Who is Alaina G. Levine? How can she help you and your company?
Alaina G. Levine is a prolific speaker, writer, performer, and public relations strategist, and was named the 2006 Tucson Leader of the Year, an award previously bestowed upon former US Surgeon General Richard Carmona. In 2007, she was named the Rising Star Entrepreneur of the Year from the National Association of Women Business Owners, Southern Arizona Chapter, and the Outstanding Administrator of the Year from the University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council (for directing a graduate program that marries science and business). She was also named one of Tucson’s 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by Tucson Business Edge newspaper, and an Up and Coming Business Leader by Inside Tucson Business. She is one of the youngest winners of the YWCA Woman on the Move Award (2004), has thrice been named a Distinguished Lecturer by the University of Arizona for their Summerfest Program, and is an Eller Entrepreneurial Scholar. In all, she has won approximately 20 awards in only a decade.
Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Alaina is President and Founder of Quantum Success Solutions, a public speaking and corporate comedy enterprise that provides expertise on topics such as career success, organizational public relations, and personal branding and marketing to companies and individuals.
She is also the Director of Special Projects for the University of Arizona College of Science, where her responsibilities include public relations, industrial relations, economic development and outreach. In addition, Alaina oversees the UA Professional Science Masters' Program in Applied Science and Business, through which she teaches her students about professional skills such as networking, communication, presentation success, career planning, and business etiquette.
As an inaugural Eller Entrepreneurial Scholar, she designed and administers an award-winning graduate course on entrepreneurship for scientists, the only such class in the nation to be headquartered in a science department. Her students develop early-stage business plans based on emerging technology and present them for potential investors at a popular biannual gala entitled the "Innovation Extravaganza of Epic Proportions".
Alaina is the author of over 50 articles, which have appeared in national, regional, and local publications, and two popular newspaper columns: “PR Nerd” which focused on PR and marketing issues and advice, and "Meals and Entertainment", which she wrote under a pseudonym. Both columns were published regularly in Inside Tucson Business, the largest business newspaper in Southern Arizona. She currently writes the "Profiles in Versatility" career column for APS News, the national publication of the American Physical Society, and has had the honor of interviewing such notable leaders as Steve Forbes, Tommy Hilfiger, David Bell (Chairman Emeritus of The Interpublic Group), and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek.
She has served as Director of Public Relations for UApresents (the University of Arizona performing arts organization), Director of Communications for the UA Physics Department, Director of Public Relations for the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Publicist for the Arizona International Film Festival focusing on science and science fiction films, and Assistant to the Scientific Editor of the Astrophysical Journal.
Alaina was the President of the Public Relations Society of America-Southern Arizona Chapter in 2005. In 2007, she helped found the National Professional Science Master's Association and helped secure over a half a million dollars in grant funding to jump start the venture. She currently serves on its Board of Directors. She also is a member of the Board of Directors of Women in Science and Engineering, and previously, was on the National Board of Directors for the Arizona Alumni Association, SciEnTeK-12, Inc, and the Microbusiness Advancement Center of Southern Arizona.
In 2007, Alaina was appointed to the selection committee of the (Arizona) Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards, the state's highest technology business honors. Alaina's other honors include the International Association of Business Communicators Excellence in Media Relations Award, the UA Staff Award for Excellence, and the UA Team (Leader) Award for Excellence. One of her most recent honors, the YWCA Woman on the Move Award, was bestowed on her in part for her continued dedication and work to advance and encourage the study of science by women and minority populations.
Alaina holds a BS in Mathematics, a BA in Anthropology, and a certificate in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona. She also studied at the American University in Cairo as a National Security Education Program fellow, where she was the President and Founder of the first honor society on the campus and pursued grant-funded research in Ancient Egyptian mathematics, cryptography (number theory), and religion. In addition, she has a certificate in economic development.
A native of New Jersey, she graduated with honors from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in Princeton Junction, NJ.
Known for her lively, interactive, and entertaining presentations, she has given over 350 speeches across the United States and in Europe, and her articles have appeared in local, regional, and national publications. She is continuously asked back to speak for organizations again and again to rave reviews!
Alaina's hallmark is to teach, motivate, excite and entertain audiences with specific and strategic information that you can immediately apply and employ to lead you to even greater personal and organizational triumph. Her workshops are fun and functional, sharp and funny, and better your bottom-line like no one else.
Dying for some fun? Want to better your bottom-line? Need a dynamic speaker for your next event, corporate retreat, or conference?
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