Administrator, Director, Manager

RONALD L. WATFORD

**** ******** ******, **** *** ~ Naples, Florida 34105

321-***-**** ~ ************@*****.*** ~ http://www.linkedin.com/in/ronwatford

POSITION GOAL

Office Administrator

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

LOVE INC OF SOUTH LEE AND NORTH COLLIER COMMUNITIES 2010 - 2014

BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA

Provided administrative management for a start-up service agency that sought to verify the needs of local individuals and families and then connect them to the church, volunteer, and/or service agency best equipped to meet those needs

- Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the phone-in Clearinghouse

o Recruited and trained over forty volunteers as phone intake workers

o Recruited and screened over one hundred volunteers to help serve our neighbors in needs

- Recruited, trained, and supervised the Clearinghouse Coordinator

- Built local partner relationships with nineteen churches and sixty-one service agencies for referrals

HERNANDO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2006 - 2009

BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA

Provided administrative management for a 27 year old pre-Kindergarten-12th grade independent private school consisting of 370 students and nearly 75 faculty and staff team members

- Created and implemented with board approval an annual budget with checks and balances

- Through faculty recruitment and development as well as enhanced curriculum, facilitated the improvement of student test scores by 5% or more annually

- Earned the “2007 Best Place to Work” award from the Pasco-Hernando Work Force Board by keeping a high employee retention rate due to positive team building

SCULPTURE CHARTER SCHOOL 2003 - 2006

TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA

Provided administrative leadership for a pre-K-8th grade public charter school consisting of 400 students and over 75 faculty and staff team members

- Created and implemented with board approval an annual budget with checks and balances

- Instrumental in growing the school by 20% and moving the school from a 17,000-to a 66,000-square foot facility to address present and future growth

- Expanded programs and personnel to meet the needs of gifted and at -risk students with the addition of a gifted educator and an occupational therapist

- Maintained an “A” grade per state rating system annually based upon Florida’s school grading system

COLLEGE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1997 - 2003

JOPLIN, MO

Provided administrative management for a pre-K-12th grade private school consisting of 400 students and over 75 team members in order to ensure the institution's conformance with accreditation standards

- Created and implemented with board approval an annual budget with checks and balances

- Attained a 5-year reaccreditation with North Central Accreditation agency for school improvement

- Drastically reduced delinquent accounts from $70,000 to $5,000 annually by developing an innovative strategic plan incorporating individualized ‘financial cove nants’ and stricter accountability

SEMINAR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

ADMINISTRATORS: BUILD YOUR TEAM

- Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Central Region Teachers’ Convention, Dallas, TX

- ACSI South Central Region Teachers’ Convention, Wichita, KS

CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE OF VALUE AND HONOR WITH YOUR STAFF

- ACSI Florida Teachers’ Convention, Kissimmee, FL

- ACSI California Teachers’ Convention, Los Angeles, CA

VISION CASTING / STRATEGIC PLANNING

- ACSI Central Region Teachers’ Convention, Dal las, TX

- ACSI South Central Region Teachers’ Convention, Wichita, KS

- ACSI Florida Teachers’ Convention, Kissimmee, FL

EDUCATION

“RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION”

California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA

MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY

Coker College, Hartsville, SC

PUBLICATION

“Kick It Up a Notch! A Fresh Commitment to Excellence” ACSI News, South-Central Regional News: 2002

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

BONITA SPRINGS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

- Business Expos: 2012, 2013

- Various Networking Events

CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

- Business Expo: 2013

- Monthly Networking Lunches

CENTER POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

- Deacon, Secretary

- Adult Bible Study, Substitute Teacher

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