LESLEY MEREDITH RICHMOND

**** ******* ****** ****, ****** Springs, NC 27592

919-***-**** | ex8b0t@r.postjobfree.com

Highly organized, resourceful and personable professional skilled in a full range of tasks including: office organization & administration, meeting & event planning, spreadsheets & reporting, records & database management and budgeting.

Professional Experience

Be Active North Carolina – Morrisville, North Carolina –December 2007- Present

Achieved promotional advancement from program support to program specialist following superior performance and demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving business needs.

Program Specialist, Older Adults | December 2010 – Present

• Develop and implement comprehensive older adult program that supports organizational outcomes.

• Coordinate statewide older adult falls prevention program

• Monitor program budget and expenditures to assure sound fiscal control and effective use of budgeted funds.

• Promote interest in older adult program initiatives through publicity, speaking engagements, and collaborations with other organizations.

Program Support Specialist | December 2007 – December 2010

• Directed more than 30 training sessions for the Healthy Active Children initiative resulting in more than 40,000 trained teachers and educators across North Carolina.

• Coordinated participation at more than 200 statewide events for the mobile community outreach program including budgeting, negotiating contracts with service providers, hiring and training event staff, accommodations and transportation for event staff, catering, displays, and conducting post-event analysis and evaluations.

Town of Holly Springs Parks & Recreation – Holly Springs, North Carolina

Community Center Administrator (December 2006 – December 2007)

Managed operations for the Hunt Community Center including program development, scheduling and maintaining reservations, registering participants in athletic and leisure programs, depositing daily monetary transactions, coordinating special events, educating visitors regarding Parks & Recreation programs and training and supervising front desk and fitness staff.

• Collaborated with the University of NC at Chapel Hill head women’s softball coach to plan and implement a girls’ fast pitch softball clinic.

• Developed 20 track out programs for the 2007-08 school year.

• Excelled at developing strong relationships with staff and community members.

Spence’s Farm for Kids– Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Program Director (May 2006 – December 2006)

Oversaw outreach to schools, community organizations, and local agencies for the educational farm designed to teach children about farm life, animals, and outdoor adventures.

• Created 3 summer camp programs and before and after-school activities for Orange and Durham County Public School students.

• Developed marketing program to promote the farm’s Harvest Fest event which led to a 130 percent increase in revenue over the previous year.

• Managed overall and individual program budgets.

Goodwill Industries – Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Manager-in-Training (October 2001 - May 2002)

Selected for management training program to assist with daily store management, donation center activities and team leadership for a 12,000 square foot Goodwill Store.

• Ensured timeliness and accuracy of point-of-sale reports and records.

• Supervised, trained and coached more than 13 employees to ensure smooth operations of the store.

• Increased employee satisfaction and maximized productivity through regular coaching, evaluations and encouragement.

Education

North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina

B.S., Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Graduation completion December, 2012

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Nonprofit Management Certificate, 2010

North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina

B.A., Parks and Recreation, Concentration in Sports Management

Minor in Business Administration

May, 2006

Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania

Associates Degree in Business Management

May, 2002

Affiliations

Member, North Carolina Parks and Recreation Association (NCRPA)

Chair, First Annual Walk-a-Thon in Holly Springs, NC

• Developed and implemented the fundraising program that raised over $7,000 and educated kids about the importance of physical activity.

• Wrote and received a $5000 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC to help promote physical activity in school.

Treasure, Willow Springs Elementary PTA

• 2011-2012 school year

Technical Skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook), CitiPak, CRM software and Class (Recreation Software)

Certification

ServeSafe certified through August 2013

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