Growing up, I dreamed of teaching. I spent hours designing academic activities for fun, even when I was only ten years old. Years later I coordinated summer schedules for two child care centers. I was able to maximize their field trip, supply and transportation budgets while providing well-rounded educational experiences. It was a surprisingly fun challenge, and I discovered my true passions: coordinating, planning and organizing projects, events and administrative systems.My jobs have also provided opportunities to lead colleagues. I enjoy researching, collaborating and sharing resources to set people up for success. Similarly, I strive to set customers or users up for a positive experience using transparent and logical tools and processes. Along with a little personal touch of course. When I worked for Disney, these were known as “magical moments.”I have explored these interests both professionally and through volunteering. Some favorite projects in my most recent position:*Leading membership services, resulting in a Membership Retention Award two years in a row*Doubling our Facebook followers*Initiating our agency YouTube channel, featuring videos that I filmed and edited*Directing the overhaul of our accreditation program: facilitating focus groups, designing streamlined documents, and strengthening policies and procedures*Planning five annual conferences for approximately 1,000 attendees each: managing registration and payments, creating marketing materials, acting as the sponsor liaison, overseeing award ceremony logistics, developing all other communications, and more*Representing our agency at a national leadership summit on equity in Washington D.C.Learning has always energized me, going back to the childhood me who devised activities from Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes. I especially enjoy learning new systems and how to improve and ensure quality services. I look forward to building on the knowledge and skills I have acquired:*Adobe Creative Cloud*Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software*Google Drive*Microsoft Office and Office 365*HTML basics and website design*Generating reports*Accounts payable and receivable activities*Volunteer engagement and management*Presenting*Administrative duties: scheduling, filing, copying and preparing materials