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Co-owner of bar & restaurant on the east side of Jim Thorpe. Able to work as needed in both front and back of house. Responsible for menu formatting, website design and content, IT services, flyers, advertisements, and marketing. Point person for a weekly charity benefit, Tithing Tuesdays, which requires communication with a variety of local non-profits, schools, churches, and other charitable groups.

Co-owner of an organic farm, bakery, former CSA, and farm-to-table catering company. Responsible for a multitude of responsibilities from seed inventory to dish rentals to company guidelines to grounds maintenance.

Writes everything from garden related articles to profile pieces, personal essays, promotional copy, activity books, and more. Has had several articles published in Organic Gardening Magazine, a feature piece in Pennsylvania Horticulture magazine, and a children's activity booklet for Whole Foods that was distributed to thousands of children attending a ceremony at the White House.

Plays a variety of unusual instruments including the musical saw & washboard, sings harmonies.

Creates agendas, leads meetings, and assists with the cleaning and organization of the Historical Society museum. Works with the community to keep the rich history of the region relevant. Gathers and uploads information, pictures, and payment from community members and works with a banner company and the borough public works department to hang 130+ Hometown Heroes banners bi-annually along the main streets of town. Responsible for ordering hardware and replacement banners as well as fielding questions and concerns from the community.

Oversees payment and budget for annual music festival. Makes deposits and writes checks as necessary.

Head coordinator of an annual summer music festival. Responsible for booking bands, vendors, planning and executing infrastructure, delegating responsibilities to volunteers. Designs all flyers and merchandise, applies for grants and sponsorships to fund the free community festival.

Responsible for legislation and budget oversight regarding public safety, including police, firefighting and emergency management, public works, quality of life, and enforcing state regulations. Chairperson of Sanitation Committee, co-chair of Recreation Committee and Economic Development Committee, and member of Emergency Services Committee and Finance Committee.

Managed a two year partnership initiative coordinating a variety of business and community improvement projects in the Boroughs of Lansford and Summit Hill, PA. Projects included creating promotional brochures for historic sections of town, organizing two commercial real estate tours to improve the downtown business district, creating and spearheading an annual music festival which drew 1,000+ people its first year, and more.

As a Penn State Master Gardener, I volunteered to help educate the public on issues related to garden design, pest and disease identification, and assisted with agriculture-based programs for groups like school children and seniors.

Honed listening and communication skills by determining precisely what the clients were asking for. Refined abilities to create visual balance and harmony using cutting and coloring skills. Developed full understanding of mixing and applying color to create visual interest.

Oversaw staff of 6 employees, all with varying mental and physical disabilities. Refined skills in patience, understanding, and ability to see things from a different perspective.