TIME, TALENT, TREASURE

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Presidential Advance Team, The White House Washington, D.C.

• Coordinated with Secret Service, WH staff & military offices to organize visits
• Worked with government & civic leaders to secure sites and coordinate logistics
• Collaborated with State Department & Foreign Heads of State staff
• Managed dignitaries & VIP’s granted access to the President
• Worked closely with press & White House Communications Team

Development Director, National Kidney Foundation

• Chief Media Strategist & Crisis Management Adviser
• Developed relationships with pharmaceutical organizations
• Researched & identified grants to pursue
• Grant writer securing $5MM in healthcare funding
• Maintained & managed department budget

Business Development, Midwestern Construction Company

• Developed relationships with building trade labor unions
• Built relationships with sub-contractors, coordinated bids
• Worked with architects to identify projects to estimate
• Represented company at trade meetings, bid openings & pre-bid conferences

COMMUNITY

• American Royal BBQ & Rodeo, Ambassador & Governor
• Baptist Medical Center, Honorary Board of Governors
• Chameleon Theatre, Board of Directors
• Council for Positive Family Relationships, Advisory Committee
• Greater Kansas City Council of Philanthropy, Board of Directors
• Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Board of Directors & Gala Chairman
• Johnson County Kansas Library, Board of Directors
• Kansas City Business Rights Coalition, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Kansas City Convention & Visitors Bureau, Board of Directors
• Kansas City Recreation Council, Board of Directors
• Kansas State Library, Board of Directors
• Nelson Atkins Museum, Young Friends Board of Directors
• Saint Ann’s Catholic Young Child Center, Advisory Board of Directors
• Truman Medical Center Women’s Series, Steering Committee

POLITICAL

• A City That Works, for Mayor of Kansas City, MO, Treasurer
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Excellence in Public Service, Founding Board Member, President
• Johnson County Republican Party, Vice Chairman
• Mayor of Kansas City Inaugural Gala, Chairman
• Republican National Convention, Kansas Dias Escort (2004)
• Republican National Convention, Kansas Co-Chair (2008)
• Republican National Convention, Kansas Organizer (2012)
• Young Republicans of Jackson County, MO, President
• Young Republicans of Missouri, State Treasurer