11/06 5/09
Madison Marquette Realty Services; Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
General Manager
General Manager of a 450,000 sf lifestyle retail shopping center; Charleston areas number one shopping destination with a 2008 NOI of $7,000,000
Supervise and directing advertising and marketing for the center; 20+ years of communications, public relations, publicity, promotions, events, advertising and strategic marketing planning and execution
Center achieved and has maintained Best Shopping Center in Charleston award by The Charleston City Paper
Directed $3,000,000 capital expansion project in 2007 that came in on time and under budget
Responsibilities include administering the leases and reciprocal easement agreements; Maintaining and securing the common area; Collecting the rentals and recovery charges; Preparing various reports requested by corporate office
Prepare annual center budget; Forecast the annual income and expenses for the center; Expense control; Center expenses operated at 4.0% under budget for 2008; maximize the income generated by the center
Participate in the leasing efforts of the center including leasing space to specialty/temporary retail merchants; Coordinating the overall leasing effort with the corporate leasing representative to establish quality tenant mix; Negotiating and administering lease amendments
Supervise and direct the Maintenance Director in the operation of maintenance and mechanical systems for the center; Supervising independent contractors when such services have been engaged

4/02 11/06
Madison Marquette Realty Services; Bellevue Center Nashville, Tennessee
Assistant General Manager/Leasing Representative
Assisted the General Manager with the overall operation of a regional enclosed, 840,000 sf shopping center. Tasks also include assisting with MRI/accounting and maintenance management responsibilities, preparation and execution of budgets and business plans; Help supervise 25 employees including Maintenance Supervisor, Security Director, and Housekeeping Director
Solely responsible for the productivity, occupancy, presentation, operation and overall performance of the specialty leasing program of Nashville center including net income, expense control and visual merchandising
Increased specialty inline occupancy in Nashville by 250% since August 2002 in challenging center; have increased specialty income by 210% in the same period; Exceeded specialty leasing income in Nashville for 2005 budget by 8.3% or $51,000
Assisted with permanent and specialty leasing at MMRS-leased Nashville, Myrtle Beach, and Cincinnati properties with renewals and prospecting for new deals; prepare proposals, finalize leases with legal, issue commission statements, etc.

9/00 4/02
General Growth Properties; Bellevue Center Nashville, Tennessee
Senior Director of Marketing
Developed and directed all marketing, public relations, advertising and events for regional Nashville shopping mall with over 840,000 square feet of GLA
Mall spokesperson and media contact; produce all voice-over audio for mall radio and television commercials
Spearheaded malls first new ad campaign in four years
Developed mall Kid Club and Mall Walker program resulting in increased sponsorship revenue

11/96 9/00
HEG, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee
Marketing and Promotion Consultant
Oversaw the concept, design, planning and implementation of sponsorships, cross-promotional partnership and integrated branding, and consumer, tactical, strategic and channel marketing for consumer, retail and entertainment advertising agency clients
Exceptional proposal, presentation, corporate sponsorship and business development and negotiation skills
Hands on development and consultation of digital and interactive promotional platforms, as well as day-to-day contact with media, vendors, etc.
Clients included Maalox, Coca-Cola, MCA Records, Provident Music Group, EMI Music Group, Sparrow Records, CBS Cable, TNN, Dick Clark Productions, Arena Football League, fairs, festivals and radio stations

5/95 11/96
First Media Communications Nashville, Tennessee
Director of Promotion and Marketing
Developed and implemented all communications, public relations, publicity, promotions, events, advertising and strategic marketing plans for e-commerce music web site and record label
Interaction with print and broadcast media, outside promotion, PR, and advertising agencies, retailers and distributors, labels, sponsors and vendors
Responsible for department budgets and financial analyses
Developed all online, web-based and traditional POP, direct mail, press releases, newsletters, collateral, sweepstakes and promotional material
Coordinated trade shows
Supervised staff of three

1/89 4/95
Special Promotions, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee
Director of Sponsorship and Promotion
Developed, marketed and produced corporate sponsored promotions, concerts and special events for Nashville/Music Row public relations and promotion agency clients
Extensive media buying, sponsorship, in-store, event planning, production, PR, and promotion experience
Liaison with accounts, media, sponsors and vendors
Developed POP, collateral materials, trade shows activity
Corporate clients included NASCAR, GMC Truck, True Value Hardware, Coca-Cola, Jimmy Dean Foods, USAir and other consumer goods manufacturers

7/85 12/88
MCA Records Nashville, Tennessee
National Promotion Manager
Promoted roster of music acts such as Elton John, Boston, Steely Dan, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Strait, Reba McEntire, etc. to radio and retail
Monitored airplay, sales activity and developed promotions, both in stores locally and nationally
Daily interaction with artists, press, management, booking agencies, etc.

1/78 7/85
KAGY, WYNK AM/FM Radio, WLBI, WBRZ-TV New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Program Director/Music Director/Announcer
Worked in management, as well as on-air/camera at these radio and television stations

Education:
Holy Cross High School New Orleans, Louisiana, 1979
Trinity College New Orleans, Louisiana; BBA Marketing, 1983
Trinity College New Orleans, Louisiana; MBA Management, 1985

Computer Skills:
Windows 2000/NT/XP/MS Word/Excel/Publisher/Power Point
Cool Edit/Adobe Audition

Past and Present Memberships/Community Service
Member Rotary International , Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member Exchange Club of Charleston, SC
Volunteer Youth Baseball and Softball Coach, Mt. Pleasant SC Recreation Department
AIR Award Winner, Producer/Voice Talent Best Radio Commercial 2005, 2006
Board Member, March of Dimes AIR Awards, Nashville, TN
Public Address Announcer, Pope John Paul II High School Athletics, Hendersonville, TN
Volunteer, Play-by-Play Announcer, Dickson County High School Baseball, Softball; WDKN-AM, Dickson, TN
Volunteer, Nashville Talking Library, Nashville, TN