Kalia Quarles-Morrison Email & Phone Number

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Passionate about fostering innovation and community empowerment! Thrilled to lead as the Executive Director at Decatur Makers, a nonprofit community makerspace. 🛠️✨ Committed to cultivating a space where creativity knows no bounds, and where individuals of all ages and backgrounds come together to tinker, create, and collaborate. Join us on this exciting journey of turning ideas into reality and shaping a future filled with endless possibilities!

Greater Atlanta Area

Led finance teams to achieve Fundraising goals resulting in an increase of 52%, as part of a $3.4 million campaign; Led teams to achieve product sales goals resulting in an increase of revenue by 58%; Developed and managed budgets for over 60 activities exceeding revenue goals of up to $750,000 each; Implemented practical resources to assist in the efficient execution of member recruitment and organization partnerships; Managed a team of 150 volunteers to establish 26 new programs at 18 different organizations

Stone Mountain

Increased net sales growth by 7% managing store’s P&L and mitigating risk factors such as excess ordering, waste management and over staffing; Led staff to increase monthly, quarterly and annual sales($2.1 million) and revenue goals up to 17% by monitoring year to date sales; Increased customer satisfaction scores by 50% implementing a new service model to help with the efficiency of food service delivery and customer wait time; Managed Quality control by fulfilling quality requirements through benchmarks, inspections and quality relationships; Implemented new customer and food service model to shorten customer wait time, improve food taste/presentation and improve overall customer experience. Results improved customer satisfaction surveys by over 50%. Implemented customer performance evaluation process which aided in weeding out the non performing staff member.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area; Decatur, Ga

Key Responsibilities: As league administrator, responsible for coordinating, scheduling, organizing and the recruitment of members for sports leagues including soccer, basketball and softball. Network within the community for different events and programs that may benefit our club members. Budgeting for health and sports programs. Write grant proposals for different sports programs. Work with the Club Director with daily operations of the club. Attend different Boys & Girls Clubs conferences and trainings around the region. Organize and host annual state wide girls basketball tournament through Triple Play grant. Hold different skills clinics for various sports. Run different health and physical fitness programs for example: Triple Play, Kids Against Tobacco, Fitness Authority and Quick S.M.A.R.T. Conduct daily gym activities and games. Occasionally drive school bus for special club events or field trips. Help coordinate organizational wide events with the different clubs of Wake Co.

Key responsibilities: Managed a 162 acre camp. Responsible for budgeting. Managing, scheduling and organize a ten week summer program. Supervised activities that included archery, riflery, canoeing, arts & crafts and swimming. Recruited, interviewed, hired and supervised a minimum of twenty staff members. Worked with the summer feeding program and made sure our lunch program met the proper requirements. Recruited new programs to the camp such as D.A.R.E. and Team Leadership programs.