DEBRA GUYER
*** **** ***** **, *** Enterprise PA 16664 I H: 814-***-**** I C: 814-***-**** I ******@***********.***
Career Overview
Business Development professional offering versatile office management skills with extensive working technical knowledge of current Windows and Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience, data management, social media platforms, website maintenance software and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge. Highly organized, insatiably curious and a constructively proactive thinker that can juggle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
Experience
Freelance Project Manager 10/2007 to Present
Self Employed New Enterprise, PA
Manage day-to-day operations in the project page. Ability to interpret specification documents, such as creative briefs, to help monitor and flag any impacting issues around scope and timelines; identify when projects are shifting out of scope and contact client for re-scoping and processing change orders. Client management, including leading in kick-off calls and providing the client with relevant information pertinent to the platform and the design process, as well as important updates relating to the project.
Comfortable answering basic questions and providing clients with relevant resource materials and tips for success using the platform; and overall ensuring that clients are adequately taken care of and exceptionally happy with my assistance.
Timeline management by ensuring all milestones are met and are reflective of the actual project stage and done so within the timeline in the platform.
Development Manager 3/2016 to 10/2017
Franciscan Friars, TOR Hollidaysburg, PA
Responsible for creating, administering, and implementing the organization's development plan. Managing relationships with the organization's new and existing donors. Communicating with existing and prospective donors, completing and submitting grant applications, planning events, and consulting with both subordinates and supervisors to ensure that the development plan is carried out. Manage website (WordPress) and online presence (Mail Chimp, Google Analytics & Social Media Platforms). Balance out Month End Closing and create daily, monthly and quarterly reports.
Development Assistant/Database 10/2012 to 3/2016
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Hollidaysburg, PA
Administrative support associate to the organization's development office, which brings in money and resources from donors to sustain growth. Handled a variety of tasks related to institutional and individual giving, ex: processing accounts receivable/payable & multiple accounting functions. Track philanthropic requests, pledges and contributions. Managed and updated donor databases, respond to member queries and sometimes approach benefactors for appeals. Conduct research, analyze data and compile reports on current or prospective donors, provide statistical reports for 88 parishes. Managed donor lists and prepared mailing materials like invitations, solicitations and newsletters.
PTO President 08/2006 to 06/2012
NBC Elementary/Middle Schools Loysburg, PA
●Preside at all meetings of the PTO and the PTO Board
●Serve as an ex officio member of all committees except the nominating committee & Board of Trustees and attend the Board of Trustee meetings throughout the year
●Promote PTO events using regular newsletters: Elementary receives the newsletters as hard copies and via email through; Middle School receive them via email.
●Maintain PTO accounts receivable/payable
●Attended and supported all PTO functions
Business Support Associate 05/2010 to 12/2010
Cargill, Inc. Martinsburg, PA
●Developed new talent sources and leadership capability across the corporation in order to build empowered/skilled employee base.
●Communicated effectively with multiple departments. Established strong relationships to gain support and
effectively achieve results.
●Provided timely, courteous and knowledgeable response to information requests.
●Improved comprehensive, 100+ page training manual that enabled faster ramp-up for all staff.
HR Business Partner 2002 to 2004
Excalibur Marketing Greenville, SC
●Established relationships with key stakeholders to assist in meeting the business unit’s strategic needs.
●Provided direction and guidance during changes in organizational processes, development training and culture
that balanced the expectations and needs of the organization, its employees, stakeholders, and customers.
●Able to develop programs to meet the unique needs of particular employees (for example, work/family
programs, diversity programs and fast-track programs).
●Developed multiple employee relations programs that have created a positive organizational culture.
●Have contributed to both the team and organization level by building competency programs/training modules that have been adopted by all teams of the Organization.
Education
Associates: Business Management & Early Childhood Education Penn Foster College - 1994