Tivona Cunningham

Shaped the firm's brand positioning and public narrative across the New York construction, architecture, and institutional community. Represented the firm at AIA New York and Center for Architecture events, and prepared executive-ready analyses and presentation materials.

Built and managed a referral marketing network, tracking outreach and conversion in CRM to drive lead generation. Partnered with marketing on email content and annualized campaign analytics.

Combined market research and stakeholder intelligence with disciplined proposal coordination to advance $400M+ in qualified opportunities. Built standardized communications and relationship-management processes for the New York Tri-State market.

Led regional marketing and brand strategy for a general contractor, securing $4M in signed contracts. Built relationships with healthcare executives and supported proposal positioning.

Generated approximately $1.5M in revenue through referral network marketing. Coordinated client communications and worked with marketing teams on email and website content.

Developed and taught curriculum for a middle school business class.

Served as Yearbook Proctor, managing a full annual publication cycle including content creation, design, ad sales, and vendor coordination.

Managed complex executive calendaring, travel, and advisor coordination for a high-net-worth principal, exercising discretion with sensitive information.

Founded and led a public relations, special events, sponsorship, and fundraising firm for nine years. Produced premium brand experiences for Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Cartier, and Ferrari, and raised $7.8M+ in today's value through sponsorship campaigns.

Managed scheduling and vendor coordination across multiple concurrent projects, analyzing customer feedback and competitive research to inform planning.

Represented the principal externally with professionalism and discretion, coordinating vendor and contractor relationships across a multi-property portfolio.

Founded a charitable nonprofit from concept to operating organization, building its mission narrative and brand identity. Recruited and led a volunteer Board of Directors and built institutional partnerships.

Represented the firm on external social and charitable boards, managing sponsorships, media coordination, and public-facing communications.

Cultivated donor and sponsor relationships, building audience engagement and brand visibility for Houston-area programs.

Directed classroom programming and volunteer training across the northeast Houston corridor.

Postgraduate studies in Nonprofit Management from 1997 to 1998.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology, completed in 1997.

Graduated from Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in 1992.