Martha Dallas

Elementary Program Staff at Sara Holbrook Community Center
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Burlington, Vermont, United States, US

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Leora Dowling

It's been two weeks since my husband's funeral and I'm still feeling grateful for the lovely service we held for him. With COVID there were more challenges than usual; in-person attendance was down while dozens tuned in for the Zoom feed. Through it all--the planning and the execution--Martha was helpful, supportive, and kind. She really listened to me when we met, and she incorporated the stories I shared about my husband seamlessly into a celebration that honored his long life--and our happy life together. Martha does more than listen, though, she writes beautifully and presents using the perfect, most appropriate tone possible. That Saturday Martha exuded calm, joy, respect, and hope. Her words and presence brought me comfort, and her ability to reach those in the room and around the world made me proud.

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Credentials

  • Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant
    Celebrant Foundation & Institute
    Sep, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Graduate of Women's Small Business Program: Start Up!
    Mercy Connections Inc
    Dec, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Credentialed Director of Religious Education
    Unitarian Universalist Association
    May, 2015
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Sara Holbrook Community Center
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Elementary Program Staff
      • Oct 2022 - Present

      Support social and emotional learning for students in an afterschool care setting. Support social and emotional learning for students in an afterschool care setting.

  • Vermont Celebrants, LLC
    • Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®
      • Dec 2018 - Present

      Work collaboratively with clients on key life ceremonies to help bring out their content and tone. Specialize in weddings, end-of-life ceremonies, vow renewals, and baby blessings. Center and honor clients' beliefs (or lack thereof!) in ceremony. Especially serving the religious "nones" and the spiritual-but-not religious in Vermont, most of New England, and the Adirondacks. Work collaboratively with clients on key life ceremonies to help bring out their content and tone. Specialize in weddings, end-of-life ceremonies, vow renewals, and baby blessings. Center and honor clients' beliefs (or lack thereof!) in ceremony. Especially serving the religious "nones" and the spiritual-but-not religious in Vermont, most of New England, and the Adirondacks.

  • U.S. Census Bureau
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Field Representative
      • Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

      Conduct the American Community Survey in greater Burlington, Vermont. Follow up with approximately 12 respondents per month. Conduct the American Community Survey in greater Burlington, Vermont. Follow up with approximately 12 respondents per month.

    • Enumerator
      • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

      Traveled door-to-door to help Vermont achieve a 99+% completion rate on the 2020 Decennial Census. Used persistence and creative problem-solving to complete cases at a higher than average rate. Traveled door-to-door to help Vermont achieve a 99+% completion rate on the 2020 Decennial Census. Used persistence and creative problem-solving to complete cases at a higher than average rate.

  • First Unitarian Universalist Society
    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • Director of Religious Education
      • Jul 2006 - Nov 2017

      Structured, directed and administered age-appropriate religious education programming for all ages, from babies to adult seniors, with an annual average of 250 participants. Annually recruited, trained, coordinated, and supported 60-100 volunteer teachers for children’s classes. Hired, trained and supervised four paid staff. Researched, vetted, modified and applied engaging, impactful curricula to meet the changing needs of families and society as well as the needs of an ever-changing population of children who were diverse developmentally, socially, behaviorally, racially, gender-wise, and ability-wise. Key leader of Sunday worship, creating and delivering over 200 original interactive lessons for all ages in this setting; designed and led all-ages-friendly worship 6-8 times a year; preached 12 times; performed many rites of passage including a wedding and a funeral. Seen as a minister by many. Show less

  • Edmunds Elementary School
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • After School Program Director
      • Jul 2002 - Jun 2006

      Created and directed educational and enrichment programs for an elementary school population, engaging up to 75 children daily, and 225 annually. Initiatives: 1:1 tutoring; Before-school literacy support; Program fee structure; Database design; 50 new offerings each year despite budget reduction. Created and directed educational and enrichment programs for an elementary school population, engaging up to 75 children daily, and 225 annually. Initiatives: 1:1 tutoring; Before-school literacy support; Program fee structure; Database design; 50 new offerings each year despite budget reduction.

  • Burlington Community Schools Project
    • Assistant Director
      • Jul 2000 - Aug 2002

      Directed broad-based out-of-school educational and recreational programs serving a wide diversity of over 2,000 K-12 public school students. Supervised and supported nine full-time staff. Initiated, supported, and developed collaborations with over 50 community organizations. Directed all evaluation and reporting activities and wrote grants up to $100,000. Responsibilities included: development of administrative systems; development and coordination of payroll processing for 200 instructors; facilitation and hiring of three staff; and creation and direction of summer gardening programs serving 100 children. Show less

  • Oak Meadow Montessori School
    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • After School Care Coordinator
      • Sep 1996 - Jun 2000

      Single-handedly created an atmosphere of safe fun through indoor and outdoor games, crafts, play, and homework help for twenty children, ages 5-14. Planned and led day-long care activities during school vacation. Single-handedly created an atmosphere of safe fun through indoor and outdoor games, crafts, play, and homework help for twenty children, ages 5-14. Planned and led day-long care activities during school vacation.

  • Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • Director of Religious Education
      • Jul 1996 - Jun 2000

      Planned, developed, and administered educational programming for infants through teens in a congregation of 200 members. Recruited, trained, and supported 40 volunteer teachers for a church school of 90 children Reviewed and selected curricula for use by preschool through eighth grade. Planned and led monthly worship for children and teachers; assisted with adult worship. Trained and supported two youth advisors and co-led programmatic rite of passage for teens. Wrote and received a grant for $8,500. Served on four regional networking groups. Show less

  • Ferry Beach Park Assn
    • Junior Youth Conference Coordinator
      • Jul 1999 - Jul 1999

      Volunteer planner and coordinator of week-long conference for 52 middle school youth. Recruited, supervised, and supported seven conference staff. Designed schedule and format, and coordinated a full range of creative, athletic, spiritual, and educational activities. Volunteer planner and coordinator of week-long conference for 52 middle school youth. Recruited, supervised, and supported seven conference staff. Designed schedule and format, and coordinated a full range of creative, athletic, spiritual, and educational activities.

  • Hersey Retreat
    • Youth Camps Director
      • Jul 1996 - Jul 1997

      In July 1996 and 1997, planned and directed programming and recruited four staff for three week-long sessions of a Unitarian Universalist overnight camp for 20-30 campers each week. Campers ranged in age from eight to eighteen. Activities included games, crafts, music, dance, drama, science, worship, chores, and a field trip. In July 1996 and 1997, planned and directed programming and recruited four staff for three week-long sessions of a Unitarian Universalist overnight camp for 20-30 campers each week. Campers ranged in age from eight to eighteen. Activities included games, crafts, music, dance, drama, science, worship, chores, and a field trip.

  • Public schools: Bangor, ME area
    • K-12 Substitute Teacher
      • Sep 1995 - Jun 1996

      Taught all subject areas for grades K-12 in a variety of instructional settings. Included significant work in special education. Taught all subject areas for grades K-12 in a variety of instructional settings. Included significant work in special education.

  • Northfield Mount Hermon
    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Religious Studies Teacher
      • Aug 1993 - Jun 1995

      Topics taught: Hebrew Bible, Environmental Ethics, Religious Studies, Gender and Ethics, Humanities, Use and Abuse of the Bible, Religion and Science. Assisted coaching of girls' soccer team; taught jogging and intramural basketball. Advised eight students as resident teacher in a dormitory of 40 girls. Topics taught: Hebrew Bible, Environmental Ethics, Religious Studies, Gender and Ethics, Humanities, Use and Abuse of the Bible, Religion and Science. Assisted coaching of girls' soccer team; taught jogging and intramural basketball. Advised eight students as resident teacher in a dormitory of 40 girls.

  • The Door - A Center of Alternatives
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teen Center Tutor
      • Feb 1993 - May 1993

      Instructed and assisted teens with academic work. Counseled students; encouraged positive self-esteem and attainment of life skills. Instructed and assisted teens with academic work. Counseled students; encouraged positive self-esteem and attainment of life skills.

  • World Order Models Project
    • Information and Development Assistant
      • Sep 1992 - May 1993

      Created and compiled informational materials. Assisted with writing of grant proposals. Compiled, organized, and updated funding sources. Assisted with annual appeal to 3,000 contributors. Managed correspondence and assisted with office tasks. Created and compiled informational materials. Assisted with writing of grant proposals. Compiled, organized, and updated funding sources. Assisted with annual appeal to 3,000 contributors. Managed correspondence and assisted with office tasks.

  • Rune Hill Center for Retreat and Earth Awareness
    • Retreat Center Intern
      • Jun 1992 - Aug 1992

      Summers of 1992 and 1993 assisted with planning and leadership of weekly worship services, and led daily meditations and song. Assisted with weekend workshops and smaller group gatherings. Assisted with gardening, animal care, carpentry, and other tasks of daily operation. Summers of 1992 and 1993 assisted with planning and leadership of weekly worship services, and led daily meditations and song. Assisted with weekend workshops and smaller group gatherings. Assisted with gardening, animal care, carpentry, and other tasks of daily operation.

  • BROADWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (INC)
    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Soup Kitchen Coordinator
      • Sep 1991 - May 1992

      Planned, cooked, and served a hot lunch to 250 people each week. Supervised up to 15 volunteers. Carried out all aspects of annual fundraising appeal to 2,100 contributors. Advised and assisted in the creation and organization of a self-support group for disadvantaged, inner-city volunteers. Planned, cooked, and served a hot lunch to 250 people each week. Supervised up to 15 volunteers. Carried out all aspects of annual fundraising appeal to 2,100 contributors. Advised and assisted in the creation and organization of a self-support group for disadvantaged, inner-city volunteers.

  • Hutchins Farm
    • United States
    • Farming
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Organic Farm Field Crew
      • Jun 1991 - Aug 1991

      Supervised and instructed fourteen adolescents and young adults on a 30-acre organic fruit and vegetable farm. Emphasized efficiency, proper technique, positive attitude and teamwork. Sold produce and kept record of daily harvest. Also, crew member summers of '85, '86, '87, '88. Supervised and instructed fourteen adolescents and young adults on a 30-acre organic fruit and vegetable farm. Emphasized efficiency, proper technique, positive attitude and teamwork. Sold produce and kept record of daily harvest. Also, crew member summers of '85, '86, '87, '88.

  • Cultural Survival
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Applied Anthropology Intern
      • Jun 1989 - Feb 1990

      Conducted research on behalf of Director. Coordinated and organized sale of rainforest products. Assisted with office administration. Conducted research on behalf of Director. Coordinated and organized sale of rainforest products. Assisted with office administration.

  • Windfarm Museum
    • Appropriate Technology Tour Guide & Intern
      • Jul 1988 - Aug 1988

      Explained to visitors of all ages exhibits and the concepts behind them. Gained basic skills and knowledge in a variety of simple technologies appropriate to an environmentally sensitive lifestyle. Constructed a treadmill for goats and sheep, which was included as a museum exhibit. Explained to visitors of all ages exhibits and the concepts behind them. Gained basic skills and knowledge in a variety of simple technologies appropriate to an environmentally sensitive lifestyle. Constructed a treadmill for goats and sheep, which was included as a museum exhibit.

Education

  • Union Theological Seminary
    M.A.E.T.S., Theology and Education
    1991 - 1993
  • Mount Holyoke College
    BA, Cum Laude, Anthropology, Religion
    1986 - 1989
  • School for International Training
    Semester Abroad in Kenya, Cultural Anthropology
    1988 - 1988

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