REBECCA SMITH
Midwife in Chicago, IL

Director, New Products & Business Development at Nestle Purina Pet Care

Consumer Goods

Nestle Purina Pet Care - Greater St. Louis Area, Chicago since Feb 2002 - Director, New Products & Business Development Nestle Purina - Greater St. Louis Area Jan 2001 - Feb 2002 - Director, Puppy Chow/Chow Megabrand Nestle Purina - Greater St. Louis Area Jan 2000 - Jan 2001 - Brand Manager, dog/cat snacks S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc - Racine, WI Jul 1998 - Jul 1999 - Senior Brand Manager Sara Lee Intimates - Stamford, CT Jul 1993 - Jun 1998 - Senior Marketing Manager Sara Lee - Chicago, IL Jul 1991 - Jul 1993 - Senior Business Development Manager, Latin America

University of Notre Dame 1989 - 1991
MBA, Marketing University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business 1982 - 1986
BBA, Finance

Spanish

Bookseller at Barnes and Noble, Independent Writer/ Novelist at self-employed

Writing and Editing

Barnes and Noble since Aug 2012 - Bookseller self-employed - Chicago, IL since May 2011 - Independent Writer/ Novelist Independent Employer - Chicago, IL Aug 2011 - Jun 2012 - Childcare Provider Brownsburg Community Schools - Brownsburg, Indiana Aug 2007 - Jul 2011 - Seventh Grade English/ Language Arts Teacher Zionsville Community Schools - Zionsville, Indiana May 2007 - Aug 2007 - Remedial English Teacher

Most Inspirational Educator 2011 • Brownsburg High School Women’s basketball team, Brownsburg High School Women’s soccer team • Team members nominate a teacher over the course of their educational career who has motivated and inspired. 2011 Golden Apple Grant Recipient, Brownsburg Educational Foundation • Organized proposal in conjunction with the “Response to Intervention” team to receive external funding for positive reinforcement programs for students with exceptional behavioral needs. Teacher of the Year Award • Four consecutive school years: 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 • Student body-voted award recognizing building-wide teachers who met attributes including hard-working, inspiring, dedicated, and caring Marathons • Walt Disney World Marathon, Chicago Bank of America Marathon

Product Support and Registration Specialist at Precision Laboratories, LLC

Chemicals

Precision Laboratories, LLC - Waukegan, IL since Oct 2012 - Product Support and Registration Specialist Dow Chemical 2006 - 2012 - Business Contract Administrator

Creative Director at MS Datastep, Inc.

Graphic Design

MS Datastep, Inc. since 2003 - Creative Director Wayne State University 2003 - 2005 - Adjunct Faculty Affina 1993 - 2003 - Project Manager

Design, Useability, Fencing, Boardgames, Baking, Knitting, Sewing

Associate Board Member at Esperanza Community Services, Administrative Assistant at Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC

Legal Services

Esperanza Community Services since Jul 2011 - Associate Board Member Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC since May 1999 - Administrative Assistant

Marketing Head at Transcription Assist Inc

Media Production

Civil Engineer at Burns & McDonnell

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Staffing and Recruiting

Owner at Rebecca Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate

RN at St James Hospital

Hospital & Health Care