Erika Dobkins Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Liaising with clients throughout the project while addressing concerns.Working with contractors regarding invoices and discrepancies.Processing invoices in timely manner, ensuring work completion as well as financial accuracy.Working directly with project managers to ensure deadlines are met promptly.Evaluate potential issues and relay them to project managers and/or clients.Liaising with clients to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives.Ensuring that clients’ needs are met as the project evolves.Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise.Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports.Monitoring project progress and creating project status reports for project managers and stakeholders.Scheduling stakeholder meetings and facilitating communication between the project manager and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.Executing a variety of project management administrative tasks such as billing and bookkeeping.Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope or timeline to achieve optimal results.Help build the skill sets of team members and share learnings with other employees.

Smithville, Missouri, United States

• Learning and Development Specialist: identifying end goals, and creating a plan of action with formative assessments to maintain pace and rigor to achieve the final goal or product.• Compliance Maintenance: in the detail-oriented writing and implementation of individualized education plans at the state level of compliance.• Meeting Coordinator and Facilitator: organizing the time, date, and location of meetings while ensuring all stakeholders are present or are represented.• Differentiated Instruction: providing tiered levels of instruction to learners while accommodating their specific learning differences and needs.• Child Advocate and Liaison: facilitating close working relationships with children and their guardians with the education organization.

Smithville, Missouri, United States & Independence, Missouri, United States

• Sales Facilitator: utilized upselling and cross-selling strategies of food and beverages in high volumes, which resulted in financial growth of the business.• Event Coordinator: hosted many tournaments, banquets, and public relations events with attention to detail to provide the best possible experience for customers.• Effective Impromptu Problem Solving: provided swift on-the-spot solutions, which resulted in building a business reputation of quality and effective service.• Customer Relations: built relationships with customers, which led to countless repeat customers resulting in overall business growth.• Lead Trainer: authored a training manual for the efficient management, organization, production, and timeliness of the business.

Missouri, United States

• Curriculum and Instructional Designer: created curriculum of high quality that meets state standards as well as engaged learners.• Diversity and Inclusion Specialist: provided opportunities for educators and learners alike to understand and practice using politically correct phrases, respected identities, and provided a culture of awareness and inclusion.• Software Trainer: led the task of providing quality instruction via technology that was clear and concise for efficient understanding of learners and quality product.• Lead Communicator with Community Stakeholders: collaborated in a clear and consistent positive manner that is direct while also supportive, which resulted in a strong relationship between the stakeholders and the education organization.• Onboarding Specialist: trained employees of policies and procedures of the organization, which resulted in an informed, resourceful, and efficient staff.

Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States

• Head high school coach for two years. l• Led the team to numerous first place finishes during individual team dances, as well as receiving top placements for overall scores. • Focused on positive body image, sportsmanship, representing the team and school with positive words and actions, and skills such as time management, leadership, cooperation, positive conflict resolution, and compromise.

Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States

• Instructed English courses, independent living courses, and study skills courses. Incorporated differentiated instruction to maximize student involvement and achievement. • IEP case manager to group of students with significant needs, and updating their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). • Provided quality instruction that will helped the students function successfully within the classroom, and subsequently with post-secondary success after school, while building confidence and peer relationships.• Created and implemented a peer buddy program for special needs students with general education peers to experience diverse interactions while focusing on communication skills, taking turns, asking appropriate questions, and providing appropriate responses.• Advocated for special needs students to be included in the sports section of our yearbook for their participation in the YMCA Challengers sporting events. • Volunteered with the YMCA Challenger program for numerous years, and was honored to be chosen as speaker at their annual Cheers for Challengers fundraising event in 2018.• Learning and Development Specialist: identifying end goals, and creating a plan of action with formative assessments to maintain pace and rigor to achieve the final goal or product.• Compliance Maintenance: in the detail-oriented writing and implementation of individualized education plans at the state level of compliance.• Meeting Coordinator and Facilitator: organizing the time, date, and location of meetings while ensuring all stakeholders are present or are represented.• Differentiated Instruction: providing tiered levels of instruction to learners while accommodating their specific learning differences and needs.• Child Advocate and Liaison: facilitating close working relationships with children and their guardians with the education organization.

Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States

• Helped provide learning opportunities for students in which they were encouraged to advocate for themselves as well as their peers and to become successful members of society. • Provided students opportunities to build leadership and communication skills and give back to their community. • Helped execute fundraisers, community based projects, and school activities such as homecoming parade, assemblies, and school dances, food drives, nursing home visits, and more.