Experience

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  Kansas Children's Service League

  • United States
  • Civic and Social Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Staff Accountant

    • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Placement Coordinator

    • Nov 2017 - May 2022

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  St. David's Episcopal Church

  • Topeka, Kansas, United States

  • Youth Activities Director

    • Oct 2018 - Oct 2020
    • Topeka, Kansas, United States

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  Grace Episcopal Cathedral

  • Topeka, Kansas, United States

  • Director of Children's Ministries

    • Feb 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Topeka, Kansas, United States

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  Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas

  • Topeka, Kansas

  • Emergency Assistance Case Manager

    • Jan 2016 - Nov 2017
    • Topeka, Kansas

    Provide case management and administer grants to fund rent and/or utility assistance to members of the community in crisis including the homeless. Assess the needs of families applying for program assistance. Determine eligibility, appropriate funding and level of intervention. Conduct comprehensive interviews with families and individuals requesting assistance.Conduct Strengths Assessments - Arizona Matrix or VISPADT (housing only) with each program participant. Assist clients to identify and monitor measurable and achievable goals with appropriate action steps.Assist Case Management clients to navigate mainstream social service systems and other appropriate resources.Maintain current information in the ClientTrack Link database. Maintain accurate hard copy Case Management files with appropriate documentation per funding guidelines. Provide oversight of housing for homeless families. Manage diverse streams of funding. Maintain budgets using Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis.Compile monthly program data.Advocate for clients in need by networking and participating in community meetings as available.Teach Life Skills classes as needed; maintain class documentation and submit timely reports.

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  United Way Worldwide

  • Topeka, Kansas Area

  • Community Impact Data and Project Manager

    • Jun 2013 - Jan 2016
    • Topeka, Kansas Area

    Agency, Program, and Volunteer profile management:Creating/maintaining Community Impact Investments and corresponding processes.Create/maintain all Currency, Statistical Matrix, Overview, Qualification, & Dynamic Results Forms and all Impact Area Program Form Sets within Processes.Creating and assigning all evaluation form sets.Recruiting financial reviewers, and creating and assigning all financial review evaluation form sets.Uploading documents for relevant partiesCreate and send all communication to programs, admins, and volunteersCollect and push out program data to staff and run reports from data for analysis.Provide training for staff.Project Management: Manage organizational process guidelines and project plans.Continuously review, identify, and recommend process improvements.Provide sufficient documentation of projects, events, and/or processes.Define, plan, and assist in executing project plans.Provide follow up analysis after project execution.Grant Management (Emergency Food and Shelter Program): Administer 4 grants from FEMA through the National Board.Form/maintain committees' members from mandated groups at state and local levels.Open applications for grant through local media.Have agencies complete and submit applicationsCreate formulas/spreadsheets for proposed distribution of funding at state and local level.Work with Local Board committee to determine funding areas/amountsSubmit all documentation/explanation of funding decisionsVet spending receipts submitted for final reporting and submit supporting documentation.Work with State of Kansas for data needed to create distribution equations.Work with State committee to determine distribution to funded counties.Create and submit reporting explaining expenditure of administrative funding at both grant levels. Submit three yearly phase reporting at all levels.Respond to all compliance letters and rectify at all levels.Provide training to LRO’s and Counties as necessary.

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  Payless ShoeSource Corporate Headquarters

  • Topeka, Kansas

  • Buying / Distribution Analyst, Buying Support Associate

    • May 1998 - Sep 2012
    • Topeka, Kansas

    Buying Analyst Data/Reporting: Compiled and created reports, spreadsheets, and charts with Microsoft Excel functions and Lotus spreadsheets with data from multiple databases.Compiled and formatted weekly/monthly vendor sales data from company database and transmitted to managers and vendors. Distribution Analyst:Created and executed distribution plan for Department Distribution.Worked with Merchandise Buying to find best product for current market in season.Process Improvement: Oversaw development and implementation of new computerized Buying specification sheet system which resulted in more efficient transmittal of information to and from our Taiwan and Brazil offices and factories.Buying Associate:Received and organized all shoe samples for department.Provided said samples for Merchandising management and Marketing.Processed samples through quality assurance and fit.Archived all samples for department(s).Worked with vendors to receive correct samples for management.Wrote spec sheets and worked with overseas offices to communicate sample specs to factories.

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  Sheltered Living, Inc.

  • Topeka, Kansas Area

  • Administrative Staff Manager

    • Nov 1996 - May 1998
    • Topeka, Kansas Area

    Supervised 5 administrative assistants in two locations while reporting directly to the Executive Directors.

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  Kaw Valley Land Title Company

  • Topeka, Kansas Area

  • Land Title Researcher

    • Mar 1995 - Nov 1996
    • Topeka, Kansas Area

    Researched all land title histories at the Shawnee County Courthouse in the Registrar's Office for mortgage applications.

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  Landmark Hotel Group

  • Topeka, Kansas, United States

  • Sales Staff

    • Jan 1994 - Feb 1995
    • Topeka, Kansas, United States

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  Kansas Association of REALTORS®

  • Topeka, Kansas Area

  • Director of Local Board Governing Documents

    • Jan 1988 - Nov 1993
    • Topeka, Kansas Area

    Ensured compliance at the Local Board level with the Kansas Association of REALTORS bylaws. Editor of the Association newspaper with state-wide distributionMeetings and conventions coordinatorReported directly to the Executive Vice President.

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  Percheron Corp.

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Production Assistant / Assistant Comptroller

    • Apr 1985 - Sep 1987
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Worked in Los Angeles showroom first as a production assistant showing season cashmere apparel lines to potential vendors. Later promoted to comptroller assistant keeping company books and payroll.