Julia Welsh Email & Phone Number

Portland, Me, Us

Portland, Maine Area

Oversees the daily activity of the Operations Department, and monitoring physical plant projects and needs of all 31 store locations and the off. Manages the daily tasks of the internal Operations Department as well as third party vendors.Collaborate with the President to improve processes and policies in support of organizational goals; monitor adherence to rules, regulations and procedures.Responsible for maintaining departmental budget and approving costs of maintenance. Coordinate with the CFO to budget for major expenditures.Coordinate with other Department Managers and Regional Managers on creating and implementing new policies including the creation of a Theft Report document to better track inventory loss. Source location and catering for multiple Corporate retreats; assist in creating logistics of the event and agenda items for meetings.Coordinated efforts towards the closing and re-opening of stores per CDC standards during COVID-19, including pausing and restarting vendor servicesExecuted emergency response for sourcing and buying new PPE for stores.

Monitor physical plant projects and needs of 31 stores nationwide and the home office, including scheduling inspections and repairs as requested.Source contractors, establish preferred contractors and gather indemnification and insurance information.Assist in developing strategic plans for operational activity: creating, implementing and managing new operational procedures and documentation as needed.

Saco, Me

Create and implement lesson plans based on ecology and environmental sustainability. Create and implement lesson plans designed to prepare students for kindergarten.

560 Broadway

Coordinated operations and logistics for a team of 9 executives, including travel, expenses, and meetings and managed a monthly operating expense budget.

Greater New York City Area

Cold-call telephone sales to independent contractors to drive new business acquisition.

Manage staff of 35 Design and execute a training program built to ready staff for success in the field of youth development Manage program for 530 participants over the course of the two the two month long sessions.Created and facilitated team challenge activity sessions designed to promote individual leadership and a positive group working identity and culture.Communicated with parents about participant experience, program delivery and outcomes

Center Tuftonboro, Nh

Per Diem support staff Summer 2016: Supervised staff children, oversaw the closing down of program spaces, emergency driver.Program Coordinator summer 2015: see above 4Trails Adventure Counselor summer 2014: WFR certified, led backpacking, canoeing and bicycling overnight trips. Led a three week long bicycle tri around Nova Scotia, Canada.Waterfront specialist summer 2013: planned and implemented swim lessons, served as support staff to counselors Counselor for in-camp participants ages 8-13 for summers 2010-2012: led in camp activities, overnight camping trips and sustainability educational blocks.

Was a coordinator for numerous educational programs as well as a facilitator for groups in educational and community programs.Worked with groups with various age ranges from 5th grade to college. Co-led a project designed to re-accredit-ate the organization.Helped to maintain the facilities of the site before and after programs.