Cheryl Bowen Email and Phone Number

Develop and facilitate a wide variety of interactive activities for our independent living residents.

Administrative assistance. Creative communications & marketing. Creative coordination & implementation for worship services. Pastoral care. Music.• Provide Lead Pastor with organizational systems, communications and administrative support • Research and write grants for various outreach opportunities.• Create relevant graphic layouts for worship programs. • Develop church-wide promotional materials including radio and print advertisements.• Write articles for local newspapers.• Update websites and Facebook pages.• Encourage and lead the worship team. • Play guitar, piano and sing with our worship team• Interact with the students and staff of our After School Family program. • Support our partnership with the Food Bank of the Albemarle by providing reports and inventories.

Sales. Marketing. Supervision. Encouragement. Daily management.

(2008 – 2010)Creative communications & marketing. Creative coordination & implementation for worship settings. Pastoral care. Administrative assistance. Music. • Provided Lead Pastor with organizational systems, communications and administrative support • Served as liaison between staff, leaders and congregation to ensure vision alignment• Developed systems, cast vision and coordinated 1st Impressions ministry teams • Created relevant graphic layouts for “Weekend Connection” emails, worship programs, etc. • Coordinated church-wide promotional materials including radio and print advertisements • Assisted with creative development of website, produced and updated graphic content• Small group leader and coordinator of church-wide “Group Link” events.• Facilitated “C2 - Connecting to Others”, a core discipleship class environment.• Preached several Sunday morning and Wednesday night sermons and led Friday devotionals.• Provided creative leadership for Worship Design Team and implemented design ideas.• Responded to needs with visitations in normal, crisis, hospital and bereavement settings New Song UMC - Ministry Assistant (2003 – 2007) • Coordinated volunteer office staff schedule & increased participation of volunteers • Initiated and facilitated monthly volunteer office staff training and encouragement lunches • Triaged incoming calls and coordinated appropriate responses with pastors and care teams • Scheduled use of church facilities and provided support for events as needed• Managed church office including budgeting accurately for printers, supplies and equipment • Communicated effectively and courteously with congregation, pastors and the community • Planned, managed and supervised mass mailings, church events and projects • Prepared, synchronized, edited and published “Keynotes” quarterly newsletter.https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.bowen1/videos/1861283695965/?l=7685067379267427168

• Facilitated a fitness program for senior citizens in two separate locations • Ensured the safety of the participants through communication & observation • Nurtured healthy relationships within the groups• Increased attendance from 5 participants to 25 in just over one year• Assisted with the creation, development & implementation of “Ayden Senior Day”• Earned CPR certification & attended seminars to improve the quality of the program

• Successfully developed and implemented the use of a Training Manual for processors• Assisted supervising a staff of 10 Freshmen & Transfer application processors • Served as professional liaison between Admission and Athletic departments• Communicated NCAA admission requirements to coaches, parents and students• Specialized in procedures for initial NCAA eligibility of incoming student athletes • Certified initial eligibility and interpreted NCAA legislation as needed