Connie Shimek

Connie Shimek has worked in a variety of roles since 1992. Connie began their career as a Senior Account Manager for Saga Communications in 1992. Connie then moved on to become a Sales/Operations Director for MidWest Cellular in 1995. In 1997, they became the General Manager for Arch Communications, Inc., where they directed and monitored sales growth in Downstate Illinois. From 1999 to 2002, Connie worked as a Direct Sales Manager for Nextel Partners, and then as a District Sales Manager for Wireless Retail from 2002 to 2004. Connie then moved on to become an Inside Sales Manager for Capital One Healthcare Finance from 2004 to 2006, and a Sales Learning Manager for Capital One from 2006 to 2009. After that, they worked as a Performance Consultant for Entelechy, Inc. from 2009 to 2013. In 2013, Connie moved to Constant Contact, where they were a New Hire Training Manager, leading and managing the strategy and successful execution of Constant Contact's New Hire Program. Finally, in 2015 they returned to Entelechy, Inc. as a Senior Director of Innovative Learning, and then as a Director of Innovative Learning, and finally a Senior Performance Consultant.

Connie Shimek attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1983 to 1988 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Journalism.