The World's Leading Youth-Serving Nonprofit Advancing STEM Education, FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Nonprofits use the power of events to build and foster relationships, more effectively communicate with people, and promote their mission. With both individual events and your event strategy at large, when you have a clear vision of your goals and future, you multiply the success of your events. Having a clear vision builds momentum and helps you make really smart decisions and take the right actions to get where you want to be. Put my 30+ years of corporate event planning experience to work supporting and empowering your event team.

The Chamber’s Business/Education Network offers programming to develop our community’s future workforce by connecting area business and educational institutions. Projects include the Career Exploration Expo for High School students, CEO in the Classroom presentations for 8th graders, Life After High School for 11th grade, REACH pilot project, HOT Jobs Cool Companies toolkit and a Teacher in the Workplace initiative. The REACH INITIATIVE is designed to address the growing gap between employer needs and worker skills, ensuring that students will complete degree or certificate programs in areas where they will have meaningful employment options.

Project Starfish is dedicated to the education and inspiration of young women as future leaders in our world. Business and community leadership education and connections with local female professional mentors created a supportive culture for young women to grow into leaders.

Manage city parks and equipment, plan and facilitate programming, work with community members to problem solve and enhance services.

Personal trainer and health coach, with a focus on busy moms.

Plan, implement, and manage events and summer resident camp experiences. Property management for camp facility. Hire, train, and supervise up to 40 seasonal staff members.

Responsible for recruitment and retention of members and volunteers in 3-county service area.Oversee sports programs for 8-county service area.Assist with fundraising, training, and business outreach in each service area.