Yolanda C. Clay Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, And Akron, Ohio United States

• Manage the development and implementation of community-based education and empowermentprograms, including patient and family focused educational events.• Manage and implement program evaluation and develop strategies to gather feedback from community to ensure programs are valuable and will increase community engagement. • Build, develop and maintain relationships among communities including people living with chronic disease, health care professionals and other stakeholders to advance community engagement goals.• Identify new opportunities for partnership and collaboration with outside entities including hospitals, clinics, physician offices, and other nonprofit/healthcare organizations, to maximize impact and engagement.• Serve as a liaison between CEAOA and local communities while maintaining a presence through community outreach, community presentations, health/wellness fairs, and other events.• Manage the budget and calendar for North Carolina and Ohio community-based education programs.• Work collaboratively with Board Members with a focus on building strategic partnerships, mutually supporting outreach, and fundraising efforts. • Develop and implement strategies to grow and maintain a network of volunteers within each state to support local programs and events. • Foster mutually supportive relationships with local volunteers.. • Manage communication channels including CEAOA webpage, e-newsletter, social media accounts, phone and emails.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Maintain current files for each ACE After-School Program participant.• Conduct interviews with individual program participants and their families to assess social and emotional capabilities and needs.• Implementation of positive education program activities.• Assist executive director with collection of required data for preparation of annual grant reports.• Database management• Creation of surveys• Management of inventory and supplies

Akron, Ohio, United States

• Collaborated with Summit County Public Health and The State of Ohio to research grants and submit letters of inquiry for program funding.• Submitted grant proposals to local foundations, city, state, and national funding prospects. • Proactively developed strategies for writing successful proposals. Awarded over $900,000 in funding from FY15 through FY20. • Performed all aspects of the grant’s management process including budget planning and tracking. • Prepared interim and final reports for all awarded grants.• Developed program plans and implemented strategies to meet all program/funder objectives. • Coordination and evaluation of program to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.• Collected and submitted data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting. • Completed new hire onboarding including, interviewing, selection of candidates and training.• Management and direct supervision of staff (4 Community Health Workers). • Assessed staff performance and provided training as needed.• Planned and coordinated outreach activities to recruit clients.• Facilitated pregnancy/parenting curriculum to individuals and in group settings. • Consulted with staff to assist in providing intervention, support, and action plans for clients in crisis.

Akron, Ohio, United States

• Day to day operations of the entire office. • Answered phones, referred callers who were in crisis to various agencies for assistance, • Opened and distributed mail.• Logged membership checks and donations.• Generated correspondence including membership renewals and thank you letters.• Contacted prospective clients to complete intake forms for parent advocacy referrals and program enrollment. • In the absence of an Executive Director, I took on the responsibility of generating reports for grant funders by submitting monthly billing and invoices, tracking services provided, generating cash flow projection reports, creating forms, and implementing policies and procedures.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Contacted prospective customers to sell radio time for broadcasting via various stations and networks. • Called on prospects and presented outlines of various programs for commercial announcements to persuade them to purchase radio airtime. • Prepared promotional plans, sales literature, time rates, and sales contracts. • Wrote scripts for commercials.

Akron, Ohio, United States

• Provided direct leadership to the Workforce Development Department.• Coordination and management of daily operations.• Organizational development. • Designed and implemented the Transitions Re-Entry Program, a job placement program for individuals with felony backgrounds. Served 120 ex-offenders per contract year.• Oversaw all functions of the department's employment programs.• Processed employment applications.• Hired and supervised staff.• Maintained payroll and budgets.• Personnel file maintenance.• Facilitated staff orientation.• Completed annual performance reviews. • Completed client assessments.• Development of client Individual Employment Plans (IEP’s).• Client referrals• Job placement. • Managed reporting activities for program grant funders including collecting and calculating data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. • Provided administrative oversight and analysis of over $1.5 million in active grants.• Post award overview. • Tracked all grant expenditures to maintain budget compliance with private, state, and federal funding agencies. • Maintained a network of working relationships with funders, supportive service providers, and volunteers.

Biology, General

Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0 Gpa