As Director of the Center for the Book I personally managed the following (not delegated!):• Development: Built the directory on a WordPress platform.This• Outreach (ongoing): Work with stakeholders and content providers to build relationships and spread the word about the Center for the Book directory.The Manager of Administrative Services oversees a number of different areas, including:• IT Management - which includes everything from administering the network to being point person in communications with website hosting services or learning new systems from the ground up. This year's initiative was implementing a CRM, which was done as a team in-house by selecting CiviCRM and withing the team doing the installation, migration of data, development of reports, training, etc., etc.• Web Development (WordPress platform at this time) - administering two sites, both content and back end and administering four other sites in addition to those two on the designated hosting hosting service - migration, DNS management, domain registrations/renewals, etc.• Facilities ManagementThe position requires a broad knowledge base and a willingness to learn 'in the moment', so to speak.

I’ve been a tech nerd for over thirty years and currently hold a full-time position as the IT manager in a non-profit organization.In that time I’ve set-up many computer systems, taught myself how to build websites on a number of platforms, taught other people how to use their computers and software, and generally been the go-to gal for anything technology based.I love it.Because I'm nerdy. What can I say?

Connecticut Humanities, in collaboration with Motheread, developed and distributed this family reading program in Connecticut starting in 2003. Consequently a lot of start-up was necessary at the outset of this program which included:• Strategic planning• Research into potential sites where program could be implemented• Recruitment of stakeholders• Outreach and presentation to those stakeholders• Presentations and recruitment of institute participants • Setting up training institutes to turn out program facilitators• Providing support to facilitators• Communication, follow-up and evaluation of facilitators• Workshops, seminars and networking opportunities for facilitators

This position supported the Executive Director and took most of the day-to-day operation of the organization off his plate. It covered a lot of territory, including:• Development of first generation organizational website• Conceptualizing second and third generation websites, including: Site architecture and interviewing and hiring outside consultants to design online database.• Managing logistics for eight significantly-sized events• Constructed databases for in-house grant tracking and devised reports for grant data tracking.• Researched vendors and made recommendations for new computer system and supervised computer system upgrade.• Network Administration: Worked with outside vendor to troubleshoot and resolve problems with PCs and network.• Trained staff in Microsoft software suites• Conceptualized, designed and directed four 15 second underwriting credits which aired on Connecticut Public Television.• Designed brochures, advertising pieces, and invitations using Adobe suite products• Wrote press releases for quarterly grant cycle and special events or projects.• Created and conducted a successful campaign for the sale and distribution of a limited-run publication

This position, as it implies, provided support to four staff and included:• Processing incoming proposals and preparing them for review• Organizing committee and quarterly board meetings both on site and off• Day-to-day operations of the office - ordering supplies, effecting repairs or calling for such• Organizing annual events for up to 300 attendees