rookie of the Year (2021) and Top Performer (2022, 2023) for outstanding performance and client impact.
● Led greenfield projects to manage offshore and nearshore consulting projects, leading to transformational growth opportunities with global technology giants like Walmart, Siemens, and Intel.
● Championed community-focused initiatives like DEI Resource Group and Women In Focus, driving inclusion and belonging and providing opportunities for executive engagement.
● Designed, planned

Account Executive

Program Management / Partnership Development / Mentoring and Advising

● Negotiated, designed, and implemented approx. 50 unique educational, job-placement, and service programs in collaboration with community, university, & international stakeholder groups - each one representing a new revenue stream for our program.
● Initiated and maintained partnerships with 60+ international organizations in 20 countries and with 19 US universities, requiring superior communication and organizational skills in both Spanish and English.  
● Innovated new hybrid programs to engage US Veterans and under-represented students.
● Successfully served on leadership team that navigated a number of organizational changes from the University.  Led distributed project teams. 
● Selected to represent Global Opportunities in OSU executive leadership development cohort.

Program Director

Membership Development Lead - Growth Strategy - Partner Development - Pre-Sales Business Development Consulting - GTM Implementation -  Market Development - Community Builder 

Link Oregon provides fast, reliable, cost-effective Internet and shared network services to K-12, higher education, libraries, Tribes, public healthcare organizations, remote state offices, and other public and non-profit organizations and facilities across Oregon.

Membership Development Director

Program Management - Training and Development Consulting Executive Forum: We Teach People How to Lead Innovation Strategy - Tools, Practices, and Programs - organizational leadership workshopsBusiness and Market Development - Cybersecurity, Assessment and ConsultingCustomer Success Program Fundamentals - consulting sessionsOther Projects Include: - Leadership Journey Workshops - 2025 - Pros In Motion Roundtable Groups - 2025 - Executive Engagement Program for Leadership Development- 2025 - University Leadership Research Project Management - 2025 - Executive PhD Program Design - 2024 - Finding a Job in Tech - Training Workshop Series - 2022 - Resumes 101 - Training Workshop - 2022 - Finding your Locus of Control in the Job Search - 2023 - Internship Program Management and Evaluation - 2020

Program Director and Facilitator

Technology and Innovation:
- Innovation for Public Organizations - 3 day series presented through CEPE at Portland State University - 2026
- University Leadership Research Project Management - 2025
- Technology Awards Evaluator and Judge - 2022-2025
- Internship Program Management and Evaluation - 2020
- Customer Success Program Fundamentals - Training Workshops- 2020
- Awards Program Management - tech and start-ups- 2021

Program Management - Leadership and Organizational Development
- Executive Forum: Market and Program Development - 2024
- Leadership Journey Workshops - 2025
- Pros In Motion Roundtable Groups - 2025
- Executive Engagement Program for Leadership Development- 2025

Education and Workforce Development:
- Executive PhD Program Design - 2024
- Finding a Job in Tech - Training Workshop Series - 2022
- Resumes 101 - Training Workshop - 2022
- Finding your Locus of Control in the Job Search - 2023

Director of Consulting

Innovation |  Partnerships  |  Growth

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