
Don Bosco Community Centers (10/06-Present)
Kansas City, Missouri
Director of Marketing
- Develop and design marketing materials
- Research, prepare and write grants
- Design and maintain website, and coordinate agency
newsletter
- Assist with special event planning
First Baptist Church of Raytown (6/04-10/06)
Raytown, Missouri
Director of Communications
- Planned and implemented internal and external marketing
activities for church with approximately 7,000 members
- Developed and implemented strategic marketing plan
- Worked with graphic artists to coordinate printed marketing
materials, including editing of copy, branding and timeline
management, and assistance with design work
- Coordinated and edited weekly publication, The
Advance
Independent Nonprofit Consultant (6/03-Present)
Kansas City Area
Volunteer Center of the United
Way of Wyandotte County (12/00-8/03)
Kansas City, Kansas
Youth Service Coordinator (2/02-8/03, 60% FTE)
- Worked with four school districts and over 80 agencies
to increase and improve opportunities for youth (ages
14-18) to serve the community
- Managed a Learn and Serve America grant
- Conducted strategic planning, outcome evaluation, and
program development for the youth service program
- Started and facilitated a Youth Action Council
Acting Director (7/01-1/02)
- Guided the Volunteer Center through an organizational
transition
- Managed the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and
grant
- Served as contact for Wyandotte Co. involvement in
Kansas City's Promise
- Supervised a staff of three
Program Coordinator (12/00-7/01)
- Managed daily volunteer referrals
- Coordinated episodic volunteer events and days of service
- Tracked referral statistics and managed agency and
opportunity data
- Assisted in planning and implementation of programs
Camp Fire USA National Headquarters (11/99-11/00)
Kansas City, Missouri
AmeriCorps Promise Fellow (11/99-11/00)
- Developed action guide for teen service learning program
- Served as contact for Camp Fire's national commitment
to America's Promise
- Initiated a national partnership between Camp Fire
and VolunteerMatch
- Assisted with delivery of Camp Fire's middle school
service learning program
United Way of Wyandotte County/Kansas City's Promise (6/98-6/99)
Kansas City, Kansas
AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteer In Service To America)
- Assisted in the development of school-based community
service clubs
- With a youth committee, developed curriculum for starting
service clubs
- Recruited and tracked 89 Promise Makers for Kansas
City's Promise
- Promoted the five promises of America's Promise in
the community

Masters of Public Administration - Nonprofit Management,
M.P.A.
Park University Hauptmann School of Public Affairs
Conferred May 2004, Summa Cum Laude
Youth Development Worker Certification
YouthNet of Greater Kansas City/Metropolitan Community
Colleges
Received May 2001
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations, B.A.
Oklahoma Baptist University
Conferred May 1998, Cum Laude

- Very strong computer skills, with experience in Microsoft
Office, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, RSVP Reporter, Samaritan
Volunteer Coordinator Software, Adobe Photoshop, and Quark
XPress
- Basic HTML and website design
- Strong writing skills
- Highly organized and efficient

- Honorable mention for community partnership with J.C.
Harmon High School, Wyandotte County Business Education
Coalition (May 2003)
- Nominee, Outstanding AmeriCorps Alumni Award (May 2002)
- Featured, "The Many Faces of Patriotism,"Kansas
City Star. July 1, 2001, pgs. A1, A11. (An
article highlighting commitment to national service)
- Recipient, Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of
Light Award for Kansas City's Promise Youth (September 29,
1999)

- Graphic Design Volunteer for United Methodist Church
of the Resurrection (5/06-present)
- Volunteer for Kaw Valley Habitat for Humanity (9/02-6/07)
- Allocations Review Volunteer for Bi-County United Way
(1/05-3/05)
- Youth Worker for Alfa & Omega Colegio Educaćion
Infantil in Denia, Spain (9/03-12/03)
- Various episodic volunteer involvement and assistance
with special events

Available upon request.