Planning and oversight of strategic initiatives, personnel management, staffing, grant management, policy creation, finance oversight, budgeting, data tracking and analyzing, program evaluation, facility management, capital project planning, government billing, government data tracking and submission, aftercare and vocational programs, human resources, and benefits.Designing and implementing accounting processes to streamline government grant billing and tracking for contracts worth over $1.2 million. Realigned staff positions and duties to better meet the needs of the clients and organization allowing for better services for mothers and children that were experiencing homelessness, addiction and in many cases, domestic violence. The changes also created increased fulfillment for team.Creating a vocational training plan offering career services to clients to enhance job/people skills needed for obtaining employment on their path to self-sufficiency. Designing and teaching vocational classes for clients. Co-planning and execution of multiple dinner and auction fundraising events serving up to 340 donors that collectively raised over $400,000. Money that helped to decrease the gap in funding left by changing governmental grant policies impacting transitional housing.

Creation, planning and teaching of weekly courses via live Zoom sessions for adult learners, most of which are military and stationed around the world. Examples of classes taught are Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Principles of Human Resource Management and Development. Other components of the position are communication, quality feedback and guidance, ability to identify struggling students, helping to create plans for successful completion of courses, patience and understanding. In addition, course redesign has been an important aspect of this position.

Designed a projected budget with a strategic plan that brought the organization to the first balanced budget in over 15 years while serving as the Administration and Finance Manager for St. John’s Episcopal Church and its 450-plus member congregation. Recognized for:Inheriting a distressed operation and mitigating the damage the first year by reducing the loss by $70,000, from $130,000 to $60,000, and co-creating plan to generate more contributions and income. Improving communication systems by creating a Social Media Marketing Committee after designing and maintaining a social media website, and creating a marketing plan for communication with members and the community.Duties included management of the church finances, creation and tracking of budget, managing a 5-member staff and helping train, supervise and evaluate 80+ volunteers, oversight of all human resources, benefits and schedules, supervising daily support staff operations, serving as Chair of the Finance Committee, and working directly with board members.

Served Elevate Life Church and its 3,000+ member congregation by managing the financial aspects for the Child Care, Preschool and K-8 Charter School programs. Increased efficiency 44% by streamlining accounting procedures, thereby reducing the hours required for the work from 45 to 25 hours. Reduced the hours for the annual audit by 60% by improving accounting and data gathering procedures, resulting in a perfect audit. As Accounting Manager, led audit, accounting, payroll, benefits, and human resource responsibilities for a $2.1 million operating budget and a $1.575 million payroll. Co-managed facilities and operations activities for the organization by staffing, training, and supervising a 60-member staff and over 150 volunteers.