Debbie Ebner Email & Phone Number

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Specializing in Small Business Consulting, Career Management Coaching, and Personal Finance Education* Profit & Loss projections and analysis for profitability* How to hire the best - successful screening and interview techniques * Employee motivation and retention* Resume writing, cover letters, job interview skills, LinkedIn profiles* What careers are the best fit for me? Will make me happy? Be most successful in?* How to have a positive relationship with money. How to take control of your personal finances.

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Western North Carolina Region

Liaise with management team to fulfill new hire needs for the Western Blue Ridge North Carolina Region. Responsible for new hire forecasting and planning, recruiting, screening, interviewing, and HRIS processing.

A. C. Reynolds Middle School

Selected to develop and implement curriculum and goals for Career Exploration course. Established learning goals for maximizing student understanding of CTE, CTSO, college articulated CTE courses offered at high school; as well as creating a written plan for every student with sequential CTE courses in the career cluster(s) which they are most interested. Because of the incredible potential to help students at this age level prepare for their futures, I choose to return to the middle school setting for 2019-20.

A. C. Reynolds High School

CAREER MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL FINANCE, & MARKETING TEACHER, DECA ADVISORDeveloped & implemented new curriculums (marketing, management, fashion merchandising, personal finanace, & career management), coordinated student attendance make up program & designed data reports, advisor for DECA Chapter (professional organization for marketing & management students), consistent high scores (90th percentile) in the county for secured state assessment, Feb. 2012 WLOS “Thanks to Teachers” winner, peer mentor & evaluator for new teachers.• 2014 - 15 NC State Consultant – Moodle Facilitator & Curriculum Development • 2015 - 2025 National Board Certified for Professional Teaching • 2015 - 17 Designed Honors Curriculums for Marketing & Career Management • 2016 School Improvement Plan Data Mining, Chart Design, and Analysis, composed draft narrative

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Provide homework help, tutoring, and instruction for after-school grant funded program serving middle school students for Enka Middle School and AC Reynolds Middle School.

Hewitt-Trussville High School

BUSINESS & MARKETING TEACHER, WORK STUDY COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT CHAIR, DISTRICT CAREER TECH COORDINATOR, Trussville, ALImplemented new course curriculum (marketing & entrepreneurship), coordinated cooperative education experiences for students with local businesses, advisor for DECA Chapter, created initial design & wrote grant proposal for career academies, extensive community relations, coordinator for district-wide career technical education department.• 52% of local DECA members win at regional competition, qualifying for State• Largest DECA Chapter in the State of Alabama 4 years running• Received Business Industry Certification, endorsed by ISO• Implemented Student Ambassador Program with Chamber of Commerce• Awarded $50,000 Career Academy Grant and $25,100 in Tech Prep Grants• Designed 1st Career Academy Program in the State of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Restructured A/R & A/P policies and procedures for this international company. Created and implemented financial analysis reports for performance based measurements. Provided leadership, training, & support for Department Manager Team. Payroll & benefits administrator.

CORPORATE TRAINING MANAGER, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Jan – Oct 2000)Executive team member of new department responsible for staff development. Established & implemented entry-level and managerial training programs from performance gap analysis.REGIONAL TRAINING MANAGER, Houston, TX (Sept – Dec 1999)Selected & led Training Manager Team over 10-states & 64 locations. Provided performance gap analysis for entry-level & management staff. Created & implemented new training programs, management skills development tools, & a cooperative field operations partnership. NORTH ALABAMA MARKET MANAGER, Birmingham, AL (May – Sept 1999)Administered the combining of staff from 2 different companies (Alamo & National) into 1 cohesive team, utilizing their strong points while allowing each individual the opportunity for advanced skill development. Record employee retention for South Region.

GENERAL MANAGER, Birmingham, AL (June 1996 – April 1999)Created & implemented new management training, employee motivation techniques, strategic market planning, restructured staff performance reviews, redesigned hiring methods to include group & behavioral interviewing techniques, designed & implemented new hire orientation & training programs. Resulted in $800,000 increase to bottom line profit in the first 6 months. Developed 25% of staff for promotion into management. Selected to turn around negative employee & managerial performance trends in Memphis, TN.GENERAL MANAGER, Charleston, SC (Jan 1995 – June 1996)Saved 39% of payroll while eliminating need for layoffs during downsizing. Implemented manager trainee program resulting in career advancement for 20% of staff.GENERAL MANAGER, Tallahassee, FL (1993 – 1995)Selected to staff & train all associates for opening of new location in Myrtle Beach, SC. Selected to turn around negative employment trends in Atlanta (largest location Southeast region), which resulted in: increased quality of candidates, improved new hire development, & decreased turnover.RESERVATIONS MANAGER, Scottsdale, AZ (1992 – 1993)Selected as key member of management team to open new Reservations Center. Interviewed & developed new team of associates & managers from scratch, achieving highest employee performance statistics out of 3 company call centers.RESERVATIONS MANAGER, Charlotte, NC (1991 – 1992)Created successful motivation & incentive programs improving staff morale, decreasing turnover, & achieving superior performance levels. Mentored junior management staff for skill enhancement resulting in career advancement for these individuals.OPERATIONS MANAGER TRAINEE, Denver, CO (1989 – 1991)Designed & instituted new hire training program decreasing turnover by 50%. New training program also resulted in increased sales, higher customer service scores, and more management candidates.

Responsible for successful 5-phase program: classroom, school store laboratory, student organization, business advisory board, and on-the-job training. Researched and developed daily curriculum plan for the two-year program which included training in these skill areas: job application, interviewing, retailing, cashier, management, business communication, resume writing, sales, customer service, and creative problem solving. Counseled students in personal matters from career choices to self-image to family crisis. Extensive community public relations involvement.• Increased program enrollment from 36 students to 167 students by the end of the first year.• Coordinated on-the-job training with students & employers.• Sponsored DECA group that ranked #3 in the state by the end of the fourth year.• Created & implemented school store laboratory student manager incentive program, which was key in eliminating pilferage & doubling the net profit.

Greater Denver Area

Greater Denver Area

Master’S Degree, Educational Leadership, 3.9/4.0 Gpa

Graduate Courses: Current & Emerging Instructional Tech And Curriculum Integration Of Tech, 4.0/4.0 Gpa

B. Ed., Vocational Ed - Marketing Ed., 3.5/4.0 Gpa

Undergraduate Studies, Business Admin & Interpersonal Communications

Education record

Activities and Societies: DECA