Amber Ragland

Amber Ragland has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Amber started their career at the Wichita YMCA in 1996, where they served as a Membership Sales/Service Associate and later became a Dance/Program Coordinator. Amber worked there until 2001. From 2001 to 2006, Amber worked at New England Financial as an Executive Assistant, Office Operations, providing high-level support and managing various administrative tasks. Amber then joined Naked City Magazine as an Advertising Sales Account Executive from 2006 to 2008, where they handled client relationships and created print ads. From 2010 to 2016, they served as the Marketing and Communications Manager at Robinson Oil Corporation, where they developed business relationships and kept updated on industry trends. Amber owned Influence Marketing and PR from 2016 to 2020, where they planned and executed marketing strategies for various industries. Amber worked at The Journal Record from 2017 to 2020 as a Multimedia Account Executive/Digital Specialist, focusing on personalized marketing strategies utilizing print and digital products. Amber then served as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Bedlam Law from 2020 to 2022, handling marketing tasks for two law firms. In 2022, Amber joined Professional Engineering Consultants as the Communications Team Lead, overseeing team resources and developing marketing and communications processes. Their most recent work experience is as the Marketing Director at Riordan Clinic since 2023, where they contribute to the clinic's academic medical center's missions in research, education, and patient care.

Amber Ragland attended Duncan High from 1993 to 1996, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned during this period. From 1996 to 2001, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Marketing at Wichita State University. Amber has also obtained several certifications, including "Project Management Skills for Leaders," "The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding (Blinkist Summary)," "CMO Foundations: Become an Effective CMO," "Creating Psychological Safety for Diverse Teams," "How to Persuade When Facts Don't Seem to Matter," "Metaverse and NFTs for Marketing," "Productive Leadership," "Top 10 Rules for Highly Effective Leadership," "B2B Marketing on LinkedIn," "Sales Forecasting," "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging," "Inclusive Leadership," "Jeff Weiner on Managing Compassionately," "Developing Your Emotional Intelligence," "Asking Great Sales Questions," and "Sales Negotiation." These certifications were obtained primarily from LinkedIn, with various completion dates between 2018 and 2023.