Charlotte Bewersdorff

About Charlotte Bewersdorff

As the Vice President for Community Engagement at Merit Network, I lead a team of professionals dedicated to solving long-term challenges in Michigan\'s technology landscape. With over 11 years of experience in this role, I have successfully executed services to local, state, and national network ecosystems, demonstrating my skills in organizing around action, connecting teams, and strategic management.I am passionate about developing teams and the structures necessary to support stable and progressive operations in a fast-paced and technically challenging environment. My mission is to connect organizations and build community, which I achieve by converting strategy into execution. I am also committed to advancing the mission of ensuring every community has access to affordable, high-quality broadband.

Experience

1. Vice President for Community Engagement

   Merit Network

   Oct 2017 — Present

   Executive leader with experience and passion for solving long-term challenges in Michigan’s technology landscape. Executing service to local, state, and national network ecosystems with a substantial skillet in organizing around action, connecting teams, and strategic management. Dedication to developing teams and the corporate structure necessary to support stable and progressive operations has proven to be a cornerstone in competing in a fast-paced and technically challenging environment that requires nimble and iterative evolution. Aligned successfully with a personal mission of “Connecting Organizations and Building Community” by successfully converting strategy to execution, resulting in corporate growth and diversification and building strong brand recognition while maintaining excellence in operational performance. An Executive officer with a proven record of accomplishment in growth, innovation, accountability, and performance. Highly successful in business planning and building effective state and national ecosystems, developing partnership relationships and programs supporting Merit’s expansion and growth while maintaining mindfulness of the need to reduce costs. Thrives in fast-paced, uncharted territory and can manage multiple diverse and complex projects and people while adhering to objectives, deadlines, performance, and financial goals. Strong ability to represent visionary strategic initiatives to varying audiences and possesses the rare ability to move from vision to actualization both directly and sometimes with limited resources.

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy

  BSBA, Business Administration/Finance

Skills

• Relationship Building
• Team Building
• Management
• Interpersonal Communication Abilities
• Expressive & Persuasive Communication
• Business Decision Making
• Expectations Management
• Product Marketing
• Confidence Building
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Community Building
• Outstanding People Skills
• Sales Management
• Sales
• Training
• Great Motivator
• Communication
• Data Analysis
• Team Cohesion
• Business Ethics
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• Process Creation
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Salesforce.com
• Strategic Planning
• Community Engagement
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing
• Key Customer Relationships
• Relationship Management
• Direct Marketing
• Emotional Intelligence
• Accountability
• Team Building and Motivation
• Strategy
• Engaging People
• Influence Others