Marketing Adviser and Philanthropic Consultant to Non-profits; Community-based & Faith-based Organizations; Women Enterprises; Seniors; and Veterans in addition to Small to Medium Businesses and State/Local/Federal Government Entities. Check out Lowayne’s Bio.
With over 30+ years of experience in Business, Government and Community, Lowayne Shieh is uniquely qualified to provide Marketing, Management and Fundraising advice and consultation to Non-profit (NPOs); Community-based (CBOs); and Faith-based (FBOs) Organizations as well as Government (Local, State, Federal) entities and Medium to Small Businesses (particularly minority, women and veteran owned businesses.)
Areas of Expertise:
- Sales & Marketing
- Program & Project Development / Management
- Customer Education & Communications
- Customer Service & Complaint Resolution
- Leadership / Professional Development & Training
- Strategic, Marketing & Business Planning & Execution
- Development of Public/Private Partnerships
- Event Planning & Execution
- Consultation (pro bono) for Community-based, Faith-based, Non-profit Organizations
- Business Development & Fundraising for Government Entities, Community Organizations & Corporations
Professional Experience:
- Over 25 years of corporate Marketing/Sales Management experience with major corporations –AT&T (formerly SBC / Pacific Bell); Macy’s California; Capwells Department Store
- Over 7 years of Leadership experience with State Government—CA Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Educational Institutions (University of California-Berkeley and California State University-East Bay (formerly CSUH – Hayward)
- Served as President, Business Development Officer, Membership and Dinner Event Chair and Board Member on numerous Community-based Organizations Boards and Committees.
Accomplishments:
- Helped raise over $1 Million in funds, grants and sponsorships / partnerships of fundraising events for NPOs and CBOs;
- Raised funds and then organized, developed & implemented numerous programs for the leadership / management / staff training & professional development seminars & conferences;
- Raised over $500,000 over 9 years for the annual AT&T’s Consultant Council Conference that ultimately generated millions in revenue from customer contracts;
- Developed Private-Public Partnerships to fund consumer advocacy and education events / programs that helped increase consumer protection, and greater consumer awareness and business/licensee compliance;
- Effectively managed $1.1 Million budget; controlled costs and expanded service and consumer education programs with volunteers / student interns and computer automation.
Education:
- MBA – Marketing Management & International Business, California State University, East Bay (Hayward)
- BA – Art Psychotherapy, University of California, Berkeley
- Graduate Study & Exchange Program, Institute of International Study & Training (IIST) – Fujinamiya, Japan
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