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Objective A position as Director/Counselor/Educator/Case

Manager/Coordinator.

Profile Nearly 20 experience as professional manager.

Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully

operational status.

Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.

Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem

solver.

Proven ability to work in unison with staff, volunteers, and

board of directors.

Education M.A., Gerontology, Elm Grove State University

B.A., Psychology and Gerontology, Cum Laude, Elm Grove State

University

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments

Program Coordination

Successfully established new Adult Day Health Care Program.

Balanced $1.5 million budget, resulting in impressive 15

percent profit margin.

Managed $650,000 senior center building project.

Wrote grants, secured funding and established Peer Counseling

Program for seniors.

Reorganized In-Home Program, turning annual $11,000 loss to

$40,000 profit.

Created Thrift/Gift/Craft Shop producing annual net profit of

$36,000.

Designed service development plans and conducted operation

assessments.

Counseled students on defining career and work related goals

and objectives.

Formulated, wrote, and implemented new employee orientation

manuals.

Management/Supervision

Directed recruitment and retention of supervisors and staff

of 42 employees.

Trained, supervised and evaluated staff, coached improvement

management skills.

Resulted in multilateral staff achievement of work

objectives.

Managed and developed over 200 volunteers into goal-oriented,

cohesive group.

Successfully refined and implemented new projects.

Employment Resource Consultant, Health Care Services, 1994-present

Ukiah

Provide private professional case management

service for dependent adults.

Executive Director, Senior Center, Ukiah 1989-1994

Oversaw operations of daily senior programs for

300 clients at 25,000 sq. ft. facility.

Directed transportation, adult day healthcare,

home delivered meals, nutrition, outreach,

Alzheimer's, in-home care, and peer counseling.

Teaching Assistant, Gerontology Program, Oak 1988-1989

Tree State University

Student-taught death and dying class and

inter-generational relations.

Counselor in Education, Walnut Community 1985-1988

College, Ukiah

Counseled students on securing OJT college

credits for Work Experience Program.

Traffic Supervisor, The Phone Company, Ukiah Prior

Trained and supervised traffic control operators Experience

and wrote new employee manuals.

Community Oak Medical Center, Board Of Directors and Strategic Planning

Involvement Committee

Leadership Steering Committee, Secretary

Chamber of Commerce, President, Board of Directors

Soroptomist Club, Member

Honors & Distinguished Human Services Recipient

Awards Woman of Achievement

Solving the Generation Gap

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