Expert Details

Real Estate Re-Use, Site Evaluation, Community-based Development, Branding, Logo Design

ID: 723957 New Mexico, USA

With a decade of experience in investment property management, a strong commitment to cultural heritage and a business promoting RE Use, Expert has gained a reputation as the catalyst for sustainable growth. She has done site visits of historic industries, manufacturers and current operations in cities including Providence, Baltimore, Columbus, Duluth, Beijing, Harbin and Wuhan, China. As a licensed real estate broker she puts advocacy into action, working with agents and developers to build capacity for obsolete and historic properties.

· Images-Text-Design
· Marketing & Promotion
· Client Advocacy
· Site Analysis & Evaluation
· Fundraising, grant writing
· Real estate Consulting and brokerage
· Presentations and event planning
· Research & Strategic Planning

Her two-day conference drew nationwide recognition for New Mexico's rich legacy from the Industrial Age. It established working relationships between preservationists, developers, industry professionals and community leaders to turn plans into reality.

As owner of Cultural Asset Development, Expert does independent site research, assessment, evaluation and strategic planning. She targets funding sources and potential partners for community-based developments. For buyers she presents a selection of potential sites, and provides detailed reports on challenges and opportunities associated with Re Use.

Expert builds relationships with corporate clients, state and local agencies, non-profits and neighborhood associations to unlock property values to turn neglected sites into real assets.

Array

Cedar Rapids IA site assessment and funding opportunities report of the former meat packing plantToyeii, AZ former BIA boarding school site. Evaluation of abandoned buildings for re useTown of Prichard, AL site research and evaluation of downtown; and proposal for special event on reuse, 2007"Building Your Brand Map" Workshop for Alabama Minority Business Enterprise Center, 2007

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1969	Degree: BA	Subject: English literature	Institution: Boston University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2004 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Owner	Department:
Responsibilities: Expert promotes re use of oblsolete buildings, environmental remediation, and sustainable growth. She does professional enterprise training and consulting to help clients find new markets, investors, resources and/or buyers for projects. As the owner of Employer! Expert works with clients including IEDC, small businesses and property developers to help them "Sell their Story". She is conducting a 4 part Enterprise Power Pack training series for the East Mountain Chamber of Commerce
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1969 to 2003	Employer: Self	Title: Various	Department:
Responsibilities: After serving as the assistant for the Brookline Rent Review Board, she left the East Coast and arrived in New Mexico in 1970. My first husband and I had a crafts shop in Santa Fe, and homesteaded a remote piece of land near the Pecos Wilderness. She attended the Gemological Institute of America and became a Certified Gemologist, importing diamond melee from Sri Lanka. Later she used part of the inventory to buy apartment units in Albuquerque. She operated and maintained over 30 units for 10 years until she sold them, and began a journey that took her into the new world of old buildings where she now focuses her work.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 2006 to 2006	Country / Region: Croatia/Eastern Europe	Summary: Expert wrote and presented a paper on re use of historic buildings in the Port of Rijeka, Croatia. She did site evaluations and suggested marketing strategies to draw new retail and residential development and tourism.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrail Heritage, Smart Growth Network, Society of Industrial Archaeology, District 23, Division C Governor Toastmasters International, Board member, Forest Park Association, New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance

Licenses / Certifications
New Mexico Real Estate license

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
East Mountain Chamber of Commerce Enterprise Training "Selling Your Story" March 29, 2007, Brownfields Redevelopment conference exhibitor 2004, 2005, 2006, IEDC consultant/volunteer

Marketing Experience
Marketing plan for reuse of Toyeii site, Navajo Nation

Other Relevant Experience
Site evaluation and funding sources, former meat packing plant, City of Cedar Rapids IA

Fields of Expertise

entrepreneurship, marketing, small business, commercial real estate, real property, property law, community development, event planning, land use, brownfield, cost segregation, online branding, trade show, proposal writing, site remediation, strategic planning, proposal