November, 1993 ‑
Present
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Assistant Director, Leadership
Development
Duties:
Responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of a
comprehensive leadership program and volunteer services that contributes to
the growth and development of students. The program includes development
modules and on‑campus and community volunteer placement, professional
development series, service-learning in academic classes, Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People7,
IMAGE, and Peer Leadership. The Student Leadership Development Program
requires the collaboration of community and business leaders, the SIUE
University community, the St. Louis metropolitan area, and all levels of
education from high school though higher education. Also responsible for
training and monitoring students, faculty and staff; the operation of the
Volunteer Center; the development and administration of one day and five day
community service projects which explore the community and the social agency;
the placement and monitoring of students in volunteer service, provide
consultation in volunteer management for the community and university,
involvement in Campus Compact and Illinois Campus Compact for Community
Service. Skills in developmental theory, advisement, assessment, curriculum
development, developing agencies agreements, monitoring and training of
not-for-profit and governmental agencies, interpersonal skills, manual
development, program development, development of position descriptions, report
preparation, supervision of paid and non-paid staff, development of structured
reflection, student needs assessment, service-learning projects and classes,
and non-profit agency agreement, budgeting, leadership training, promotions
(marketing), communication, fund raising; WEB site database of volunteer
positions, computer List Serve, and grant writing.
SIUE Cahokia Mounds Web Site
January, 1990 ‑
November, 1993
Cahokia Mounds
State Historic Site: Lead 1 (Education Director & Development)
Administer the
Education Department ‑ Special Events ‑ Fund Raising and Grant Writing ‑
Resource Development ‑ Education Volunteers ‑ Present Professional Programs
and Workshops on Museum Education, Funding, Volunteer Organizations ‑ Further
Public Awareness and Network within the Metropolitan St. Louis area in
Missouri and Illinois and with Indian Communities
Duties:
Supervise an education staff and education volunteers in developing new
programs through research; implement, sustain, publicize, and administer all
educational programs, including programs for organized groups, large and
small, preschool through senior citizen, develop policies and guidelines for
staff, programs and visitors; develop, organize, publicize and administer
special events and special events programming (largest event three days
35,000+); Coordinate special events with the Indian community throughout the
U.S.; raise money for all programs and additional staff through grants and
from private sector; prepare budgets, keep records of the program’s finances;
prepare reports and spreadsheets, proposals and present to the support
organization; initiate, develop and administer special programs with public
and private institutions; develop and layout for printer all specials events,
educational brochures and other forms of publicity (all camera ready; present
programs on museum education, volunteer organization, archaeology, working
with minority cultures and other topics related to the public; develop,
involve and further a relationship with native American community and other
minorities; developed multi‑cultural programs for the Voluntary Desegregation
program; supervised paid and non-paid personnel; placement, interviewing,
training, evaluations.
August, 1984 ‑ January, 1990
Cahokia Mounds
State Historic Site: Volunteer Coordinator, Education Director, Special
Events, Fund Raising, Publicity and Present Programs & Workshops
