EXPERIENCE

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Volunteer for Non-profit

GREAT HEARTS ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY CICERO, Scottsdale, AZ, 2021-22

NEW WAY ACADEMY, Phoenix, AZ, 2016-2021

• Great Hearts is a Charter school network in AZ, TX, LA, FL offering a rigorous classical education

• New Way Academy is the longest standing private Special Ed school in Phoenix, AZ

• IEP Team member and Advocate for learning differences at 1st-6th-grade levels

• Direct and frequent collaborative work with Speech therapists, OT therapists, LiPS and Wilson Reading System specialists to achieve student progress goals and mastery

• Introduced new Assistive Technology applications to Cicero ESS for inclusion in IEP's for curriculum access and pacing

• Research and management of medical and outside interventions and tutoring 

• Volunteer work at Archway: Reading Groups, Math support, Curriculum events, PSO and TA tasks for 1st, 2nd and 5th grade

• Volunteer work at New Way Academy: school-wide community events and Fine Arts department student musicals 1st-4th grade

Letter of Recommendation 1​

Letter of Recommendation 2

Additional Reference: Michael Walker, Head of School, NEW WAY ACADEMY 602-629-6850

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Interior Design & Project Management

HEIDI WEISKOPF INTERIOR DESIGN, Scottsdale, AZ

2001-2010

• Founded and managed all business and creative aspects of the studio, serving as Designer, Primary Contact and Interface between clients, architects, contractors, trades and vendors while fostering timely communications and symbiotic relationships

• Specialized in luxury residential with niche in refined western living and rustic retreats

• Sourced and purchased Furniture Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E); maintained purchase orders and tracked all deliveries

• Built and maintained vendor catalogs and materials library

• Managed trade show schedules, established and maintained new and on-going vendor/craftsmen accounts

• Utilized MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD and Quickbooks Contractor for efficient project management, purchasing, personalized service and professional presentations

• Maintained project schedules, budgets and Actual Expense reports 

• ASID, Allied Member

Published projects:

Private luxury residence at the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, MT.

Private luxury residence Ladera Vista, Scottsdale, AZ. Video. Floor plan. 

Press page

Western Art & Architecture article

Project list (abbreviated)

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Founder/Marketing Consultant

W.I.S.E. ASSOCIATES, INC, Scottsdale, AZ

 1996-2001

• Provided strategic consulting to Marketing and Sales Directors in international golf property development and hospitality in target market research, business development and promotional strategies toward the revamp and/or creation of new comprehensive sales programs 

• Conducted competitors analyses and SWOT discovery for domestic and international expansion

• Promoted corporate identity through logo development, collateral design and logo merchandise

• Planned and managed corporate events including special events, cocktail parties, golf tournaments and receptions

Notable Clients: KSL Recreation Corp/Doral Golf Club & Spa, Koll Resorts International/La Palmilla & Cabo del Sol, DMB/Forest Highlands North, Lyle Anderson Companies/The Tradition at Desert Mountain, Tom Weiskopf Designs 

Project Summaries

Corporate brochure

Testimonials/Letters of Recommendation

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Marketing and Events Coordinator

COTTAGE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY / FOREST HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB, Phoenix and Flagstaff, AZ

• Hosted promotional events, staffed and led open-house tours for sales of mountain homes

• Coordinated staging for model home tours

• Assisted Controller with construction costs per unit for budgeting and Actual reports

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Manager Seminar Services

SPAR GROUP, Tarrytown, NY, and Minneapolis, MN

1993-1995

• Directed international marketing merchandising seminars designed to increase corporate exposure and generate new business

• Recruited speakers with prestigious credentials from client, trade and academic circles

• Conducted site visits and evaluations of hotels and hospitality services to determine venues

• Forecasted sales and established program budgets

• Worked extensively with suppliers in ordering promotional products and distribution materials

• Approved press releases for effective media exposure

Tech

 

• Word, Excel, Powerpoint

• Pages, Numbers

• Zoom

• Chrome Read & Write

• Grammarly

• Well versed in reading AutoCAD drawings 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

THUNDERBIRD School of Global Management,

Glendale, AZ

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) in International Management, 1996

• Concentration ~ International marketing management and the Latin American region

• Accolade ~ Barton Kyle Yount Award Nominee: outstanding scholarship, accomplishment and character

• Foreign Program ~ Kenya, Africa

• Student Body Events Chair ~ 2 years. Managed all events under budget.

 

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA

BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA), Business Administration, 1992

• Concentration ~ International business studies: A European perspective

• Awards ~ Alpha Lambda Delta, Academic Honor Society

• Foreign Program ~ DIS/University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• Kappa Kappa Gamma

 

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Scottsdale, AZ

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS), Interior Design, 2002

• Awards ~ Blue Ribbon Award, Interior Design Department

• President’s List, 4.0 GPA

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WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING, Oxford, MA

FUNDATIONS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION (Tier 1 & 2 Reading Intervention, grade 1), 2019

FUNDATIONS LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION (Tier 1 & 2 Reading Intervention, grade 2), 2022

JUST WORDS CERTIFICATION (Tier 2 Reading Intervention, grades 4-12), 2022 ​

CERTIFICATIONS IN WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING, Oxford, MA, 2019-2022

Wilson Fundations Level 1 Certificate​

Wilson Fundations Level 2 Certificate

Wilson Just Words Certificate

 

Arizona Real Estate Sales License, Phoenix, AZ

SA #042577000 since 1991

License hangs with LOCAL LUXURY REAL ESTATE, 2019-present

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