I’m Patricia Morrison, life-long Democrat, and I’m running for Commissioner of Finance for the City of Saratoga Springs to bring a forward looking voice for our future.

Saratoga Springs is a special place. It’s why we made it our home. If you are fortunate enough to have been raised here, it’s the reason you’ve stayed. I was raised locally and graduated from Marist College, and I’m committed to serving this community.

By profession I am a business strategist with a background in strategy, marketing, budget, project management and human resources. I began my career as a human resources professional where I represented competing sides in negotiations, yet was savvy at finding the middle ground on tough issues. I have written policies pertaining to health care, performance reviews, salary, and employee relations. I have earned the reputation for bringing teams around the table to tackle high-profile projects on time and in-budget. 

After talking to many of you about the upcoming election cycle without a primary, I felt compelled to offer voters a choice for the position of Commissioner of Finance. My goal is to make our city government responsive, transparent and focused on a sustainable future.

Professional Credentials

EDUCATION

• Ongoing professional seminars & education including Panasonic Leadership Program (graduate)
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE       

• Saratoga Springs City School District:  School Board Trustee [Elected] & Policy Committee
• Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee
• Sustainable Saratoga:  Community Outreach and Unified Forest Project
• League of Women Voters
• Soroptimist International of Saratoga County
• Women Employment Resource Center (WERC):  Grants & Marketing committee
• It’s Time Saratoga (Charter Change 2017):  Communications and GOTV leader
• Panasonic Women Connect: Treasurer [Elected], Diversity & Inclusion mentor program
• Taproot Foundation:  website development project manager, Clients: Voice Charter & Oliver Scholars
• S.T.R.I.D.E.: ski, sailing and camp instructor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Management and Leadership
  • Current: CommerceHub, Product Marketing Management
  • Prior: with Fortune 500 Companies
    • Panasonic (10 years)
    • Citibank (1 year)
    • Canon (8 years)
• Budgets:
  • Adopt annual Saratoga Springs School District budget of $130 million through tax levy and bond issuances.
  • Develop and managed $24 million-dollar department budget with consideration of financial goals to meet annual business plan.  Creation of alternatives and recommendations for course of action to reduce cost and improve the company finances
  • Benchmark and process analysis.
  • Developed and managed annual marketing development process, funds and staff for budget allocation of Intel Inside program and Microsoft Marketing Investment Program

• Business Requirement Document (BRD), Request for Proposals (RFP), Statement of Work (SOW) and Vendor Contracts
  • Oversee the development of Business Requirement Document (BRD), Request for Proposal (RFP), Statement of Work (SOW) and Vendor Contract describing organizational goals, products and services. A short-list of completed projects include: B2B reseller portal development, direct and digital marketing agency of record selection, intranet portal development, communications technology platform, and on-line buy now reseller partnerships

• Product Launches and Introductions
  • Delivered an annual marketing strategy based on market research and competitive conditions that drove increased product visibility with a balanced $9 million budget.
  • Managed 15 member, cross-functional team and go-to-market strategy, delivering product positioning, SWOT analysis, value proposition, integrated sales and marketing plan for hardware and software introductions.
  • Increased revenue by $5M-$10M per product launch with introduction of go-to-market process and strategy.

• Policies and Procedures
  • Developed policies and procedures for the following:
    • Corporate communications: reseller partner program statements and product recall announcements
    • Human resources:  employee benefits, performance reviews, salary and employee relations