Mindy Smith Email & Phone Number

Urbana, Il, Us

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Champaign, Illinois

Design and lead workshops focused on identity and discovery for adults and childrenCreate and maintain social media marketing practices designed to reach new participants and build relationships with community Work closely with leadership committees and the pastor to build outreach programs and growth opportunities, specific focus on individuals who have experienced exclusion from religious community based on identityConduct one-on-one meetings with church leaders and members as part of an ethnographic study of the church communityEngage the community in new events and opportunities in an effort to bring awareness of the church to new demographicsBalance the business side of the church with the mission of first providing service to our community and being good neighborsCreate, staff, and train teachers for a children’s creativity workshop and generate funds to make this workshop available to children from families who have low incomesWebsite maintenance and creation of web pages for publicity/newsWrite monthly blog post for the newsletter and generate items on weekly basis for the weekly version of the newsletterDraft weekly progress reports marking tangible achievements and efforts that are ongoingHigh level of public speaking, communication, and networking Responsible for engaging others in roles of leadership and management

Drafted meeting agendas, supplied advance materials and executed follow-up for meetings and team conferencesAssisted with drafting over 70 invitational emails and letters to excellent practitioners of social justice ministry/vocation, asking for their participation in the project as intervieweesConducted research on committed interviewees in order to develop strong, personalized interview questions Designed electronic tracking spreadsheets and maintained electronic and paper files on every interview, including time, location, interviewer, and all contact informationManaged a project budget of $2000-5000 and affiliation with a non-profit group on a seminary campusDrafted action plans and led meetings with project director to review project status and proposed changesServed as the single point of contact for project scheduling and changes involving a team of 7 individualsConducted and filmed 7 interviews as part of the interviewer teamEdited and submitted transcripts of over 35 interviewsAssisted with crafting bios for our interviewees that highlight each person’s dedication to working for those who have not been given a voice as a result of systemic racism and oppressionHelped build the website by entering data fields for most of the edited videos, including uploading transcripts and bios for each intervieweeCoordinated and monitored payment requests for 4 interviewers, the interviewer trainer, an editor, transcriber, and website developerIncreased meeting efficiency by developing meeting agendas that exhibited logical flow and adaptability

Designed electronic file systems and maintained electronic and paper filesHandled all screening and conference room inquiries and schedulesBuilt and maintained vendor relationships, especially with regard to catering services and rental companiesAdvised clients and outside renters on event planning needs/requests in both screening rooms and lobby areaManaged and monitored events held in the screening rooms and lobby area Assisted as central point of contact for all outside vendors needing to gain access to the buildingSupplied key cards and building access to employees and visitorsOrganized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documentsRouted agreements, contracts and invoices related to screening rooms and vendorsReceived and screened a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mailCreated and maintained spreadsheets using advanced Excel functions and calculations to develop reports and listsAssisted with reconciliation of corporate spending accountsHandled concert and theater ticket requests for executives and A-list clientsInvestigated issues and problems and drafted responses to urgent requestsDeveloped training materials that encompassed all duties necessary to excel in this position

Bachelor’S Degree, Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: Member of Alpha Psi Omega and fundraising chair for 2 yearsDean's Scholarship recipient all four years.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theater Performance