James Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Orrville, Ohio, United States

Orrville, Ohio, United States

Wooster, OH

• Customer acquisition and retention for sub-contract work and procurement of donations and services.
• Develop, negotiate and close sales opportunities for Industrial Services division.
• Oversee all warehouse and transportation functions, including inventory management and control, vendor management, shipping and receiving and safety/loss prevention.
• Responsible for all facility and truck maintenance

Wooster, OH

• Establish, implement and direct the agency’s Donated Goods, Industrial Services, Transportation and Maintenance operations to achieve maximum contribution for the agency’s programs and overhead.
• Develop and implement strategic plan and operational budgets.
• Continuously analyze divisional information to determine effectiveness and identify areas of improvement.
• Initiate contact with companies and organizations, seeking opportunities for sub-contract work and procurement of donations and services.
• Provide leadership and training in continuous improvement processes and establishing quality controls.
• Manage individual direct reports, including performing all reviews, coaching and disciplinary actions.

Wooster, Ohio, United States

• Served as American Red Cross management presence in three counties
• Developed and grew financial resources ensuring the chapters had adequate and diversified financial resources to meet service delivery needs.
• Provided leadership for an actively participated in raising and leveraging funds, including working with the chapter board on fundraising strategies.
• Responsible for management and oversight of three Community Chapter operations, including effective delivery of services; meeting fundraising, revenue and expense targets; and complying with corporate policies and.
• Successfully transitioned three community chapters to one regional chapter.
• Continued and grew all chapter fund raising events, including the Festival of Trees in Wayne County.

Wooster, Ohio, United States

• Served as the organization’s spokesperson with media outlets as well as at community and campaign events.
• Present United Way missions and goals to companies in Wayne and Holmes Counties as part of the annual campaign. Presentation sizes range from 10 to 200 people.
• Supervised office support staff, handling discipline and other managerial issues, as needed.
• Promoted from Community & Campaign Outreach Coordinator to Assistant Director in August, 2008.
• Provided information referral as part of United Way’s InfoLink telephone service, connecting individuals with community social services.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Served as Race Director for the Buehler’s Heart & Sole Community Walk/Run, benefiting United Way of Wayne & Holmes Counties for three years. Record levels of participation achieved each year.

Wooster, Ohio, United States

• Played a key role in the writing and editing of all Certified Angus Beef® brand communications geared towards a consumer audience. Communications include press releases, monthly food features, talking points, scripts.
• Conducted performance reviews on five public relations staff members every six months.
• Served as company contact for consumer media inquiries.
• Responsible for media efforts in various target markets, including pitching story ideas and coordinating media appearances of company representatives.
• Represented the brand at consumer-oriented events.
• Maintained weekly meetings with each member of the public relations team to track progress of current projects, delegate upcoming work loads and offer advice and/or assistance, as needed.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

Akron, Ohio, United States

• Compiled, wrote, edited and assisted in the design of all team publications, including game programs, media guides, corporate brochures, newsletters and pocket schedules.
• Served as team liaison for media interview requests with players and team personnel.
• Served as team spokesperson.
• Penned all press releases and daily media notes (game notes).
• Effectively supervised the Canal Park press box with 10 game-day employees as direct reports.
• Steered the corporate internship program.

• Created the official box score for Major League Baseball at all home games during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
• Assisted in the writing and editing of daily media notes (game notes), as well as the regular season and post-season media guides.
• Coordinated interviews between local and national media outlets and Cleveland Indians players and front office personnel.
• Compiled and disseminated the daily press clippings, media notes and statistics.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Provided critical support to a burgeoning department during the 1995 and 1996 championship seasons.
• Parlayed one season-long internship into a two-year stint with one of Major League Baseball’s most storied and successful franchises.