Peter Burgess Connections ... LinkedIn
Ruth Fasoldt

Ruth Fasoldt ... Business Development Manager at ACCA USA ... Greater New York City Area ... Program Development

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Ruth Fasoldt 3rd Ruth Fasoldt Business Development Manager at ACCA USA Greater New York City AreaProgram Development Current ACCA USA Previous ACCA, Assocation for a Better New York, Simmons College Education Simmons College 500+ connectionsConnectSend Ruth InMailMore options Contact Info www.linkedin.com/pub/ruth-fasoldt/6/1b8/7ba Background Experience Business Development Manager for ACCA USA ACCA USA October 2012 – Present (1 year 3 months)New York, New York As Business Development Manager I work with the Head of the USA to contribute to ACCA’s global employer strategy through raising ACCA’s profile with employers, targeting select organizations and sectors, and developing and enhancing ACCA’s reputation with employers in the USA. I am responsible for building relationships with key influencers for the benefit of ACCA USA and ACCA’s global position as well. ACCAEngagement Manager for ACCA USA ACCA February 2012 – October 2012 (9 months)New York, NY In this role, I led member engagement and supported the Head of USA with initial business development relationships as we created the new ACCA USA office/market plan. (Open)1 recommendation Warner Johnston Warner Johnston Warner Johnston is a business marketing & public affairs executive. I have been privileged to know Ruth for the past several years having met her during her tenure with ABNY. I have always been impressed by her poise, professionalism and gentle humor. When given the opportunity to open a USA office for ACCA, I...View Director of Membership and Special Events Assocation for a Better New York January 2010 – February 2012 (2 years 2 months)New York, New York ♦Organized and over-saw all ABNY events including booking venues, managing attendee lists, and handling billing; ♦Worked directly with Executive Director and Deputy Director on organizational decision making; ♦Billed, processed and updated membership dues for approximately 300 company members; ♦Attended events outside of the work day as an ABNY representative; ♦Hired, trained and supervised all part-time employees and volunteers; ♦Managed the Membership page of our website and created and manage ABNY’s Facebook and Twitter pages; ♦Maintained archival files for organization; ♦Managed all internal office needs; ♦Worked with Finance department and Executive Director on monitoring financial activities and status for budget preparation. Simmons CollegeEvent Planner/Office Manager Simmons College September 2006 – January 2010 (3 years 5 months) I worked for Political Science Department, Economics Department, Warburg Chair, Pre-Law Program and the Barbara Lee Foundation at Simmons College. I was the only staff member for 15 faculty members. I planned all the Department events which in one year included: 5 Warburg Lectures, 4 Warburg Brown Bags, two alumnae events (2nd Annual Political Science Faculty Student Dinner and the Economics Networking Dinner) as well a Lee Family Foundation Lecture and Reception, a Political Science Brown Bag, an Economics Lecture and Reception, the Pols/IR Social, Political Science/IR Senior Luncheon and Political Science/IR Senior Dinner. ♦ Manage five budgets from above mentioned departments with over 1 million dollars in funds. ♦ Recruit, hire and supervise three student employees and oversee all aspects of their work. ♦ Use innovation to contact and interact with students such as creating departmental facebook accounts, and newsletters. ♦ Coordinate and implement approximately 20 annual department functions and events including for audiences ranging from 25-150 people. ♦ Utilized multiple electronic databases to conduct secondary research for professors’ academic projects. ♦ Received highest rating of “Exceptional” in Simmons’ annual performance review every year. ♦ Prepare and process departmental reports including annual reports and external reviews. ♦ Administer office workflow, including prioritizing daily workload and long-term projects. ♦ Participate in a voluntary committee, the Human Rights Initiative at Simmons College and volunteer at Graduation. ♦ Prepare departments course registration books and process sensitive department data. ♦ Create and manage five departmental websites using RedDot software. ♦ Sole staff member for 15 faculty members, including a past U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone. ♦ Manage office e-mail accounts, answer requests, and create distribution lists. Intern American Jewish Historical Society 2006 – 2007 (1 year) ♦ Accessioned a collection of Brookline, MA rabbinical papers from the 1960s. ♦ Produced a finding aid for the collection to be used by patrons of the Archive. ♦ Worked closely with Archivist on all daily activities, including: reference question responses, developing traveling exhibits, and reorganizing the physical order of archival material. Intern and Volunteer Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium 2005 – 2006 (1 year) ♦ Worked on the deaccessioning of John Carroll paintings from museum collection. ♦ Designed an interactive children’s exhibit to complement the larger exhibit on the history of horse racing. ♦ Wrote a proposal for an exhibit on General Electric’s history with women. ♦ Organized and photographed items in a new collection of ALCO (American Locomotive Company) machine parts. Met with past employees from the company to identify unknown items. ♦ Digitized photographs from the General Electric Photograph collection for the museum website. Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 13Event Management 9Facebook 8Public Speaking 7Social Media 7Budgets 4Non-profits 4Public Relations 3Research 3Event Planning 3Strategy Ruth also knows about... 2Editing 2Strategic Planning 2Media Relations 2Corporate Communications 2Newsletters 1Microsoft Excel 1Illustrator 1Microsoft Office 1Press Releases 1Grant Writing 1QuickBooks 1Management 1Nonprofits Education Simmons College Simmons College M.A, History 2006 – 2009 Master’s Thesis: “Expectations of College Educated Women in the 1950s” Defended and received an A. Simmons College Simmons College M.L.S., Archives Management 2006 – 2009 concentration in Historic and Museum Culture Activities and Societies: Recipient of the Simmons Presidential Scholarship Union College Union College B.A., History 2002 – 2006 Graduated Cumlaude Freling H. Smith Prize for Best History Thesis, Union College 2006 President’s Commission on the Status of Women Senior Thesis Prize, Union College 2006 Dean’s List Scholar, 2004-2006 Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta Term abroad in Black River, Jamaica, 2005: Studied Jamaican History and Historic Preservation and created a proposal as part of preliminary plans for a museum on Black River history. National University of Galway, 2004: Studied Irish History, Women’s History in Ireland and the European Union Additional Info Personal Details Birthday May 20 Recommendations Received (1)Given (1) Engagement Manager for ACCA USA ACCA Warner Johnston Warner Johnston Warner Johnston is a business marketing & public affairs executive. I have been privileged to know Ruth for the past several years having met her during her tenure with ABNY. I have always been impressed by her poise, professionalism and gentle humor. When given the opportunity to open a USA office for ACCA, I knew that Ruth would be the perfect person to serve as my deputy and collaborator. Over the past year, Ruth has assisted me...more February 17, 2013, Warner managed Ruth at ACCA Groups ACCA BRAZIL ACCA BRAZIL Join ACCA US - So Cal ACCA US - So Cal Join ACCA USA ACCA USA Join ALS Association Greater New York Chapter ALS Association Greater New York Chapter Join Association for a Better New York Association for a Better New York Join Chief Sustainability Officers Network Chief Sustainability Officers Network Join The Conference Board Shared Services Discussion Group The Conference Board Shared Services Discussion Group Join Union College Alumni Group Union College Alumni Group Join Following Companies Rockefeller Group Business Centers Real Estate Follow Shell Oil & Energy Follow Urban Compass Communications, LLC Urban Compass Communications, LLC Management Consulting Follow ACCA Accounting Follow Schools Union College Albany, New York Area Follow Simmons College Greater Boston Area Follow