Jennifer Rickmann

Current

Development Officer at UCF Foundation ~ Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Owner at Buyer's Choice Realty

Past

Director of Development at Dress for Success Greater Orlando
Sales Associate at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Education

Northwestern University
Cornell University
Rollins College

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

UCF Hospitality Alumni

Jennifer Rickmann’s Summary

Jennifer's goal is to never be bored, having fun every day with new adventures in integrated relationship marketing.

As the first development officer for the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Jennifer creates and builds key relationships with individuals and corporations who can benefit from the Rosen College's success. A division of the University of Central Florida, the third largest university in the U.S., the Rosen College is fast becoming recognized as the worldwide leader in hospitality and tourism education and research. With Fall '09 enrollment, it has now has over 3100 students and it the largest hospitality program in the country.

Jennifer Rickmann’s Specialties:

Direct marketing,on-line marketing,not-for-profit marketing,fundraising, fund development, database marketing,relationship marketing,proposal writing,graduate-level financial analysis,social networking,customer acquisition, customer retention;strategic planning.

Jennifer Rickmann’s Experience

Development Officer

UCF Foundation ~ Rosen College of Hospitality Management

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

My position is newly-created and truly a dream job, serving as a "missionary" for the Rosen College, visiting with alumni and hospitality industry contacts to let them know what's going on with UCF. The Rosen College of Hospitality Management is NOT a culinary school but a tough management school whose graduates are worldwide leaders in the travel,tourism,lodging,timeshare,golf and restaurant industries. It was spun off from the College of Business in 2004 thanks to a generous $18.2 million gift from hotelier Harris Rosen. His gift was matched by the State of Florida and the money used to build the most state-of-the-art hospitality college in the world. My goal is to help the College continue to raise the quality level of its education by securing gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and associations to support strategic College priorities.
Owner

Buyer's Choice Realty

(Real Estate industry)

January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

Also worked as Broker/Owner of I-Net Realty. Personally sold over 500 properties in Central Florida, primarily to first-time homebuyers -- first as a salesperson; obtained Broker’s license in 2000. Handle all managerial and administrative aspects of the business including strategic planning; complying with laws via required paperwork, contracts and addendums; managing and measuring the effectiveness of prospecting efforts including color brochures, direct mail, e-mail, on-line and print advertising. Prepare written reports including market value estimates. Hire and manage agents to help them achieve their sales goals. Additionally, as a volunteer instructor for a non-profit agency called Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) of Central Florida, Jennifer has been teaching first time home buyer education seminars since 2004. The education certificate allows attendees to qualify for State Housing Initiative Partnership downpayment assistance funds.
Director of Development

Dress for Success Greater Orlando

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 6 months)

On a volunteer basis, led the fundraising efforts of a 501(c)(3) charity including building a plan, helping create a database, writing grant proposals and attending events. Jennifer's greatest accomplishment was getting awarded a grant of over $50,000 from the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation to fund the organization's first employee. This is historical as the foundation has never before made a gift of more than 100% of a charity's annual revenue.
Sales Associate

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; H; Real Estate industry)

August 1995 — January 2001 (5 years 6 months)

(Jennifer Morgan) ~ Consistently ranked among the top agents at Orlando’s #1 real estate company. Customer service and sales responsibilities ranged from hosting Open Houses, converting customer inquiries into sales during “floor” time, showing properties, and researching and preparing comparative market analysis reports.

Jennifer Rickmann’s Education

Northwestern University

M.S. , Marketing , 1990 — 1992

(Jennifer McComb) ~ Coursework included consumer behavior, creative strategy and market segmentation. Hands-on consulting for companies including J. Crew and Reader’s Digest involved analyzing direct mail and space ad results, positioning products and services, and customer relationship management. See http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/medill/imc/
Cornell University

B.S. , English , 1986 — 1990

(Jennifer McComb)

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Phi sorority, Panhellenic board, Editor, Greek Letters Magazine; Cornell Daily Sun; Development Intern, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
Rollins College

Philanthropy & Non-Profit Leadership

Coursework at the Philanthropy and Non-Profit Leadership Center (2007-2008) includes:
-- Finding Funding
-- Steps in Fundraising
-- Building the Annual Campaign (multi-day)
-- Certificate in Proposal Writing (10 weeks)
http://www.pnlc.rollins.edu/

Additional Information

Jennifer Rickmann’s Websites:

UCF Hospitality Alumni

Jennifer Rickmann’s Interests:

Travel, cooking, working out and volunteer work. I also volunteer for the UCF Alumni Association, with the Rosen College of Hospitality Management chapter. I served on the 2009 Bacchus Bash Committee; the event broke records with over 26,000 attendees and $112,000 raised to support hospitality education. I also served on the commitee for the 2009 A Taste for Learning event, which raised over $190,000 for UCF and Valencia scholarships.

Jennifer Rickmann’s Groups:

Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association; Florida Restaurant Association; Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Grant Professionals Network of Central Florida; Council of Residential Specialists.

Northwestern University Alumni
Cornell University Alumni Network
UCF Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Students group
Council of Residential Specialists
Menlo School Alumni Group
Medill IMC
Hospitality Professionals Network
Alpha Phi Alumni
Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide
Ivy League Alumni
HSMAI - Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Central Florida
Florida Realtors (FAR)
Web 2.0 for Higher Education
Rosen College Alumni
Orlando Travel and Tourism
Cornell University Alumni In Advertising, Marketing & PR
IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni