Connie Kercher served at Gannon University as Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Leadership Development before opening Switchboard Networking Boutique located in Westminster, CO in September 2016. Her passion for intentional, event development was launched from the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, a membership organization for corporate, association and independent meeting planners, where she was education manager. 

She previously served in multiple capacities at Texas A&M University-Commerce, including director of the Leadership Engagement and Development (L.E.A.D.) program, leadership and student organizations coordinator and a member of adjunct faculty in the university's Regent Scholars Program. Along side her time full time commitments, she grew and developed a National team with Premier Designs Jewelry Business, which to this day she continues to encourage and elevate and business coach the skills, professionalism and best practices in Direct Selling and Multi Level Marketing industry. 

Connie received her Master of Science degree in higher education administration from Texas A&M University-Commerce and her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication and rhetorical studies from Colorado State University.