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Bob Fisher
Student Services Coordinator
Ben Lomond,CA
Summary
I am seeking employment that serves the greater good.
My eclectic experience in Higher Education, Hospitality, Retail and Real Estate have strengthened my commitment to exceeding expectations in all endeavors and have taught me to be creative and assertive.
As a writer, I’ve written several published essays and poems, an unpublished memoir, several one-act plays and several (as yet unproduced) screenplays.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Director
Ben Lomond Quaker Center
Ben Lomond, CA
08.2019 - Current
- With Co-Director, Board of Directors, committees and staff to run a retreat and conference center
- Seeking, finding and choosing quality, relevant programs and program leaders
- Communicating and coordinating with leaders regarding compensation, travel arrangements, publicity, format and content
- Welcoming and hosting participants; Supervising Maintenance staff, setting priorities regarding crisis management, woodlot management, water system management and monitoring, security and building maintenance; Outreach and Development, writing, printing and distributing bi-annual fundraising appeals, maintaining donor database, producing reports, acknowledgments, management of matching grant and restricted grants
- Creation of a successful Major Donor program, including training sessions and materials for the board
- Creation and facilitation of a weekly, international, online program, including providing readings and queries
- Creation of a monthly newsletter, distributed through MailChimp to 1,600 subscribers
- Maintenance of website using Word Press.
Realtor
Central Vermont Real Estate
Montpelier, VT
08.2017 - 08.2019
- Helping home buyers to locate, evaluate, write up purchase offers and negotiate for quality homes
- Helping sellers navigate the process of determining market value, advertising, negotiating purchase offers and bringing those offers to closing.
Right of Way Agent/ Rail Crossing Inspector
Transportaion Agency, Rail Division, State Of VT
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Rail Division, State of Vermont, Agency of Transportation Inspected all 399 Vermont Rail crossings and collected data using photographs, Arc GIS and manual record keeping
- Collected, downloaded and organized 8-10,000 photographs and approximately 10,000 bits of data
- Revised and edited a fifty-page report for the Vermont legislature
- Created and presented a PowerPoint presentation for the Vermont Rail Council.
Customer Service/ Sales
Lenny’s Shoe and Apparel
Barre, VT
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Greeting, educating and assisting customers with the choice and fitting of a large variety of professional and casual footwear and clothing
- Sales and customer service.
Learner Services Coordinator
Union Institute & University
Montpelier, VT
03.2011 - 09.2012
- Assisting students and staff with Registration, Enrollment, Tuition and Financial Aid issues (FSA, FERPA, FAFSA, Work Study, loans, etc.) Managing enrollment data, preparing reports, problem-solving, communication.
Home Buyer Specialist
Trillium Real Estate
Ann Arbor, MI
04.2007 - 08.2010
- Assisting clients with home purchases
- Determining home values, preparing contracts and coordinating transactions with lenders, attorneys, realtors, home inspectors, and title companies.
Certified Home Buyer’s Agent
Homebuyer's Agent Of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
04.1999 - 03.2007
- Maintained contact with prospective, current and past clients through use and maintenance of ACT! database
- Educated clients about the process of locating, evaluating and purchasing homes as well as obtaining affordable mortgages
- Located properties online and prepared market analyses through the use of local and regional Multiple Listing System programs
- Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
Co-Manager
Fourth Avenue Birkenstock
Ann Arbor, MI
04.1996 - 03.1999
- Assisted in the day-to-day management of a comfort shoe retail operation
- Inventory management and sales
- Assisted with the hiring and supervision of employees
- Helped to develop and manage displays
- Engaged in customer service activities
- Store motto: “Exceeding Customer Expectations - service that brings you to your feet!”
Education
MFA - Creative Writing
Goddard College
2015
Computer Software Applications Certificate - undefined
Washtenaw Community College
2009
Bachelor of Arts - Theater
Burlington College
1986
Skills
- Project Management: Identifying, prioritizing and executing tasks based on mission, annual goals, budgets, and deadlines Scheduling, coordinating and managing multiple projects/ transactions simultaneously: Ben Lomond Quaker Center, Union Institute & University; Trillium Real Estate; Homebuyer’s Agent
- Customer Service: In thirteen years of practicing real estate, I have had my services rated as “Excellent” by a majority of survey respondents in all of seven categories including: Integrity, Promptness, Attention to Detail, Clarity, Courtesy, Knowledge and Overall Service: Union Institute & University; Fourth Avenue Birkenstock; Home Buyer’s Agent, Trillium Real Estate
- Communication: Listening to and educating students, customers, clients and co-workers regarding available services, procedures, concepts of agency, etc; record keeping, drafting emails and purchase offers, negotiating sale price, terms, etc: Ben Lomond Quaker Center; Union Institute & University; Trillium Real Estate; Homebuyer’s Agent
- Computer Software Applications and Social Media:
- Use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word Press, Basic Funder, MailChimp, Facebook, and Blogging
Community Activities & Avocations
● Reader: Central Vermont Reading to End Racism (2010 to 2019)
● Speaker’s Bureau Panelist and training facilitator, Spectrum Center (formerly Office of LGBT Affairs) at University of Michigan (2005 to 2010)
● Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, (2007-2009)
● Co-founder/ volunteer “small potatoes” Burlington, VT food program (1984 - 1994)
● Co-founder/ volunteer, Vermont Refugee Assistance (1987-1989)
● Co-founder, “Not Bread Alone” dinners at Burlington Salvation Army (1988)
● WRITER: I’ve written several published essays and poems, an unpublished memoir, a number of songs, one-act plays and several (as yet unproduced) screenplays.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Co-Director
Ben Lomond Quaker Center
08.2019 - Current
Realtor
Central Vermont Real Estate
08.2017 - 08.2019
Right of Way Agent/ Rail Crossing Inspector
Transportaion Agency, Rail Division, State Of VT
08.2016 - 08.2017
Customer Service/ Sales
Lenny’s Shoe and Apparel
04.2015 - 08.2016
Learner Services Coordinator
Union Institute & University
03.2011 - 09.2012
Home Buyer Specialist
Trillium Real Estate
04.2007 - 08.2010
Certified Home Buyer’s Agent
Homebuyer's Agent Of Ann Arbor
04.1999 - 03.2007
Co-Manager
Fourth Avenue Birkenstock
04.1996 - 03.1999
MFA - Creative Writing
Goddard College
Computer Software Applications Certificate - undefined
Washtenaw Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Theater
Burlington College
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