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BETSY C. W. BOYD
Frisco,TX
When we can begin to take our failures nonseriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
Katherine Mansfield
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Seeking full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Experienced Meeting and Event Planner with expertise in event planning, budgeting and management. Develops successful promotional campaigns and creates effective marketing and advertising materials. Keeps up with latest trends and techniques in event planning industry and maintains proficiency with industry software and tools.
Self-directed event coordinator with over 15years of experience creating strategic alliances with organizational leaders to align with and support key business initiatives for on-time, under-budget event completion. Organized and ambitious planner with expertise in managing costs and budgets while establishing partnerships with vendors for optimal savings. Customer-oriented time manager and decisive leader.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
1
Language
Work History
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Christian Education Director
01.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Progressive church serving 200 congregants while growing 25% more online participation.
- Equipped 25 new Christian education volunteers.
- Identified and recruited 50 potential volunteer workers increasing participation by 50%.
- Kept program children safe and secure at all times with proactive monitoring strategies.
- Analyzed revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities with regular increases.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Trained and supervised religious education instructional staff.
- Adapted classroom plans to support needs of children with special learning requirements.
- Worked well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Prepared, coordinated and distributed information about yearly schedule of activities and classes.
- Analyzed revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.
- Delivered instruction, supervision and consultation to individuals in supervisory clinical pastoral education program.
Holy Family School
Head of School
08.2017 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Non-profit preschool serving disadvantage families serving 70 financially insecure families.
- In charge of managing site operations, community and corporate buy in, including program and staff quality and training, as well as account payments
- Contract for outside workers for building projects
- Cleared and maintain quality of program to meet state licensing standards resulting in clean licensing inspections
- Authored Budget, Parent Handbook, Staff Handbook
- Raised $55,000 in donations in 6 months
- Work with Board to build capacity to reduce intergenerational poverty through education; admitting and supporting children whose families qualify for state free and reduced lunch
- Leverage relationships with diverse social agencies to access health care, nutrition, workforce development and affordable housing
- Improved staff morale and buy-in to mission
- Hired and trained staff while meeting state requirements.
- Helped teachers develop and diversify instruction to better serve students of different skill levels and backgrounds.
- Held staff accountable for implementing airtight school-wide systems and processes.
AlphaBest, Inc
Site Director
02.2014 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Afterschool educational daily program with 50 sites in North Texas serving 20 to 140 students.
- In charge of managing site operations including program and staff quality and training, as well as account payments
- Challenged to ensure financial goals were met in terms of timely payment of fees, as well as assuring program is relevant to today's educational needs while meeting state and corporate standards
- Manage 9 staff whose responsibilities include supervising, teaching, and guiding 140 elementary age children
- Maintained quality of program to meet state licensing standards
- Achieved enrollment at 100% capacity and 96% customer satisfaction rate
- Built loyalty for program with parents who were given multiple options resulting in waitlist
- Mentored staff and youth by building relationships and training staff in best practices for aftercare.
- Evaluated team member strengths and assigned tasks based upon expertise and background.
- Provided onsite training to help develop employee skills.
- Trained new team members on site policies and procedures.
- Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
- Implemented best practices and safe operating procedures.
- Developed work schedules for team members to maximize shift coverage.
- Identified and eliminated safety risks through additional training.
- Oversaw personnel safety and efforts at work site
- Resolved issues among team members to keep employees on task
- Initiated onsite safety program and properly trained team members to decrease injuries
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Transitions Ministries
Executive Officer
01.2016 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Assessed community need and collaborated with community organization and non-profit agencies to provide life skills to youth in crises.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Reviewed individual department performance and worked with leadership to improve processes, procedures, and practices.
- Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.
- Initiated and coordinated visits by influential persons and community groups for marketing exposure.
- Developed network relationships with industry professionals to enhance community awareness and promote services.
- Identified trends and assessed opportunities to improve processes and execution.
YMCA, Inc, Afterschool Services
Program Director
03.2013 - 03.2014
Job overview
- Facility with 250 employees
- Charged with launching 3 summer camps and 10 after-school programs while meeting state licensing requirements for staff and locations
- Orchestrated fundraising events and programs to enable free attendance for children that couldn't afford fees
- Recruited, licensed, trained, and supervised 100 plus staff that provided child care
- Each camp ran at full capacity
- Raised and contributed $15K toward funding for free attendance
- Licensed 3 summer day camps with Texas Health Department and Texas Department of Child Protective Services resulting in camps opening on time
- Recruited, Onboarded and trained over 100 staff in 2 month and increased staff retention rate with camp satisfaction rate at 98% and sites at 95%.
- Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to program participants.
- Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
- Developed and implemented program goals and objectives, establishing specific and measurable outcomes aligned with organization's overall mission.
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
- Monitored program performance to identify areas for improvement.
- Recruited and trained staff and volunteers to upgrade collective team skills.
- Collaborated with various teams to uncover issues, identify applicable solutions, and offer guidance.
- Coordinated budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation to facilitate smooth flow of operations.
- Communicated regularly with stakeholders, updating on progress to build support for program.
- Monitored programming schedules, conformance to guidelines and quality.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to promote program awareness and participation.
- Established program policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements.
- Developed and implemented program evaluation systems to assess program impact.
- Maintained and updated project related documents.
- Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to program participants
Episcopal Diocese Of Dallas
Executive Officer
01.2009 - 01.2011
Job overview
- Non-profit established to mentor and teach life skills to at-risk youth; 2 employees
- Provided leadership and direction for program and staff focused on educating, supporting, and mentoring at-risk youth
- Planned and launched mentor recruitment, fundraising, and community outreach initiatives
- Guided short- and long-range strategic vision to drive cost-effective achievement of program goals
- Built strategic alliances with community partners, advocates, and stakeholders
- Authored and obtained grants
- Raised $100K for program support
- Credited with raising more than $140K in funding to employ 2 FT staff.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
Episcopal Church of The Incarnation
Director of Youth Ministry
08.2008 - 04.2009
Job overview
- Provider of youth education and support; 50 employees
- Held chief leadership and management accountability for program operations, providing advocacy, counseling, and support for youth and families community-wide
- Recruited, supervised, trained, and mentored 4 staff members and 6 student interns
- Coordinated program activities and educational trips
- Managed $75K operating budget
- Raised $110K for gifting to a school in Jamaica
- Forged long-term productive relationships with youth, young adults, and community partners
- Updated programs and increased participation by 25%
- Orchestrated turnaround solutions to revitalize program while increasing youth and family participation
- Built program database, multi-tier communication strategy, and contact management system.
- Planned weekly groups as well as special events and overnight retreats.
- Scheduled and managed teams of youth volunteers.
- Built lasting relationships with youth and parents or guardians.
- Set goals for youth in church and communicated with parents regarding progress.
- Oversaw youth ministry budget and tracked all expenses.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Identified and recruited potential volunteer workers.
- Analyzed revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.
- Trained and supervised religious education instructional staff.
Episcopal Church Center, Young Peoples Cluster
Program Officer
01.1998 - 01.2008
Job overview
- Recruited into high profile role to coordinate national and international program operations, mission, policies, and procedures
- Managed and coordinated 5 direct reports, 25 consultants, and 150+ volunteers
- Directed $175K annual budget and $125K new initiative funding
- Organized and conducted strategy meetings, training events, and networking initiatives
- Established top-performing design teams comprised of diverse youth, young adults, and staff to lead all events, initiatives, and training
- Pursued and obtained $1M in funding for youth and young adult programs despite a 0-growth budget
- Created and hosted large-scale educational event for Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Cooperative Baptist youth at Disney World, with 3K+ youth participants
- Pioneered and launched 3 new initiatives in response to grass root efforts supporting local programs
- Conducted high-impact training for 500+ youth leaders and volunteers
- Developed peer mentoring programs and nurtured relational ministries in every program and initiative.
- Collaborated with senior leadership team to implement special advocacy projects, increasing program and organizational capacities.
- Analyzed internal reports to evaluate program effectiveness by using outcomes-based approach.
- Kept programs in line with established mission parameters.
- Created and implemented program frameworks, performance standards and quality assurance requirements.
- Determined staffing plans to achieve program goals and objectives and participated in hiring decisions for new program staff.
- Collaborated with finance department to budget and monitor program operations, ensuring sound fiscal and system management.
- Analyzed and assessed program performance data and implemented corrective measures.
- Turned strategic mandates into actionable program plans.
- Conducted research to identify and scrutinize potential grantees.
- Mentored 100 directors, managers and coordinators to improve program management.
- Worked closely with trustees and grantees to develop goals, approaches, initiatives and evaluations of grants.
- Provided key leadership to project managers, directors and other team members.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
Education
Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Bachelor of Arts from Child, Youth And Family Development
05.1989
Skills
- Skills & Capabilities Include:
- Leader in Diversity and Inclusion
- Partnering with internal leaders and external organizations to manage engagement opportunities and events
- Public Speaking
- Operations Management
- Productivity Improvement Operational Streamlining Employee & Program Evaluation Program
- Staff/Volunteer Recruitment, Supervision and Training
- Event Planning
- Policy Development and Staff Development
- Team Leadership
- Staff Management
- Venue Selection
- Records Maintenance
- Vendor Management
- Managing Events Start to Finish
- Project Management
- Client Meetings
- Events Requirements Gathering
- Crisis Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Project Oversight
- Menu Planning
- Guest Relations
- Company Branding
- Food Service Regulations
- Business Growth
- Event Publicity
- Client Requirements
- Selling Event Products and Services
- Monitoring Events Planning Trends
- Staff Oversight
- Fundraising Events
- Managing Live Events
- Continuous Improvements
- Event Staff Management
- Transportation and Logistics Planning
- Catering Coordination
- Sponsorship Promotion and Organization
- CRM Tracking
- Videoconferencing Organization
- Event Registration Management
- Cloud-Based Document Coordination
- Trade Association Relations
- Location Scouting
- Strategic Recommendations
- Team Leadership and Motivation
Affiliations
- Capacity Building Asset Building Community Development & Hospitality Anti-Racism Training Organization & Program Assessment & Evaluation Event Planning & Hospitality Counseling Families & Adolescents, Volunteer Recruitment, Training & Retention
- Travel Agent for Gateway Travel
Timeline
Christian Education Director
Resurrection Lutheran Church
01.2018 - Current
Head of School
Holy Family School
08.2017 - 05.2018
Executive Officer
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Transitions Ministries
01.2016 - 01.2017
Site Director
AlphaBest, Inc
02.2014 - 01.2017
Program Director
YMCA, Inc, Afterschool Services
03.2013 - 03.2014
Executive Officer
Episcopal Diocese Of Dallas
01.2009 - 01.2011
Director of Youth Ministry
Episcopal Church of The Incarnation
08.2008 - 04.2009
Program Officer
Episcopal Church Center, Young Peoples Cluster
01.1998 - 01.2008
Gordon College
Bachelor of Arts from Child, Youth And Family Development
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- Planned over 10 events in per year.
- Collaborated with team of 35 in the development of Episcopal Youth Event 1998, 2001, 2005. 2008.
- Collaborated with team of 4 teams in the development of Faith in 3D at Disney World with 1500 and then 3000 in attendance.
- Supervised team of 15 staff members.
- Built strong relationships with vendors, hotels, and meeting coordinators.
- Negotiated with hotels, universities, theme parks, and convention centers to obtain cost-effective services, saving clients funds and creating large and unique gathering spaces.
Additional Information
I am a firm advocate for diversity and inclusion. Our best planning of events is when we listen to the voices from different experiences. People who come to events are not all the same and all look for something different. Attendees deserve radical hospitality that welcome all and includes all. Hospitality is the door to a great event. I am an original thinker but an inclusive leader. Outcomes are strengthen by decided upon valued inputs.
Software
Willing to learn all new programs
Interests
Travel
Cultural Exchanges
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