DEBORAH BURKE
Biddeford,ME
Summary
Activities Director and Community Sales Specialist with 42 years of extensive expertise in enriching resident experiences through innovative recreational programs. Demonstrates a strong command of strategic planning and process improvement, leveraging skills in pricing, merchandising, and P&L management to drive community engagement and operational excellence. Passionate about fostering a welcoming environment that maximizes participation and enhances the quality of life for residents.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Activities Director/Community Sales Specialist
Sable Lodge Community
10.2022 - 12.2024
- Plans and oversees recreational activities
- Created a monthly calendar
- Coordinated, planned, developed, and implemented activities designed to enrich the lives of assisted living, memory care, and independent living residents
- Prepared rooms, equipment, and supplies and maintained a clean activity area to foster a welcoming environment and maximize participation.
General Manager / Property Manager
Burke Enterprises
09.1982 - 08.2022
- Headed daily operations while holding full accountability for P&L
- Hired, trained, and managed 17+ employees
- Purchasing of all products, staff scheduling, resolving interdepartmental conflicts, operational inefficiencies
- Extensive knowledge of liquor laws and regulations
- Maintained efficiency and productivity regardless of the situation's complexity or demands through multitasking under any circumstances
- The corporation also owned 14 apartment buildings with a total of 86 units
- Processed all the move-ins and move-outs, processed applications, made approval decisions, scheduled all repairs, collected monthly rents, and processed eviction notices.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Business
Biddeford High School
Biddeford, ME01.1982
Skills
- Management
- Forecasting
- Sales
- Pricing
- Financial Reporting
- Merchandising
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Budgeting
- Retail Management
- Store Management
- P&L Management
- Calendar management
- Team management
- Senior living experience
- Family relationship development
- Senior activities experience
- Organizational skills
- Multitasking Abilities
Additional Information - Work Style Assessment
Highly Proficient in being well-organized and hard-working, Highly Proficient in motivating others and identifying improvements, Highly Proficient in dependability and attendance, Highly Proficient in responding to customer situations with sensitivity
Timeline
Activities Director/Community Sales Specialist
Sable Lodge Community
10.2022 - 12.2024
General Manager / Property Manager
Burke Enterprises
09.1982 - 08.2022
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Business
Biddeford High School
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