Michelle Mathia Email & Phone Number

Village Church Of Gurnee

Volunteer for Global Missions Ministry - Active member of missionary care team.Deep and longstanding passion for the missions and work of ending hunger, providing shelter, educating children and disaster relief. Served as one of the principal planners and thought leaders in the formation of the vision and the implementation of strategies to make the vision a reality. Successful fundraiser (raised 200% of fundraising goal on one mission). Culturally Aware; travel to Ghana, Guatemala, Philippines, South Africa.• Lead liaison of communication and care between missionaries and church mission’s council.• Interview and recommend new missionary candidates; review and respond to requests for short- term missionary support.• Collaborate with the mission organizations of supported missionaries.• Assist in developing all missions special events; provide resources; including annual missions conference.• Kumasi Ghana Africa 2003. Assisted Kumasi International Christian School in developing an early childhood education program integrating with full day care center for children ages 3-4. • Katrina Disaster Relief. New Orleans, LA 2005. Partnered with Celebration Church, New Orleans. • Salvation Army Volunteer – NATO 2012; Disastrous Relief – Alabama June 2012• LOVE, Inc. Annual Winter Coat drives for under privileged families of Lake County. Solicit donations through collections at area business/corporations. Love Inc. Gala Dinner and Fund Raiser• ShareFest Community Service, partner with Warren Township to assist seniors and single parent homes with yard work and home improvement projects.• Avon Township Food Pantry, Northern Illinois Food Bank. Coordinate food drives; collection and distribution.• Lake McHenry Veterans and Family Service. Food distribution on site, LMVFS food pantry, McHenry IL

District Office, Il08, Fox Lake, Il 60020

• Staffed Congressional meetings, briefings; public forums; town halls, jobs fairs, roundtables and community events.• Community outreach, specifically Veteran organizations, local food pantries, Catholic Charities.• Organized and executed community events such as job fairs, town halls, and business roundtables. • Responsible for mass data entry and the management of incoming correspondence using Intranet Quorum. • Coordinator for Internship program • Responsible for constituent casework regarding Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Administration and Department of Defense, other military issues. Assisted in casework i.e., housing and provided resource information for local agencies.• Point person and coordinator for Congressional Veterans Commendation Ceremony and Military Service Academy Nominations Program• Represented Office of Congressman at official military ceremonies, congressional briefings and local government events; USAR Yellow Ribbon, Change of Command and Promotion Ceremonies; Welcome Home; non-profit local organizations. • Provided informational materials, local resources and services available to constituents.

Manufacturer of disposable consumer products serving the retail and foodservice industries; 2009 sales of $3.4B; recently acquired by Reynolds Group Holding Co.; Recruited to design facility and develop wellness program to improve overall health of employees through programs designed to educate and inspire people to recognize the rewards of good health and work toward achieving those goals. Collaborated with department heads to support and provide resources to field locations company-wide. Maintained confidential member information; tracked and reported program utilization and results to senior management. Initially contracted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in 1997 to collaborate with architects in the planning and design of 5500 sq. ft. wellness center, with $250K budget to purchase equipment forstart-up. Met objective to develop state-of-the-art facility (same amenities as private health club) based on current trends. Hired as Program Coordinator in 1998 to initiate holistic stages/progression and actively partner with the heads of each business group to market the wellness program and solicit employee participation. Kept annual costs, including salaries, on or under budget ($150K) while increasing participation and maintaining quality of service. Total enrollment was 640 out of possible 800 employees; served ~160 employees daily. Partnered with "Weight Watchers @ Work"; recognized for having longest running on-site program in Lake County; delivered 80% success rate; meeting weight loss goal of 4% in first session. Conceptualized "Walk Pactiv 2010"; 98% of participants completed program with successful follow-up at 6 months. Program on-going in 2011. Volunteer activities: Created/organized corporate annual fitness events for Conway Park Corporate Park.

Managed corporate fitness facility, including equipment, library, and audio resources. Taught group fitness classes. Conducted individual fitness assessments based on employees' completed health risk appraisal. Collaborated with clients and business partners to establish sustainable strategies of the employee health and wellness program.Conducted employee surveys to identify health interests and concerns for the purpose of educating and engaging employees in healthy lifestyle choices.Extended assessment of risk areas and provided referral to appropriate resources to address the risk. Evaluated viable health initiatives from various health providers to facilitate/recommend optimal partnerships.

Lead teacher Lead teacher Pre-K ages 3-4 yrs.Tap and Ballet Instructor ages 3-8 yrs.Swim instructor ages infant to 2 yrs. Parent and child classes.Relevant work:• Presenter, National Association for the Education of Young Children; Dramatic Play and Large Movement, February, 1985.• Continuing Education Presenter Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills IL; Dramatic Play and Large movement, July, 1985.• Presenter, Chicago Association for Education of Young Children; Dramatic Play and Large Movement, October, 1986.

Bs, Organizational Leadership & Communications

Organizational Leadership and Business Communications

Associates, Early Childhood Education And Teaching

Early Childhood Development

Certification, Cardiac Technology

Cardiac Rehab - Corporate Wellness