Chanda Elliott: GENERAL MANAGER OF RETAIL STORES in Danbury, WI

• Manage yearly budgets for three retail stores. • Analyze and measure business trends; develop and implement plans to maximize sales and exceed sales goals and objectives. • Direct and monitor training and development for all store personnel. • Control shrink, expenses and payroll. • Oversee e-commerce, wholesale and corporate accounts.

• Manage fundraising events, grant writing and marketing activities for a nonprofit agency with a mission to restore hope through innovative mental health services for children and families. • Maintain fundraising database. Produce monthly reports for Executive Director and the Board of Directors. • Successfully identified, qualified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded donors/grantors, volunteers and community leaders. • Manage art gallery that showcases photography produced through the experiential programming that is supported through private donations and grants. • Coordinate traveling exhibits and presentations throughout the United States.

• Developed and designed all marketing plans for 11 day treatment programs that provide behavioral and mental health services to children. • Supervised and hired transportation team. • Updated and maintained website. Created new conference booth displays and brochures.

• Operated autonomously in all facets for three full-service grocery stores (18 million dollars in annual sales/year). Operations, merchandising, advertising, marketing, customer relations, brand postioning, revenue growth, financial management, driving operational excellence, business development, price negotiations and HR. • Added quick service restaurant (Quiznos) and a travel agency to one location, and retail liquor stores to all three locations. • Project manager on all new construction and remodels. • Grew sales annually 3-7 %.