Linny Khin Hartzell
**** * **** **, *******, Illinois 60638 847-***-**** *************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/linny-hartzell-2343b22bb Professional Summary
Highly experienced and organized team player leading the sta5 and volunteers by example. A people and goal-oriented multi-tasker who excels at collaboration, recruiting, communication, budget management, project management, customer service, and relationship building. Skills and Abilities
• Public Speaking
• Project Management
• Business Administration
• Recruiting and Personnel
• Grant Writing
• Fundraising
• Sales and Marketing
• Research and Analysis
• Multicultural Relations
• Team Building
• Community Organizing
• Conflict Resolution
Experience
LEAD PASTOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHERN ILLINOIS CONFERENCE Transformation Methodist Church 2023 – Present
Resurrection Methodist Church 2024 – Present
St. Andrew Methodist Church 2021 – 2024
Hope Methodist Church 2016 – 2021
Community Methodist Church 2012 – 2016
Grace Methodist Church 2012 – 2016
· Manage, oversee, evaluate, and develop resources for the spiritual and discipleship growth.
· Operation and management of the church with committees and lay leadership.
· Provide guidance in budget, finance, fundraising, and grant writing.
· Facilities, sta5 and volunteer management.
· Preach, teach, lead in Christian theology.
· Preside over sacraments, baptisms, weddings, and funerals.
· Pastoral visits and care giving, hospice care, and grief support group.
· Collaborate with community partners, elected o5icials, organizations, and volunteers to provide access for human services, building relationships, public events. OWNER-FOUNDER “I DO” EVENT PLANNING 2000-2009
· Conceptualized themes, planned and designed events for 25 to 450 guests
· Organized and managed the event timelines, budget development and management with focus on the clients, guests, sta5, and vendors.
· Successfully delivered personal guidance and consulting on etiquette, traditions, food, beverage and fine dining, seamlessly integrated cultural, faith and family traditions into events.
· Provided discreet situational resolution of issues, crises and miscues during the event.
· Consulted venues for menu creation, setting and event flow.
· Facilitated vendor scouting, contract negotiations, planning and management.
· Taught seminars and workshops for event planning professionals, mentorship and coaching interns.
Education
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 2024 GARRETT-EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
MASTER OF DIVINITY PASTORAL CARE CONCENTRATION 2011 GARRETT-EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
BACHELOR OF ARTS INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1995 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Professional Trainings
Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Business Management at Northwestern University, Executive Scholar Program, 2021 to 2023
Chaplaincy, Good Samaritan Advocate Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois, Clinical Pastoral Education, 1 unit, 2010
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, Lombard, Illinois, Conflict Transformation and Mediation, Certified 2016
Additional Languages
Burmese, Chinese (Cantonese, Taishanese, Mandarin), French