As the Executive Director, I am responsible for engaging with local supporters of military and veteran family members, creating and managing community partnerships, harnessing volunteer support, and fundraising to ensure financial sustainability for our chapter. My primary focus is building strong relationships with key community leaders to create a welcoming environment for military families and increase awareness of the unique challenges of military life.In this role, I work to ensure the long-term financial viability of our chapter. I provide event coordination and delivery of branded Blue Star Families programs, design creative initiatives for follow-up events, and identify partnership opportunities. I also provide local stories to demonstrate impact and track local metrics, cultivate relationships with local partners and donors, and maximize local collaborations with key private, public, and philanthropic organizations.Additionally, I implement strategies to convene key leaders as part of the local Blue Star Families Advisory Council, educate key community leaders using Blue Star Families’ Annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey, and seek opportunities to connect military families with the resources and programs offered by community organizations and partners. I leverage social media assets to grow our membership and improve participation, engagement, and training with the local community and military members. I create a strategic calendar that supports Blue Star Families' presence in community events, recruit, retain, and develop lead volunteers for chapter support, and attend key installation and community meetings.Working closely with the National Chapter Development Manager, I continue Chapter growth and engagement, metrics achievement, volunteer management, and event execution. As the Executive Director, I am committed to ensuring the success and sustainability of Blue Star Families of Dayton & Southwestern Ohio.

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Operation Mission Insight is dedicated to assisting businesses, educators, and other organizations within communities to help gain an understanding of military culture. Through personalized consulting services, Operation Mission Insight will assist organizations to develop and implement support programs tailored to meet the needs of their military clientele. Our missionTo Educate, Empower, and Encourage the understanding of military culture! Our VisionOur Military Families are living within communities that Embrace their strengths and seek to understand their challenges!

Established relationships with Department of Veteran Affairs, military bases, reserve and National Guard military components, workforce Centers and various other non-profit organizationsDesign specific curriculum tailored to meet the needs of transitioning veterans, their families, unemployed and underemployed in professional education & training plans geared toward entering high-demand, high-growth occupations within the InformationTechnology, Project Management, and Medical industries. Counseling and comprehensive career assessment planningIdentifying sustainable in-demand career opportunities which individuals can transition intoDirect resume review & career assessments to identify skills gaps to ensure the transitionProvide coaching and guidance to students on how attaining the skills necessary for career advancement and placement Encouraging students throughout their transition, supporting each candidate in achieving their short and long-term career goalsDesign, coordinate and implement Linkedin and Career Development course for transitioning military personnel and their family. As well as other displaced workers within the community. Business development, corporate relationships, event coordination, fundraising, community planning.

Oversee the Veterans in Union programDraft and coordinate specific services to match veterans’ needs. Provide one on one counseling Provide personal attention to each veteran to ensure his or her success.Direct the physical and online Veterans Resource Center. Monitor academic progress of all veteran students. Certify students VA Educational Benefits. Direct and organize monthly meetings and peer groups online. Conduct and organize monthly Leadership series.Execute community outreach to help support veterans in all areas of needs. Form community partnerships and maintain relationshipsEducate others on unique culture of military personnel and veterans as well as their dependents.Attend career fairs, community events, press events, and many other various duties. Align veterans with various student services (Writing center, career counseling, tutoring, etc.) Oversee monthly career transition seminarsWork with student services to make sure each veteran is provide necessary services

At Alliance/Orion Academies in Cincinnati. Temporarily helped fill in for the Full time Student Recruitment Specialist while she was on leave. Planning events and grassroots marketing. Spent time out in the community raising awareness of the two schools. Establishing relationships with local businesses to build partnerships. Assist families with registration process and answer any questions they may have. Gave tours of buildings and assisted Deans with different before school activities.

Construct Home Loans. Specialize in VA Home loans as and work eligible veterans and their family members. Also I am very familiar with other types of home loan programs. Built a network of business professionals to help harvest new partnerships to better serve my clients. Presented to many college students, military organizations, and other venues throughout the Cincinnati/NKY/Dayton region the VA Home Loan benefit. This allowed for better education of eligible veterans and as well as business professionals. I designed the entire Power Point Presentation as well as materials necessary to make this program a huge success. Currently, I am partnered with many non-for-profit organizations in an effort to better serve my clients and their families. Developed a wealth of information for all clients that containing all of the information necessary to be a successful homeowner.

Before returning back to school, I was in the mortgage industry and the finance industry. I worked with a network of real estate professionals to help Veterans and their families own a piece of the American Dream. As well as worked to keep them in their homes during deployment and when they returned home. I worked extremely hard over the past few years to obtain my degree as fast as possible so that I could return to helping our nations heroes and their families. I feel that returning to school and learning additional skills as well as learning a lot more about myself and society as a whole, I am going to be a lot more effective at anything I decide to do. Before returning to school, I felt I knew everything there was to know. I quickly realized that wasn't true. I still don't know everything but I do know a lot more and I see things a whole lot differently.

I developed a network of realtors, appraisers, lenders, and other mortgage professionals to best serve my clientele. I marketed my mortgage expertise to serve members of the military and/or veterans, as well as their families. I specialized in VA Loans and worked to make owning a home a reality for them. I also worked to save many homes for those families facing financial hardship due to service to our country.

Generated and coordinated loans for eligible Veterans of the armed forcesI trained fellow loan officers on Veterans Administration home loans. I marketed VA Loans through brochures and presentations and developed relationships with military family support groups. Traveled to National Guard and Reserve units throughout Ohio and surrounding states marketing the program I developed. Organized fundraisers for families in need and worked to find the best solution for all of my clients. Worked to put at risk clients in a better financial situation and find a solution best for them.