MISSION:  My mission is to motivate, inspire and teach others to live their "best lives" – personally and professionally - while they contribute to the world in wonderful ways.

BUSINESS STRATEGIST 1998-Present

Ideal client: Small to mid-size Business Owner, "C" level Executive, Branch Manager, Department Managers or Executives in the financial services or technology fields. 

v      Provide a variety of tools to help clients streamline their work, provide step-by step processes to clients who are looking to earn more in less time while growing personally. My specialty is helping clients figure out the next steps, create strategies and get the results they're looking for. I am a firm believer in the concepts found in "The E-myth Revisited."

v      Teach experiential business, marketing, Internet and personal development classes via teleseminar or in-person throughout the USA. Certified One Page Business Plan® Consultant. A list of topics taught and clients is located at http://www.MariaMarsala.com

v      Authored more than 200 articles published all over the world in every printed format imaginable.  Former monthly columnist for the Evergreen Monthly and NW Women magazines.  Author of 8 eWorkbooks, audios, and a variety of assessments and worksheets.

NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT 1991-1994

Ideal population: Teenagers

v      Key member of management team, provided direction and leadership to outreach efforts and activities aimed at fostering the cultural, social, physical, and emotional development of the highest level at-risk youth.  Identified service needs, developed programs, recruited clients, and promoted agency visibility in the community.

v      Represented the agency in professional committees and community meetings; made numerous public presentations.  Taught conflict resolution and anger management classes to teens and senior citizens.  Introduced Police Officers to our mediation programs during shift changes.

v      Designed promotional materials, including brochures, flyers, and newsletters.

v      Streamlined office procedures and simplified record-keeping systems.  Reorganized and maintained mailing and telephone lists.  Coordinated agency's Speaker's Bureau. Attended Board meetings and provided administrative support.

v     Planned and directed arts and recreation program for teens and young adults.

WALL STREET  1973-1990

Departments: Municipal, Corporate, and Government Bonds. Accounting, Operations Administration, Computer.

Companies: Merrill Lynch, Reynolds, Dean Witter Reynolds, Bear Stearns, Fundamental Brokers - FBI, Carroll McEntee

v      Reorganized Funds Control Department and streamlined accounting procedures to achieve greater efficiency and profitability in managing a $5 billion securities portfolio.

v      Developed a computerized system of checks and balances.  Reduced overtime by 95% and then downsized staff by 10 employees.  Redesigned form and realized savings of $100K annually.  Provided training to sales force.

v      Managed staff of up to eight consultants responsible for recreating one year's record of securities trades, clearances, stock records, and Profit and Loss.

v      Trained and provided technical consultation to computer programmers, assisted in development of a computerized bond trading system.  Served as liaison among brokers, dealer clients, and technical staff. 

v      Directed the coordination of the consolidation of procedures and forms within five branch offices. Served as liaison between the branches and 30 corporate managers to facilitate communication, develop efficient procedures, and reduce costs.

v      Established administrative and operational procedures for a newly created trading unit. Resolved 4-year backlog of trade problems, updated trading forms and processes.

v      Hired as the first bond liaison to increase retail sales.  Promoted the unit among the company's branch offices and significantly increased sales.  Trained sales force and wrote instructional manual.  Doubled and tripled sales in a new type of security sold by the retail sales force – bonds.

v      Redesigned forms and procedures for maximum efficiency and monetary savings.

v      Organized department events, social coordinator for visiting sales force; increased business with dealers.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

1/98 - Present             Business Coach, Trainer, Consultant – Elevating Your Business

3/92 - 7/94                   Program Director - Young People's Info. Services of Staten Island, Inc.

2/91 - 3/92                   Youth Coordinator - Staten Island College/NY Urban League

7/88 - 9/90                   Accounting & Special Projects Manager  - Carroll, McEntee & McGinley

9/87 - 4/88                   Office Manager - Staten Island Teen Pregnancy Network, Inc.

4/86 - 9/87                   Operations - Trader Liaison – F Brokerage Institutional Assoc., LP

11/85 - 4/86                 Special Project Consultant - Sweeney & Associates

2/78 - 6/85                   Trader, Executive & Special Project Manager - Bear, Stearns & Co.

2/75 – 2/78                  Bond Clerk to Trader, Reynolds Securities (Morgan Stanley)

3/74 – 9/74                  Clerk - Charmcraft Card Industries

6/73 – 2/74                  Dividend Department Clerk - Merrill Lynch

1970-1971                   First Business, Avon Representative, age 14

6/68 – 1973                 Cashier, Shore Road Beverages, part-time

VOLUNTEER HISTORY

Major accomplishments:

v      Served on Boards or in other leadership roles for the majority of volunteer positions.

v      Created a beach clean-up process and then worked with six community groups and the NYC Parks Department to develop 7 successful beach/community clean-ups.

v      Spearheaded a campaign that concluded with the City cleaning a parcel of undeveloped parkland, something the community had been unable to accomplish for 15 years.  Stopped the destruction of trees and placement of rock salt on the property.

v      Mentored approximately 60 teens.

v      Became an advocate to four children, ages 10-14, who had been abandoned.

2006 - Present            Columbia Tower Club, various committees

2002 - Present            Washington DECA Judge, Speakers Bureau

2004 - Present            Washington Business Week Judge

2003 - 2004            Web Master & Marketing Committee, PNW Region, ITC Region

2004 – 2006           Peak Potentials, Logistics Volunteer

2002 – 2005           Women of Wisdom, Volunteer Speaker, Consultant

2002 - 2003                 Public Relations Committee – Puget Sound Communicators

1999 - Present            Coachville Founding Member, R and D Team

1999 - 2003                 Board Member, Computer Information Services, Olympic College

2000 - 2002                 PR Chairperson - BPW and Son's of Italy, WA

2000 - 2001                 PR Chairperson – Business and Professional Women Local

2001 – 2002                Tutor – Reading Rollers  - Olympic Elementary School

1998 - 2003                 Special Projects - Triangle South Enterprise Center, NC

1999 - 1999                 Interim President - Master Gardener Program Volunteer, NC

1997 - 1999                 Special Projects - Master Gardener Program Volunteer, NC

1978 - 1994                 Chairperson - Friends of New Dorp Beach, NY

1990 - 1994                 Zone Chairperson - National Beach Clean Up Day, NY

1988 - 1991                 Beatification Fair Volunteer - Lynne Steinman Foundation, NY

1987 - 1991                 Youth Committee Chairperson - NY Urban League

1988 - 1990                 Organizer - Greenbelt Park Clean-up Committee, NY

1985 - 1987                 Special Activity Assistant - Gateway National Park, NY

1985 - 1987                 Executive Director - New Dorp Beach Youth Council, NY

1985 - 1985                 Co-Director - 122nd Police Precinct Youth Council, NY

1983 - 1985                 Chairperson/Parks Committee, Gateway - New Dorp Civic Association

1978 – 1978                Created Kids Day, Brooklyn NY

1972 - 1973                 President, Social Committee, Senior Year, High School

1966 – 1973                Various projects and committees in school

1965 – 1965                The youngest “Reading Teacher” (most were adults), summer program

TECHNICAL:  Most MS Programs, including MS Publisher, Excel, Word, Outlook.  Hand code web sites. Geek. 

SPECIAL:       Lynne Steinman Community Service Award; 1986, Community Heroine Award; 1987, NYC Parks Department Certificates of Recognition; 1983-1994 Community Television Producer and Certified Citizen Pruner.  Volunteer since 1965. 

HOBBIES:  Gardening, traveling, socializing, some arts/crafts, music (playing-listening), volunteering, brainstorming, computer  (just about everything technical), taking classes, playing cards, reading.