Iowa MENTOR promotes, supports and builds quality mentoring relationships by elevating the capacity of programs, systems, and policies that foster proven results for Iowa.

MENTOR is a national organization that promotes and supports quality mentoring relationships for all young people. Iowa MENTOR is the state affiliate of MENTOR.

If your life were a house, how would you design it? Your life is what you build it to be.

Toni served Women of Faith Event Representatives around the country with planning the largest live Women’s event in the nation. Filled with real-life stories from a variety of speakers, comedians, and musicians…of course the focus is that of Jesus...he is the Hero in each of their stories!

Toni served as the director of the ISED Women’s Business Center for Iowans for Social & Economic Development. The ISED Women’s Business Center is part of a national network of Women Business Centers partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Women’s Business Ownership. Toni’s role was to manage this solid small business development program and assist individuals on how to start, strengthen and expand a small business. In this capacity, she taught six business… Show more Toni served as the director of the ISED Women’s Business Center for Iowans for Social & Economic Development. The ISED Women’s Business Center is part of a national network of Women Business Centers partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Women’s Business Ownership. Toni’s role was to manage this solid small business development program and assist individuals on how to start, strengthen and expand a small business. In this capacity, she taught six business classes a year in the Central Iowa area, offered one-on-one counseling and aided entrepreneurs with strategies for accessing business financing throughout the state of Iowa. Show less

Met with YMCA members on ways to improve their health & wellness.Created monthly wellness programs for the John R. Grubb

Assist homebuyers in making interior and exterior selections for the largest homebuilder in the state of Iowa. Extensive knowledge of the home building process.Track and manage the progress and status of construction for about 100 homes.Create selections and develop standard options for market homes, condos and townhomes.

Fulfilled a one-year contract to act as a field sales representative in the Des Moines area to manage and generate new business for full-service graphic design studio. Communicated client needs to art director and developed marketing disciplines.Within a month of employment built relationships with several key businesses

Recruited by Josephs to accept this position. Coordinated massive amount of paperwork for vendor and customer orders. Provided excellent customer service daily in all departments.Assisted buyer with maintaining basic stock inventories for 14K gold chains and omega necklaces for three locations. Organized buyer's budget (open to buy) with many gemstone jewelry manufacturers.

Managed the Clinique cosmetics business at the Downtown Younkers location.Responsible for meeting sales goals daily, planning special events and gifts with purchases.Offered a job with Younkers as a buyer of fragrance/cosmetics.

Implemented a new position responsible for the coordination of buying and marketing fashion (clothing, gifts, home décor, jewelry, cosmetics, bath and fragrance) products. Traveled across seven states and acted as a liaison between department managers and vendors on product selection.Responsible for set-up/reset of fashion departments. From blue prints to store opening responsible for design layout, visual merchandising, buying and training of staff.

Town Bought, managed and marketed products for cosmetics, clothing and gift departments.Promoted to the corporate office after repeated success in marketing and visual merchandising.

Coordinated the orderly completion of projects for various accounts: Metro Waste Authority, John Deere Corporation of Iowa. Managed and maintained budgets for over 50 projects.

Promoted from sales associate to selling supervisor after 60 days of employment. Trained new employees in the better sportswear and petite department.