Patti Mitchell

Community and Business Relations professional with extensive experience in leadership, community engagement, strategic partnerships, public relations, fundraising, outreach, and stakeholder relations. Proven success building collaborative relationships across Tribal, nonprofit, educational, and healthcare, government, and business sectors.

Executive Director at Kelly B Todd Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-Muscular Foundation, Inc. (2023-01 – 2026-01)

Led organizational revitalization efforts that transformed a little-known nonprofit into one of the community's most recognized and respected organizations.

• Developed and executed strategic fundraising campaigns, sponsorship initiatives, and donor engagement activities that significantly increased community awareness and financial support.
• Built strong partnerships with local businesses, civic leaders, healthcare organizations, schools, and community stakeholders.
• Served as spokesperson for the organization through public presentations, media outreach, networking events, cold-calls, and community engagement opportunities.
• Planned and coordinated fundraising events, awareness campaigns, market brand, and outreach initiatives that expanded organizational visibility and impact.
• Managed daily nonprofit, clinical, and facilities operations including management, coordination, marketing, strategy, and collaboration.
• Increased 100% community participation and strengthened relationships with families, advocates, and supporters throughout the region.

Customer Representative at Mitchell Renovations (2020-01 – 2023-01)

Manage client communication, vendor coordination, collections, and project timelines while ensuring high-quality customer service.

Consultant at Navigation-Point (2010-01 – 2021-01)

Consulted with nonprofit organizations, Tribal programs, and small businesses to improve community outreach, organizational development, and stakeholder engagement.

• Delivered training and development forums, leadership workshops, strategic planning sessions, and public relations campaigns.

Community & Cultural Outreach Specialist at Cherokee Nation

Supported tribal community nonprofit development, communications and outreach, leadership engagement, grant support, and organizational training initiatives. My key role was to assisted tribal members with building capacity and competencies for nonprofit application, structure, organization, and budgets to sustain a Cherokee Nation community service organization, while working within the guidelines to oversee grant funding allocation review and reporting.

• Prepared communication and marketing material for monthly events, communication notices, and annual leadership conference.

Training Development Specialist at Seminole Tribe of Florida Native Learning Center

Organized, developed and provided training, technical assistance and event facilitation to Native American Tribal Government, Council members, and Tribal department professionals throughout the United States.

• Lead specific training on home ownership, financial wellness, effective leadership, organizational skills, communication skills, nonprofit development and entrepreneurship for adult learners in addition to specialized youth financial management and leadership programs.
• Developed and conducted weekly webinars, coordinated training schedules, negotiated subject matter expert contracts, prepared training materials, designed Power Points and workbook printouts.
• Managed accounts of pre-existing customer base plus documenting customer contacts new or updated information into the organization's CRM system and actively responded to customer requests, questions or needs.

State Program Representative at NC Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Generated Business relationship within the State of North Carolina combined with serving as the key point-of-contact and subject matter expert nationally in efforts to increase awareness and opportunities that support employment outcomes on behalf of people with disabilities and disadvantaged workplace abilities.

• Developed internal and external communication, marketing plus served as public relations spokesperson for DVR; Created news briefs, partnership incentive announcements, promotional ads and videos, and internal staff newsletters.
• Represented DVR by public speaking at conferences, panel discussions forums, networking events as well as serving on multiple professional association committees and boards.
• Acted as the consultant supervisor and technical advisor for 70+ DVR staff employment placement representatives plus 3 regional program specialists, led staff professional development training, discussion groups, and one-on-one mentoring support.
• Monitored employment analysis markets and analytics for employability opportunities for the people we served.

Business Relations Representative at Appalachian State University

Represented as the Business development public relations for the University Career Development Center which included generating employment recruitment leads as well as coordinating national talent acquisition college graduate recruitment events and information sessions.

• Increased on-campus recruitment growth by 40% in addition to building and maintaining the ASU Career Development CRM, which secured over 10,000 qualified employment opportunities.
• Spokesperson on behave of ASU Career Development at conferences, panel discussions, and networking events.
• Represented ASU Career Development on multiple professional association committees and boards in addition to networking opportunities with alumni and business events.
• Designed promotional marketing materials, announcements and publications; Compiled data to determine job market trends supporting hiring practices by industries and labor related issues to strategically position ASU recruiting resources.
• Negotiated conference vendor and space rental contracts; and conducted on-going assessments and feedback reports as to the effectiveness of department goals.

Executive Director at Beech Mountain/Banner Elk Tourism Development Authority & Chamber of Commerce

B2B and B2C executive leadership for business development, tourism marketing, fundraising, membership engagement, and community partnership events.

Youth Program Coordinator at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Coordinated youth wellness, public health outreach, community education, and family engagement programs serving Native American communities.

Bachelor of Arts in Communication – University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (1998-01)