Experience

Kilian Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Success Center Tutor

  • 2012 - Present

  What a wonderful experience working at Kilian has been! I help students to succeed in any number of ways, whether solving document formatting issues, reviewing 20 page annotated bibliographies and essays, helping to solve math and accounting conundrums, showing students how to find and utilize credible sources for research papers, or structuring Power Point presentations. I also help students study tests. Teaching how to analyze philosophy and psychology textbooks was pretty interesting, too. What a wonderful experience working at Kilian has been! I help students to succeed in any number of ways, whether solving document formatting issues, reviewing 20 page annotated bibliographies and essays, helping to solve math and accounting conundrums, showing students how to find and utilize credible sources for research papers, or structuring Power Point presentations. I also help students study tests. Teaching how to analyze philosophy and psychology textbooks was pretty interesting, too.



Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, Center for New Americans

• Substitute Teacher

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Working with people excited about becoming American citizens is incredibly enriching! I am part of a group of people who fill in for the certified ESL teachers. I help teach immigrant, migrant, and refugee adults about American government and the history of America. I also help teach English as a Second Language classes. Working with people excited about becoming American citizens is incredibly enriching! I am part of a group of people who fill in for the certified ESL teachers. I help teach immigrant, migrant, and refugee adults about American government and the history of America. I also help teach English as a Second Language classes.



Community organizer

• Consumer Services

• Nonprofit marketing, community organizing, writing, coalition building.

  • Jan 1988 - 2012

  Organized regional and statewide conferences. Arranged and participated in media interviews. Coordinated volunteers. Arranged hundreds of community and organizational meetings, including drafting the agendas and follow-up reports. Produced hundreds of arts events, especially concerts and films. Conducted membership development and retention programs. Successfully raised funds, including donor asks and grant writing. Produced print materials with teams of graphic artists and writers. Organized regional and statewide conferences. Arranged and participated in media interviews. Coordinated volunteers. Arranged hundreds of community and organizational meetings, including drafting the agendas and follow-up reports. Produced hundreds of arts events, especially concerts and films. Conducted membership development and retention programs. Successfully raised funds, including donor asks and grant writing. Produced print materials with teams of graphic artists and writers.



South Dakota Peace and Justice Center

• United States

• Executive Director

  • May 2006 - Apr 2011

  I maintained all communication with the membership and friends of the organization. I managed member retention, organized conferences and special events, arranged media and direct mailings, and wrote copy for emails, newsletters, and press releases. I maintained all communication with the membership and friends of the organization. I managed member retention, organized conferences and special events, arranged media and direct mailings, and wrote copy for emails, newsletters, and press releases.



Sierra Club

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Organizer for Building Environmental Communities initiative

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

  I managed membership and volunteer recruitment. I organized special events and handled media for the organization.I built coalitions. I managed membership and volunteer recruitment. I organized special events and handled media for the organization.I built coalitions.