Stephanie Chase Email & Phone Number

Van Meter, Iowa, United States

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Provided strategic coaching for new owners in business management to make effective decisions,improve productivity and navigate challengesProvided guidance in recognizing strengths and future goal-settingResearched and implemented new pricing structure

Des Moines, Iowa

Charged with providing new owners with the business strategies and proven operational processes necessary to obtain repeat customers while improving the organization of efficient billing and collections procedures. Coached administrators in realistic budgeting, HR policy development, pricing, and hiring/training of employees. Dispatched and routed all driver services on a daily basis and processed accompanying invoices. Drafted job descriptions, employee handbooks, and marketing materials.✔ Oversee all receivables, including checks, cash, and credit.✔ Boosted profits through creation of a new pricing structure and billable items.✔ Successfully collected 90% of outstanding receivables and optimized billing practices to increase cash flow throughout the entire month.✔ Identified revenue shortfalls and negative cash flow causes by guiding owners through a pricing exercise which introduced new policies, leading to significant revenue increases.

West Des Moines, Ia

Elementary Classroom Teacher

Waukee, Iowa

Recruited to direct the preschool startup with primary responsibility over design, marketing, and daily operational management of the Academy. Managed all vendor contracts for both the Academy and the church. ✔ Successfully created and opened a profitable facility and immediately hit licensing capacity, thus requesting a larger capacity and eventually becoming one of the most sought-after area preschools with a long waiting list.✔ Managed a staff of 30+ employees and generated an Academy revenue which served as supplemental to the Church during times of revenue shortfall, yielding the ability to consistently overpay rent.✔ Chosen to additionally take over daily church management due to demonstrated strength in running Academy.✔ Designed and introduced a new playground and activity area for church and preschool use, a space which included a specialized turf area for toddlers, full-scale equipment for older children, and full-size ball courts.

Delivered overall leadership and management for all Early Education programs with specific oversight of the reporting and documentation needed for curriculum rewrites as required by the ACSI Accreditation Standards. Implemented a key change from traditional childcare to an integrated preschool model and managed all phases of transition, a process which increased both program capacity and scope of business. Hired licensed teachers into one of the most prestigious preschools in the metro area with a waiting list which spanned two years.✔ Graduated 90% of preschool students into the Kindergarten program, a feat never before accomplished within the school system and one which required additional classrooms and teachers for grades K-2.✔ Created a new school-age summer camp program which provided a daily field trip and found such great success that multiple classrooms within the high school were needed to accommodate all participating campers.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Statewide Coordinator of 10 AmeriCorps Students - AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency whose mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Our grant was specifically designed to place 10 AmeriCorps students in different locations throughout the state to work in Child Abuse Prevention. Wrote curriculum for this new state-wide initiativeManaged the students to meet AmeriCorps standards for scholarshipProvided training state-wideWrote monthly reports for the Federal Grant

I coordinated state-wide trainings for the National Administrator's Credential. I also administered and monitored a forgivable loan program for child care centers around the state. I worked with all 5 child care resource and referral agencies to provide technical support to child care centers across the state.

Wallace Elementary

Classroom teacherTech TeamBuilding Assistance Team

B. S., Early Childhood Education

Activities and Societies: Kappa Omicron Nu - Honor Society Dean's List 1996 - 1998

Master Of Education - Med, Marriage And Family Therapy/Counseling