Kari Whitcraft

Kari Whitcraft has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Kari started their career as a Financial Services Professional at Prime Internet Network in 2002 and later became the Chief Financial Officer at Candy Logic, Inc. in 2005. Kari then worked as an Executive Legal Secretary for Firm Co-Founders at Gelfer Law Group from 2010 to 2011. Kari also ventured into entrepreneurship and founded Broken iPhones in 2008, focusing on repairing iPhones. Kari later joined Professionals in the City as an Event Coordinator from 2010 to 2014.

In 2014, Kari joined Elite Expediting Corp. as an Executive Administrative Assistant to the CEO and Founder. During their tenure, they played a crucial role in improving budget forecasts and rolling cash flows accuracy by 60%. Kari also streamlined and improved Board and Committee processes, resulting in cost reduction of over 10%. Moreover, they conducted research and maintained corporate books, records, and governance databases.

In 2016, Kari founded Upper Office Management, where they developed business process and change management strategies to enhance operational best practices, measure key performance indicators, and increase market performance. Kari collaborated with business partners, including senior management, to define business objectives, investment roadmaps, and requirements. Kari also built partnerships with companies to streamline departmental processes and implemented metrics-based performance evaluation using KPIs.

Kari's most recent role is as the Director of Marketing and Development at Western Youth Services, starting in 2020. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, they launched a website and a Learning Management System (LMS) and successfully executed contracts worth over 1 million dollars. Additionally, they achieved a 36% increase in email open rates.

Overall, Kari Whitcraft's work experience showcases their expertise in financial services, event coordination, administrative assistance, entrepreneurship, and marketing and development management.

Kari Whitcraft attended Saddleback College from 2004 to 2008, where they studied Psychology. Prior to that, they attended Dana Hills High School from 1999 to 2002. Additionally, they obtained several certifications, including being a Robbins Madanes Trained Coach from Robbins Madanes Training in 2022, a Certified Life Designer® Coach from Julie Reisler in 2021, and a Certified Legal Secretary Specialist: Civil Litigation (CLSS-CL) from the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators in 2009.