Experience

Christ the King Lutheran Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Preschool Teacher

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Peachtree Corners Baptist Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Administrator of Adult Ministries

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2022

  Coordinate and manage all aspects of adult ministries under the director including life groups, small group ministries (DivorceCare, GriefShare, Single & Parenting, ESL, etc), baptisms, membership, and Realm database management. • Record weekly attendance numbers from all ministries (adult, students, kids, small groups, etc) and distribute reports to managers. Keep the Realm database up to date and help coworkers understand the software. • Schedule bi-monthly membership classes. Prepare invites, food/beverages, event set up, materials, booklets, forms, and follow up with participants. • Schedule and coordinate baptisms including the church calendar, emails and reminders, Realm updates, statistical spreadsheets and baptism certificates. • Compose and distribute weekly emails to volunteers as well as monthly emails to life group leaders. • Ensure materials and room set up for classes like Discovering PCBC, Single and Parenting, GriefShare, Financial Peace, and DivorceCare. • Work with Peachtree Corners magazine to announce events happening at the church. • Reconcile monthly credit card statements. Show less



Bay Area Food Bank

• Agencies and Programs Coordinator

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

  (Left to relocate to Atlanta for my husband's job.)Coordinate and assist agency/donor manager in all aspects of agency (nonprofit member) relations including conducting USDA compliance reviews, planning agency conferences and resolving complaints and civil rights issues. Manage all details of the mobile pantry program (traveling food pantry) including development, scheduling, transportation logistics and implementation.• Schedule, visit and properly document USDA compliance findings at agency member food pantries. • Document and resolve complaints and/or civil rights issues with member agencies.• Oversee planning of eight local agency conferences in three states with agency outreach team. Facilitate and present agency policies/procedures and mobile pantry program at events. • Develop, plan and schedule one day, large scale food distributions (mobile pantry) for individual member agencies. Coordinate transportation and routes with transportation department, select food for delivery with warehouse department, supervise distribution event onsite and collect household data for organizational reports.• Select topics and write articles for agency relations bi-monthly newsletter. Show less

• Programs Coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Manage all aspects of volunteers, food drives and the mobile pantry program including warehouse logistics, event coordination and media relations. • Network with community-based and educational organizations, corporations, military and civic groups to recruit volunteers.• Plan volunteer activities, give orientation tours and track data pertaining to individuals, groups and court-appointed community service hours.• Assist with annual donor/volunteer recognition event; update social media with photos.• Work with local organizations to plan food drives by securing barrel pick up and drop off dates and locations with transportation, and track poundage.• Coordinate donations, volunteers and media coverage for local and national food drives including: the National Association of Letter Carriers food drive, National Food Bank Week for the Mobile County Public School System and the Boy Scouts’ “Scouting for Food” annual food drive.• Develop, plan and schedule one day, large scale food distributions for individual member agencies (mobile pantry program).• Coordinate transportation and routes with transportation department, select food for distribution with warehouse and reclamation departments. • Supervise distribution event onsite and collect household data from agencies for organizational reports.• Administer mobile pantry grant funds and donations to specific regional or pre-selected food distribution sites per grant request. Show less



United Way of Southwest Alabama

• marketing communications

  • May 2009 - Jan 2010

  Coordinate and assist director of marketing in all aspects of non-profit marketing activities including written communications, fundraising/special events and volunteer coordination. • Initiate, interview and write articles with nonprofit agencies for United Way Women’s Initiative newsletter. • Design various fundraising materials including coupons, fliers and letters in Adobe InDesign. • Write and/or proofread/edit written communications for UW of SW AL including articles, booklets, brochures, press releases, direct emails, media fact sheets/Q&A and more. • Coordinate volunteers to facilitate fundraising events. Show less



XANTE CORPORATION

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• communications specialist

  • May 2007 - May 2008

  Organize, develop and edit all written communications and messaging for company and their products. • Write and/or edit and proof all written content (newsletter articles, brochure text, customer testimonials, press releases, Web content). • Recruit volunteers from various departments for marketing collateral proposal. • Collaborate on innovative campaign to promote local author’s book using newly launched company product. • Prepare and distribute materials for trade shows and open houses. Show less



Mentor Graphics

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• public relations administrator

  • Mar 1996 - Mar 2007

  Plan, organize, develop and coordinate all media relations activities for division. Create and distribute product and company announcements, and plan and coordinate associated events. • Write and/or edit, proofread and format all written content including advertising campaigns and text, newsletter articles, brochures, presentations, press releases and Web content. • Initiate and coordinate press conferences and briefings with media at trade shows. • Develop and manage marketing activities and collateral. • Interact with outside agencies to coordinate partner programs. • Monitor editorial calendars and submit appropriate contributed articles. • Manage marketing campaigns by developing activities and collateral. Show less