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Debra Niemann

Customer Service
Phoenix,AZ
Debra Niemann

Summary

Experienced volunteer with extensive background in fundraising and community service, particularly in education and foster care. Successfully chaired multiple fundraising events, driving significant contributions for schools and charitable organizations. Proven ability to manage data entry and procurement for foster care initiatives, ensuring resources are effectively allocated to children in need. Transitioned from an original career in advertising out of college to full-time volunteer work, demonstrating strong organizational and leadership skills in diverse environments. Proven ability to manage a busy household while raising four children (now all grown), showcasing exceptional organizational and leadership skills. Extensive experience in adapting to new environments, including a nine-year relocation to Europe, due to husbands' career. Strong interpersonal skills developed through community engagement and family activities.

Overview

12
years of professional experience

Work History

Legacy Traditional School
Laveen

School Secretary
05.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Handled incoming calls and directed inquiries to appropriate staff members.
  • Provided administrative support to the principal, teachers, and other school personnel.
  • Handled confidential information regarding students carefully and with discretion.
  • Greeted visitors and answered phone calls, providing information to parents and staff members.
  • Managed challenging interactions with upset parents by combining a supportive, professional demeanor, with practical conflict resolution skills.
  • Directed daily operations within a high-traffic educational facility.
    Facilitated staffing of substitutes as required to uphold instructional integrity.

Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
St Louis

Volunteer
02.2014 - Current

Job overview

  • Organized fundraising events to support foster care programs and services.
  • Supported the Director of Family Enrichment with data entry, procurement of items for kids in foster care, and any assistance for events.
  • Manage phone support for foster care events, organizing timetables and delivering essential information to foster parents and case managers
  • Sourced birthday items monthly for kids in foster care, ensuring availability.
    Supported remote Christmas purchasing initiatives to meet gift deadlines.
    Orchestrated logistics for timely distribution of gifts to children in care.
    Established consistent purchasing protocols to enhance efficiency.

Education

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Bachelor of Science from Marketing
01.1993

Skills

  • Team collaboration and teamwork
  • Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
  • Event planning and organization
  • Multitasking and data entry
  • Substitute staffing solutions
  • Customer service excellence
  • Social media management
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Telephone etiquette

Affiliations

Volunteer - Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
Avid horse rider, animal lover/adopter

Languages

English
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

School Secretary

Legacy Traditional School
05.2025 - Current

Volunteer

Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
02.2014 - Current

University of Tulsa

Bachelor of Science from Marketing