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Novi, Michigan, United States

Novi, Michigan, United States

Designed and implemented installation solutions for corporate artwork, plant interiorscapes, and plant replica displays. These include permanent and semi-permanent walls, mounts, framing, and displays.Trained incoming plant care technicians on proper horticulture techniques, company practices, and onboarding procedures.Prepared, transported, and installed interiorscapes in hospitals, stadiums, office buildings, private properties, and hotels.Expanded tool capability and accessibility for the branch.

Redford, Michigan

Managed staff of ten to maintain and run programs of the church.Led leadership teams to coordinate church growth, hire new staff, create a coherent mission and vision, organize preventative maintenance and upgrades to the church property.Managed and empowered other clergy across two church campuses.Expanded program offerings to more effectively meet the needs of the surrounding community.

Brightmoor, Detroit, Michigan

Provided oversight, with the Executive Committee, over Director and Store Managers.Led budget setting and prioritization of programs to plan the future direction of RBI.Primary communicator of vision and fundraising needs to donors.Worked with a wide range of power tools, saws, and hand tools across building construction and .5 acre garden installation.Organized volunteers and connected them with clients and job sites.Under leadership, increased income by 66% and significantly increased RBI’s programs to impact more than 8,000 clients per year.

Trenton, Michigan

Helped the leadership teams to think creatively about how to expand our impact in the local community with a constrained budget/set of resources, and evaluate what potential the church has to reach those goals.Reorganized worship, trained staff and volunteers to be focused on hospitality to visitors and ease of access for those without prior church experience.Led leadership teams to coordinate church growth, hire new staff, create a coherent mission and vision.

Data entry, filling transcript requests, answering phones, restocking office supplies, contacting students and alumni, responding to FOIA requests, transferring paper transcripts into database, creating and re-printing student ID’s, and answering student questions.

Communicate on behalf of Registrar with incoming and returning summer semester students, assembled course evaluation packets, organized dormitory keys and parking passes for students and faculty, designed, edited and published weekly newsletter during semester.

Chicago, Il

Part-time ministry in the local church as a portion of my studies at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.Responsibilities have included: Pastoral counseling, preaching, weekly service planning, bible studies, Lenten book study, ARWC (Anti-Racist White Caucus) member, Stewardship campaign (2012) leader/organizer, animal blessing service (2011) leader/organizer, and weekly worship leadership.

Part of a team responsible for art design, advertising, and publication. Responsible for design of Congress Poster, 4 fold brochure, and Program Booklet using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.

Responsible for organizing and communicating with and between work site placements for incoming weekly volunteers throughout the city of Detroit; Debriefed and organized volunteers in the mornings before heading to work sites; Acted as contractor on work sites requiring construction; Worked with groups to organize movement of people and resources throughout each week.

Pontiac, Mi

Co-Teacher for 4th Graders. Co-taught in classroom, developed and implemented science projects as well as a daily lesson plan, worked with students one-on-one, supervised for a safe, hands on learning environment and tutored students.

Pontiac, Mi

Assistant Teacher for 3rd Graders. Assisted teacher in classroom, developed and implemented science projects, worked with students one-on-one, supervised for a safe, hands on learning environment and tutored students.

Master Of Divinity

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Philosophy And Religious Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Religion/Religious Studies