Kim Lewis-Collins, Vice President – Marketing and Business Development

Kim Lewis-Collins serves as senior brand strategist, corporate partnership architect, and growth driver for the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP), leading integrated marketing and communications, expanding corporate sponsorships, and scaling brand presence across NRBP's chamber programming and Renaissance Newark Foundation's community and economic development initiatives.
Ms. Lewis-Collins is an award-winning marketer, strategist, and business leader with more than 20 years of experience building iconic brands and driving revenue growth. She brings a classical CPG foundation from Kraft, along with senior marketing roles at Fortune 500 companies including Avis Budget Group, Mondelez, and Verizon, consistently delivering innovative strategies that drove brand, P&L, and business success. She also is especially recognized for pioneering multicultural marketing strategies that helped major brands connect with diverse consumers in an authentic, culturally relevant way — expertise that aligns closely with NRBP and RNF's mission of advancing economic vitality across Greater Newark's diverse business community.
Immediately before joining NRBP, Ms. Lewis-Collins served as Executive Director of Career Services for the Full-time MBA program at NYU Stern School of Business, supporting the next generation of business leaders. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BFA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University.

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