EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Northwestern University
MBA Completed August
2012
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Management and
Organization
BOSTON COLLEGE
BS in
Philosophy; Minor in Early Childhood Education Completed May
2003
Honors: Cum Laude, Golden Key International Honor
Society
EXPERIENCE
BUBBLES ACADEMY Chicago, IL
2012-2013 Director of New Business Development and Educational Consultant
· Build business cases for
new opportunities, such as expansion into the northern suburbs. Oversee all
profit and loss aspects of approved proposals.
2004-2012 Director
· Designed and created a
unique interactive multimedia curriculum used in the classroom.
· Grew early childhood
education center from a start-up with 60 client visits per week and gross
annual income of $130K, to 1000 client visits per week and gross annual income
of $1M.
· Managed staff of 25.
Direct all human resources activities, including interviewing and hiring,
training and professional growth, staff reviews, and development of legal
contracts and staff guides.
· Managed all marketing and
promotional initiatives, including partnerships with local schools and
organizations such as Whole Foods Market.
2003-2004 Lead Teacher/Office Assistant/Event
Coordinator
· Managed all aspects of
class registrations and backend database systems.
· Created and executed unique
interactive birthday party experiences.
DESIGN KITCHEN Chicago, IL
2012 Account Planning Internship (Feb-June)
·
Collaborated
with the account planning team on current strategy projects including HP and
Motorola
·
Independently
developed thought leadership materials on topics surrounding emerging social
media platforms
COMEDYSPORTZ Chicago, IL
2006-2012 Ensemble Member
·
Host
and perform in high energy improvised comedy shows both in Chicago and across
the U.S. weekly for audiences of up to 1000 people.
·
Design
and deliver applied improvisational trainings for clients in topics such as
communication skills and customer service.
·
Voted
“Best Attitude” for two consecutive years by 50 fellow ensemble members.
THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER Chicago, IL
2008-2011 Adjunct Faculty
·
Taught
weekly classes in musical improvisation, concentrating on building group
dynamic.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Basic
HTML5, Social Media Management, Improvisational comedy, singing, ukulele,
beatboxing, free-style rapping, Chicago
Triathlon participant, city biker, Instructional Systems Design for Applied
Improvisation Applications (ISDAIA) trained
