Experience

Growing Home Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Coordinator

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Community Engagement: plan, promote, and coordinate innovative, year round educational and engagement opportunities; lead workshops, training's, and demonstrations on and off site for various stakeholders; represent Growing Home through off-site outreach, including attendance and participation at local and regional events, panels, resource fairs, and conferences; identify and cultivate new relationships with community-based organizations. nonprofit organizations, the public health community, community leaders, schools, and potential employers; plan and implement three community engagement events annually Food Access: develop, implement, and promote curriculum and activities for interactive Learning Garden for children; build and sustain relationships with community groups and schools to assist with school or community gardens; coordinate Growing Home's on-site engagement programming during farm stand, including cooking demonstrations and farm tours; work farm staff to run pop-up markets; coordinate and track produce and seedling donations to community groupsVolunteer Management: schedule, supervise, train, and provide feedback to volunteers; manage volunteer data; cultivate and maintain volunteer relationships; supervise seasonal internsMarketing, Outreach, & Communications: provide support for program recruitment, fundraising initiatives, farm sales, and public relations; provide relevant, appropriate, and publishable content for Growing Home social media outlets; distribute content to community partners and residents

• Community Engagement Assoicate

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2019

• Outreach Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - Feb 2018

  Farming: harvested and processed USDA certified organic produce for sale at local markets; managed and forty, one hundred gallon grow bags for planting by measuring, weeding , digging and refilling bags with soil; cleaned and sanitized the processing area; inspected the quality of produce by weeding, washing, weighing produce to meet high standardsCustomer Service: educated customers on produce sold at markets; handled transactions such as selling, bagging, and exchanging money for sale of produce



Family Dollar

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Store Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Mar 2009

  Motivated and managed a team of up to 8 employees per shift; creating staff schedules, evaluated performance, hired and terminated employees , Analyzed the daily sales and productivity reports and made staffing and merchandise adjustments to optimize profit, Logged all safe deposits going in and out of store and deposited store earning into bank account Assisted in unloading store merchandise orders on truck delivery days and stocked shelves, Helped team members deal with customer complaints by listening to customers’ needs and providing additional services as needed



Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

• Netherlands
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Supervisor of Housekeeping

  • Sep 2005 - Oct 2006

  Directed day to day operations of all housekeeping duties; managed staff of up to 10 employees each day; enforced quality assurance for housekeeping department; ensured accurate time management of employees; compiled daily reports of activities Directed day to day operations of all housekeeping duties; managed staff of up to 10 employees each day; enforced quality assurance for housekeeping department; ensured accurate time management of employees; compiled daily reports of activities



United States Marine Corps

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transportation Managemen Specialist

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2006

  Managed a warehouse with 8-12 employees organizing, shipping, and receiving military supplies; loaded and unloaded trucks using pallet jack and forklift; inspected shipments upon arrival; boarded and de-boarded up to 80 passengers for military and commercial flights; informed immigration and customs upon flight arrivals; communicated with pilots and air traffic control for accurate arrival and departure times of flights; arranged and assisted over 500 military service members and families personal property shipments



JESSIE BROWN VA HOSPITAL

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Maintenance Technician

  • Dec 2004 - Feb 2005

  Mopped, swept, wiped patients rooms and common areas of hospital, scrubbed floors using industrial walk behind scrubber and ride on scrubber; sanitized and disinfected hospital areas to according to OSHA regulations; worked in two-person teams to clean over 40 hospital rooms and respond to emergency clean up calls during an 8 hour shift; notified appropriate hospital staff along with reports for repairs as needed Mopped, swept, wiped patients rooms and common areas of hospital, scrubbed floors using industrial walk behind scrubber and ride on scrubber; sanitized and disinfected hospital areas to according to OSHA regulations; worked in two-person teams to clean over 40 hospital rooms and respond to emergency clean up calls during an 8 hour shift; notified appropriate hospital staff along with reports for repairs as needed