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Erica Courtney is an independent government business development consultant based in Jacksonville, Florida. She has over 11 years experience as a senior staff officer in the U.S. Army in charge of government acquisitions, contracts, budgets and logistics. She is an ‘insider’ who knows how to cut through the red tape and help firms sell successfully to the government. Erica bought from commercial vendors, now she teaches others how to sell to end-users.
Erica has also worked corporate as a government contracts director and owned two for profits and one not-for-profit centered around sustainability, community and economic development, empowerment and climate change mitigation. She is an accomplished entrepreneur and has the government know-how to bridge the two worlds together for clients. There has never been a better time to do business with the government-the largest customer in the world spending $500B annually. As a consultant, she has earned clients millions of dollars in state and federal government contracts and contributed substantially to their growth. Erica has won several national and global business plan awards from highly respected organizations and universities. She now sits as a national judge evaluating and providing feedback for budding social entrepreneurs. Erica was recently named one of 80 women nationwide with the leadership background and a vision for what to do with it to change the world by Oprah Magazine and The White House Project. Erica has been featured in several national and local publications. She teaches seminars and often guest speaks educating others on how to do business with the government, business plan writing/strategy, leadership and green initiatives. Erica has an Executive MBA from Florida International University and has a plethora of formal training on government business operations. She knows how to competitively position companies in the federal marketplace which is the best defense against a slowing economy. If the question of “Where do I start?” is asked, Erica is most certainly the person to ask.
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Leslie Hulser is an independent leadership and project management consultant based in Miami, Florida. She is a 10-year industry veteran in the fields of management, marketing, recruiting, administration, grant-writing and contract management. Leslie recently earned her MBA from Florida International University in 2008, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and served as her class president.
Leslie is well-versed at work within the government structure at the local, state and Federal level. Active in local business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) relationships, she holds a seat on the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and is an active member on the Military Affairs Committee. Due in great part to the efforts and initiatives of her committee, the military/business community relationship in South Florida has never been better.
Leslie has initiated substantial change while employed by Florida International University. This year, she designed, implemented and now manages the first-ever dual-degree undergraduate program at Florida International University’s Landon School of Business. She has been lauded at the highest levels for her successful international outreach initiatives which have yielded profitable and enduring relationships with universities outside of the United States.
Well-accomplished in contract negotiation and management, Leslie has managed over $500M in contract funds over the last 10 years with a flawless track record. While working for Stanford University, she was responsible for managing pre-construction contracts for the development projects, and represented Stanford Management Company at local City Council meetings.
Leslie has been featured in several state and local publications. Most recently, her article Retaining and Recruiting Talent appeared in “Miami Today.”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Responsible for creating and sustaining multiple international relationships for Florida Int’l University
• Designed, implemented and managed new dual-degree undergraduate program for Florida Int’l University
• Managed and executed annual budgets in excess of $350M
• Managed Pre-Construction Contracts for $120M
• Elected Class President & Commencement Speaker, MBA Class of 2008, Florida Int’l University
EXPERIENCE
• Leslie A. Hulser Consulting, LLC, Miami, FL, President and Managing Member - Consulting firm specializing in project management, international relationships, marketing and grant writing
• Florida International University, Program Coordinator, International Affairs & Projects
• Stanford Management Company, Projects Coordinator & Contract Management
• Hall Kinion & Associates, Market Analyst &Technical Recruiter
• United States Coast Guard, New London, CT – Two years active-duty military experience.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
• M.B.A., Florida International University, Miami, FL
• Summa Cum Laude
• Beta Gama Sigma Honors Society
• Bachelor of Arts, Marketing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Magna Cum Laude
• United States Coast Guard Academy, Management, New London, CT
• Commandant’s List for Military Excellence
• Professional grant-writing workshop
• Extensive marketing, leadership, sales and professional training programs
• U S Marine Corps Officer Leadership Reaction Course
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• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
• Military Affairs Committee
• HR & Small Business Education Committee
• Beta Gama Sigma Honors Society
• Florida Int’l University International MBA Advisory Board
SunTrust Bank Professor and Faculty Director Professional MBA, School of Accounting, Florida International University. Clark is a leader in valuation and environmental accounting. He has worked with Erica in other ventures acting as the CFO. Clark is an invaluable resource.
Clark’s education consists of a PhD, Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.Acct., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.Ed., The University of Virginia BA, George Washington University. His areas of expertise include financial reporting analysis, petroleum and natural resource accounting and enterprise valuation. His professional activities include research published in The Accounting Review; the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting; the Journal of Forensic Accounting; and others. His papers have been presented at national meetings of the American Accounting Association; the Allied Academies; and the Decision Sciences Institute. Professor Wheatley is member of Beta Alpha Psi, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Accounting Association, and the Academy of Accounting Studies. He is a certified public accountant in the state of Virginia.
Rolff is a German citizen who grew up in the Italian part of Switzerland.
She is a graduate from University of Zurich Faculty of Law and worked in Switzerland as Clerk of Courts and in private practice acquiring experience in civil, criminal, and administrative matters.
In the U.S. she is a graduate (J.D. cum laude) from University of Miami School of Law. She has worked with Erica forming other business ventures.
Elke U. Rolff Partner International transactional attorney with bar admissions in Florida and Switzerland. She was affiliated with the International Practice Group of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A, before joining Global Expansion Group, an international transactional boutique law firm in Miami. She became then a partner with Diaz Reus Rolff & Targ, LLP, heading the firm’s immigration and corporate group as part of her international business transactions practice. She now owns her own international law firm in Miami, Florida. She is licensed to practice law in Switzerland and in the United States. Elke speaks English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her practice areas include international business transactions and foreign investments, immigration law, pre-immigration corporate structuring and tax aspects, general corporate and contract law. Her education is as follows: Liceo Classico Collegio Papio, Ascona, Switzerland, University of Zurich Faculty of Law, Zurich, Switzerland (J.D.) and the University of Miami school of Law, Florida (J.D. cum laude). She is involved with the Florida Bar – International Law Section and a member of AILA – American Immigration Lawyer Association.
Wendy (Artisticality.com) has been working with CCS on both print graphics and web design and development.
Wendy's education is from the Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida, Bachelors of Art, Commercial Art 1991, achieving a Graphic Design Major with a minor in Advertising. And a post Bachelor's diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Web Design. Wendy's skills include Graphic Design, Typography, Logo Design, Page Layout, Illustration, Web Page Design, Digital Imaging, Animation, Storyboards, Flowcharts, Information Design, User Interface Design, Search Engine Optimization, as well as other skills. She is comfortable with both Mac and PC platforms. Wendy's software and tools knowledge includes Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady and Dreamweaver (CS3) and Macromedia Flash; Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, Publisher; Excel; HTML, CSS, CSS2, PHP, and Javascript.
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