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CHOCOLATE ORDERS (external link)
CHRISTIE L. McDEVITT
Eastern Shore, MD/VA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Marketing Management)
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Marketing, Design & Promotions (20 years)
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Client/Public Relations & Patient Care (20 years)
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Interior Design & Retail Display (20 years)
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Food, Foodie, and Beverage (17 years)
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Private Business Consulting (13 years)
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Travel/Tourism (12 years)
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Healthcare Providers & Payers (9 years)
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Lifestyle, Fitness, Faith & Wellness (7 years)
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Real Estate (7 years)
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Spa & Boutique Hospitality (6 years)
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Corporate Change Management (2 years)
Experience with special focus on Strategy, Branding, Marketing, Process Improvement, People Strategies, Event Design, and Customer Service. Event coordination, planning, and promotion of up to 3,000 onsite attendees, and 26,000 virtual invitations. Teams managed as large as 1,700 domestic associates for a Fortune 23 Company. Independent achievements garnered 3 consecutive awards as "Business Person of the Year" as named by The North East Chamber of Commerce. Inducted into The Cecil County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame with an added nomination for Business of the Year. Awarded Tourism Person of the Year and the Marketing Award by The Office of Economic Development for impactful strategies which revitalized a Main Street into a destination that raised the collective commercial revenue.
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Available for large-scale independent projects or full-time opportunities only.
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Contact 443.907.6452 if you are interested in a private consultation.
PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2019 | Maryland Chocolatier of the Year by Lux Life International Magazine
2018 - 2019 | Co-awarded in success of downtown events by Cecil County Tourism
2018 | Cecil County Tourism Person of the Year
2017 | Business Person of the Year by the North East Chamber of Commerce
2016 | Business Person of the Year by the North East Chamber of Commerce
2015 | Business Person of the Year by the North East Chamber of Commerce
2017 | Marketing Award presented by Cecil County Tourism
2016 | Marketing Award presented by Cecil County Tourism
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2023 | Named 'Best Candy Store in Maryland' by Lovefood
2019 | Best Chocolate in Maryland (Lux Life International Magazine: Sea Salt Caramel)
2018 | Ranked as top Old-Time Chocolate Shops in Maryland ('Only in Your State')
2017 | Inducted to Chamber Business Hall of Fame (Cecil County Chamber of Commerce)
2022 | Voted #1 Candy Store Countywide (Cecil Whig)
2016 - 2021 | Voted #1 Sweets Countywide (Cecil Whig)
2017 - 2021 | Most Loved Candy Store (Hulafrog Aberdeen/Bel Air, MD)
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PRESS & PROMO
Every US State's Best Candy Store
This Candy Store in Maryland Was Ripped Straight from the Pages of a Fairytale
Cecil County Tourism Person of the Year
Cecil College Alumni Spotlight: It All Started Here
Voted North East Business Person of the Year
Stepping Out: Owner of North East Chocolates Keeps it Tasteful