Ms. Kimberly Branch

Ms. Kimberly Branch joined Optimal in August 2005 as its Communications Assistant.She supports the Communications Department and Optimal researchers with reviewing reports, database construction and maintenance, website updates, writing, editing, and day-to-day business operations.Ms. Branch also has a wealth of experience in conference and event planning, budget and finance management, grant and proposal writing, and media relations.

Prior to joining Optimal, Ms. Branch worked as an Office Manager with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Maryland Chapter.While at the Foundation, she supported four event directors and assisted with scheduling meetings, drafting marketing materials, and organizing events.She also supervised two administrative assistants and aided the executive director with operational decisions and functions.

Ms. Branch managed accounts payable and receivable for the Hospice of Winston Salem in North Carolina.She also served as the Special Events Coordinator for the Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida, where she organized and headed three major fundraising events.

Ms. Branch is a past member of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, past President of the Big Bend Hospice Toastmaster, past Vice President of Education for the Capital City Toastmasters, and is a current member of the Professional Women,s Forum Committee.She attended Stephens College, in Columbia, Missouri, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations.