Experience

Sparkrock

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  At Altus Dynamics, Krista created a Wiki strategy for the Altus Employee Portal product documentation and videos. She also worked to update and create new content and ensure that all areas of the product were documented on the Wiki site. Krista learned Microsoft SharePoint, and researched and found add-on solutions for SharePoint that improved the ability to quickly update and create rich content on the Wiki site. Krista worked with the product development team to provide feedback for areas of improvement in the product. Show less



Christian Horizons

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

  Krista was hired as temporary administrative assistant for Christian Horizons. The task was to organize a backlog of documentation. Beyond organizing and ascertaining good standing for compliance and auditing purposes, Krista trained ongoing staff to implement a standardized filing system. As well, she helped team members devise a strategy to maintain the standardized filing system. Krista was able to work in three additional support locations beyond the initial two locations for which the contract was intended. Show less



CADI-RO Centro De Assistência e Desenvolvimento Intergral - Rondônia

• Rondônia, Brazil

• FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  • 1998 - 2010

  Funding: Krista was accepted as a career missionary with World Partners and assigned to serve CADI-RO. Centro de Assistência e Desenvolvimento Intergral – Rondônia (Center for Assistance and Holistic Development in the State of Rondônia Brazil). CADI-RO is a church-based development project for socially vulnerable communities. As a missionary, Krista was responsible for maintaining contact with her financial supporters and keeping them informed about the work. Krista’s main objective was to ensure that her financial supporters stayed engaged and interested in continuing to support the project. Over the course of her time with CADI-RO, she was able to not only maintain her financial supporters, but also encourage additional supporters and funds for projects, such as micro loans. Implementation: Krista’s founding responsibilities included surveying vulnerable communities, devising programs to meet the needs of those communities, and motivating people to volunteer in the programs she created. Within the first year, CADI-RO became a legal entity with certification for charitable donations and funding on the local level. By CADI-RO’s eighth year under Krista’s direction, it had achieved all of the benchmarks to become recognized as a federal charitable organization and was able to receive federal funding. As Executive Director, Krista oversaw 8 programs and their 8 coordinators, 50+ volunteers, and 2 full time staff delivering services to over 1800 individuals. Krista was successful in establishing the relationship between the board of directors and the coordinators. She was also responsible for ensuring that strategic yearly planning and training occurred. Krista ensured that CADI-RO had representation on all municipal committees that enabled CADI to apply for and receive government funding. Show less



CASA DO MENOR

• HOME FOR CHILDREN - BRAZIL

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

  • 1994 - 1998

  Krista’s role was to facilitate restructuring and organizing the type of care Casa Do Menor offered, the policies of the home, and record keeping practices. Responsibilities included devising and implementing strategies for problem solving and staff training, managing and creating documents, performing intake and termination and representing the Casa Do Menor on municipal committees. As a result of Krista’s work, the home enjoyed less external pressure to intake children who did not meet Casa do Menor criteria, donations were accounted for and responded to appropriately, and staff enjoyed more clarity in their roles. Show less



CADI-RO Centro de Assistência e Desenvolviment Integral - Rondônia

• Rondônia - Brazil

• STRATEGIST

  • 1995 - 1997

  Krista devised a proposal for World Partners and Igreja Missionaria Unida do Brasil to initiate a social need project in Brazil. Over the course of 2 years, Krista visited, studied, and interviewed 11 social need projects of varying scope in Brazil. She was also involved in forums for NGOs across Brazil where she studied many other projects. At the end of her time as a Volunteer Missionary, Krista presented a project at national (Brazil) and international levels of World Partners and the proposal was accepted. Show less