Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

·     Bachelor of Arts, Women’s Studies, May 1998

·         Michigan State Overseas Study: Israel, June 1997

The Aurora Foundation, Tucson, AZ                                                                                                                                           2004-Present

Program Specialist

·         Supervised 2 interns

·         Designed and published brochures and other collateral materials

·         Coordinated internet site building project

·         Assisted with development of national conference

·         Researched grant opportunities

Change Leaders, Inc., Tucson, AZ                                                                                                                                           2004-Present

Program Team Leader

·         Developed an evaluation plan

·         Assigned the evaluation tasks to respective team members

·         Trained team members on data collection methodology

·         Monitored and supervise the work of the team members

·         Organized and conduct team meetings

·         Prepared a comprehensive final report of the business scan

·         Collaborated with the project director and statistician on data analysis

·         Monitored program budget

CommonWell Institute International, Tucson, AZ                                                                                                       2004-Present

Executive Administrator

·         Designed and published organization newsletter

·         Maintained correspondence

State of Michigan, Lansing, MI                                                                                                                                                           2001-2003

Assistance Payments Worker

·         Participated in Intake/Ongoing Pilot Program

·         Maintained Ongoing caseload of 700 and Regular caseload of over 500

·         Interviewed clients in order to make eligibility determinations

·         Used computer systems to process case changes and compute budgets

·         Developed relationships with customers, internal and external, to assist in meeting needs

·         Provided customer service by explaining Policy, actions taken and responding to inquiries in a timely and courteous manner

·         Established knowledge of community resources

Michigan Capitol Girl Scout Council, Holt, MI                                                                                                           1999-2001

Membership Specialist     

·     Built ongoing relationships with over 400 racially, ethnically and economically diverse adult volunteers

·         Appointed volunteers to positions and evaluated the effectiveness of appointed volunteers

·         Established continuing partnerships with middle and high school age girls

·         Supervised 7^th – 12^th grade girls in the development and implementation of Council-wide older girl events

·         Assisted girls in evaluating event planning

·         Trained individuals and groups of adult volunteers

·         Represented agency to community organizations and other agencies

COMPUTER

·         Proficient in MS Word, MS Publisher, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Works, PowerPoint, e-mail and the Internet on both IBM PC and Macintosh systems.