Qualifications

Jennifer Lee, CEO

Experience

Chief Executive Officer, Administrative and Business Services, LLC
Vice President, Butte West, LLC
Director of Development & Marketing, Community Resource Center
Associate Director of Programs & Events, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Exhibition & Western Visions Manager, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Associate Accounting Officer, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Membership Manager, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Receptionist/Secretary, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Head Teacher, Community Children’s Project
Shift Manager, McDonald’s

Responsibilities

* Create and implement the strategic development and marketing plan to ensure all fundraising, events, and marketing presence is strong and viable
* Create and implement strategies, concepts, and brand for CRC’s marketing outreach
* Responsible for raising funds for CRC through various sources
* Secure grants to fund programs, projects, and costs of CRC
* Liaison for Development board committee
* Report monthly to the Board development and marketing updates
* Raise awareness of CRC through social media, website, newspaper, and press releases
* Collaborate with community organizations to help market fundraising events, serving as Chair of the Chamber’s Fall Arts Festival Quick Draw and Vice-President of the Gallery Association
* Liaison for the Western Visions board committee
* Implement strategic development for all fundraising events and supervise all marketing, website presence and social media related to events
* Supervise volunteers, artists, and staff for the Museum’s three largest fundraising events
* Create and maintain budgets for all events
* Responsible for raising $1.3 million in revenue and decreasing expenses 15% for events
* Secure grants to help pay for the costs associated with new events
* In charge of creating and managing public programs and new fundraising events to encourage community and visitor support
* Increased program and event attendance for community First Sundays from 1,000 to 3,200
* Report to the Board about details on various events
* Handled all Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, and Human Resources
* Managed all communications and reconciliation of the Membership Department
* Managed the databases associated with donors
* Solicited contributions and support from donors
* Assisted five departments at the Museum to accomplish day-to-day operations.
* Created the curriculum for all children
* Taught children ages two and three
* Held quarterly progress meetings with parents
* Managed fifteen employees
* Responsible for reconciling all money
* Responsible for closing duties

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Associates Degree in Business
Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development
Additional Education, Training, and Certification
*      QuickBooks Certified
* Disaster Response Training
*      Human Resources Continuing Education
*      McDonald’s Management and Supervisory Training
*      Wage and Hour Law Compliance
*      Microsoft Excel
*      Organization Management

Skills

* Proficient in Microsoft Office, Raiser’s Edge, Financial Edge, QuickBooks, Greater Giving, eTapestry, and WordPress
* Team-Player with excellent communication skills
* Flexible, reliable, and dependable hard-worker
* Motivated self-starter with a strong desire to learn
* Professional appearance, attitude, and demeanor
* Creative
* Dealing with others consistently and justly
* Ability to handle and solve problems
* Function well in a fast-paced environment

In the event I need to delegate tasks or projects to other staff they will be well qualified for the tasks.