Karla Porter

Current

Partner at First Investment Real Estate, Commercial & Residential Mayan Riviera Property
Recruiter at Telerx Marketing, Inc.

Past

Call Center Industry Consultant at Luzerne County Community College
Sales Manager at Allegro Resorts Vacation Club

Education

Temple University
Luzerne County Community College

Recommended

1 person has recommended Karla

Connections

447 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

Karla Porter’s Summary

I am a Partner in a Mayan Riviera Real Estate Brokerage, First Investment Real Estate, and Talent Recruiter in the Contact Center industry with Telerx Marketing, Inc. Additionally, I am very active in the Latino community in Wilkes-Barre as a resource for community and social service programs and agencies. I recently Co-Chaired the very successful Fiesta Latina de San Juan held June 28th in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

I can be found weekend nights running the American Legion Post 673 kitchen in Ashley, where I am a member. I do it because cooking and delighting others through culinary creations is in my blood. The stuffed mushrooms have gained legendary fame.

In my rather eclectic past I have managed a timeshare salesroom, owned 2 cafés and was the Pastry Chef, created a children's free lunch program and founded an SPCA all in Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I worked at a Spanish language TV affiliate of Telemundo, WTGI-61 and the now defunct Spanish language magazine El Espetacular in Philadelphia. I spent a glorious year teaching English as a Second Language in Mallorca, Spain.

My next important project is the creation of La Casa NEPA, a non-profit association to benefit the Latino community in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area. It's been in a draft on my hard drive for 3 years....the need has grown with the fast changing demographic in this region. It's time to move on it.

I would need many lifetimes to accomplish everything I would like to so I must pick and choose carefully in this one since I am thinking I am only getting one shot....

I believe in open networking and invite you to join my network. Hopefully, we will do better together than just be names on each other's page. If I can help someone, I do it. ~Karla

Karla Porter’s Specialties:

Call Center Talent Sourcing, Recruiting & Operations, Motivational & Sales Techniques & Coaching, Mayan Riviera & other International Real Estate / Luxury property, Fundraising.

Karla Porter’s Experience

Partner

First Investment Real Estate, Commercial & Residential Mayan Riviera Property

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Our office is located on 5th Ave. in Playa del Carmen, Mexico (40 min. south of Cancún). While my partners are located there, I reside in the US, manage the US/Canadian market and currently am working to develop an international portfolio of luxury properties in desirable and exotic locations around the world.

I have 10 year's resort property investment experience in Playa del Carmen & Cozumel. I am bilingual and savvy in Mexican culture and business etiquette.

Whether you are looking for commercial investment property of any size, a primary residence or vacation/rental property in the Mayan Riviera, we work with you to you to make an informed intelligent decision and assist you every step of the way.
Recruiter

Telerx Marketing, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

November 2001 — Present (6 years 11 months)

Talent Recruiter for outsourced Telerx customer service programs for Fortune 500 client programs at the Wilkes-Barre, PA site.

The advantage of a contact center operations management background give me a distinct edge when working with hiring managers. I specialize in creative recruiting techniques, employee referral campaigns, strategic community outreach initiatives and connecting talent to Telerx.
Call Center Industry Consultant

Luzerne County Community College

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

2006 — January 2007 (1 year)

Call Center Industry Consultant
Command Spanish Occupational Spanish Instructor
Sales Manager

Allegro Resorts Vacation Club

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

1997 — 2001 (4 years)

Karla Porter’s Education

Temple University

1987 — 1990
Luzerne County Community College

1985 — 1987

Additional Information

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Karla Porter’s Interests:

Junior Achievement, The Humane Society of Cozumel Island, Creative candidate sourcing, Creating global relationships through social networking, Development and investment in southeastern Mexico, Internet marketing