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FOUNDER
Professional Summary
Accomplished, creative and strategic professional with a passion for nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and the communities that they serve. Possessing multifaceted experience and proven ability to energize organizations, develop strategic initiatives and capture new opportunities. Results-oriented, decisive leader adept at forging relationships with key partners, vendors and clients. Recognized for work in nonprofit sector.
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Work History
- Founder
- The Hoosier Environmental Council
- Indianapolis , IN
- January 2014 to Current
- Conferred with existing and potential customers to assess requirements and propose optimal solutions.
- Social Media Strategy, Content Creation and Management for professionals and small businesses.
- Creating specialized social media content and plans.
- Manage social media marketing campaigns and day-to-day activities.
- Researching and reporting.
- Devised strategies to improve organization efficiency and optimize group management.
- Executive Director
- The Hoosier Environmental Council
- Indianapolis , IN
- January 2012 to Current
- Architect of Stand Together Day est. 2012.
- Which cumulated in 1.35 million students in 50 States and 40 countries taking part in the largest anti-bullying effort to date..
- Prepared and updated curriculum for Defeat the Label's Upstander Anti-Bullying In School program.
- Prepared and implemented large group social/emotional programming (Upstander) to Middle School and High School aged students (Average group size 25-32) to contracted schools in Southeast Michigan.
- Developed relationships with private and federal agencies.
- Created website content at www.defeatthelabel.com.
- Identified, developed and maintained grants that funded programs and services.
- Responsible for interpretation of grant applications.
- Oversaw, created, and ran Community Conversation on Bullying.
- Established partnership with major University partners.
- Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Worked directly with Executive team to brainstorm, discuss strategy and mitigate issues.
- Executive Director
- Wish Upon A Teen
- City , STATE
- January 2012 to January 2015
- Created strategic plan which served as a guide for organizational direction.
- Within 3 years of plan development and execution organization had met or exceeded 7 year goals.
- Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
- Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand including creating a in depth social media plan which secured a stronger media presence.
- Oversaw and recruited the Teen and Young Adult Board, which served to energize and engage high school age students from around Southeastern Michigan.
- Secured significant media coverage, print and television, for multiple major programs, which resulted in an increased public knowledge of the organization.
- Worked with team to develop expansion plan for the program expansion into new markets.
- Built partnerships establishing relationships with the funders, and political and community leaders.
- Be an external local and national presence that created and communicates program results with an emphasis on the successes of the local program as a model for replication in potential new geographic zones.
- Early Childhood Program Associate
- United Way For Southeastern Michigan
- City , STATE
- January 2010 to January 2012
- Managed the Imagination Library program for Southeastern Michigan and served as the Program Coordinator for the Tri-County Area.
- Assisted in creating the scope of work and project plan for an 8 million dollar (annually) program that is nationally recognized; The Early Learning Communities.
- Made recommendations in regards to current practices and procedures in order to improve operations and to make programs move more efficiently.
- Assisted in creating the curriculum of a community-based program for parents and caregivers.
- Assisted in researching, writing and providing reports to funders, grantees and other national and local partners.
- Participated in the development of fundraising, marketing and communications plans.
- Created and managed Early Childhood website at United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
- Created and carried out a marketing plan for a community partnership.
Education
- J.D. - Classes Completed Towards J.D. Degree
- University Of Detroit Mercy School Of Law
- City
- Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / History
- Grand Valley State University
- City
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School Attended
- University Of Detroit Mercy School Of Law
- Grand Valley State University
Job Titles Held:
- Founder
- Executive Director
- Early Childhood Program Associate
Degrees
- J.D. - Classes Completed Towards J.D. Degree
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / History
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