Experience

University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Program Manager of Pima County Smartscape

• Senior Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

  Took leadership of the Pima Smartscape Program, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences/Pima County Cooperative Extension, a landscape water conservation education program sponsored by the City of Tucson Water Department* Oversee activities of 2 staff, 3 student interns and 19 instructors/faculty who teach nearly 100 classes per year to over 2,200 residential and professional program participants - Created a new position and hired a new staff member to coordinate the Spanish speaking education for Pima Smartscape* Currently working with stakeholders to more closely align and expand shared programming: - Tucson Water, Pima County Smartscape program sponsor - Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA), Maricopa County Smartscape sponsor - Maricopa Extension Smartscape program coordinator - Other stakeholders* Increase outreach and serve new audiences by developing collaborative partnerships with other groups/programs such as: - CALS/Extension ( AZ Project WET, Pima County Master Gardeners, Tucson Garden Kitchen and Tucson Village Farm, Family and Consumer Health Sciences) - Pima County Parks & Recreation Landscape Maintenance Department - City of Tucson Transportation Streets Maintenance Department (and Department of Corrections work crews) - Homeowner's Associations, Property Managers, Real Estate Developers/Brokers, etc.* Write the monthly "Down the Garden Path"​ column in the Desert Leaf Magazine* Serve as Principal Investigator for the team that is conducting a 15-month City of Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Study* Serve on the City of Tucson Low-Impact Development/Green Infrastructure Committee* Accepted into, and currently participating in the Western Extension Leadership Development Training - Personal leadership philosophy is based on empowerment - Internship project is focused on state/western regional program expansion Show less

• Program Coordinator

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2016

  Smartscape Landscape Water Conservation Education Program Coordinator at UA Pima County Extension Office.• Built a Management Information System that includes a Customer Relations Management system using Qualtrics, Turning Point and Excel software• Managed creation of a more user-friendly website • Improved audience participation and engagement through the use of Turning Point and Prezi software• Coordinated marketing efforts to increase program outreach

• Customer Service Representative

  • Aug 2010 - May 2013

  • Provided customer relations, student worker supervision, back-up security• Re-wrote the bookstore greeter training manual



Pima County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Voter Registration Clerk

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Customer relations • Voter registration data management • Signature verification • Early and provisional ballot processing • Customer relations • Voter registration data management • Signature verification • Early and provisional ballot processing



SharMoore Children's Productions/Stories That Soar!

• Tucson, Arizona Area

• Operations Director

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2009

  Stories that Soar! Is a school literacy program which encourages children to write stories, some of which are brought to life by professional actors/musicians through performances for their schools. • Program coordination • Administration • Marketing Stories that Soar! Is a school literacy program which encourages children to write stories, some of which are brought to life by professional actors/musicians through performances for their schools. • Program coordination • Administration • Marketing



Tucson Jazz Society

• Education Program Coordinator/Board Member

  • Jun 2004 - Jul 2008

  Took over a struggling jazz education program, recruited high quality educators, and built relationships with University of Arizona School of Music and UA Presents, which enabled us to have rehearsal space, master classes with jazz greats and educational support from professors and interns. • Coordinated student/chaperone travel logistics • Managed finances, grant-writing, fundraising • Built relationships with key individuals who “opened doors” for us Took over a struggling jazz education program, recruited high quality educators, and built relationships with University of Arizona School of Music and UA Presents, which enabled us to have rehearsal space, master classes with jazz greats and educational support from professors and interns. • Coordinated student/chaperone travel logistics • Managed finances, grant-writing, fundraising • Built relationships with key individuals who “opened doors” for us



World Care

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant/Grant Writer

  • Sep 2001 - Mar 2006

  Created an administrative support position, starting as a volunteer in response to 9/11, and became one of this humanitarian relief organization’s first employees. • Re-organized physical and computer filing systems and databases • Developed procedures manuals for administrative duties and product donation categorizing • Increased foundation grant funding Created an administrative support position, starting as a volunteer in response to 9/11, and became one of this humanitarian relief organization’s first employees. • Re-organized physical and computer filing systems and databases • Developed procedures manuals for administrative duties and product donation categorizing • Increased foundation grant funding