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Advised Executive Director in development of multi-year project addressing organization's immediate needs • Customization of new CRM and migration of data • Launched HR department with development of policy, procedures and governance documents • Modernized donor tracking and communication

Executed online Bookkeeping services for artists and small businesses • Built initial database • Executed monthly and quarterly bookkeeping, including invoicing, receipt organization, and report production • Filed monthly sales tax • Prepared year-end taxes for accountant • Audit preparation

Redesigned buying strategy reviewing product mix and category management resulting in an increase of both store and online sales • Transformed inventory management systems increasing receiving efficiency by 35% and online store product publishing by 80%

Assisted in the execution and planning of a multi-city marketing effort • Conducted interviews and consumer research while maintaining a database for responses and expenses

Managed 7+ person team, leading meetings, delegating responsibilities, coordinating schedules, training staff, and setting deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment • Led team’s cross-department communications with regional and global leadership departments, leading planning and operations meetings, reporting results, and shepherding ever-changing guidelines and expectations from regional group to local team • Directed department's financials, budgets and projections, consistently meeting, often exceeding sales goals • Orchestrated inventory, resets, and changeovers • Navigated constant and ever-changing customer demands and challenges with ease

Facilitated constant communication with vendors and receivers while managing unique needs of location’s audience and reporting into Whole Body and store leadership teams • Led strategic decision-making for category by understanding ins-and-outs of seasonal business, building on knowledge of previous buyers, and being confident in projections• Regularly identified and pitched opportunities to bring in new products, create efficiencies, and minimize spoilage, while negotiating needs with other departments • Raised daily awareness of store and team sales for a better focus on buying trends, maintaining minimal back-stock levels, and building knowledge of in-house systems such as: SMORe, IRMA, DVO, Store Ops and Access Via

Designed and taught dance classes for children at various physical and cognitive ability levels • Incorporated Dance/Movement Therapy techniques within a Ballet class structure to meet the intellectual and physical needs of a wide range of ages and abilities, requiring intense creativity, patience, and ingenuity • Oversaw multiple interns and volunteers in a dual teaching scenario; instructed volunteers to assist dancers while teaching the overall class at the same time

Integral leader in strategic planning for residencies, art fairs, and fundraising • Set processes and documentation, including data entry for all transactions related to residencies, art fairs, and fundraising with overall operating budget doubling over 5 years • Created financial system to manage annual and project budgets reported to Board of Directors • Managed bookkeeping of year round operations, preparing yearly taxes