Commercial HVAC servicing the Kinston and Central-Eastern Ontario region. Accurately price jobs and invoice clients. Continually improve workflow and daily operations using software solutions. Efficiently track and administratively manage all service and project work, dispatch jobs to technicians. Payroll and financial data entry.

A registered charity with a primary focus to invest donor endowed funds and share the proceeds with charities in Kingston and surrounding areas, through granting processes, and donor directions.Board correspondence. Developed custom solutions for agency campaigns and tracking of these donations. Donor stewardship. Volunteer coordination. Office management.

KM Business Directions (KMBD) provides hands-on business operations support to owner-operators of small and rapidly growing businesses in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The goal is to implement daily processes and systems, creating efficient daily operations for which employees can be hired. Overall this creates a self-sustaining business. KMBD also helps individuals start small home-based businesses. By mentoring individuals, step-by-step, through a process, KMBD provides a safe and manageable method to build a business, ultimately increasing its potential for success. Individuals identify their market; sales methods and business model prior to business inception. Once these areas prove to be successful, individuals then receive guided support through the registration of their business, set-up of manageable financial management systems, training for low cost website and marketing options; and regular consulting to bring this all together. Employees, becoming employers is the overall goal. As the owner and principal consultant at KM Business Directions, Kathy brings to her clients more than 25 years of experience in corporate, non-profit, and private business having held positions in senior management in the areas of operations, business development and human resources management. Kathy is overall responsible for the company's business development aligning it to the strategic vision and annual planning of the company along with building networks for associates and clients. She is the primary consultant in KM Business Directions, however has a team of associates to support all specialized business areas.

Junior Achievement provides business and life skill education programs to youth from grades 3 to 12. Programs are taught by volunteers from the businesses and the greater community.Managed nine staff members in five regions including two regional offices. Overall delivering programs to over 73,000 students and managing over 5000 volunteers.Advised Board and President & CEO on program delivery; budget management; new program development; staff management & motivation; regional and department management; contributor to annual report and annual strategic plan; led roll-out of new program development and new volunteer screening protocol; training and skills development.

Oxford Seminars provides TESOL/TESL certification programs and placement services for people who want to teach the English language overseas. Oxford Seminar also provides prep seminars for the LSAT, MCAT, GMAT and GRE exams. Worked directly with President to develop and manage the internal operations of a rapidly growing company throughout Canada and the United States. Set-up internal departments including HR & Accounting; developed company policies and procedures. Created operational capacity for sustained company growth including moving the company twice to larger business space. Strategically managed corporate expansion across Canada and the USA, competitor issues, and negotiated employment agreements.

An international business and economics education organization with local offices in over 100 countries.Consulted with and advised overseas senior leadership on business education program implementation. Travelled extensively throughout the US and overseas on a variety of projects and assignments. Concurrently managed a number of high-profile major international projects and events in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Barcelona, Spain. Led a series of new projects from the planning stage to delivery.Awarded: 2001 - International Innovation Award