Responsible for planning, coordinating, training, orientation and managing all Volunteer Program activities for the organization.

* Administers all components of Man & Woman of the Year (e.g. cash and in-kind sponsorship recruitment, candidate prospect identification and cultivation, event press releases, event logistics coordination, volunteer management, etc.).* Provides administrative, secretarial and clerical support for Man & Woman of the Year.* Maintains assigned office, program and event records, files and databases.* Prepares event-related correspondence and reports.* Maintains a working knowledge of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission and its programs to address them.

Coordinate the daily tasks at the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) house. • Greeting people from the community who stop in the NRC to learn more about Community Partnership & our programs, drop off information, etc. Answering the telephones, taking messages and directing people to who they need to talk with.• Coordinate, recruit & train volunteers with various tasks at the NRC including copying & putting together neighborhood newsletters and flyers, cleaning, answering phones, etc.• Work with the CASH & GED programs to organize the menu & childcare each week for the classes.• Educating those who call about these programs of the scheduling and what the program means as well as what topics will be covered in the CASH savings and CASH track classes. Communicating with the bankers, facilitators and the participants for confirmation & changes.• Pick up and unloading of the BBB in-kind donations.• Complete required paperwork for end of the month reporting regarding the volunteer hours and Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB) Restore.• Ensuring that all things in disrepair are tended to.• Ensuring that all needed supplies at the NRC are plentiful. Ordering and organizing supplies when they are delivered. • Liaison between the Caring Communities staff and the volunteer staff at the NRC.

Patient Services Manager for the local Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Manage and administer patient support services and programs. Provide the first line of patient education information, support, and patient navigation to newly diagnosed blood cancer patients and their families. Communicate with local oncologists and hematologists for the latest research related information of blood cancers. Coordinate patient and professional education programs and manage the patient financial aid program.

Responsible for supporting the activities of the Professional Development Department by coordinating & implementing promotional materials, software, presentations & trainings; performing client counseling and data maintenance designed to promote professional development in the field of early care and education.

• Coordinate & implement specialized trainings to Community-Based Providers.• Provide ongoing technical assistance and consultation in the following areas: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Best Practice prevention principles, systems collaboration, community mobilization, social policy advocacy, prevention marketing, media relations and process / outcome based planning and evaluation.•Coordinate trainings, informational events and other PSA-wide prevention activities as indicated through formal and informal requests. - Coordinate & implement, along with Prevent Child Abuse, seven “Methamphetamine Awareness” trainings presented by the Illinois State Police that reached over 800 social service workers within our PSA. - Coordinate & implement a Social Marketing and Illinois Youth Survey training for our prevention providers as a result of several requests. - Development of several community Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug surveys. - Compile data from surveys using SPSS. - Assist in the development and continued support of three Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) coalitions. • Serve as a communication link among communities, prevention advocates and providers within the Prevention Service Area (PSA) by promoting prevention campaigns and providing research-based resources relating to ATOD prevention• Promote linkage and integration among all prevention efforts within our PSA to reduce duplication of services.

• Work in Resource Library, a resource for daycare providers both home-based and center.• Coordinate ISACCN board meetings, Leadership Institute and Annual Conference.• Process ISACCN new and renewal memberships.• Develop several computer templates using Microsoft Office 2000 for office use.• Meet requirements set by AmeriCorps.

• Promote the American Cancer Society mission, programs and cancer prevention information to groups at Relay For Life events.• Recruit urologists & volunteer survivors for the coordination of “Man to Man”, a prostate support group.• Utilize computerized health information retrieval systems effectively.• Interpret and respond to requests for health information related to cancer.• Organize information & resources in the ACS community library.