Service-oriented professional with with 20+ years experience in people, event, and project leadership, volunteer management, communications, training, strategic planning, negotiating, and problem-solving. Certified Oola Life Coach.Life CoachEmail @: vanessaj.daniels2019@gmail.comCORE COMPETENCIES:Coaching & DevelopmentTraining & MentoringPeople, Project & Event LeadershipCommunicationsCommunity RelationsVolunteer ManagementService ExcellenceCollaborationNegotiationsStrategic ThinkingMicrosoft OfficeACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Enhanced strategic relationships/partnerships with community groups, including Junior League of Fort Worth, Alcon Laboratories, Reliant NRG, YMSL Keller, NCL Keller, UNT Health Science Center, TCU Purvis Institute, GM Financial, Higginbotham, and more, as well as hundreds of individual volunteers, to create meaningful, sustainable volunteer opportunities. • Collaborated with community groups and school organizations to plan events such as the Drive Through Road to Readiness event, hosting over 200 families at a host site• Selected to serve on Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee.• Responsible for developing and leading up to 30 direct reports in various functions. Supported and trained 30-50 groups staff across 6 church campuses to lead and develop/share best practices/tools for group leaders. Recruited and led volunteers. • Planned and executed retreats and events, nationally and internationally. • Negotiated up to $10,000 in savings with vendors and suppliers.• Led cross functional, global teams to plan and execute annual membership renewals. Increased retention from 46% to 92% in 5-year period, improved online renewal rates from 60% to 80%. Reduced resigned members from 20% to 7%. • Planned and managed annual department budgets of up to $1.8million annually.