Experience

Community Covenant Church

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Church Administrator

  • May 2021 - Present



Brothers in Blue Reentry

• Lansing Correctional Facility

• Reentry Coordinator

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021



Youthfront

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Something to Eat

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2019

  Led meal-packing events at churches, schools, civic organizations, businesses, and Lansing Correctional Facility Managed all aspects of event planning, including pre-event communication with host, site visits, travel to and from site, volunteer management, and post-event communication with host Managed warehouse space and inventory control for all event supplies Supervised one employee and trained him to take over the program in case I decided to leave the organization Worked with development team to increase marketing opportunities for the program Developed and cultivated numerous partnerships with vendors, competitors, churches, community service organizations, and businesses in order to support/promote Something to Eat and Youthfront Volunteered at monthly food distribution events led by Youthfront teammates Played an active role in raising funds and silent auction items for annual Youthfront gala Did volunteer construction work on new Youthfront headquarters Show less



Shawnee Mission School District

• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• English/Language Arts Teacher

  • Jan 2001 - May 2017

  • Build relationships with students that result in increased attendance, higher student engagement, and increased student achievement and enjoyment for learning • Build relationships with parents to increase communication and understanding of what helps their students learn better, alleviate animosity between teachers and parents, and problem-solve family dynamics that impact student learning • Develop and implement cutting-edge practices that result in a consistent, measurable improvement in baseline test scores and student achievement • Incorporate various forms of technology, increasing student engagement and proficiency in the use of technology to display new knowledge and skills attained • Co-leader and primary administrator of Science Club at Briarwood Elementary, including creating rosters, communicating with students and staff, and purchasing materials for science activities • Creative leader of PBIS committee to collaboratively create dynamic, educational programs for all-school assemblies aimed at increasing students’ understanding of building expectations for behavior • Create a daily working environment that focuses on respect, responsibility, and safety leading to increased cooperation and conflict resolution Show less



SkillPath

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Proofreader

  • Jun 1996 - Dec 1999

  • Worked as part of the production team to create company catalogs and brochures • Responsible for ensuring error-free and accurate materials • Maintained style and brand guidelines as necessary to ensure company materials sent to consumers were of the highest quality • Always maintained strict attention to detail as well as ability to collaborate with teammates on projects as needed • Worked as part of the production team to create company catalogs and brochures • Responsible for ensuring error-free and accurate materials • Maintained style and brand guidelines as necessary to ensure company materials sent to consumers were of the highest quality • Always maintained strict attention to detail as well as ability to collaborate with teammates on projects as needed