Cara Dusek, Chief of Staff & Marketing Manager, Green Dot Agency, Deloitte

Cara is a results-oriented marketing leader focused on driving transformation through strategic programs. As Chief of Staff for Deloitte’s Green Dot Agency leader, she spearheads work streams to optimize in-house agency operations, redesign analytics and performance dashboards, amplify agile practices, and create integrated agency centers of excellence. As a campaign manager, she specialized in the technology space, running global marketing teams and programs including leading the development and execution of the Technology Fast 500 program in North America.

Prior to Deloitte, Cara served as marketing manager in the education industry, managing a portfolio of 13 graduate programs and growing application leads by more than 150%. She also spent seven years as a marketing professional at a tax services firm where she implemented multiple marketing technology platforms and led key campaigns, helping to grow revenues by 400%.

When Cara isn’t working on marketing initiatives, she can be found reading and volunteering as a reading tutor, mentoring young professionals, CrossFitting, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her two Yorkshire Terriers—Winston and Ashton.

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