Sue Parham
{{Short description|American businesswoman and consultant}}
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Sue Parham (née Schoonover) is an American businesswoman and consultant. She is the owner of the woman-focused consulting firm Lessons Learned and the president of the board of the Women's Center for Leadership. She also co-founded The Compass Project with Sandra Lewis.
Early life and education
Parham holds a bachelor's degree in speech communication and rhetoric from the University of Oregon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-parham-79660a3/|title=Sue Parham|last=Parham|first=Sue|website=LinkedIn}}{{Better source needed|date=June 2018}}
Career
Parham began working at Nike in 1991, where she was named division merchandising manager of the personal lifestyle and women's product categories. She remained with the company until 2000, during which time she worked as a general merchandise manager and was made the US director of merchandising apparel prior to her leaving. Parham has also worked with the Meriwether Group as a brand marketing and product consultant, as well as with Columbia Sportswear, where she was the VP Global Design and Merchandising, Apparel, Accessories and Equipment.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2013/12/columbia_sportswear_nike_veter.html|title=Columbia Sportswear, Nike veteran launches holiday gift wrapping company|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/columbia-sportswear-company-names-susan-s-parham-vice-president-global-apparel-accessories-nasdaq-colm-1186735.htm|title=Columbia Sportswear Company Names Susan S. Parham Vice President of Global Apparel, Accessories and Equipment|last=Constans|first=Leslie|date=January 25, 2010|website=Press Release, Nike}}
In 2000 Parham established Lessons Learned, a consulting firm that provides strategy, training, and presentation work to consumer product brands.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lessonslearnedinc.com/about/|title=About Lessons Learned - Lessons Learned|work=Lessons Learned|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}} She also created Hokey Pokey wrapping paper, wrapping pads intended to hang on the back of a door along with coordinating ribbons, bows, and gift tags.
= Civic work =
Parham is the current president of the board for the Women's Center for Leadership, which focuses on improving women's leadership skills, through available programming.{{Cite web|url=http://womenscenterforleadership.org/board/|title=Board|website=WOMEN'S CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-18}} In 2016 Parham co-founded the Compass Project with Sandra Lewis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompassproject.us/|title=About Us|website=TheCompassProject|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-06}}{{Cite news|url=http://katu.com/news/local/the-compass-project-encouraging-women-to-run-for-public-office|title=The Compass Project: Encouraging women to run for public office|last=News|first=Stuart Tomlinson, KATU|work=KATU|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-US}} The project's goal is to use the funds of products such as bracelets to help women get elected into public office.
Personal life
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Category:American women in business
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon
Category:21st-century American women
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