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Marion, Indiana, United States

Marion, Indiana, United States

Greater Indianapolis

At Ascend Indiana, I am investing the best years of my career in creating economic opportunity and extending it to all. As a Manager of Consulting, I do this by leading teams, strategies, and research. Our work centers around the intersect of students, educators, employers, and intermediaries trying to address an ever-changing labor market. We partner in creating customized solutions that include occupational discovery, talent pipelines, strategic planning, development models, and the insights… Show more At Ascend Indiana, I am investing the best years of my career in creating economic opportunity and extending it to all. As a Manager of Consulting, I do this by leading teams, strategies, and research. Our work centers around the intersect of students, educators, employers, and intermediaries trying to address an ever-changing labor market. We partner in creating customized solutions that include occupational discovery, talent pipelines, strategic planning, development models, and the insights that make sustainable change possible. Show less

Wnc Market

• Designed the new ongoing staff training curriculum.• Grew community outreach from small to large designation (over 120% growth).

Carolinas Area

• Redesigned key employee interfaces to support remote staff and stores• Adapted Lean resources and implemented across 23 stores.• Coordinated national Gemba walk initiatives.

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

• Led the most engaged operations team in the Southeast district according to Glint research.• Crafted intuitive and integrative systems to serve local store operations and staff.• Led collaboration to create SOPs, Operations Plans, and Approach to Excellence resources for use org-wide.

Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States

Glassdoor rated Life.Church the #1 Small-Medium Company to Work For and it is the first organization of any size to hold 1st place for two consecutive years! Life.Church is unlike any church in North American with 38 campus locations across 10 states. • Led team of over 200 high-capacity leaders to most engaged campus in the organization.• One of only six campuses to hit growth goals during first 6-months of pandemic (34 campuses total).

Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Grew team to over 400 key volunteer leaders to serve nearly 5,000 adults.• Created a new-volunteer onboarding process that increased volunteer retention by 17%% over two years.• Built partnerships with high-capacity local and national nonprofits to engage hundreds of volunteers monthly.

Greater Indianapolis

Grand Rapids, Mi

• Supported over 100 small and mid-sized companies in corporate identity development, values refinement, organizational scalability systems, and capability deliverables.• Served nearly 30 non-profits (19 international non-profits).

John C. Maxwell Leadership Center

• Crafted new brand initiatives with communication team for total brand overhaul. • Supported Leadership Expansion Team in improvements to resident pastor training.• Served on Leadership Expansion Team during most significant changes in staff training in the last decade.• Leadership Expansion representative on Communications team during the most significant rebranding since 2007.

Central Ministry Team

• Reinvisioned Spiritual Formation at 12Stone.• Launched three new Spiritual Formation tactics across all 8 campuses.• Crafted new Spiritual Formation strategy in cooperration with Directional Leadership Team.

Snellville, Georgia

• Directed Snellville Campus Greeter Team, supervised or supported all guest services volunteers (700 serving)• Grew greeting team by 155% in 6 months.• Coordinated campus-specific events according to sermon series and strategic initiatives. • Supervised new believer and new to 12Stone classes.• Increased volunteer sign-ups by avg. 400% per occurrence.• Primary spirtual formation presence at growing Snellville campus. 1,500 average attendance.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Education And Clergy Development

Education And Clergy Development Team

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Directed SpringHill's Staff Alumni, Volunteer Engagement, and Church Relations departments.• Managed Internship Program and staff.• Principal liaison between President's Office and Advancement Office• Edited major grant applications across all SpringHill regions.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Directed StaffAlum department; strategy, tactics, and relationships.• Directed Volunteer Engagement department; strategy, tactics, and relationships.• Launched Church Relations program.• Managed Advancement Internships

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Pioneered SpringHill’s alumni program returning over $500k gift-in-kind, bequest commitment, and cash donations annually.• Developed a unique KPI model to measure engagement value.• Implemented organizational best practices for volunteer programs.

Grand Rapids, Mi

• Systematized donor-appreciation program “Experience Corps.”• Supervised photojournalist interns, coordinated photography, and audio assignments.• Facilitated production of marketing video for Special Needs program with organizational creative contractor.• Copywriter for promotional, development, and marketing materials.• Edited text for organization-wide mailings and website content.• Wrote grants totalling $2.4million.• Authored “SpringHill: The First Ten Years” book.

Evart, Mi

• Motivated counselors in providing SpringHill experiences to Middle School campers.• Facilitated Bible studies with counselor staff on a daily basis.• Evaluated counselors’ performance• Shaped summer programming through collaborative process.

Mount Pleasant, Mi

I work to provide educational and community leadership through the instruction of philosophy at the post-secondary level. Through this I hope to enable students and the community to achieve success in a global society.THIS HAPPENS AS I... 1. Enable student success by encouraging all to live "the good life," as can only be achieved by reflection and self-examination. 2. Enhance employee success by endeavoring to grow myself while sharing the lessons learned along the… Show more I work to provide educational and community leadership through the instruction of philosophy at the post-secondary level. Through this I hope to enable students and the community to achieve success in a global society.THIS HAPPENS AS I... 1. Enable student success by encouraging all to live "the good life," as can only be achieved by reflection and self-examination. 2. Enhance employee success by endeavoring to grow myself while sharing the lessons learned along the way. 3. Engage the community through mentoring opportunities and forums where community members share their own knowledge and experiences with learners. 4. Improve institutional effectiveness by continually modifying courses and practices around key outcomes and trends in higher education. Show less

Marion, In

Part of a vibrant student-run ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University. Egalitarian leadership team of 8-12 members, worship, prayer, and preaching. During my time on leadership The Well hosted two worship events in our community with students from other like-minded organizations from all over the midwest. The first event had just over 1,000 college students on a $0 budget! The second such event began the Surge Movement, and had 1,700+ students in attendance.

Marion, In

Marion, In

Marion, In

For three years I taught new baristas and managers the art and passion of coffee. This was where I first began to discover my joy in teaching.

Master Of Practical Theology (Mpth), Kern Scholar In Strategic Organization Leadership

Research Agenda: Business Strategy and Ethics. I used formal study in economics to analyze business practices. Then employed ethics.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Academic Affairs Standing Committee, Foreign Languages Subcommittee Chairman.

College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Spring Lake High School is among the premier secondary schools in Michigan. Ranked 30th in the state and in the top 1,000 nationally.