Experience

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  La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce

  • La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

  • Business Outreach Director

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

    Business Outreach is part of the membership team that actively seeks out businesses to determine the right products and services that they need to support their current business challenges. This position delivers results by closing new sales to meet and exceed sales targets which contribute to the growth of the Chamber. Working collaboratively to suggest solutions to both growth-focused entrepreneurs and business advocates.

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  Heartland Payment Systems

  • La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

  • Relationship Manager

    • Dec 2015 - Jan 2019
    • La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

    Few things are more central to your success than your payments transactions. That’s why Heartland provides debit - prepaid - credit card processing, online payments, check processing, payroll services efficiently, cost effectively and with your best interests at heart. We advocate for businesses like yours - helping you navigate through the complexities of payments processing and managing the associated expenses.We’re here for you every step of the way.Learn more about how you can control the cost and complexities of payments processing — so you can focus on improving and growing your business - contact me today.In 1997 Heartland Payment Systems opened its doors with a modest plan: to provide fair, honest and fully disclosed payments solutions to help businesses prosper. Never veering from our roots or our convictions, that plan has taken us and our clients to places most businesses could only dream of.Today, we process more than 11 million transactions a day and over $80 billion a year. Big or small, each of our clients enjoys the same benefits. A real person who will answer the phone anytime there’s an issue and not hang up until it’s resolved. Pricing and fees that are fair and upfront so there are never any surprises. And solutions that go beyond card processing, allowing our clients to focus on running their business.We’ve come a long way since 1997, and we’re not done yet. While our size and offerings will continue to evolve, our core values remain steadfast.

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  School District of La Crosse

  • United States
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • School Nutrition Specialist

    • Oct 2004 - Dec 2015

    Under the general direction of the Supervisor of School Nutrition, plans, coordinates and reviews the food service operations of schools throughout the District. Oversees purchased and USDA commodities food procurements to ensure nutritional standards of School Breakfast, National School Lunch Program, Afterschool snack programs. Evaluates quality of food prepared; supervises, inspects and evaluates job performance of assigned food service personnel; ensures the quality, efficiency and compliance of each program with federal, state and District standards; implements new programs and coordinates with other management and supervisory personnel as required.

  • Family and Consumer Education teacher

    • Aug 2002 - Oct 2004

    Family and Consumer Science Teacher , 2003-2005,  *Plans daily instructional activities for all students, demonstrating knowledge of subject matter and using state Standards of Learning *Recruited community partners to provide services and programming within program’s targeted schools *Communicates and coordinates instruction with other staff relative to student learning *Secured funding sources to ensure program sustainability *Partnered with district instructional supervisors to ensure target participants were receiving “best practices” in instruction and remediation

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  CheckRite

  • Outside Sales

    • Mar 1994 - Feb 1999

    Sales Representative, 1996-1999  *Sales and service of credit card machines and check readers

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  California Shirt Sales

  • Sales Manager

    • Jul 1992 - Sep 1995

    Sales Manager 1991-1996  *Leadership and management for the SLC Branch *Provided support to four customer service representative *Developed relationships with manufactures and printers