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#30 DAI - Steven O'Connor Apr 27, 2014

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Steven O'Connor brought us into the world of international development, from helping Vietnam establish regional trading standards to dealing with the unimaginably tragic crises of loosing a colleague in the field.

Based in Bethesda, MD, O'Connor oversees internal and external communications for an organization active in more than 100 countries, including in some of the world's most challenging operating environments.

DAI is a global development company dedicated to shaping a more livable world. At the end of 2013, DAI joined forces with HTSPE Ltd., an international development consultancy based just outside London.

#29 American Chemical Society - Jenn Taylor Howell Apr 20, 2014

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Jenn Taylor Howell gives us insights into what it is like to work for one of the largest and oldest societies in the U.S., the American Chemical Society. Marketing internally between the many departments and divisions is uniquely challenging and important work for this 161,000 member society.

Taylor Howell is a marketing professional at the American Chemical Society. In her current role as Program Manager of ACS on Campus, she works to promote the Society's programs, products and services to the next generation of chemical science professionals through on campus events catered to students.

The American Chemical Society is a congressionally chartered independent membership organization which represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of the chemical sciences.

#28 Igenia Group - Tim Neill Apr 13, 2014

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Tim Neill spends a lot of time traveling between Mexico City and Washington DC. He filled us in on what it's like to work for an international digital agency that does tactical support for companies in Mexico and in the U.S. Here's a hint: it always starts with finding out who's the buyer.

Neill is an entrepreneur and executive with over fifteen years of business operations and management experience responsible for developing and executing strategic plans that drive growth and improve overall market positioning.

Ingenia Group is a global digital marketing and technology agency.

#27 501cTech - Abigail Goliber Apr 06, 2014

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Abigail Goliber gives us the scoop on the importance of developing partnerships for your organization. She also shares with us why having professional IT support can positively impact an organization's mission. Yes, we get a little techy with talk about CRMs, infrastructure, servers and data migrations.

Goliber is the manager of outreach and business development at 501cTech. She is a nonprofit professional with extensive fundraising, financial, and operational experience.

501cTECH delivers sustainable technology solutions for nonprofits serving the common good.

#26 Snowbird Services - Melissa Ovard Mar 30, 2014

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Melissa Ovard gives insights into contracting with federal agencies and the importance of paying attention to detail when responding to Uncle Sam's RFPs.

Melissa Ovard is the founder and President of Snowbird Services. She consults with small businesses on marketing communications, federal contracting, and proposal development services.

Snowbird Services is a federal contractor in the environment and international development spheres as well as offers consulting services and is based in Washington DC.

#25 Syscom Service - Christie Gunden Mar 23, 2014

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Christie Gunden shares how she manages her marketing efforts with Hubspot and Ektron. From increasing traffic, to increasing conversions, these sophisticated tools makes it easy to track who is engaging your organization.

Christie Gunden is the marketing manager at Syscom Services.

Founded in 1986, Syscom Services has pioneered the way organizations effectively communicate with the people they rely on most.

#24 Sisarina - Melanie Spring Mar 16, 2014

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Melanie Spring gave us the low down on what branding is and the importance of starting with defining your core values. She also told us about her "Live Your Brand" U.S. tour.

Melanie Spring is the founder and chief inspiration officer at Sisarina. She teaches senior level management and marketing professionals how to rock their content.

Sisarina is a branding company based in Bethesda, Maryland.

#23 Bremmer & Goris Communications - Julie Smith & Dennis Goris Mar 09, 2014

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Dennis and Julie share insights on what it's like to work in a creative agency managing projects for nonprofits - from print advertising, to websites - as part of integrated campaigns. Managing projects is sometimes about finding the balance between what a client wants and what creatives know will work.

Dennis Goris is the CEO, creative director and the driving force behind strategy development for campaigns at Bremmer & Goris. Julie Smith is the director of operations working with designers, account managers, project directors, and clients.

Bremmer & Goris Communications is a leading design and branding company based in Alexandria, Virginia.

#22 American Red Cross - Banafsheh Ghassemi Mar 03, 2014

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Banafsheh Ghassemi teaches about how the American Red Cross delivers unique customer experiences based on the signals we leave behind as we interact online. She is the VP of Marketing, CRM, Customer Experience & Marketing Excellence at the American Red Cross. She established the first customer experience organization at the Red Cross and lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide CE and eCRM strategies. The American Red Cross is largest non-governmental humanitarian and disaster relief organization in the United States.

#21 National Restaurant Association - Christopher Dorscher Feb 24, 2014

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Chistopher Doscher shares some of the policy topics he covers for the restaurant industry, from healthcare and immigration issues, to patent assertion agencies and renewable fuel standards.

Chris Doscher is a senior writer and editor in policy communications for the National Restaurant Association. He writes on federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that impact how the nation's nearly one million restaurants operate.

The National Restaurant Association is the largest foodservice trade association in the world.

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