Experience

• 

  College Mennonite Church

  • Goshen, IN

  • Pastoral Care & Prison Reentry Coordinator

    • Jul 2017 - May 2023
    • Goshen, IN

    (Relocated to Indiana, May 2017)• Coordinate Pastoral Care functions: prepare and distribute bulletins and PowerPoint presentations; schedule appointments; provide funeral planning; events; maintain records and archives• Communications functions: managing editor for publications; coordinate document translations (Spanish); renew publication subscriptions; order Sunday School materials; prepare and send press releases; maintain three websites; send communications to church members weekly• Assist Deaf Christian Fellowship as needed with logistical issues• Financial backup to Finance DirectorElkhart Community Reentry Initiative (ECRI) member since May 2018, and elected chair January 2021. Worked with Center for Community Justice on special projects since 2014; April, 2021, became a member of the board of directors.

• 

  College Mennonite Church

  • Goshen, Indiana

  • Director of Finance and Facilities

    • Mar 2015 - Aug 2016
    • Goshen, Indiana

    • Provided leadership for managing congregational finances • Assisted in preparing congregational spending plan in consultation with other leadership groups.• Managed congregational budget and prepared all budget and financial reports.• Managed the financial accounting operation of CMC, Inc. and AMITY Corporation.• Served on several boards and committees.• Oversaw the running of the church facility.• Assisted the pastor of Pastoral Care with memorial garden needs(Relocated to New Jersey, September 2016)

• 

  Dairy Queen - La Troy Enterprises

  • Goshen, Indiana

  • Regional Manager - Customer Service & Systems Management

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Goshen, Indiana

    • Human Resources: screening applications, interviewing, hiring, orientation, and training of new employees at four store locations.• General manager of eighty to one-hundred food service personnel.• Customer service manager maintaining and improving service and community public relations.• Mentoring and assisting managers and shift supervisors of all stores in reaching goals of cleanliness, organization, and health and food safety compliance.

• 

  Eastside School

  • United States
  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Social Services/Programs Clerk, Programs Department

    • Apr 2005 - Oct 2012

    • Developed and maintained productivity logs and statistical databases.• Developed, managed, and oversaw special events and fundraisers.• Produced brochures, newsletters, booklets, and certificates for various executive departments, events, groups and programs.• Created PowerPoint slide-show presentations for seminars, meetings, and special events.

  • Law Clerk, Law Library

    • Sep 1995 - Jun 2006

    • Prepared and filed legal court documents, such as affidavits, petitions, motions, appeals, and wills.• Researched facts and statute and case law to determine causes of action for preparation of legal documents.• Maintained and monitored legal volumes, bound and electronic, to ensure currency of Law Library.

• 

  PEN Products, Inc.

  • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Specifications Programmer, Group Leader

    • Jun 1993 - Sep 1995
    • Indianapolis, Indiana

    • As Group Leader, supervised entry-level workers.• Developed and maintained Bill of Materials database and Material Safety Data Sheets for all product lines.• Developed specifications for Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) product designs.• Evaluated materials for use in products meeting specialized design and performance specifications.

• 

  Bayer

  • Elkhart, Indiana

  • Research Scientist

    • Jul 1974 - Jun 1992
    • Elkhart, Indiana

    • Supervised Manpower laboratory personnel• Performed research and development of diagnostic test systems for the detection of analytes in body fluids• Prepared research reports and presented scientific material for in-company seminars and national scientific conventions• Extensive knowledge and practical use of scientific laboratory equipment, instruments, and software, and data analysis(Bayer was previously Miles Lab Corp.)