Kari L. Christensen Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Elgin, Illinois, US

Elgin, IL, US

I am managing the box office, PR, and assisting with grant proposals for these amazingly talented musicians! I am so grateful they chose me to work with them for the 2017/2018 show season (ends April 2018)!!Learn more about this organization here:http://www.chambermusiconthefox.org/

Elgin, IL, US

On February 19, 2018 I began a new and exciting journey with Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra as their Director of Development and Community Engagement. I have been a fan and enthusiastic supporter of a growing and thriving art community in Elgin, IL and I now have the pleasure of continuing to share my love of art and music in the form of a career. The.

Responsibilities include: payroll, reconciling revenue, credit card statement processing, monthly franchise reporting, and on boarding new employees; legal billing and client secretary of state annual reports (47 states), researching and applying for trademarks; overseeing lease signings, collecting/depositing monthly rent, and communicating tenant.

• Shared Harvest will be a cooperatively owned grocery store linking consumers to affordable, healthy, locally-produced food, supporting sustainable agriculture. Upon learning about Shared Harvest at a community meeting.
• Reviving community interest in effort to establish food cooperative in downtown Elgin through successful management of social media and other marketing and community outreach efforts.
• Presented plan before Elgin’s City Council, live presentation can be found on the City of Elgin’s website (archived video: Committee of the Whole Meeting and Continuation of Regular City Council Meeting—May 6, 2015 at.
• Planned & organized several successful community outreach events.
• General accounting duties and preparing financials for tax accountant (performed while serving as Treasurer).

Elgin, IL, US

• Boys & Girls club of Elgin is a youth development organization enabling young people, especially those who need the most care, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. While serving as.
• Successfully planning & managing major fundraising events (Gala, Golf Outing, and Zombie 5k) and other community outreach efforts.
• More than doubled social media presence.
• Improved and updated website. Created effective digital and print marketing materials.
• Assisted in writing grants for over $75k, all grant requests were funded; of the $75k funded $60k were based entirely on my proposals.
• Implemented new donor management system and new mobile bidding platform for fundraising events.

• Cressey & Company LP is a private equity firm specializing in health care investments. Responsibilities included:
• Overseeing work of Staff Accountant and Accounting Assistant.
• Managing year-end investment fund audit in collaboration with Ernst & Young for fund with $385 million in assets under management. Direct contact for forty-nine limited partners.
• Overseeing all day-to-day accounting and reporting duties for management company including payroll processing.
• Accounting and reporting related to Corporate American Express account; annual spend was approximately $2MM.
• All human resources related reporting duties. Also handled personnel issues.

Thoma Cressey Bravo, Inc. is a private equity firm investing in opportunities ranging from consumer products to health care. Responsibilities included: assisting Accounting Manager with all accounting and reporting related duties for three investment funds with over $1 billion in assets under management, accounting and reporting related duties for.

Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm formerly investing in opportunities ranging from consumer products to health care. I was initially hired by the firm for role as Office Assistant, shortly after assuming initial position assumed role as Executive Assistant to Managing Partner, Carl Thoma. Responsibilities included: managing an.

Initially hired as Office Assistant/Receptionist, which quickly led to a transition to Executive Assistant, while attending evening classes to complete my degree in accounting.

In addition to guest registration related duties, trained and developed incoming Front Office staff. Active in Performance Measurement Team, related duties included analysis of employee surveys, developing performance incentive programs and communicating team progress to staff. Initiated, formatted and distributed department newsletter. Successfully.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting

Accounting

Associate'S Degree, Accounting

Certificate Of Completion, Community Involvement