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This was a role involving significant problem solving in order to improve experiences of the clients we were serving in Massachusetts. After recruiting, hiring, and training my team to manage the 50-bed community residential program, I focused on how we could reduce the need for physical restraint in our facility. To do this I designed an innovative behavior management system and the first multi-sensory environment in the state used in a youth residential facility. My training expertise was important to the success of these new systems and processes as it required strong attention to detail from my team to help maximize the results the enhancements could deliver.

Italian Home for Children offers its help to children ages 4-14 in our residential and day treatment programs and through our educational services. These children may have learning disabilities or emotional, behavioral and mental health concerns brought on by trauma in their home, school or community. Unfortunately, many children and families are faced with overcoming these situations alone, but with help from Italian Home, these issues are oftentimes resolved.Italian Home for Children provides these boys and girls with the best education, care and treatment so they can thrive at home or in their community. With individualized therapies and around-the-clock nurturing, we help them rebuild their lives - emotionally and academically. In addition, we also pave the way for a healthy and safe reintegration back into their schools, families and communities by giving them the tools to cope with their traumatic situations. The programs and services administered by Italian Home are the last and only link between these children and the lives they so desperately wish to live.

This has been a fast-paced sales leadership role in a very competitive local market with lots of choices for fitness memberships. I have been successful at mentoring my team of 65 employees to build quality relationships that have delivered significant increases in year-over-year retention and revenue growth. I am also an asset of sales and marketing teams helping to refine our messaging and demand generation strategy to ensure traction with prospective members by properly accentuating our key differentiators.

This role was a mix of business development and sales management as I was mandated with helping expand our strategic partnerships to help achieve quarterly and annual fundraising goals. Besides hitting our objective, I also developed a new lead evaluation system that helped qualify potential donors. Additionally I partnered with our Chief Executive Officer to create signature programming.