Intisar Wilson
Background
Intisar joined Development Counsellors International’s account coordination team in 2001 in an entry-level position. Quickly proving she could juggle more responsibility, Intisar began handling most of DCI’s presentations for both new and existing clients. She learned about the company’s business through hands-on experience and today manages the account coordination team. Before joining DCI, she worked at a major company in the garment industry.
Inti’s Passion for Places
Intisar was born and raised in Brooklyn and now lives in Queens. Although she’s a New Yorker through and through, Intisar has roots in the South, where she admires the slower pace of life and graciousness for which the region is known. Intisar has also traveled to the Caribbean – both St. Croix and Jamaica – and finds these islands irresistible.
Intisar uses her travels to distant places to inform her work at DCI; when pulling together presentations and marketing materials, she thinks of the destinations she’s visited to make sure she shows their best features and stories. One thing she’s realized in meeting clients from Tasmania to Texas? People all over the world are basically the same – they share a common humanity.
Notable Results
- Intisar supervises DCI’s Account Coordination Team; manages and supervises projects and production to meet expectations; establishes priorities and training plans; and coordinates and executes administrative and systems support.
- Intisar inspires a team commitment to company goals, management objectives and high-quality performance standards. She identifies problems, and develops and implements creative solutions with sensitivity to efficiency and deadlines.
- Intisar works closely with senior management, developing general strategies, updating operational manuals, evaluating policies, projects and new ventures, introducing new approaches, acquiring new business and continuously improving DCI’s processes.
Up Close
This lady loves fashion – and everything about it. From clothes to accessories, heels to make-up, if it’s “in,” Inti has to have it. She can still recall the shoes she wore for her first interview in the ‘biz: white crocodile penny loafers. From the Paris runways to the streets of Queens and the avenues of Manhattan, this fashion diva knows how to rock the season’s “must haves.”
Where You’ll Find Inti on the Weekend
When Saturday rolls around, you will find Inti out with her son Dane. Whether shopping at Toys ‘R Us or playing in the backyard of her home, Inti always has her hands full. But come date night? She’s out with her husband Dwight.
Places that Inti has Called Home
Brooklyn, New York
Queens, New York
Surprising Facts about Inti
Tool Time
When Inti was about five years old, she was obsessed with being – as she called it – a “tool man.” She would take a belt and put pins and paperclips all around her waist, walk around the house and call herself “Mr. Tool Man.” But the obsession hasn’t worn off. Today, she and her son watch Handy Manny, a cartoon about – what else – a “tool man.” Inti also watches HGTV, TLC’s “Flip That House,” and any other TV show that involves home renovations, hammers, saws and screwdrivers.
Tapped Out
In junior high school, Intisar had a dream – to become a tap dancer. The only problem? She couldn’t bring herself to perform in front of an audience. She would go to every rehearsal and practice, but was always a “no show” for shows. Despite never realizing this dream, she still knows how to sell a performance with “jazz hands.”
