Service provider for trade associations and professional societies
Greater Seattle Area
Service provider for trade associations and professional societies
Greater Seattle Area
I started out my career in retail Management which lasted for ten years and then made the decision to embark on a new chapter in my life as a stay at home mom. My husband and I raised 3 wonderful children whose ages are now 15, 17 and 19. During this time I was also challenged with a life threatening illness that I overcame, and it helped me to clarify what I wanted in my future.
Once the children started grade school I was ready to get back out in the work force. Feeling like June Cleaver warp speed into the 21st century, I was a bit overwhelmed and my skill set was quite rusty to say the least. After learning some basic computer skills, more than how to turn the computer on, I set out into the New Frontier. I landed an office manager position with Alliance Strategies. A company I worked at for a little over three years and that I now own.
Alliance Strategies is an association management company servicing the greater Seattle/Bellevue area. We provide a wide variety of services to a diverse client list. We act as a liaison to members including board and committee members and outside vendors fulfilling requests for information. We may also provide day to day routine duties.
My ability to calmly multitask and deal with a large number of diverse people has given me the opportunity to supervise many special events such as weddings and conferences. My dynamic customer service and people skills developed through teaching and mentoring other women, youth and teens enables me to deal with people on an individual basis to problem solve and negotiate while giving them a pleasant experience.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)
Alliance Strategies offers a variety of services to professional associations, ranging from maintenance of mailing lists to providing administrative support for conferences. We customize services based on our clients needs.
We provide management expertise and specialized administrative services to trade associations and professional societies in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
Trade associations and professional societies are formed to produce significant and important results while volunteer boards establish the vision and strategy for the organization, Alliance Strategies provides the customized infrastructure and support in the attainment of those goals.
We provide a centralized office that serves as the association’s headquarters. The overhead costs for the professional offices are shared across organization clients increasing resources and capabilities without the need for major capital investment.
MIT Enterprise Forum, Association For Women in Communication, Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Society, Burke Gilman-PDA, Seattle Community Network Association