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Working with a team of coordinators, instructors, and organizations, responsible for oversight and implementation of almost $4 million in grant projects to certify people in a training called "Mental Health First Aid." With these projects, over 22,000 Ohioans and Northern Kentuckians will be equipped to intervene and resource people with beginning, worsening or crisis mental health issues by 2025.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Worked alongside the Board to form this new nonprofit that rehomes mustangs using veteran volunteers.• Created written content, video and photos for website and social media.• Recruited and oversaw team of Volunteer Leaders.• Wrote Employee Handbook.• Planned fundraising event.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Hired by the Board for a one year contract to strengthen all aspects of this small nonprofit that uses drama to help people overcome barriers. Prioritized focus on financial health and organizational sustainability.• Went from $20,000 loss in FY2018 to $5,200 gain for first six months FY2019.• Cut expenses by $8800.• Established financial and risk controls, Board processes and financial management practices.

AHG serves 35,000 girls through scouting. Oversaw day to day operations of a staff of 50 with 12 direct reports, seven departments (Marketing, Training, Member Services, Merchandise/IT, Program, Administrative Services, Finance) and 15,000 Volunteers across the country who ran the troops. • Developed HR and financial policies/processes, added health insurance and other benefits, and created pay bands.• Improved volunteer experience simplifying processes and increasing feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders.• Oversaw strategic plan and budgeting process creating a benchmarking tool to measure and share progress.• Developed a Top Donor program and received the largest grant in the history of the organization.

2300 Drex Avenue, Norwood, Oh 45212

Before being acquired by Stepping Stones, UCP was an agency that served adults with developmental disabilities in a day/recreation program. Responsible for program administration, marketing, operations, Board support, financial management, development, facilities and staff management. • Positioned UCP as the recognized trailblazer in assistive technology and personalized curriculum.• Offered a choice of seven "Academies" after moving the organization to a new facility four times larger than the previous facility.

Greater Cincinnati And Greater Lexington

Before the federal law changed that allowed contacted agencies to oversee the annual fundraising campaign, I was contracted to manage the workplace giving campaign for 22,500 federal employees in Greater Cincinnati and Central Kentucky. • Raised over $1,100,000 for charities• Created online training for charity application process and tripled attendance from previous year• Began a Coordinator Debrief Luncheon attended by representatives from twenty federal agencies

Cincinnati

Directed the largest DSA in the country providing resources, information and support to over 1100 families. • Received “Down Syndrome Association of the Year” from among 300 groups across the country; “Organizations of Noteworthy Excellence (ONE) Award: People Category” from the Cincinnati Business Courier; and “Champion of Change” given by peers for state-of-the-art programming• Spearheaded Transition Bootcamp, Kentucky Down Syndrome Advocacy Network, local ABLE Bill Advocacy, National Down Syndrome Adoption Network (NDSAN), Respite Speed Dating, iLearn Conferences and Postsecondary Education Collaborative (PosEC) • Doubled revenue by growing events, donor program, and grant writing from $350,000 to $700,000.• Built brand recognition and increased alliances with other agencies from 10 to 45 collaborations.• Received over 90% satisfaction rate from families served and accomplished 95% strategic benchmarks.

Cincinnati

Directed social, educational and support opportunities for adults with Down syndrome and their families in this newly created position greatly expanding adult participants.

Cincinnati Area

Directed multi million dollar department serving over 400 people with disabilities by overseeing two production workshops, two leisure based day programs, and community employment.Directed staff of eighty one with 12 direct reportsOversaw $6.5 million annual budgetConsistently reduced the waiting list for servicesServed on numerous statewide committees working towards improving services for people with disabilities in Ohio

Cincinnati Area

Created person centered Individual Planning system for Mike An Group later used on a statewide basisDeveloped policy, procedure and organization change strategies for RADD II, a residential provider in Butler and Hamilton Counties with the easy to understand Health Policy used as model by statewide advocacy representativeWrote behavior plans and trained staff

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Directed all aspects of program and staff of 90 in 24 hour residential facility for people with high support needs.Promoted from Recreation Therapist to QMRP to Program Director in three years Developed innovative programs including career ladder for staff, person centered IP process, and usable policy and procedure manual.Obtained perfect Medicaid and ODMRDD surveys.

Beckley, West Virginia

Planned and organized a variety of therapeutic activities as the recreation therapist/activity director at a forty seven bed crisis intervention psychiatric ward, the second largest nursing home in West Virginia, and a campus based residential facility for children placed by the court.