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Belgrade, Montana, United States

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Interim position for 6-8 weeks. Working both roles. Duties include:1: Develop, implement and execute strategy within area of responsibility to advance volunteer services. Oversee risk management issues specific to volunteer services.2: Lead and empower a team to implement and execute streamlined, flexible, effective programs, activities, systems, and processes. Ensure goals are set, monitored and realized including attainment of national standards.3: Responsible for the management of volunteer and paid staff including, but not limited to, hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and managing performance to ensure a well-qualified team and to enhance operational success.4: Design and monitor effective metrics. Collect data and present key performance indicators and updates to management.5: Build relationships and collaborate with internal partners, staff, volunteers, community, and external organizations. Work with internal partners to implement strategies for strengthening the Red Cross brand and ensuring communication and a consistent experience for volunteers across all service lines. Serve as a resource to volunteers and internal partners and lead efforts to maximize involvement, efficiency and institutionalization of volunteer support. Ensure that strategic partnerships are maximized to support relevant lines of service throughout the organization.6: Lead project/program implementations.7: May have budgetary responsibility. May be responsible for grant coordination duties in contract-funded programs.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for developing and executing ongoing strategies for qualifying donors to ensure retention, promote growth, as well as recapture relationships from previous donors. I work collaboratively with other departments (Disaster Services, Service to the Armed Forces, Volunteer Services, etc.), leadership team, and other colleagues within the development staff at the National Office to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and interests of the donor/prospect.

Madison, Wi

I managed, evaluated, and expanded the fundraising programs (JDRF Western Wisconsin Ride, JDRF One Walk, JDRF Spring Gala) and increased the Chapter’s revenue year after year. I worked in collaboration with the executive director, regional teams and volunteer leadership to achieve and exceed these fundraising goals. I worked with external groups (corporations, families, volunteers, and other community foundations) to engage them in JDRF activities so that the fundraising and non-fundraising priorities of JDRF continued to grow.

Windsor, Wi

• Provide sustainable, high quality, center of the plate items to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, and retailers. • Achieved yearly sales $1.2 Million in 2012, $1.4 Million in 2013, $1.67 Million in 2014• Increased customer base from 25 customers to 60 customers in three years.• Sought to work with each customer individually to bring high quality products to their menus.• Focused on Buy Local Program and Wisconsin Farms.

Make sales calls to customers - restaurants, chefs, markets - daily for their orders with meat, fish, and other local farm products. Assist the sales consultants with their sales calls to customers.Submit orders for sales consultants to ensure accuracy of their orders, maintain their sales margins, and ensure inventory in stock for delivery date needed.Follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction.Actively collect on accounts that are past due on their payments.Maintain organization of the shipping schedule of delivery trucks for sales.Maintain inventory control with the purchasing of orders and scheduling of products to ensure freshness in product going out to the customers.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Responsible for fundraising $250,000 per year individually and $750,000 per year for the Wisconsin Chapter. Always exceeded my individual budgeted goal.Managed the Madison Area for TNT Marathon, Triathlon, and Cycle Programs; including annual forecasting of anticipated revenue and participation, budgeting expenditures and event selection.Secured 3-5 Corporate Sponsorships yearly - averaging $2500 each. Managed Coaches, Mentors, and Team Captains in the Madison Area and created a training schedule to integrate all team programs.Recruited participants continuously for all of the programs and events throughout the year.Initiated and managed social media in the Wisconsin Chapter including Facebook and Twitter.Website Development: Designed and maintained the Wisconsin Chapter TNT website throughout the year to market events offered, fundraising programs, sponsorship opportunities and social media links.Networked and developed relationships with local race directors to market the TNT program in their organized event by providing participants and volunteers.Responsible for all athlete travel logistics to national and state TNT events.Managed the Wisconsin Ironman TNT participants' fundraising, incentives, and training. The Ironman program brought $15,000 annually.Team Captain of Wisconsin Ironman Aide Station on the marathon course. Organized and scheduled over 220 volunteers throughout the day of the event.Supervised and mentored interns annually to assist with local events and recruitment.Partnered with local media sales consultants to produce media ads in the newspaper, television and social networking sites.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Evaluated and designed new wheelchair and seating systems for patients. Actively worked with patient families, doctors, physical/occupational therapists and others involved with their care to provide them with the proper mobility to be as independent as they are capable.Evaluated patient homes to provide them with the appropriate equipment to maximize independence in their homes.Specialized in custom molded seating systems through Otto Bock.Negotiated with insurance providers, third party payers and group health organizations to justify equipment proposed and pricing for equipment.Marketed the Rehab Department at wellness programs at healthcare facilities, and educated providers on the proper operation of chosen medical equipment.