Kali Downs
Clover Kids Coordinator / Marketing Strategist / Outreach Educator at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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InDesign: Layout and Composition
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Outlook: Efficient Email Management
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Learning Lightroom CC
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Experience
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Clover Kids Coordinator / Marketing Strategist / Outreach Educator
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Apr 2020 - Present
- Created marketing content including videos, editing, and captions and shared through website, social media, newsletters and stakeholders reports. - Recorded marketing data to share with my team and council. - Facilitated informal educational programs for all ages.- Recruited leaders and new Clover Kids members through social media, schools and newsletters. - Networked with community partners including city chambers. - Coordinated with all county staff and specials, in-office and remote for event promotion, marketing needs and programs. - Used Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Zoom for team collaboration and presenting programs. - Created social media posts based on data and from previous posts. - Branded marketing.- Professional Development: Spanish Show less
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Office Assistant & Marketing
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Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
- Coordinated accounts payable, accounts receivable, ECI and United Way billings and payroll functions to ensure financial transactions are processed with the bookkeeper within deadlines.- Assisted with planning an preparation for monthly council meetings. - Completed financial reports and provided support for the annual financial audit. - Managed website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and program registration. - Provided excellent customer service by phone, email, social media comments/messaging and in person. Skills - Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audience, Video Recording, Video Editing, Closed Captioning in Adobe Premiere, Closed Captioning in Youtube, Royal Free Content, Canva.com, Hootsuite, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Analytics, Data Entry, Bookkeeping, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Teams, TimeClock Plus, Council Packet Assembly, Printers, Phone Etiquette, Multi-Line Phone, Microsoft Outlook, Google Maps, Monthly Billing Payable, Deposits. https://www.facebook.com/ISUExtDallasCo/ Show less
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(self-employed artist)
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Artists and Writers
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400 - 500 Employee
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Artist
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Feb 2004 - Present
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Cedar Valley Montessori School
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant & Art Club Instructor
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Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
Assistant for Preschool/Kindergarten classroom for 23 students ages 3-6. Skills - Childcare, Phone Etiquette, Multi-Line Phone, Preparing Snack, Instructional Montessori Lessons, Instructional Art Lessons, Gmail, Google Sheets, Certifications - Iowa State University Childcare, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens, First Aid. Assistant for Preschool/Kindergarten classroom for 23 students ages 3-6. Skills - Childcare, Phone Etiquette, Multi-Line Phone, Preparing Snack, Instructional Montessori Lessons, Instructional Art Lessons, Gmail, Google Sheets, Certifications - Iowa State University Childcare, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens, First Aid.
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Johnson County Conservation
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Oxford, Iowa
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Natural Resources Intern
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Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
- Prescribed Fire - Chainsaw, brush cutters, ATVs, skid loaders, Army 10-ton dump truck. - Vehicle, ATV, Heavy equipment maintenance. - Plant Species Identification and Data via Microsoft Excel - Wetlands and Fen Skills - Prescribed Fire, Chainsaw, Brush Cutters, ATVs, skid loaders, Army 10-ton dump truck, Vehicle, ATV, Heavy equipment maintenance, Plant Species Identification, Data via Microsoft Excel, Wetlands and Fen, Photography. Certifications - S130, S190, S290 Show less
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AHSTW Community School District
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Avoca, Iowa
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Art Teacher
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2017
Taught students from preschool to 12th grade. Skills - Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Bridge, Creating Instructional Videos, Apple Computer, iPads, Video Recording, Video Editing, Youtube, Royal Free Content, Grading, Printers, Laminators, Large Format Printers, Phone Etiqutte, Multi-Line Phone, Google Maps, Google+, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Contacting Parents. Professional Development - RubiconAtlas, Standards Based Grading, Love & Logic Grades Taught - PreK, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th,9th, 10th,11th,12th. Classes Taught - iPads (1st -6th), HS Graphic Design, JH Photography, HS Photography, HS Creative Arts, HS Ceramics, Show less
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Lanoha Nurseries, Inc.
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Greater Omaha Area
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Assistant Manager
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Apr 2011 - Apr 2013
- Key holder, responsible for opening and closing garden center with alarm system. - Supervised and trained employees. - Played a major role in purchasing garden center inventory, organizing warehouse for maximum efficiency, contacted suppliers, improved system organization for inventory accuracy. - Made ordering decisions based on purchasing data. - Specialized in aesthetically pleasing displays with both garden center products and plant material for optimal sales. - Cared for plants by watering and pruning shrubs, and flowers. - Provided customer service by greeting and assisting customers, responding to customer inquires and complaints with empathy. - Decorated artificial Christmas trees with ornaments. Skills - Customer Service, Sales, Phone Etiquette, Multi-Line Phone, Inventory, Ordering Product, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Printers, Microsoft Outlook, Stocking Shelves, Registers, Staff Training, Management, Displays. Show less
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Wilder Thymes, MacDonald, Guritz Farm
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Spirit Lake, Iowa
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Organic Farmer
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Jan 2011 - Apr 2011
- Helping with greenhouse assembly on two farms. - Starting seeds indoors - Plant maintenance, weeding, watering. - Greenhouse temperature monitoring - Helping with greenhouse assembly on two farms. - Starting seeds indoors - Plant maintenance, weeding, watering. - Greenhouse temperature monitoring
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Tallgrass Prairie Center
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Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Grower
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Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
- Potting mix preparation for greenhouse planting. - Maintained prairie plant health from seed to greenhouse to plots. - Transplant prairie plants from growing cells to row plots. - Soil preparation for seed production plots. - Potting mix preparation for greenhouse planting. - Maintained prairie plant health from seed to greenhouse to plots. - Transplant prairie plants from growing cells to row plots. - Soil preparation for seed production plots.
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Education
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University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Printmaking & Performance Art -
University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art Teacher Education