Heather Evans

About Heather Evans

I have had a varied career, but in that diversity is a common thread: my passion and commitment to excellence. At The American Heart Association, I’m putting my gifts to work to better the health of all. As Vice President of Development, I have a varied role-spanning sales, grant writing, donor relations, fundraising, convening and more. I love the different challenges every day, and appreciate how my previous career has taught me to pivot quickly from problem solving to trouble shooting to doing to leading. I seek opportunities to make an impact everyday, flexing my ability to forge meaningful relationships and leverage resources to achieve that goal. GALLUP STRENGTHS 2021: LEARNER, IDEATION, RESPONSIBILITY, STRATEGIC, INPUTRecently, I stepped away from running a business fitting cervical and lumbar braces by prescription only. This is incredibly gratifying as I have the privilege of working in concert with a neurosurgeon and his staff to help make a patient\'s upcoming surgical experience and recovery as smooth as possible. I also managed a general surgical practice. This position challenges me in ways I had not been challenged in previous roles. Finally, I humbly held a volunteer position as a board member on the Friends of the ARC Foundation for Oneida and Lewis County. I have extensive sales experience in high pressure specialties. Having been an independent representative as well as a company representative, I am very driven yet coachable. At Ethicon, as a Regional Specialist I wore many hats-manager, mentor and sales strategist to stimulate greater sales within my region. I defended business and increased sales on a regional level.As a clinical sales representative, I have called on all surgical specialties within the hospital, as well as LD and ED. I have had responsibility for conducting business reviews, consulting in surgery, educating residents and new nursing/scrub staff. Awarded Objective Buster at Ethicon, and repeatedly recognized for excellence in customer service. At Merck, I was promoted from Medical Sales Rep to Professional Representative to Specialty Representative during 4 years there. Recognized at Ethicon and Merck by my peers as a resource for clinical and product information. Amiable, intelligent, well-spoken, well-written. Able to maintain strategic sales focus while managing and maximizing each day. Known for establishing a quick rapport, I maintain access at all my call points, and am still remembered by customers from years ago. Notary Public

Experience

1. Executive Director

   American Heart Association

   Dec 2023 — Present · US

Education

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  Coursework, Spanish

  2000 — 2000

• SUNY Geneseo

  Bs, Business Administration and Management, General

  1997 — 2001

• Center for Leadership Excellence at MVCC

  Leadership Mohawk Valley

• West genesee

  Regents diploma, Advanced science curriculum

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Surgery
• Strategy
• Sales
• Hospital Sales
• Spanish
• Plastic Surgery
• Business Planning
• Wound Care
• Latin
• General Surgery
• Orthopedics
• Sales Force Development
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Sales Rep Training
• Hospitals
• Medical Devices
• Spine
• Operating Room
• Orthopedic
• Wound Closure
• Teaching
• Tutoring
• Healthcare
• Engaging Speaker
• Speed Reading
• Surgical Device Sales
• Operating Room Sales
• Writing
• Medical Sales
• Vascular Surgery
• Management
• Ob/Gyn
• Surgical Instruments
• Sales Presentations
• Surgeons
• Product Launch
• Vascular
• Mentoring