I am a Community Relations leader with 13 years of experience in non-profit and for-profit operations within the sports & entertainment industry, with a recent focus on workforce community engagement, workplace atmosphere and leadership development. Broad set of skills includes community & public relations, fundraising & corporate giving, budgetary & managerial expertise, event planning, public speaking, sales, customer service, finance & accounting, social media management and content-based web management. Awarded four annual company awards for being an ambassador to the community with strong work ethic, presentation & self-motivation skills, positive attitude, creative & innovative thinking, perseverance and leadership abilities. I am currently leading Ilitch Charities, which is an NPO where I implement numerous charitable initiatives supported by the Ilitch Companies.  I routinely collaborate with senior executive management across the companies to identify strategic goals to further our non-profit's position as a community leader. I also recently attained my Executive MBA from Michigan State University on the weekends, while I balanced the demands of a highly competitive career field.