Managed comprehensive facility rental program, including: all client communications, venue tours and sales, contract negotiation, drafting, delivery, and payments; and event execution;

Appointed to a City Policy Updating Committee, to review, revise and implement City Parks’ vendor policies and procedures;

Developed and maintained a Wedding Guide, creating multi-lingual, WCAG-compliant webpages and a deliverable sales sheet;

Processed payments and maintained accurate financial records for facility rentals. Responsible for end of month reporting for annual $380,000 rental revenue;

Coordinated cross-departmental communication for event set-up/clean-up; Supervised and trained event staff;

Assisted with the planning of significant life milestone events, such as weddings, anniversaries, quinceanera photo sessions, memorials, and celebrations of every sort (pre-nup signing party, anyone?);

Generated web and social media content: writing, photography, for OBG; Website content maintenance using CloudFlare.

Answered phone calls, scheduled appointments, managed project work flow for 8 accountants and tax preparers;

Operated office equipment to produce and assemble highly confidential tax documents for more than 5,000 clients.

As of 2026, dba MBE CPAs/

Management and execution of a year-long countywide Housing Analysis and Study – writing and management of Request For Proposal and consultant selection process, advising of consultant, editing of multiple drafts, presentations to community, planning of housing projects with various municipalities and developers.

Writing, administration and compliance of state and private grants; writing of support letters for community and business grant applications; Execution of $50,000 Workforce Attraction marketing grant from WEDC;

Development and execution of 2-day ‘Manufacturing Days’: coordination between 12 businesses and 4 schools and advising committee, marketing plan development and execution, supply purchasing, public tours;

Confidentially offered business counseling, resources, for existing businesses and entrepreneurs; Maintained highly confidential information for organization, existing businesses and entrepreneurs;

Development of business plan financials in coordination with entrepreneurs and regional consultants;

Planned and managed Board and Committee meetings: writing and distribution of meeting minutes, using non-profit and public notice requirements of minutes and file management;

Collaboration with elected government officials, neighboring organizations, businesses, public;

Representation of organization at community events, meetings, for public relations needs;

Treasurer of Door County Coastal Byways – helped sell and produce second edition Coloring Book.

Coordinator of website information updates and management, marketing of the organization (Photoshop, Indesign);

Administration, file maintenance and marketing of 3 revolving loan funds, COIN business start-up fund;

Organized, produced, marketed 3 annual festivals that are the major fundraisers for the Association;

Prompted, completed re-design of Association branding, brochure; maintained Association website;

Developed and maintained FCCA’s brand through: Advertising medium review and placement; Creative development, work with graphic designers - developed Town/Association logo and implementation; Website maintenance (WordPress); Social media; E-newsletters (10-12 per year); Video and photography (Photoshop, Animoto, iMovie)

Staffed and managed Visitor Information Center and assisted more than 22,000 visitors;

Handled and kept accounts of membership dues, budgets for festivals, bills, AP/AR.

Independently developed story ideas, researched and reported on diverse subjects and events;

Weekly blogging about people, places and ideas;

Beat coverage for: Door County, City of Sturgeon Bay, 10 municipalities, education for 4 school districts;

Sought out, developed and sustained sources;

Photographer and caption writer on as-needed basis to illustrate stories; worked with CS 3 for paper layout;

Awards earned: 4, solo First place Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards; 1, team First place Wisconsin Newspaper award; 2, National Newspaper Association awards - team and solo.

Lead retail and nursery associates in daily operations of plant nursery and garden center retail sales;

Responsible for opening and reconciling cash drawers, credit card terminals, POS machines;

Inventoried, ordered perishable and shelf-stable goods for cafe operation;

Operated Bobcat, John Deere, Gehl machines (e.g. Bobcat T450, mini-track loaders) for moving and loading bulk materials - such as mulch, gravel, large stones, plants, pallets of materials, and other items as needed;

Created and lead successful staff sales contest, with staff exceeding sales goal by 20%, and earning food party;

Created and lead staff ‘Section Care’ for 2026 season, making small teams of staff members responsible for different sections of the nursery yard. This care included weeding and additional watering (as needed), pruning, pest or disease identification, and educating themselves about the plants in their section in order to become a ‘Section expert’ (this helped increase sales).

Bartender, on Saturdays and weekday evenings as scheduled; Nanobrewery crafting and rotating 12 beers on site;

Storyteller, sharing the story of the owner/masterbrewer, the creative naming of the beers, and beer artwork; community news.

Acquirer of new display artwork (co-op agreements with local artists);

Promotional marketing development: beer and chocolate pairing with neighboring candy store, game nights in the winter, promotional beers for special events, group mystery puzzle box co-op, printed materials;

Taco cook, preparer, server, clean up.

Assisted with food preparation and plating on site;

Provided food and beverage service and clean up for events up to 500 people;

Trainer of new servers;

Bar set up, barback, bartender, as needed.

General event assistance as requested, storytelling.