Aarica J. Smith
Owner/ Non-Profit Consultant at Smith Strategies & Consulting
NPO Board & Leadership Strategist | Certified Scrum Master | 4X Salesforce Certified Consultant  - Project Manager Extraordinaire Driven to Execute the Tasks At Hand, Successfully and Timely
Visionary nonprofit business leader skilled in driving organizational success and executing strategies and vision to create optimal results.
Smith Strategies & Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/smith-strategies-&-consulting
Founder and non-profit consultant, specializing in serving start-up non-profits and small-medium sized non-profits in various areas, including organizational development, fundraising planning, stewardship planning and board training.
Greater Atlanta Area
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Owner/ Non-Profit Consultant
Miles Ahead Charter School
https://www.linkedin.com/company/miles-ahead-charter-school
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Founding Board Member and Board Chair
Cloud for Good
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-for-good
Leading internal strategic initiatives and process development across multiple teams. Some initiatives include but not limited to building and managing company intranet, supporting recruitment efforts, managing RFP process of vendors, enhancing performance review process and supporting internal communications.
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Operations Project Lead
Cloud for Good
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-for-good
Cloud for Good works with nonprofit organizations, higher
education institutions and K-12 schools to create transformational value with Salesforce.

Managed Salesforce solutions projects, mitigating all risks and issues that may jeopardize the scope of the project and leads project team to successful and timely deliverance of implementations and deployments. Created and presented client-facing materials for project organization, including kick-off decks, iterative timelines, and weekly project status reports. Led requirements gathering sessions with clients and respective stakeholders. Operated in Iterative Methodology framework, utilizing user stories to capture the requirements and format them in a way toward preparation for configuration. Engaged in specific projects as a Cloud Consultant, responsible for analyzing requirements, designing solutions, configuring the solutions and conduct testing of solutions, as well as demo configurations to Clients.
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Cloud Consultant
Code Zero
https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-zero
Code Zero is a cloud focused consulting, IT systems development, and software integration provider founded by highly skilled executives, architects, developers. The Code Zero team brings decades of experience from simple projects to the most complex and ambitious integrations in the high technology, manufacturing, healthcare, media, telecommunications, and consulting industries.
Greater Atlanta Area
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Engagement Manager
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgcaclubs
Tasked with developing the national strategy for quality arts programming in Clubs. Responsibilities include strategic planning and development, project management of team tasks, grants management, financial analysis and reconciliation, and program development.
Atlanta, GA
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Director, Creative Youth Development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgcaclubs
Managed assigned corporate and foundation accounts. Responsible for high-level interaction and strategic involvement with corporate and foundation decision makers and ensures successful, long-standing partnerships. Built relationships effectively internally and externally to ensure consistently strong project execution, coordination of internal and external resources, on target financial performance and satisfaction of contracted deliverables.
Atlanta, GA
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Director, Account Strategy and Development
American Diabetes Association
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-diabetes-association
Manged the Atlanta Tour de Cure, the premier cycling event for supporting finding a cure for diabetes. Achieved status of being the #4 Tour event in the country, based on the funds that were raised. Responsibilities include fundraising, events manager, volunteer coordinator, sponsorship cultivator, and logistics manager.
Atlanta, GA
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Manager of Atlanta Tour de Cure
Express Yourself School of the Arts
Worked hand-in-hand with the Founder of the organization to manage the day to day operations of the organization, as well as assisted in developing strategy of the organization over time. Responsibilities included creating and implementing a marketing plan for the organization, which includes methods of marketing to consumers and corporate partnerships, designing marketing materials for various events, including fundraisers, program events & youth council communications, coordinating the social media updates and strategies, and leading the relaunch of the organization’s website for 2012 season with a new template that makes the site more user friendly and eye-appealing to family audience.
Atlanta, GA
Executive Director
Capgemini Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/capgemini-invent
Product/data manager of 9,000 telecom products in the Product Workbook database. Experience in product/data management through SQL database. Responsiblities included managing a team in creating and maintaining products, as well overseeing product solution with clients, coordinating and leading daily team meetings in order to organize the daily tasks, writing SQL queries, partnering with the SQL Developers to develop a schedule for monthly publications and backups of the  database, and pitching product workbook database to potential new clients.
Atlanta, GA
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Consultant
MA
Art Administration
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Savannah College of Art and Design
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BA
Economics
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Spelman College
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Lausanne Collegiate School
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Spelman College
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Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant
Salesforce
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Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant
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Salesforce
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Salesforce Accredited Sales Professional
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Salesforce
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Salesforce Certified Administrator
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Scrum Alliance
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1137625
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
http://bcert.me/sjhcthdpl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-hood-2b703866
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Gregory Hood
Intermodal Transportation/ Logistics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trina-white-5966a81a6
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Trina White
Engagement Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-pack-1220
Atlanta, GA
Christina Pack
Remediation Specialist at the Dyslexia Resource and 
Instructional Coach at EdConnective
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyar
Sacramento, CA
Kenya Ratcliff
CEO, HR Consultant, eLearning Developer, ZEMINI - employee engagement is my superpower!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristireaves
Nashville, TN
Kristi Reaves
Professional Educator and Recruiter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-dobrick-262b91188
United States
JoAnne Dobrick
Helping as many organizations as I can to continue the incredible work that is being done.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifmitchell
Nashville, TN
Clifton M. Mitchell (Clif)
Giving back to public schools after years of national marketing & sales leadership. Marketing & Sales Consultant.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/penny-smith-mickey-7a3aa32b
Memphis Metropolitan Area
Penny Smith-Mickey
Guild Education
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-cameron-148019225
Lansing, MI
Emily Cameron
Head Of Community at Comonetize
https://www.linkedin.com/in/everton-blair-jr-13b2b533
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Everton Blair, Jr.
Chairman, Gwinnett County Board of Education
https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomibevans
Eugene, OR
Naomi Evans (She, Her, Hers)
University of Oregon: Master of Nonprofit Management Student
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charisdorsey
Atlanta, GA
Charis J. Dorsey, Esq.
The Brand Attorney® | Trademark and Business Attorney | Beauty Brand Protection Expert
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-joseph-zaccaro-91508976
Kansas City, MO
David Joseph Zaccaro
Financial Analyst at Cboe Global Markets
https://www.linkedin.com/in/makenakushnir
Denton, TX
Makena Kushnir
Corporate Social Responsibility Technology, Blackbaud Corporate Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnjlothian
Greater Chicago Area
John Lothian
Executive Chairman at John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.
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Brussels
Pamela Anyoti Peronaci
Entrepreneur - Business and Mindset Coach | Helping You Build Your Own International Trade, Product Brand and Consultant Business. I show you how to get the results you Want.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmfresquez
Dallas, TX
Jarrod Fresquez
Always strive for excellence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsicnolf
Tampa, FL
Andrew Sicnolf
Sales Manager, Gartner for Marketing Leaders
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlesliepalmer
San Antonio, TX
Leslie Palmer
Consultant | Founding Principal at M. Leslie Palmer Consulting
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        I had the pleasure of managing Aarica during part of her tenure at BGCA and have always been inspired by her drive, dedication, and commitment to excellence. She is strategic and thoughtful in everything she approaches. She is one of the most organized people that I have worked with and she can manage a project like no other. She creates processes and systems that work for others and she is a strong communicator. It was a true pleasure working with her! Skye Tyler ☁
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        There are some coworkers that you always want on your team. The people who are capable, reliable, and determined. The teammates that are always willing to push you to be better than you were before, while making sure that you're supported along the way. Those who can keep calm even when it feels like everything is going sideways. Aarica is one of those people! Her attention to detail, drive, and motivation virtually ensures that every project she works on will be a success. And she's a genuinely thoughtful person who cares about the work she does and the people she works with. It was a pleasure working with her and she has my highest recommendation.
Salesforce Partners and Professionals - Developers | Consultants | Administrators | Architects
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Capgemini TME Alumni
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Atlanta (YNPN Atlanta)
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Metro Atlanta Business Network,  All Read the "About This Group" BEFORE Requesting to Join
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Atlanta Tour de Cure
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Philanthropy Network
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Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
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Salesforce.com Consulting Network
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The NonProfit Times
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Blacks In Technology
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Bridgespan Nonprofit Fundraising/Development Network
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN)
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GuideStar -- The Nonprofit Conversation
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Consultants To Entrepreneurs & CEOs
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