Debbie Ferry Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Avivo, formerly RESOURCE, Inc. - Minneapolis, MNA Minneapolis based non-profit organization that provides Employment, Career Training and Chemical and Mental Health services.Interim Vice President of Employment.
• Participates on executive leadership team on various matters, including annual planning, financial performance and service delivery.
• Manages $8 million in grants for local and national initiatives that impact disadvantaged populations.
• Manages all aspect of Avivo’s Real Estate portfolio, including lease negotiations.
• Leads Facilities team in quality maintenance of Avivo owned properties.
• Leads a team of four program managers to execute all operations of Avivo Youth, Women’s and Welfare to Work programs that meet or exceeds outcome goals.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Goodwill/Easter Seals is a local organization with a national presence. It is known for its work in the community and provides comprehensive, proven employment, education and independence services. Last year, the.
• Identified and managed real estate acquisitions and negotiations of a $110M commercial real estate portfolio consisting of office buildings, industrial and retail locations within Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• Partnered with architect/engineering firm to develop a Goodwill retail store design prototype which maximized sales dollars per square foot and provided an exceptional customer service experience.
• Partnered with advertising and architect/engineering to create an upscale boutique.
• Negotiated favorable CAM terms in leases which resulted in annual CAM management fee savings of $189,354.
• Reduced energy consumption in cost effective ways that delivered value to customers and communities, through internal operations and by consciously providing buildings with energy efficient solutions.

• Goodwill/Easter Seals is a local organization with a national presence. It is known for its work in the community and provides comprehensive, proven employment, education and independence services. Last year, the.
• Increased annual retail sales volume from $19 million in 2006 to $67 million in 2013 by improving the customer shopping experience.
• Increased revenues by 25.1% in 2011, achieving Goodwill International’s “Growing the Business Award” which recognizes Goodwill agencies with the highest rate of growth in total donated goods retail revenue over the.
• Expanded the number of commodities recycled over and above textile baling operation, increasing annual revenues by 235.8% since 2006. Reduced the amount of trash from donated goods sent to landfill by 17.3% compared to.
• Built, coached and developed directors to inspire employee teams to deliver exceptional customer service while achieving strong operational controls.
• Created a divisional excellence program recognizing performance utilizing scorecard and benchmarking based on defined metrics, creating a positive impact for the customer.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Leading national specialty retailer of fabrics, crafts and novelty products. Formerly operated under Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. until August of 1998.Held full P&L responsibility for up to 146 stores producing $136.
• Improved Midwest region budget (1996 to 1998) by 21.9% by increasing sales and margins, while reducing expenses.
• Achieved first place in regional rankings for comparable sales with an increase of 5.8% in 1997.
• Improved shrink loss by 37.9% for nine targeted Jo-Ann stores, by developing and presenting a shrink awareness program.
• Reduced shrink 0.4% of sales through associate education programs, achieving #1 status at Jo-Ann stores three years in a row.
• Increased sublease revenue by 57.2% by marketing space to sewing machine dealers.