Keri Bennett Email & Phone Number

• Program Manager who oversees 12,000 volume library maintaining efficient administrative operations, ensures accuracy of budgetary, circulation, and cataloging data, and uses data analysis to identify trends, generate reports, and create strategies to make development decisions and set program goals producing continuous quality improvement• Accomplished fundraiser adept at making lasting connections with stakeholders of all levels and backgrounds while spearheading campaigns for the Plano Education Foundation and the United Way consistently exceeding yearly goals• Winning grant writer with a flair for composing persuasive proposals that concisely communicate needs, goals, and results to bolster existing budget by 30%• Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion who overhauled the library collection by increasing the number of books representing marginalized populations by 20%• Winner of dedication to diversity award with a keen awareness of the endemic inequalities in educational and societal structures• Former English teacher proficient at writing and editing content for a wide range of audiences, engaging public speaker, and frequent leader of professional development presentations

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  Program Manager | Library Media Specialist

  Plano Isd

  Aug 2013 - Present - Plano, Texas, United States

  • Identified, pursued, and cultivated philanthropic support and community partnerships with corporations and foundations, developed and led fundraising initiatives, maintained financial discipline, and increased program budget by 30%• Built, fostered, and maintained relationships with internal and external stakeholders including 60 educators, 800 students and their families, and 20 community members, providing bi-weekly communication through digital newsletters offering access to opportunities and resources• Managed and oversaw 12,000-volume library, maintaining up-to-date information ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness of data while balancing multiple tasks• Utilized continuous demographic and circulation data analysis to identify trends, generate reports, and create data-driven strategies to make collection development decisions, set program goals and priorities to consistently improve effectiveness• Authored and won multiple grant proposals advocating for funding for 800 students to support diversity, equity, and inclusion to increase budget by 30% to offer additional organizational and community programs • Spearheaded a program to increase marginalized populations representation in the number of educational books and resources in the collection by 20% advancing equity in opportunity and outcomes• Developed and implemented ongoing support resources for educators illustrating research, database, and grant writing best practices, recognizing and addressing a need for professional development and sharing ideas, resulting in more effective instruction for 250 students and increased funding for programs serving 3 special population groups• Planned and executed yearly fundraising events for over 800 attendees partnering with external vendor and organizing all facets including scheduling, recruiting and training 20 volunteers, managing data and reporting, and promotion and marketing to encourage reading to a diverse audience