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Kannapolis, North Carolina

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Sheila Adams Schifando

Professional Overview Non profit Fundraiser, Grants Writer, Radiology Educator/Coordinator, Volunteer Director, Health Wellness Coordinator, Educational Specialist Navy College, Public Relations, Sales Manager, Family Service Hospice Coordinator, Radiology Technologist, MRI, CT, Mammography, Mental and Substance Educator

Expertise 15 years experience with fundraising, 8 years of non profit experience, Manager 52 Non Profit organizations from Red Cross to USO, Grant Writings, 5 years Retail Management,4years Radiology Educator, 15 years Radiology Clinical Coordinator, Mental and Substance Abuse Ombudsman/ Educator

Training &

Certifications

American Registered Radiological Science, Mammography, MRI, CAT Scanning, Certification of Management. USO, Red Cross, International Studies, Volunteer Director Certification, Administration and Office Management, Teamwork/ Coaching/ Collaboration Seminars, Hospice Coordinator, Taught English As a Second Language, Experienced Radiological Technologist, Advocacy Group Liaison Mental Illness/ Substance Abuse Skills Automation Skills using software, hardware and typing 40 wpm, Marketing, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Developed and created workshops, focus groups, Coordinator of 52 organizations with 500 volunteers, charitable giving, scholarships, government grants, ability to work independently, exercise discretion and motivate others towards implementing the operation. Established Standard Operating Procedures, maintain volunteer database, Confidential Security Clearance, Recruitment, Protocol guidance, Logistical services, managed daily internal operations. Microsoft Certification, Red Cross Certified for Disaster Relief, CPR, First Aide, Anti terrorism, Employment Equal Opportunity Seminar Certification, Conflict Resolution Workshops and Certification, Strong commitment, loyalty to people and organizations, problem solver, tact in communications, enthusiasm, energy and positive spirit to workplace, multitasking strengths in training, supervising, and managing personnel while instilling positive attitudes for goal achievement. Medical terminology, coordination of appointments and surgery dates. Crisis Intervention, Advocacy Liaison, HIPPA Regulations, Government Services for Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, Ombudsman for Family Members, Educational Support for Mental Illness

Experience Installation Volunteer Coordinator, Educational Specialist, Clinical Radiology Educator, CT Technologist, MRI Technologist, Mammography, Health Wellness Coordinator, Navy College Educational Specialist, Public Relations, Event Planner, ER Trauma Technologist, OR Technologist, Organizational skills, Provide help and public relations assistance, Personnel training/ development experience, customer satisfaction, contributions to sales growth, project planning, management, staffing, leadership, financial success. Persuasive communicative skills, diplomacy skills, team building, experienced facilitator, consistently excels at inspiring team to meet goals. Assisting department managers, in-service orientations, evaluations, patient safety, presentations designed to manage safety protocols, reduce errors, increase performance. Coordination of surgeries for patients for physicians and hospital settings. Mental Health Educator, Ombudsman for Family Members, Advocacy Group Liaison for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Substance Abuse Training. Employment Navy College, Government Iceland

Educational Specialist, Manager Navy College

Provide support of educational information and assistance to clients, operated/managed/ coordinated programs in the absence of Director, Maintain records, seminars materials, testing sessions, inventories, naval messages, authorizing work requests, learning strategies, leadership to maintain effective work force. Prepared agendas and schedules for VIPs, communicated effectively and work constructively with members of various, diverse groups and their commands. Managed learning center, book store, built teams and partnerships throughout the community. Created a learning environment that provided proven track record and management of stores revenues, expense targets, supervision to provide exceptional customer service and store standards. Recruited, hired and trained associates to teach and work in the college. Monitored sales and did monthly reports to the Commanding Officer of Naval Education. Worked directly for a 3 star Admiral David Brewer and filled in at his request at meet and greets with VIPs while serving at his request in Iceland. Admiral Brewer was over all of Naval Education in every sector of the world; his office was located in Pensacola, Florida headquarters.

Installation Volunteer Director Family Support Center Iceland

Developed, Coordinated, administering, implementing IVC programs designed to assist and to promote Volunteerism, Developed and Created Workshops, Focus Groups, Fundraisers, Prepared Volunteer Handbook, Polices, Confidentially Forms, Code of Ethics, Participated in various meetings, councils, informed the community through media, flyers, posters, brochures, press releases, television and radio coverage, speaking engagements. Targeted corporations, charitable giving, and community foundations through Grant Writings. Advertised volunteer opportunities, Provided effective data on VIP’s, social customs, guest lists and making recommendations for governing formality. Maintained data base for all volunteers, commands clients to influence and motivate individuals or groups who have goals similar to fundraising or volunteering. Overseeing all 52 organizations, recruited and trained volunteers. Proven track record with people management and development. Raised funding for community through craft fairs, book sales, art sales of local artists, worked with vendors to enhance sales and partnerships. Partnered with organizations to send books to our island, coupons that were out of date that we still could use in our commissary for another 6 months that saved our base $29,000. Having Volunteers that went twice weekly into a local hospital and played music to the patients to help promote the treatment and musical experience as a group or to an individual to help with their therapy and recovery. Many saw improvements, expressions, movements that contribute to their plan care. We as Volunteers thought the coma patients seem to be make improvements. It made me proud to be the Director to be able to bring lovely music to others.

Health and Wellness Coordinator: Managed and Directed programs from Smoking Cessations groups, nutrition, diabetes, weight management, individual exercise programs, worked with vendors to distribute their material through health fairs, weekly reports to the physicians. Managed multiple priorities with competing deadlines, being active with leadership groups, commands, performing other duties assigned by director, open minded, creative to help find solutions. Ability to build teams and provide good communication between individuals. Assisted departments with orientations, evaluations to provide services for each individual. Making medical referrals, drug testing for the center. Coordination of pre-surgical and post surgical appointments for individuals and physicians. Provided educational/peer support for mental illness and substance abuse. Assessment of individual treatment needs. Lead focus groups explaining benefits and financial responsibility. Maintained updated list of patients/ follow up. Crisis Intervention, Claims, Denials Policy.

KODA, Keflavik, Iceland

Fine Womens Clothing : Manager: Responsible for improving sales, managing a culturally diverse workforce of 14 employees. Reorganized displays, developed new marketing approaches, coordinated customer feedback with buyers in upgrading quality of merchandise, and improve customer service that resulted in 25 percent in annual sales .Received training in drug testing, credit checks, criminal background . Retail management with two years specialty marketing, proven track record of achieving store goals. Experience in recruiting and training, self motivated individual with high volume in sales, multitasker. Strausburg Jarvis, Concord, NC

Children’s Speciality Boutique: Manager

Retail management with specialty retailer, two years of proven track record of achieving store goals and leading sales team. Experience in recruiting, training, scheduling, multitasker. High volume in individual sales, ability to communicate and resolve concerns. Coordinated customer service days, having special events for each quarter. POS trained, ability to motivate others to achieve objective professional goals. Sees Candies: Assistant Manager, Charlotte, NC Provided assistance as a Key Holder, Accounting, Stocking, Selling, Banking, Schedules, Deliveries, Inventories. Faxing all paperwork and providing accounting records to home office with payroll hours. Education Cabarrus/ Rowan College, Salisbury/ Concord North Carolina, Cabarrus Health Science College, Fairfax Medical College, Fairfax, Va, Naval College, BS International Studies, Iceland. Business Management Certificate. Certificate of Health Management, Laken heath, England, Microsoft Computer School, Keflavik, Iceland, Urgent Care, Cabarrus Family Medicine

MRI, Mammography, Radiology, CT Technologist, Radiology Instructor, Health Management, Volunteer Coordinator, Managed Thrift Store 4 years, Retail, Manager, Accounting, maintained volunteers and yearly sales of 20k for local scholarships, worked weekends, holidays, weekdays and nights, priced and decorated store for each holiday. Emptied bins, sorted clothes, books, shoes, made schedules for each volunteer. Kept store orderly and offered a variety of house wares to assist newcomers to Iceland through our Welcome Store. One year in accounting, POS systems, staffing, working with managers, Urgent care staffing, vitals, pt. flow, schedules, lab tests, strep, urine, flu, temps, checkouts., Radiology. C/Arm, Surgery, ER trauma, bone density, Experience in referrals, drug testing, credit check, criminal background checking.

References Judge Robert Warren Concord, NC

Doctor Robert Hammonds Concord, NC

Doctor Hector Henry Concord, NC

Doctor Dari Caldwell Concord, NC

Carolyn Mays CEO Concord, NC

Camilla Buckwell Kannapolis, NC

Doctor Howard Yang Las Vegas, Nevada

Dr. Debra Morris Superintendent KCS

Admiral David Brewer Los Angeles, CA

President and Chair School Advisory Council/ Europe

President PTSO, Iceland

Naval Spouses Board/ Advisor

Instructional Team Chair/ School Leadership

POSH Training ( Prevention of Spousal Abuse)

Anti Terrorism Training

Equal Education Opportunity Training

School Prevention Training

School Board Member

Employee of the Quarter

Women of the Year 2004

Red Cross Disaster Relief

Manager Thrift Store ( Volunteer)

Navy Marine Corps Relief Society

Icelandic Red Cross member

Conflict and Resolution Seminars and Workshops

Fundraiser Workshops, Germany

Public Speaker

Mentor to students

Positive environment workshops

PTSO President Elect 2004-2005

Cabarrus County Young Life volunteer

International Ladies Representative

Volunteer of the Year

Instructional Advisory Committee Chair

Girl Scout Leader

Red Cross and Hospice Volunteer

Leadership awards

Kannapolis Book Club Member

Proctor AL Brown High School

Friends of the Library

Internal Support, logistical services for community Professional

memberships

Red Cross, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, American Radiological Registered Society, PTSO, ASRT, USO,

Medical Experience: Mercy Hospital, Portland Maine Clinical Educational Coordinator, taught classes to students, clinical protocol, interventions, evaluations, privacy issues, State Law and regulations affecting health information. Archiving computer Radiography and Digital. Prepared essentials elements making up a competency assessment. Supervise 30 student including their performance, technical work in the field of radiology. Taught medical terminology, radiation physics, patient procedures, and Ethics. Worked on a team for JCAHO standards, external reviews, consent forms, interventions, and evaluations. Appraised the purpose uses of groups, teams for the enhancement of effectiveness. Coordinated interconnected work within the department for the problem solving and decision making along with promoting accountability. Access technology with MRI, CT scans, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy sessions/ procedures. Preformed tests to determined safety and operability of equipment in ER/OR, to ensure sterile technique and universal precautions. Languages English, Spanish

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Security clearance Confidential

Awards received Woman of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Employee of the Quarter

Letters of Appreciation Admiral and Commanding Officer

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