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Lori Cornell

Bemus Point,NY

Summary

Driven professional with industry knowledge and transferrable skills seeking “Customer Success Partner” position with SAP. Highly experienced influence-leader known for exemplary team-building and project oversight. Gifted at working with diverse personalities and organizations. Performance history of developing strong collaborative relationships and delivering impressive results.

Work History

Teambuilder, Problem-Solver

Organizational Leadership
  • Elected two terms as a county legislator, passing more than 50 new initiatives during my tenure. Received regional YWCA “Woman of Achievement in Government” award.
  • Unanimously chosen as legislative caucus leader, becoming the youngest person to serve this post in county history. Drove an extensive policy agenda and negotiated consensus among divergent stakeholders.
  • Strategically planned and executed numerous large-scale, public and private events with unique creativity and meticulous attention to detail – such as a first-ever regional women’s leadership fundraiser, statewide economic development summits, Presidential/ Gubernatorial advance work.

Writer, Presenter

Communications Expertise
  • Researched and drafted policy memoranda, issue briefs and related materials, attuned with strategic messaging while a candidate and elected/appointment government official. Also prepared and delivered speeches, presentations, debate arguments, gleaning well-honed public speaking skills.
  • Oversaw public outreach and media strategy to inform and influence the audience. Represented, and advocated for, organizational and citizen interests in both a staff and elective capacity via extensive in-person and written communication, electronic automation and social media. Utilized cold-calling and follow-up techniques as well as corresponding CRM software.
  • Mastered audience connection and control while serving as an adjunct community college instructor, secondary level substitute teacher for an inner city school district and Americorps leader in prisons, shelters and faith-based service organizations.

Strategic Analyst, Pitch-Master

Sales & Marketing Performance
  • Ran two high-profile campaigns for County Clerk, earning more votes than any other non-incumbent nominee from my party in twenty years via door-to-door platform pitching, winning debates, and other candidate "sales" tactics. Held additional management roles in numerous other campaigns at the federal, state, local levels, utilizing self-derived cold-calling, canvassing and voter tracker methodology.
  • Established independent consulting, side-business to support marketing efforts for local entrepreneurs, including business development strategy, customer outreach, and the design of promotional materials for a local companies that helped elevate each business' respective sales.
  • Consistently led with largest number of sales and/or solicited donations for a large portfolio of community-based involvements. For example, raised more money than any other family for local school reconstruction project; sold annually 20-25 percent of the total number of senior benefit tickets; boasted a record number of small dollar contributors (more than 250) for a local political campaign.

People-Manager, Systems-Driver

Network/Coalition Building Success
  • Built and fully managed four of my own political campaigns, involving hundreds of recruited volunteers, hired campaign teams and consultants, political interests and divergent interest groups. Successfully earned more than 10 endorsements from key opinion-leaders each campaign and became known for a positive and energetic approach.
  • Cultivated Governor's three-county operations in rural Southwestern NY from a handful of working contacts to a large network of supporting business, political, academic, religious and community leaders and organizations - by personally engaging and developing trusted relationships over the course of seven years.
  • Established several brand-new grassroots organizations through effective identification, outreach and persuasion. For example, located and joined together a large number of Type I Diabetes families and became the top fundraising team in all of Upstate NY. Also, grew a grant-funded school wellness initiative from only one participant, under my predecessor's one-year onboarding attempt, to successfully convincing 13 more to join the effort in less than four months.

Leader, Advisor

Executive-Level Interface
  • Served as strategic advisor, public liaison, policy analyst at the federal, state, local levels of government – establishing key relationships to help shape public dialogue. Provided comprehensive briefings and analytics for public purpose, effectively influencing top political leadership including Governors, Congressional members and state legislators.
  • Worked in high-profile public positions during high-pressure national crisis such as the Terrorist Attacks of 9-11 and the COVID pandemic and during publicly-heated local controversies such as the union-opposed privatization of county-owned nursing homes.
  • Selected for leadership on a diverse array of boards/organizations throughout career: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation-WNY, Jamestown Public Schools Wellness Commission, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Family Service of the Chautauqua Region, Kiwanis Club International, Jamestown Housing Authority, AAUW, League of Women Voters, NY Business & Professional Women, parent-teacher associations/sports boosters.

Education

Master of Science - Leadership Program

St. Bonaventure University
Business School

Bachelor of Arts - Hesburgh Honors Program in Public Service

University of Notre Dame

Skills

  • Over 25-years experience in public service and related professional engagement
  • Strong oral/written marketing and communications skills
  • Diverse organizational leadership, negotiation expertise, and process-management
  • High-energy relationship-builder; extensive community network
  • Effective voice; people-centered passion and drive; change agent
  • Bilingual (Spanish); creative, intuitive, empathetic approach

Work History

Erie, PA City School District    Substitute Teacher, 2022-present

NYS Governor's Office               Regional Representative, 2014-21 

Chautauqua County, NY Legislature Caucus Leader, 2010-13 

Jamestown Community College Adjunct Professor, 2010, 2012

NYS Assembly                                     District Director-144th Region, 2004-09 

US Congress                               Legislative Asst-Capitol Hill, 2001-04

Jamestown, NY Mayor's Office Executive Assistant, 2000

Chautauqua County, NY Exec's Office Special Projects, 1999

Americorps Service Program Community Organizer, 1998-99

Timeline

Teambuilder, Problem-Solver

Organizational Leadership

Writer, Presenter

Communications Expertise

Strategic Analyst, Pitch-Master

Sales & Marketing Performance

People-Manager, Systems-Driver

Network/Coalition Building Success

Leader, Advisor

Executive-Level Interface

Master of Science - Leadership Program

St. Bonaventure University

Bachelor of Arts - Hesburgh Honors Program in Public Service

University of Notre Dame

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