Member Relations Specialist | Customer Service, Cooperative Membership Management, Meeting & Events
Land O'Lakes
St. Paul, Mn
CUSTOMER SERVICE• Provided superior customer service to member-owners and elected leaders • Cultivate strong working relationships with elected leadership in conducting governance businessDATABASE MANAGEMENT • Managed membership base of 1,000 local cooperatives and 4,000 direct producers • Launched online balloting, edited and managed election website for accuracy and integrity, certifying election results & communicating to all candidates. • Direct maintenance of membership records utilizing several databases and improved process with new databasePROJECT MANAGEMENT• Led process of identifying new co-op members, directed application process and prepared for presentation of new members to board of directors for approval.• Set up new electronic filing system for membership files using document management system which eliminated paper files and allowed for direct access and review by internal departments for compliance. • Worked collaboratively with team to develop a secure, members-only website, determined essential components, including single sign-on and mobile ready capabilities, layout of tabs with sub-categories for easier website navigation, and security roles for different membership types.• Performed quality assurance testing on data of users before upload to ensure all security roles were working properly for various types of access.• Led team efforts to develop and test new online travel & expense reporting system.• Planned and executed member meetings, including: agenda development, created meeting registration website, invitations, tracked meeting attendance, coordinated food & beverage and audio visual needs, onsite meeting management, facilitated, monitored, reviewed and tracked meeting deliverables.