Experience

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  Grandma's Sewing and Crafts

  • Lady Lake Florida

  • Semi-retired seamstress specializing in custom pillows and cushions.

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Lady Lake Florida
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  Self-employed

  • Lady Lake Florida

  • Seamstress

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Lady Lake Florida
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  Gramma's Sewing and Crafts

  • Lady Lake Florida

  • Seamstress

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Lady Lake Florida

    Gramma retired and turned her hobby into work at home!!

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  Various central Michigan and central Florida or...

  • Lansing MI area

  • Volunteer and Community Service

    • Jun 1973 - Dec 2018
    • Lansing MI area

    Ingham County Women's Commissioner, Michigan Women's Commissioner Health Committee Chair, Tobacco-Free Michigan Action Coalition, trainer and volunteer for Listening Ear Crisis Center, founding member of Michigan Hospice Organization, board member for New Way In rehabilitation program for...

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  Family Christian Ministries INC

  • Lady Lake FL

  • Customer service assistant and retail partner

    • Sep 2012 - Dec 2015
    • Lady Lake FL

    Provide customers with exceptional customer service at checkout and while shopping. Stock shelves, maintain inventory, build relationships with customers.

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  Michigan Association for Health, Physical Educa...

  • Lansing, Michigan Area

  • Administrative Assistant and temporary office manager

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Lansing, Michigan Area

    Managed continuing education credit records, provided registration for seminars, designed computer program to register and manage convention delegates, paid bills, arranged travel for association board members

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  Greater Lansing Housing Coalition

  • Lansing, Michigan Area

  • Neighborhood Preservation Program Coordinator (Grant funded program)

    • Aug 1999 - Mar 2001
    • Lansing, Michigan Area

    Organized and implemented plan to help residents of inner city neighborhood become an active part of their community; organized community round table, wrote monthly newsletter, managed grant funds.

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  Williamston Community Schools

  • Williamston MI

  • Enrchment Program Coordinator

    • Dec 1997 - Jul 1999
    • Williamston MI

    Planned and coordinated enrichment programs and classes, hired instructors, processed payments, collected statistics and prepared enrollment and income reports, designed data bases for tracking program activity, wrote procedures for departmental tasks, supervised student employees, prepared copy-...

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  Greater Lansing Food Bank

  • East Lansing MI

  • Food Movers Director

    • Jul 1995 - Oct 1996
    • East Lansing MI

    Directed Food Movers, a prepared and perishable food rescue program. Increased volunter base from 24 to 70, supervised volunteer staff and paid staff of three, developed and implemented volunteer training program, designed procedures and forms to increase efficiency and effectiveness, managed fed...

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  Michigan Community Action Agency Association

  • Lansing MI

  • Food and Nutrition Coordinator

    • Jun 1994 - Jul 1995
    • Lansing MI

    One-year grant-funded program. Traveled to five Michigan cities (Detroit, Flint, Benton Harbor, Traverse City) monthly to help local CAA staff develop coalitions of local organizations and individuals to address hunger issues. Responsibilities included providing consulting service in organization...

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  Various Michigan employers

  • Lansing MI area

  • Other employment

    • Sep 1975 - Jun 1994
    • Lansing MI area

    Public Policy and Education Director for the Michigan Division of the American Cancer Society, Project Coorinator for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs/Michigan, Cooley Law School Registrar, Lobbyist for state-wide organization,

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  Various, described below

  • Education

    • Sep 1959 - Sep 1975

    Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Michigan University, emphasis on inter-personal communication, minor in business management, Phi Kappa Phi and Mortar Board Honor Societies; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, two terms; Associate degree in Secretarial Studies, Michigan State University; Public ...