I secured $52,000 in grant funding, and $11,600 with a five-minute community presentation. Secured new donors, community partners, and volunteers for this new, grassroots nonprofit resulting in approximately $23,000 and increased community awareness of NAMI GT mission. Completed Ending the Silence national training and faciliated a lead presenter for NAMI national evidence-based youth mental health program. Created proposals to work with community partners/school systems for our Ending the Silence Program. Created social media content, website updates, PR/media content, newsletter. Facilitated NAMI GT presentations throughout the community. Managed staff and volunteers.

Managed staff and operations for plastic bag production department; managed Supportive Employment supervisor and staff, created the Field of Dreams Outdoor Therapeutic Recreation Project and secured funding for it; assisted Executive Director with projects as assigned, grant writing and research, sought and secured new community partners.

Contract position: Providing Arts and Cultural Experiences to Connect People of ALL abilities. Arts for All of Northern Michigan (AFA) offers fun, educational, hands on, accessible art classes/events for everyone: ALL abilities, ALL ages for over 25 years throughout Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Kalkaska, and Antrim counties. All HR functions Our signature programs are: Art Escapes (contracted teaching artists going into our special need classrooms throughout Grand Traverse County-January through May annually); Studio Art Classes: FUN, Art Education Classes held monthly in our beautiful art studio in Traverse City; ACCESS Program which takes our Art Education Programming on the road offering ALL AGES art education and/or cultural experiences for people of ALL abilities.

Donor Management, Cultivation, Solicitation, Stewardship, Grant Writing and Grant Research, Signature Event Management, Corporate Sponsorship Solicitation, Capital Campaign Management, Manage Annual Appeals and Habitat Fundraising Campaigns, Manage Third Party Fundraising Events, Director of Fund Development Committee and Faith Relations Committee, Radio/TV/Marketing/Outreach Spokesperson. Collaborate with Management Team, Board of Directors, and Community Partners on various projects.

Initially hired as the Workers on Wheels Program Director. Responsible for managing car donation program covering 19 counties in Northern Michigan. Collaborated with Department of Health and Human Services, Non-Profit Community Partners, and Mechanical Partners to successfully manage this program which assisted low-income people to gain access to owning an automobile. Grew program by 50% with increased donations, and revenue with first reported profit in the 20 year history of the program. Promoted to Event, Volunteer and Donor Manager: Successfully solicited and cultivated donors throughout 19 counties successfully growing donor base and securing major gifts. Researched and wrote grants successfully securing funding for Goodwill Northern Michigan.Doubled Signature Event Revenue through Corporate Sponsorships, ticket sales, silent auction growth, and exceptional marketing practices exceeding all budgeted revenue goals.Managed and grew Volunteer Program managing 150+ volunteers annually. Managed outreach booths to solicit volunteers, processed volunteer applications, background checks, orientations and trainings for each Goodwill Program: Food Rescue, Goodwill Inn Kitchen, E-Commerce, and Goodwill Stores.Managed Social Media Pages/Website/TV/Radio/Outreach spokesperson.

Processed Accounts Receivables/Payables/Payroll/Uniform Program.Prepare Board Packets/attend meetings and processed minutes.Special Projects as assigned by Executive Director.

Initially hired as the Probate/Volunteer Services Clerk. Managed volunteers for Probate Court scheduling volunteers for county programs: guardianships, conservators, juvenile transports, Truancy Program.Promoted to Office Specialist 13th Circuit Court Juvenile Division. Managed all juvenile cases for Grand Traverse County processing juvenile file, entering information in database, scheduling hearings, meeting with families to complete paperwork and answer questions, attend Judge Stanton hearings, coordinate schedules with court appointed attorneys for hearings and meetings with the families.

Dental Access Program Director: Collaborated with volunteer dentists and community partners in 5 counties to provide dental services for low-income/homeless population.Managed 50 volunteers for Traverse Bay Give a Kids A Smile Program.Coordinated and managed 5 county outreach programs for Traverse By give Kids a Smile Program for 50 elementary schools.Wrote/submitted grants and successfully secured funding for the Traverse Bay Give Kids a Smile Program.

I was the Owner and Director of Wee Care Daycare and worked with Head Start. I sought and secured National Accreditation for 8 of the years that I ran my preschool program.

Executive Assistant to the Director of Campaign Operations and Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving: Assisted managing the 55 million dollar ‘Campaign for Interlochen” working with staff on fundraising events, donor management, planned giving, major gift cultivation/solicitation/stewardship of donors. Assisted with grant writing for MCACA Grant and other grants. Assisted the President of Interlochen with inputting donor information into their database after his meetings with each donor.