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ASHLEY ROBERTS
Washington,DC
Summary
Dedicated association management professional with 7 years of experience. Adept at fostering an engaged and empowering work culture through collaborative leadership. Proven track record in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Thrives under pressure and excels at adapting to new situations and challenges to enhance the organizational brand. Possesses strong problem-solving abilities, a willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Committed to contributing to team success and achieving positive results.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & SPECIAL EVENTS
African American Mayors Association
06.2022 - 09.2024
- Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders of 90+partners and sponsors and managing financial profiles equating to $3 Million+ in revenue.
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to strategically manage and plan high-profile events for organization.
- Strategized and executed initiatives to enhance member engagement and promote organization's priorities.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
- Established and executed goals and procedures for $1.7 million grant program including grant applications, judging, funds management, disbursement and organizational visibility.
MANAGE, DIVERSITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
American Society for Association Executives
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Managed over-all Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) that included serving as primary ASAE contact for 200+ DELP scholars and alumni, managing DELP budget, sponsorship relationships, and internal cross-functional team
- Maintained responsibility of mission to advance people of diverse backgrounds into association leadership roles by assisting leadership teams with building shared beliefs and attitudes across organizational structures.
- Conducted needs assessments to identify gaps in program and develop targeted goals and objectives.
- Designed and developed educational program with custom curriculum including web-based instructional offerings, self-directed learning materials, community engagement and mentorship platform.
- Built and maintained professional relationships with program sponsor to plan and execute program events and provide partner visibility.
MANAGER, VOLUNTEER RELATIONS
American Society of Association Executives
02.2017 - 06.2021
- Oversaw recruitment, selection, orientation, training and project management of over 100 volunteers association executives per year.
- Created position descriptions, proactively identifying engagement opportunities, development of work plans to support board approved diversity initiatives and strategies and community engagement, recording and evaluating group activity and fostering mutually beneficial volunteer experience.
- Organized volunteer group's content contributions of articles, peer analysis and member knowledge exchange to produce vital resources and products for organization around topics of ethics, workforce development, professional development, and international associations.
- Managed task force and judging committee of CEOs , consultants and industry partners for awards program, Engaging over 150 judges and volunteer committee to execute success of awards program.
- Carried out awareness campaign to stakeholders to implement unconscious bias training and conflict of interest report systems for awards program.
- Lead awards program that received over 300 submissions and generated over $60,000 in revenue in first year of leadership.
CO-FOUNDER, SINCERE FARE
SINCERE FARE
12.2019 - 06.2021
- Established foundational processes for business operations to execute vision of curating experiences and consulting in culinary arts and hospitality industry.
- Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.
- Networked with other businesses and customers to increase sales opportunities and contacts.
- Secured strategic partners to align with objectives of our company or needs of our audience, resulting in revenue margins of 30% for events that highlight partners.
- Established and built relationships with potential and current partners and identified opportunities for collaboration
- Handled logistics and agreement terms to fulfill partnership contracts.
Education
Certificate of Association Management -
American Society of Association Executives
Washington, DC01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Management & Society
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC01.2014
Skills
- Experience Curation
- Partnership Relations
- Logistics Management
- Financial Management
- Strategies and goals
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Contract and Vendor Management
Software
Microsoft Office Suites
C-Vent
Eventbrite Organizer
Timeline
DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & SPECIAL EVENTS
African American Mayors Association
06.2022 - 09.2024
MANAGE, DIVERSITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
American Society for Association Executives
04.2021 - 06.2022
CO-FOUNDER, SINCERE FARE
SINCERE FARE
12.2019 - 06.2021
MANAGER, VOLUNTEER RELATIONS
American Society of Association Executives
02.2017 - 06.2021
Certificate of Association Management -
American Society of Association Executives
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Management & Society
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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