Background

Dudnie Michel joined the Development Counsellors International team in December 2007. She has held several sales positions prior to DCI, including work at the West Haven Chamber of Commerce and as a student supervisor at the University of New Haven Annual Fund.

Hailing from Brooklyn, Dudnie holds a B.S. in business administration and a B.S. in marketing & e-commerce from the University of New Haven. Don’t let those two bachelor degrees fool you into thinking that the only thing Dudnie did in college was study.  During her years at the university, Dudnie was a member of the women's basketball team and also held executive board positions with several university clubs.

Dudnie's Passion for Places

Dudnie's love of travel started when she was a young girl taking road trips with her family to various locations along the East Coast, including annual trips to Montreal, Canada.

While the family tradition still continues to this day, Dudnie has also expanded her travelogue, going out on her own or with friends to such places as Mexico and the Caribbean.

Her goal is to travel the world!

Notable Results

• During their trip to Boston, MA, Dudnie arranged meetings with more than ten companies for the Greater Houston Partnership. As a result of these face-to-face sessions, one company scheduled a site visit to Houston within the same month to further discuss an imminent project and the investment opportunities available in the region.

• On behalf of International Business Wales, Dudnie facilitated a meeting with multi-billion dollar Software and IT giant Cisco Systems, Inc. The client was introduced to the top executive and decision-maker in charge of operations and expansion, in which plans for a project within several months were identified.

• Dudnie has established relationships and coordinated meetings for her clients with several companies such as Symantec, WellPoint, Xerox, Genzyme, Yahoo!, Suncor Energy, Fair Isaac, and QUALCOMM.