Manager Management

Vaughn R. Maurice 985-***-**** cell

*** *** **. 985-***-**** home

Covington, LA 70433 *************@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

St. Tammany Humane Society 2008 to

Present

Executive Director, Covington, LA

Manage veterinary clinic and animal shelter's business operations,

adoptions, fundraising, public relations, budget development/management,

marketing and facilities management. Reporting to the Board of Directors,

I operate a budget of $1.3 million, 27 staff members and hundreds of

volunteers to provide humane services, education, adoptions, sheltering

and/or care to thousands of animals annually.

Accomplishments include:

. Increased revenue by $315,344 or 206% from FY 2008 to FY 2009 by

implementing a solid business and fundraising plan. During the same

time period, I cut total expenses by $39,391.

. Added an additional day of operations, opening six days a week instead

of five and increased the average daily shelter count by 30% even

while total expenses were cut.

. As of August 2010 increased adoptions 24% over the same period last

year.

. Increased number of volunteers from 12 in May 2008 to 235 volunteers

as of August 2010.

American Red Cross 1995 to

2008

Thirteen years of continual advancement with the American Red Cross.

Positions include:

COO /Palm Beach Area Chapter, West Palm Beach, FL 2007 - 2008.

. Supervised four branch offices as well as the finance, marketing and

public relations, information technology, facilities management and

health and safety departments with a budget of $5 million and 49

employees and hundreds of volunteers to provide all American Red Cross

training programs and emergency services to 1.4 million people.

Chapter Solutions Manager, Oklahoma City, OK, 2004 -2007

. Provided consulting to fifteen American Red Cross chapters throughout

the State of Oklahoma to ensure quality Red Cross services, volunteer

program development, financial stability, fundraising

planning/execution, and board and executive management development.

. Successfully implemented the first statewide multiple Red Cross

chapter grassroots fundraiser achieving over $300,000 from new donors

during a three week campaign for 15 Red Cross units.

. Deployed on multiple national disaster responses including assignments

as Director of ESF-6 (sheltering and mass care) with FEMA region 6

during hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Executive Director of the Greater Nashua Chapter, Nashua, New Hampshire,

2003 -2004

. Managed a staff of 5 and hundreds of volunteers while being

responsible for raising a budget of $450,000 to provide all Red Cross

services to 190,000 people spanning 14 cities and towns.

. Received Red Cross certification in Gift Planning and Charitable Gift

Annuities, CPR First Aid Instructor Trainer, and Disaster Instructor

Trainer.

Station Manager, Mobile - National American Red Cross, 1997 -2003

. Assignments: Station Manager II at Osan Air Base, Korea; Station

Manager I at Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA; Stand Alone Assistant

Station Manager at MCB Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan; Assistant Station

Manager at Fort Benning, Georgia; And two six month assignments to

Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary.

. Deployed scores of times on national disasters working in sheltering,

PR and fundraising.

. Provided 24/7 emergency casework services, budget management,

fundraising, public relations and managed large volunteer programs.

. Exceeded fundraising goals each of the six years using traditional and

unconventional development activities.

. Developed the first Red Cross overseas car donation program and while

in Korea. I took advantage of inexpensive manufacturing and developed

scores Red Cross products (watches, umbrellas, pins, etc.) which I

sold back in the states to hundreds of chapters raising over $600,000.

Health and Safety Coordinator, New Orleans, LA, 1995 - 1997

. Administered 20+ Red Cross health and safety classes each month using

only volunteers, managed large volunteer program, produced monthly

newsletter and coordinated golf tournament.

Wynhoven Health Care Center 1991 to 1993

Activity Director, Marrero, LA

. Managed two employees and multiple volunteers to help ensure the

psychosocial well being of 180 long term care residents by developing,

organizing, and implementing therapeutic recreational activities.

EDUCATION:

University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL

1994

Masters of Science-Health Services Administration 3.75 G.P.A

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

1991

Bachelor of Liberal Studies-Social Science 3.1 G.P.A

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