Andrew Arell
Race Director at The Grand Traverse
Strategic Partnerships  &  Event Production
Innovative partnership professional with eight years demonstrated experience managing non-profit event sponsorship; successfully piloting corporate partnerships from lead generation to closure.  A practiced collaborator who excels at cultivating impactful relationships through shared goals and vision.  Exceptionally creative in generating strategic alliance ideation, bringing together diverse stakeholders for common cause.

Managed brand partner relationships include - The North Face, Dynafit, Montane, Adidas/Terrex, Icebreaker, Outdoor Research, Black Diamond & Fischer.

● Partnership building: Track record of developing sophisticated, creative, and impact-driven partnership strategies; excelling at all stages of partnership management - qualifying, exploratory conversations, proposal development, negotiations & contracting.

● Relationship management: Nurtures functional relationships by perceiving and working through challenges, deploying deep listening and emotional intelligence.

● Effective communicator: Skilled in interpersonal communication, clearly conveying verbal and written information among internal and external stakeholders.

● Strategic planner: Highly effective at adapting resources to shifting priorities and project phases.
The Grand Traverse
The Grand Traverse is the most time honored point-to-point ski race in North America. Over its 23 year legacy, this singular test of endurance across 40 miles of alpine terrain has become a rite of passage quest among mountain athletes across the nation.

In 2014, I was pivotal in evolving the event brand into its current multi-season series format, inaugurating Grand Traverse Mountain Run & Bike events.  Beyond this brand expansion into summer endurance disciplines, I further grew the event profile by launching the Grand Traverse Skimo Academy, a pre-season race training camp.
Crested Butte, Colorado
Race Director
Crested Butte Nordic
https://www.linkedin.com/company/crested-butte-nordic-2017
● Comprehensively managed and produced an annual calendar of 18 fundraising events.
● Generated annual net event revenues of $180K+.
● Prospected, pitched and closed sponsorship contracts, annually totaling $50K+.
● Designed & executed Athlete Insight Surveys, gathering key demographic & brand preference data to support sponsorship sales.
● Ensure partner benefit fulfillment, delivering ROI impact reports incorporating event activation metrics.
● Operated as Race Director for marquee competitions - Alley Loop Nordic Marathon & Grand Traverse Race Series.
● Conceptualized & launched summer spin-off events - Grand Traverse Mountain Run & Bike.
● Initiated collaborative program with Outdoor Afro, facilitating group ski weekend incorporating instruction itinerary.
Crested Butte, Colorado
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Director of Events
Bureau of Land Management - Gunnison Field Office
Collected rangeland vegetation statistics in accordance with the Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA).
Gunnison, Colorado
Rangeland Technician
Castleton Ranch
Established rangeland monitoring protocol, plotting 5 ground cover data transects, in addition to generating seasonal grazing reports, calculating Grazing Response Indexs (GRI score) for pasture utilization on 7,000 acres of rangeland.
Gunnison, Colorado
Private Land Steward
Rapture Collaborative Media
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rapture-collaborative-media
Provided comprehensive video production services to the following partial list of clientele.  (Additional demo reels and work sample may be furnished upon request)

United States Tennis Association
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Colorado Convention Center
Legacy Land Trust
Whole Foods Market
Contract Magazine
MTV Network
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Andrew Romanoff Campaign
Greater Denver Area
Freelance Producer
BFA
Studio Fine Arts - Photography & Video Media
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University of Colorado Boulder
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Master of Agriculture
Integrated Resource Management
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Colorado State University
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A little promo a created to hype our new series.
Triple Crown Teaser
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Environment
1% for Open Space
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Board Member
Environment
Crested Butte Land Trust
https://www.linkedin.com/company/crested-butte-land-trust
Assisted in performing annual monitoring of easement encumbered properties.  Received Crested Butte Land Trust's - Volunteer of the Year Award, 2012.
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Volunteer Conservation Easement Monitor
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Outdoor Retail Industry Professionals
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Event Marketing Pros
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Colorado Film
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The Sponsorship Collective, Discussion Group
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who's who in events
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OutdoorIndustryJobs.com - Find or Post A Job in the Outdoor Industry
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Ski Industry Marketing and Sales Travel Professionals
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Outdoor Sporting Goods Connection
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Social Media Marketing Group by Connect365.io
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Recreation & Adventure Travel Risk Management
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World Cycling Industry
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IEG's Sponsorship Community
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PSIA - AASI  Professional Ski Instructors of America - American Association of Snowboard Instructors
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Athletic Networking
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