Amber Welton
Mapleton,UT
Summary
Amber provides high-level customer service with an eye for excellence and detail in creating and executing executive-level events. She knows and understands BYU's policies and procedures in regards to what services they offer, how to account for funds spent as well as getting risk-management's approvals on events and activities.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary Teacher
Lemon Valley Elementary School
Reno, NV
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Coordinate with students, staff, and administration to create an optimal teaching atmosphere
- Communicate with parents regarding their child’s concerns, learning obstacles, and individual
- Implement research and teaching strategies to organize daily classroom lessons while individualizing lessons to individual student needs
Sewing/Preschool Entrepreneur
Home Sewing School and Preschool
Reno, NV
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Underwent various training programs and passed the state inspection to become licensed to open my own childcare business
- Recruit clients, coordinate lessons and events, and handle 100% of business finances
- Initiate and maintain constant communication with parents while monitoring each child’s progression towards their goals
Branch Presidency Leader
Provo Missionary Training Center
06.2016 - 04.2016
- Help to organize and direct incoming missionaries
- Participate in leadership councils regarding missionary needs, concerns, and goals
- Serving as a mediator between leadership and missionaries, communicating amongst various positions within the MTC
Events Coordinator of the Events Team of the Deans Office of the Marriott School of Business
Brigham Young University
- Planned, prepared for, organized and executed events for BYU Marriott college-wide events as well as donor-related events
- Trained, taught, mentored and worked alongside student-interns with planning and executing events
- Provided a high-level of service and consulting of event implementation such as finding and working with high-quality vendors, being compliant with BYU’s processes and procedures such as spending accountability as well as risk management
- Supported events for NAC Fall Conference and tailgates
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT04.1996
Skills
- Enthusiastic team-player
- Ability to anticipate and plan probable problems
- Produces quality work in a timely manner
- Organization and efficiency skills
- Administrative and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Adaptable
- Ability to assess and meet the needs of the community and individuals
Volunteer Experience
- Washoe County School District, Head Harvest Festival Fundraiser Coordinator, 10/01/07, Reno, NV, Spearheaded the organization of the district’s largest fundraising event of the year, Budgeted and distributed finances, ultimately raising over $9,000 more than any of the previous years, Planned and organized various activities to encourage community involvement while delegating responsibilities
- Provo Missionary Training Center, Branch Presidency Leader, 06/01/16 - 04/01/16, Provo, UT, Help to organize and direct incoming missionaries, Participate in leadership councils regarding missionary needs, concerns, and goals, Serving as a mediator between leadership and missionaries, communicating amongst various positions within the MTC
Accomplishments
- Recipient of 2 Values in Action Awards given in 2023-24
- Recipient of Brigham Young University's SAERA Award in 2024
Timeline
Branch Presidency Leader
Provo Missionary Training Center
06.2016 - 04.2016
Sewing/Preschool Entrepreneur
Home Sewing School and Preschool
01.2012 - 01.2017
Elementary Teacher
Lemon Valley Elementary School
01.1996 - 01.1998
Events Coordinator of the Events Team of the Deans Office of the Marriott School of Business
Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science -
Brigham Young University