Ilene Harper

Ilene Harper has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Ilene began their career in 1997 as a Category Manager at Edwards Fine Foods, where they were responsible for overseeing and growing the dessert category for over 1100 company and franchise stores. During their time at Edwards Fine Foods, they also initiated and managed licensing and co-branding partnerships with notable brands such as Hershey Foods, M&M Mars, and Starbucks.

In 2000, Ilene joined PresentationPro as the Director of Marketing & Business Development. There, they revitalized a static product for the struggling dot-com start-up and successfully established partnerships with Microsoft Corp., Successories, Canon, Palo Alto Software, and MCSi.

In 2003, they moved on to NovaVision, Inc. as a Marketing Manager. Ilene was hired during the start-up phase to guide, design, and build the marketing arsenal for a FDA-cleared medical device. One of their accomplishments was developing and managing the HIPAA compliant website project plan, messaging, and copy for the launch of www.novavisiontherapy.

In 2004, Ilene served as the Marketing Director at Lexington International, LLC. Their specific responsibilities are unknown, but they were with the company until 2005.

Most recently, Ilene was the Vice President of Strategy at Targetbase, starting in 2006. The details of their role and the duration are not provided, as the end date and end month are marked as null.

Ilene Harper holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Dual Advertising/Marketing from Syracuse University. Ilene also obtained an MBA in Marketing from Sacred Heart University. In addition to their degrees, they have a certification in Omni Foundations, which they received from Annalect in March 2023.