Sara Jane Nordstrom
*** ***** ********* **, **** Rapid, MN 55448 651-***-**** *************@*****.*** Professional Summary
● Education orientated with specific focus on debriefing, coordinating, presenting and facilitating the best practices with Administrators, Lead, Executive and cohort faculty and staff for future programs and projects.
● Creating, launching and sustaining new programs for nonprofits and for-profits focused on social justice and communal awareness efforts.
● Customer, Client and participant oriented background aligning services to empower and educate individual and group efforts.
● Reinvigorating existing companies and concepts and implementing launch efforts
● Design and present CEU presentations
Education
Bethel Theological Seminary 2007-2011: Master of Divinity Graduated June 2011 GPA: 3.10
St. Paul, MN
Metropolitan State University 1998-2000 Bachelor of Social Work Graduated May 2000 GPA: 3.0
St. Paul, MN
UW-River Falls 1991-1992 Speech Comm/Poli. Sci.
River Falls, WI
Mankato State University 1989-1991 Speech Communication Transferred
Mankato, MN
Major Strengths/Areas of Expertise
● Activator, Achiever, Connectedness, Woo, and Belief (Strengths Finder top 5)
● Collaborative Team Player
● Program Development and Project Execution
● Partnering and Working with Diverse populations
● Lecturer, Presenter and sustainer of various Researched information
● Implementation of best practices on policy and procedure, ethics, and transformational leadership efforts
Professional Achievements
Panelist presenter for Ed.D. cohort, adult formation representative, monthly program presenter, educator, student ambassador, student senator elect, recipient of national outreach award as founder and coordinator of new organization, coordinator and conductor of local and international conferences, presenter of local leadership conferences, professional mentor, choreographer, chaplain, preacher and teacher of special and weekly events, keynote speaker, published article author, youth program coordinator and developer, board of directors member for MMP, conciliation court mediator, and transcriber of court documentation.
Community Involvement
TA for Chief Diversity officer at Bethel University
Preacher/Teacher at various churches and seasonal programs
Hair cutting/styling at community fundraisers/awareness events
Tutoring/Teaching
Reality television show trial coordinator/producer
Dance Ministry events and services
Co-Founder of UBW at Mankato State University
Student Senator in Undergrad Program
Coordinated for local television program designer
Outreach with local programs
Write and direct plays for local outreach programs
Coordinate and conduct citywide conferences
Coordinate guest speakers, special musical guests, and other event line-ups Employment History
MIWRC March 2, 2020-Aug 22.
2300 15th Avenue, So.
Minneapolis, MN
LTCG, Inc- Care Manager Feb. 2019-Nov. 2019
7805 Hudson Rd, #180
St. Paul, MN
Brighton Home Health and Hospice- Chaplain Nov. 2015- Feb. 2019 4500 Park Glen Road
Suite #475
St. Louis Park, MN
Health and Rehabilitation of New Brighton-LTC social work Jan. 2015- Nov. 2015 825 First Avenue NW
New Brighton, MN
Relevant Experience/Employment History
Guild Incorporated- MI/CD Case Manager (for Homeless Adults) Feb. 2002-Jun. 2004 130 Wabasha Street South
St. Paul, MN
Redeemers Arms/Wilder Foundation- Highrise Social Worker July 2004- Dec. 2006 313 Dale Street N
St. Paul, MN
Adult and Teen Challenge- Dean of Woman Jan. 2007-April 2007 1507 Lowry Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN