Works closely with the executive team. Key leadership role with the donors, volunteers and community members who give to Thanksgiving Point. Focus on streamlining operations, strategic initiatives, overseeing key events, and communicating objectives between departments.Foster productive relationships with Board members, donors, community leaders, volunteers and key partners of Thanksgiving Point.Assist the CEO in creating an effective cadence, ensuring appointments and communication is well managed, and ensuring what matters most gets done first.Oversee strategic business initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of senior leadership and departmental heads.Lead the executive team to be effective with strong project management, communication and planning.Assist and communicate with executives in decision-making and initiative implementation.Review, design, and execute on improvements to org structure, find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them.Improve current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity.Contribute to HR, operations and marketing efforts.

Planned and managed various aspects of event coordination, show preparation, and recovery. Coordinated, established, and maintained relationships with presenters, venues, and partners. Planned event details and aspects, including schedules, dining, travel, and hotel reservations. Managed and coordinated over 70 classes and 30+ presenters for the annual Garden of Quilts event.

Photographer with experience in product photography, corporate headshots, portraiture, family photography, and landscape photography. Demonstrates expertise in capturing high-quality images across various subjects and settings. Clients: Hand & Orthopedic Physical Therapy Specialists and several local families/individuals.

Developed and managed a personal website to implement affiliate marketing strategies. Created compelling promotional content across various social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, and Twitter.

Successfully planned and managed event coordination, show preparation, and recovery. Coordinated, established, and maintained relationships with vendors, venues, and teachers. Orchestrated event details, schedules, dining, travel, and hotel reservations within budget. Provided administrative support to owners, design teams, and marketing teams. Attended and documented weekly senior leadership meetings. Assisted with product photography, including shooting, editing, and resizing images in Photoshop.

Provided administrative support to owners, design, and marketing teams, including documenting senior leadership meetings, managing fabric requests with a focus on shipping costs, and organizing the Design Room and other office areas. Assisted in event coordination, show preparation, recovery, and travel plans. Maintained effective filing systems, managed incoming calls, greeted visitors, monitored office supplies, and oversaw overall office organization and administrative processes.

Prepared and organized paperwork, maintained filing and inventory procedures, handled incoming calls, provided excellent customer service, directed office visitors to appropriate staff members, and accepted and recorded payment information.

Assisted customers in designing their signsHandled incoming calls and provided excellent customer servicePrepared/organized paperwork and maintained filing and inventory proceduresAccepted and recorded payment informationOccasionally helped build and design the signs

Taught children ages 2-7, prepared weekly lesson plans, and executed unit themes. Planned and facilitated engaging activities, maintained communication with parents, implemented positive discipline, and ensured adherence to health and safety rules while supervising children. Observed and recorded the progress of each child.