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Wheeling, Illinois, US

Fremont, OH, US

Fremont, OH, US

Payroll, Recruiting, Onboarding, Orientation, Benefits Administration, Personnel Management, Workers Compensation, Unemployment

Responsible for all accounting and human resources operations for 1.7M operations with two facilities and 170 employees, including monthly reconciliation, financial reporting, payables, payroll, benefits administration, unemployment and workers compensation.

Administrator for licensed center of 100 children, infants through Kindergarten, and one on-site school age program for 36 1st through 4th graders. Maintained excellent standard of compliance. Responsible for all aspects of operations including personnel, budget, enrollment, meals, child development, facility, parent/child relations, fundraising and.

Appointed by the YMCA Board of Directors during two three-month periods of transitions in 2003 and 2009. Maintained financial stability, developed and executed organizational restructuring, managed Property & Maintenance Department, prepared monthly board reports and governed overall daily operations.

Tiffin, Ohio, US

Responsible for all membership administration, processes, customer service operations and supervision of nine associates to increase YMCA membership base and improve client retention. Evaluated and developed all marketing strategies to maximize community awareness about organizational programs to increase overall contributed income.

• Developed and executed marketing plans and advertising strategies to increase memberships, promote programs and generate contributions. Created and delivered formal presentations to various community groups..
• Planned and oversaw $30,000 annual fundraising initiatives and special fundraising events
• Assumed the position of membership director to assess and revise membership administration, customer service procedures and manage front line staff
• Wrote and managed all grant applications to secure local and national grant money
• Responsible for managing all computer and networking operations

• Managed all functions of the annual national optometric education conference and trade show in Cleveland, Ohio for more than 2,200 attendees, including writing and production of all promotional aspects such as.
• Raised more than $300,000 from corporate sponsorships
• Planned and developed all communication materials including press releases, website and bimonthly magazine, which required writing and assigning articles, coordinating photography, editing, publishing
• Achieved advertising sales of $8,000 per bi-monthly magazine issue
• Responsible for managing all computer and networking operations

Created and implemented communication plans and events surrounding investor events, Victoria's Secret fashion shows, road shows, annual shareholder's meetings, product crisis situations, business launches and closures. Responsibilities included writing and distributing press releases, producing quarterly communication update on media and investor activity.

Bachelor Of Arts, Organizational Communication/Industrial Psychology

Master Of Science, Marketing & Communication