Experience

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  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Island

  • Grand Island, Nebraska

  • Executive Director

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Grand Island, Nebraska

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  Fairfield Outreach and Sponsors Association

  • Administrator

    • Feb 2010 - Jan 2018

    -Provide administrative support to a 16 – 20 member Board of Directors.-Manage a portfolio of over 150 sponsors and donors who support 80 orphans in Zimbabwe.-Provide executive support to the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Committee Chairs.-Create and manage recruitment materials.-Collaborate with Marketing Specialist to create mission driven campaigns.-Collaborate with Orphanage Staff to enhance recruitment and fundraising efforts.-Utilize trauma, grief and loss, and attachment education to guide the Board of Directors in culturally competent decision making. -Update and maintain Fairfield Outreach and Sponsors Association website.

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  Right Turn

  • Right Turn - 124 South 24th St., Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68102

  • Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator

    • Feb 2012 - Mar 2017
    • Right Turn - 124 South 24th St., Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68102

    -Develop a parent to parent peer mentor program for families who have adopted or become guardians of children once in foster care.-Utilize best practice matching techniques to ensure that families receive the most effective support possible.-Recruit, educate, train and support parent mentors to utilize their skills and experience to support other families.-Utilize personal experience and staff experience to develop new ways of supporting families.-Create and distribute newsletter.-Create marketing tools for events, trainings and program communication.-Coordinate program marketing and outreach.

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  Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska

  • United States
  • Individual and Family Services
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • PS-MAPP Trainer

    • Jan 2011 - Mar 2017

    Co-lead, coordinate and implement best practice training for foster parents - Partnering for Safety and Permanence - A Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (PS-MAPP).

  • Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoptive Family Recruiter

    • Jun 2010 - Feb 2012

    -Act as integral developer of the local Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.-Provide research- based child-focused recruitment to locate adoptive families for youth in foster care.-Manage a caseload of up to 25 children, while recruiting families for them.-Provide ongoing support and education to adopting families following the placement of a child.

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  Adoption Links Worldwide

  • Omaha, NE

  • Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoptive Family Recruiter

    • May 2006 - Jun 2010
    • Omaha, NE

    -Act as integral developer of the local Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.-Provide research- based child-focused recruitment to locate adoptive families for youth in foster care.-Manage a caseload of up to 25 children, while recruiting families for them.-Provide ongoing support and education to adopting families following the placement of a child.

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  No Company - hired by individual families

  • Lincoln, Nebraska Area

  • Behavior Therapist for children with Autism

    • Aug 2004 - May 2006
    • Lincoln, Nebraska Area

    Provide intensive early-intervention applied behavioral analysis therapy for children on the Autism Spectrum.