Melody Mcdowell Reed Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Manage finances and accounting, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, 1099 and W-2 preparation, yearly financial audit preparation and all performance donations• Maintain 5,000+ member database, track contact information and financial gifts and donations, process gift receipt letters, and sustain master e-mail list• Support development efforts of the organization through grant writing (including two successful applications through the BOOST program at GCAC and a neighborhood project proposal through Ohio Alliance for Arts Education), uphold and maintain support materials and budget for operating support grants from GCAC, OAC, Columbus Foundation and Reinberger Foundation, fundraising event organization, manage crowdfunding drives through power2give, complete yearly updates to Cultural Data Project and research and identify new funding opportunities using Ohio Grant Watch• Serve as Chair of the new Theater Committee for the Columbus Arts Festival, laying the groundwork for the new performance stage at the festival, which included getting performing groups involved, scheduling performances, and staffing the stage at the festival• Support marketing efforts including website maintenance, promotion material production (playbills, publicity emails, press releases, social media)• Coordinate and prepare all major mailings and communications for the organization, including annual end of-year fund drive letter, invitations to special events and new membership fund drive• Provide administrative support to artistic director, managing director, marketing director, development director and the Actors’ Theatre Board

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Managed logistics related to the annual citywide cartoon festival including coordinating multiple event venues, organizing all guest and vendor travel and lodging arrangements, serving as liaison between staff and volunteers, supervising production of promotional material, and functioning as show runner/event manager• Responsible for all fundraising and development for the organization, through individual donor giving, corporate sponsorship, program guide ad sales and grant writing• Performed routine CXC business functions including board and council committee records, financial bookkeeping, email & website accounts, social media presence, and company calendar• Maintained 3,000+ mailing list and database and managed bulk e-mail accounts

1100 S. Hague Ave. Columbus Ohio 43204

• Create weekly worship bulletins and monthly newsletters, which requires organizing all church, cluster, district and conference announcements, maintaining the prayer list and coordinating the church calendar• Built and facilitate all social media efforts for the church using Facebook group and page and Twitter • Manage annual stewardship outreach • Maintain 400+ membership database and master email list• Conduct grantwriting, fundraising, and organizational research • Perform office functions including answering phones, taking messages, sorting mail, greeting guests to the building, distribution of information within church committees, ordering office supplies and worship materials, and providing administrative support to the pastor

• Trained new server staffs in all facets of performing their job duties• Presented training material in a classroom setting using all tools and technology available • Worked as a server

• Excelled at using resources on-hand to create a good learning environment • Specialized in music classes in all grade levels • Maintained classroom discipline

• Aided in grant writing, special events planning, writing reports to local funding organizations • Served as assistant to executive director, development director and marketing director • Served as the box office manager

• Responsible for running daily shifts • Ran regular store inventories • Prepared the schedule for employees

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Music Business

Activities and Societies: Theta Nu Sorority, Concert Choir

Bachelor’S Degree, Music Business

Activities and Societies: Theta Nu Sorority, Panhellenic Council, Otterbein Chorale, Women's Chamber SingersI was a member of Theta Nu.