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Executive Results

Brand Strategy

  • Helped move Morehouse College from #5 to #3 HBCU in U.S. News & World Report.
  • Served as the MarCom lead during MedAssets' IPO and rebranding, ensuring seamless integration of acquisitions.

Pipeline Development

  • Drove 88% of sales pipeline goal in first five months at Symantec.
  • Doubled win rate in first six months at Carestream Dental.

Revenue / Admissions Growth

  • Led admissions transformation that helped Morehouse meet National Decision Day goals for the first time, and consistently for four consecutive years.
  • Reduced admit rate from approximately 62% to an estimated 32%.

Digital Transformation

  • Built a data-driven marketing performance discipline, using lead, attribution, ROI, and engagement metrics to guide strategy, optimize investment, and report measurable progress to executive leadership quarterly and annually.
  • Consolidated social, email, and website disparate systems onto HubSpot Enterprise Suite.
  • Launched AI recruiter engaging 4,000+ students, saving the equivalent of 1.5x staff hours.
  • Introduced Carestream's first digital product marketing strategy, expanding social media, implementing remarketing, and optimizing omnichannel campaigns.

Media Management

  • Generated more than 75B in media editorial reach in FY 2026.
  • Maintained less than 5% average negative sentiment annually. 
  • Enhanced media coverage ratio to 17:1 positive-to-negative, outperforming competitors by earning 2.5x more positive media impressions.

Events / Experiential Execution

  • Led major national events including highest-rated Toyota National Dealer Meeting.
  • Generated $3M+ in new business with major clients like GM, Chick-fil-A, T-Mobile, and Adobe.
  • Achieved Top 4 finalist for PMA Reggie National Consumer Promotions with Nestlé.

Leadership Positions

  • Led diverse teams of up to 30 creative, demand gen, digital, communications, marketing, and administrative roles.
  • Partnered with boards, CEOs, presidents, agencies, and executive teams.
  • Served as Board President, Board Committee Chair, Board member.

Budget Management

  • Outperformed prior-year marketing, admissions, and brand benchmarks while managing a 50% budget reduction, proving the ability to lead growth, protect reputation, and maximize ROI in a resource-constrained environment.
  • Managed $19M auto show budget 

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