Kim Grindell Email & Phone Number

Recreation & Parks Department admin support for managing, maintaining, and developing new parks in our city.

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Secretary for the Chief of Police

Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa, California

Contract employee through Progressive Global Energy; contract ended during bankruptcy. Customer service with individuals and commercial entities setting up new electric and natural gas services. Responsible for securing new business in a timely manner and cleaning up old projects. Assisting Senior New Business Reps with customer service and preparing data for estimates and engineering. In charge of building department morale and teamwork with projects like organizing a holiday gift drive for children and collecting over 400 homemade holiday treats for the team responsible for re-building in Paradise, California after the fires.

Santa Rosa, California

• Managed offices in Napa and Santa Rosa as Supervisor for 8 staff that provide housing and case management support for adults that experience disabilities • Recruitment presentations given to dozens of potential providers and ongoing networking with other agencies that resulted in new homes for clients and growth for the agency• Trained new staff and Family Home Providers in classroom settings and in the field • Traveled throughout North bay for home visits to clients and providers to ensure safe and positive matches with families

Santa Rosa, California

• Spearheaded a new program for seniors with a history of abuse by connecting clients to affordable housing, benefit programs, and community resources bringing in new clients and increased revenue• Counseled more than 75 clients to heal emotional wounds, and facilitated weekly support group, resulting in many clients leaving abusive relationships• Completed reports to funding sources in half the normal time utilizing valuable organizational skills

Anchorage, Ak

• Expanded the adult Day Program by 15% under my leadership, providing skill building and a richer life for over 200 people that experience developmental and intellectual disabilities• Launched the first After School Program in Anchorage for teenagers with developmental and intellectual disabilities - due to its success created a summer teen program• Trained program supervisors and modeled effective conflict resolution for families and staff • Procured new grant funding to improve programs, and compiled reports to maintain funding; managed department budgets

2211 Arca Drive, Anchorage Alaska

• Supervised 6 case managers who oversaw 100 adults & children with intellectual disabilities • Reduced turnover of new staff by 20% employing effective communication skills and promoting the use of natural talents• Mentored healthy relationships between staff and clients, leading to higher client retention rates and growth of the program

Anchorage, Alaska

Special Needs Adoption Coordinator, Pregnancy Support & Adoption Services• Recruited and trained 40 contractors to provide adoption services for over 200 foster families, resulting in placements of hundreds of children with forever families• Community trainings presented to diverse audiences all around Alaska leading to increased referrals and program growth• Maintained large database of adoptive families and foster children, compiling reports to retain grant funding Program Coordinator, Special Needs Services • Coordinated respite and day habilitation services for over 100 adults and children experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities• Expanded the respite program annually by hiring and training 20 excellent direct care staff to provide support to our clients• Increased staff retention by organizing quarterly training and social events

Boulder, Colorado

Job development, job coaching, supervision and training for adults that experienced an intellectual and developmental disability. Created vocational plans with clients seeking employment leading to successful job placements. Developed relationships with the business community to create jobs which resulted in over twenty placements of clients in paid employment. Provided individual mentoring to dozens of clients to develop job readiness skills including how to interview, dressing appropriately for work, developing professional relationships with co-workers and how to take direction from a supervisor. Supervisor of community work groups working in local businesses and small groups performing vocational/recreational activities in the community. Supervisor of seniors with disabilities performing recreational activities such as delivering Meals on Wheels, volunteering at senior living homes and staying informed of local news.

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: NAU Peace and Justice Coalition; Political Science dept. fact finding trip to Nicaragua; Ceramics Department.

Undergraduate Studies, General

Master Of Consciousness Studies, Theological And Ministerial Studies