Rita Reicher

Chapter Chair, Syracuse Chapter I, Women Presidents\' Organization, Inc.

Role
President at Focus Greater Syracuse, Inc
Location
Syracuse, NY, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Rita Reicher

Rita is President of the Board of FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. Between 2020 and 2025, she also served as Interim Executive Director. FOCUS is a non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate and encourage citizen engagement to make Central New York a better place to live. Rita has also served as Chapter Chair of Syracuse Chapter I of the Women Presidents\' Organization (WPO), facilitating discussions and supporting women business executives achieve their business objectives. She has served on several nonprofit Boards including the Upstate Foundation, the Syracuse Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Syracuse Chapter of the American Heart Association and the CNY Community Foundation.Rita is retired President and Chair of KS & R, a global market research and consulting firm headquartered in Syracuse, New York. Rita was a Founding Principal of KS & R and served in a leadership position in the company since its founding in 1983. In 2014, the KS & R Board of Directors approved Rita to be its Chair. In addition to her executive responsibilities as President, she was directly involved in many of KS & R’s research efforts requiring advanced research methods. Prior to founding KS & R, Rita served as a Research Fellow with the Syracuse Research Corporation. She is a graduate of William Smith College and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.

Experience

  1. President

    Focus Greater Syracuse, Inc

    Jan 2020 — Present · Syracuse, NY, US

    As Board President of FOCUS Greater Syracuse, I act as Executive Director of the organization, supervise a staff of 1, and coordinate activities with other volunteer Board members to ensure smooth operations of the organization.

Education

  • Yale University

    MPhil, Economics

    1975 — 1976

  • Yale University

    MA, Economics

    1974 — 1975

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    BA, Math and Economics

    1970 — 1974

  • Yale University

    PhD, Economics

    1976 — 1983

Skills

  • Primary Research
  • Advertising Research
  • Program Evaluation
  • Analytics
  • Brand Loyalty
  • Spss
  • Strategy
  • Voice of the Customer
  • Personnel Management
  • Focus Groups
  • Leadership
  • Online Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Nonprofits
  • Survey Research
  • Crm
  • Research Design
  • Product Development
  • Analysis
  • Online Research
  • Statistics
  • Business Insights
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Market Research
  • Quantitative Research
  • Marketing Research
  • Social Media
  • Brand Equity
  • Sas
  • Competitive Analysis
  • B2b
  • Market Intelligence
  • Direct Marketing
  • Management
  • Customer Insight
  • Qualitative Research
  • Market Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Marketing Communications
  • Data Analysis

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