Parent Educator/PIRC Services Coordinator Resumes in US-Kentucky-Lexington: See Resume

Parent Educator/PIRC Services Coordinator Resume

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Location:

US-Kentucky-Lexington

Experience:

10+ yrs

Willing to Relocate:

Willing to Travel:

Yes

Most Recent Job Title:

Parent Educator/PIRC Services Coordinator

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Objective:

To find a position with a nonprofit or service organization that engage the skills I've acquired from over a decade of service in the nonprofit sector.

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gs for parents, including grassroots leadership development workshops; serving as a Parents as Teacher Parent Educator; conducting evaluations and surveys of regional projects and initiatives; facilitating support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren and parents of children with special needs; assisting in the implementation of a federal technology grant; supervising program support staff and childcare providers; assisting in organizational development and strategic planning; and generally providing support and guidance as needed.

KINGSTON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER DIRECTOR
Kingston Elementary/Madison County School System
Berea, Kentucky
2002-2003
I directed a school-based agency designed to reduce barriers to education for elementary school students and families. I was responsible for all center activities, including: writing and administering successful grants; developing and tracking a budget; aligning center activities and projects with required state guidelines; identifying resources, such as clothes and medical supplies, in the community to meet the needs of Kingston families; conducting a record-setting food drive for Thanksgiving and collecting Christmas presents for over 140 children; encouraging social support linkages and networks among families; working with school staff and faculty to provide additional educational activities, such as career fairs; and generally promoting parent involvement in school activities.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Forward in the Fifth

Berea, Kentucky
2001-2002
I provided support and coordination for all programs at Forward in the Fifth. Duties included: assisting with strategic planning and development; writing for and proofreading the monthly newsletter, Fast Forward; planning and coordinating conferences and events; organizing and facilitating meetings; developing and presenting curricula; coordinating School-to-Work activities in our region; and engaging parents, educators, students and community members around the issue of education.

CAMPAIGN CO-DIRECTOR
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust’s
Campaign to Preserve Blanton Forest
Berea, Kentucky
1999-2001
I implemented a successful campaign strategy to raise $2.5 million to purchase and permanently preserve Blanton Forest, Kentucky’s largest old-growth forest. I worked directly with the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Board of Directors, the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, a community-based steering committee, foundations, individual donors, educators, land stewards and other stakeholders to secure funding for land purchase and an endowment for the protection and preservation of several thousand acres of old-growth forest. My contributions included: leading fundraising and educational hikes; submitting grants to foundations; developing and maintaining a large donor database; working with local educators and students in promotion of environmental education; managing a large direct-mail campaign; planning and coordinating fundraising events; and representing the campaign at every opportunity, including several television spots. In addition to managing the campaign, I also administered and managed all aspects of the land trust.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Center for Sustainable Systems
Berea, Kentucky
1996-1999
I assisted in the administration and management of several national and state-wide sustainable agriculture and community projects. My experiences included: managing a small land trust; organizing several local, national and international conferences and tours, many for a “learning communities” project that afforded grassroots leaders in the sustainable agriculture movement to develop cutting edge collaborative projects; conducting a formative evaluation of a sustainable communities project; providing public relations and support for all projects; editing and desktop-publishing the program curricula; creating and managing databases and a web page; managing an office and all related equipment and operations; hiring and supervising administrative staff; and managing the organization’s books.

TRAINING ASSISTANT
Life Skills Reintegration Program Richmond, Kentucky
1994-1996
I assisted in the development and management of a program funded by the United States Department of Education, designed to deliver life skills curricula via satellite to inmates in correctional facilities in Kentucky. My responsibilities included: developing and managing a large database; editing and desktop-publishing the program curricula and a national guide to similar projects; providing consultation and feedback to similar and related projects around the United States; planning and coordinating meetings and events; managing an office and all related equipment; designing and distributing progress reports; providing narration and voice overs to several videos and satellite conferences; representing the project at national and regional conferences; and assisting in the writing and administration of several small related grants and projects.

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
AWARDED MAY, 1995
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
Honors Program Alumni and Honors Degree Recipient

COURSES COMPLETE FOR MASTERS OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, 4.0 GPA
EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE MAY, 2006
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky

Additional
Training &
Certification

Certified Active Parenting Facilitator Trainer, 2003
A federally-approved program for the instruction of parents in successful parenting techniques. In addition to being certified to deliver the Active Parenting curriculum to groups of parents, I am also certified to “Train the Trainers” of future Active Parenting workshops.

Certified Parents As Teacher (PAT) Parent Educator, 2003
A federally-approved program developed to provide in-home support to parents of children ages three and under. The curriculum is designed to help parents identify and support windows of opportunity for learning in their child’s development.

Graduate of the Southern Grassroots Leadership Development Learning Program, 2002
A multi-state program funded by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation in which I participated in extensive trainings in the areas of community organizing, leadership development and curriculum development.

Certified English as a Second Language Instructor, 1995
A certification through Eastern Kentucky University’s English Department that qualifies me to provide instruction to individuals seeking to become functional and fluent users of the English language.

Volunteer
Service

MADISON COUNTY CHILDREN’S ACTION NETWORK (CAN), 1996-present
Founding board member and current secretary of the Board of Directors

PAINT LICK FAMILY CLINIC, 1999-present
Founding board member and current secretary of the Board of Directors

MADISON COUNTY CHILDREN’S CHAMPIONS, 2002-present
Founding board member and current secretary of the Board of Directors

MERJ (Madison, Estill, Rockcastle, Jackson) Market, 2003-present
Fundraising Committee member/volunteer grant writer

Computer
Skills

Proficient in all standard software, including: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher and Access; Internet Explorer; Corel WordPerfect and Quattro Pro; Adobe PageMaker and many other software applications.

References for R. Jeneene Spencer

Donna Alexander
Interim Director, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust and
President of the Board of Directors, Madison County Children’s Action Network
433 Chestnut Street
Berea, Kentucky 40403
Home 859-986-3880
Work 859-986-0744
dalexander@knlt.org

Sara Thilman
Creative Director, Flying High Designs
(Former) Campaign Co-Director, Campaign to Preserve Blanton Forest
101 Jackson Street
Berea, Kentucky 40403
Home 859-369-5734
Work 859-985-9994
Cell 859-200-6159
sara@flyinghighdesign.net

Hal Hamilton
Director, Sustainability Institute
3 Linden Rd., Hartland Vermont 05048
Voice: (802) 436-1277; Fax: (802) 436-1281
hhamilton@sustainer.org

Ginny Eager
(Former) Executive Director, Forward in the Fifth
703 Candlewood Drive, Apt. 2
Berea, Kentucky 40403
Home 859-985-6922
Cell 859-200-6014
ginnyeager@alltel.net

Don Dott
Director, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
801 Schenkel Lane
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Work 502-573-2886
Don.dott@ky.gov

Michelle Scarberry
Current Interim Director
Forward in the Fifth
PO Box 833
Berea, Kentucky 40403
859-986-3696
mscarberry@fif.org

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