Catherine Frisby
Tallahassee,FL
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Extension Program Manager NW District
UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program
04.2022 - Current
- This position requires the ability to motivate a diverse group of employees to accomplish the goals set forth as a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency with the UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program funded through the Department of Children and Families and the USDA.
- Requires a working knowledge of contract deliverables for the Family Nutrition Program, and how to best implement and attain monthly and yearly deliverables.
- Day-to-day management and coaching of seven nutrition educators for the Northwest District
- Travel monthly to each county under direct supervision to shadow nutrition educators, conduct quarterly employee evaluations, and maintain relationships with partnering organizations.
- Attend community health coalitions such as Community Health Improvement Plan meetings, School Health Improvement Plan meetings, and Community Wellness Coalition meetings.
- Creating and implementing monthly training sessions with staff.
- Public speaking, networking, and promotion of the program's mission, online team collaboration, and remote work.
- Working with diverse populations, identifying opportunities for layered interventions, experience with grants, working with a variety of stakeholders, and working with underserved communities.
- Lead hiring manager for nutrition educators, orientation and onboarding new employees.
Nutrition Educator
UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program
- This position required motivation and passion for the program's goals and the model of making the healthy choice the easy choice.
- Ability to multitask daily in order to maintain high reporting standards and monthly class goals.
- Completed training on curricula and new program standards regularly, either as an individual or as a team.
- Tasks involved reaching out to potential new partners and promoting the Family Nutrition Program in a way that assures new partners of the integrity and reliability of the program.
- Ability to work with minimal oversight and reach out for help if the need arises to team members and/or management.
- This position requires attention to detail and professionalism in order to maintain partnerships that may affect the Family Nutrition Program in other counties and across the state.
- Handling protected personal information in a manner consistent with current laws is also required.
Front of House
Wharf Casual Seafood
- This position required the ability to be a self-starter and take on multiple tasks at once to provide customers with exemplary service.
- Building relationships with customers was a focal point.
- Given my tenure in this position, I was an experienced front-of-house employee and was often tasked with training and helping new hires, as well as handling customer comments and complaints.
- I maintained my Safe Staff certification and was certified until 2023.
Receptionist
Southern Strategy Group
- This position dealt with the confidential, discrete lobbying industry, and this confidentiality was enforced at all levels and tasks throughout the day.
- Tasks involved organizing conferences, including setting up and using multimedia devices for presentations, as well as the opening, closing, and maintenance of the lobby.
- I answered a multi-line phone system, took messages, received and processed incoming and outgoing mail and packages, maintained accounts payable for local restaurants, ordered office supplies, and maintained client lists, i.e. Addresses, birthdays, and political action committees.
Teacher
Creative Pre-School
- This position required that lesson plans be created and implemented weekly, with emphasis placed on current state of Florida education standards.
- Communication was essential between students, parents, and staff.
- Academic training was required yearly to maintain accreditation credentials, as well as CPR/First Aid certification, as required by law.
- Effective classroom management techniques were implemented throughout the day to maintain a positive, engaging learning environment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - English Literature
Florida State University
12.2009
Associate Degree -
Tallahassee Community College
04.2006
Skills
- Performance monitoring
- Program management
- Community outreach
- Effective communication
- Partnership development
- Time management
- Team building
- Behavior management
- Student engagement
- Curriculum implementation
- Classroom management
Certification
- ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certified
- UF Supervisory Challenge Certification
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) training for human subject research
- Motivational Interviewing
- Facilitated Dialogue
- Youth Classroom Management
- Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities (University of Minnesota, 2019)
- Fundamentals of human nutrition and varying eating patterns
- Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes (PSE)
- UTAH National Nutrition Certification
- Teaching with fidelity
- Department of Children and Family Trainings
- Over 100+ hours of on-the-job trainings
Affiliations
- Volunteer with Hang Tough Foundation for the last two years
Timeline
Extension Program Manager NW District
UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program
04.2022 - Current
Nutrition Educator
UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program
Front of House
Wharf Casual Seafood
Receptionist
Southern Strategy Group
Teacher
Creative Pre-School
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - English Literature
Florida State University
Associate Degree -
Tallahassee Community College
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