Brooklyn Dellinger, MBA

Experience

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  Aramark

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  Marketing Assistant

  Marketing and communications for 12 campus dining locations; campus-wide meal plan sales

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  UNC Health Pardee

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  Marketing Assistant

  Marketing & Communications team support through events and sponsorships, public relations, web and brand management, and promotional materials procurement.

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  Vincent Properties Inc

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Marketing Director

  Directed all marketing and communications (web, socials, print) for a highly productive real estate agency in the High Country of North Carolina.

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  Small Business and Technology Development Center at Appalachian State University

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2023

  Strategic leadership and management of a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Appalachian State University which serves a 14-county region of Western North Carolina. This includes responsibility for managing a team of advisors and engaging stakeholders to promote and improve the small business ecosystem through 1:1 business advisement, outreach, and network partnerships. Advised small to mid-size business on doing business with the local, state and federal governments. Managed outreach trainings, internal databases, and a large SE-regional government procurement conference. Responsible for the development and coordination of several webinar series, workshops and a large SE-regional procurement conference to equip small businesses with the knowledge, resources and network needed to become successful government contractors. Advised small business on various strategic and operational aspects of businesses, specifically business planning, strategic planning, marketing, and funding. Served multiple terms on the organization’s professional development committee and as a CRM power-user.

  • Program Director

    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Government Contracting Advisor, NC Government Contracting Assistance Program (Previously NC PTAC)

    Dec 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Event Coordinator, Government Contracting Assistance Program

    Dec 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Business Advisor

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2019
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  Catawba Valley Community College

  Jan 2024 - now

  Instructor

  Instructor for various Business Programs courses.

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  Atriax Group

  Apr 2024 - Apr 2025

  Assistant Marketing Manager

  Marketing, business development, and proposals at an AEC SDVOSB.