Gina Covelli
Sheboygan,WI
Summary
Throughout my career, I have been a leader for change in my community. I have comprehensive expertise in strategic planning, outcomes measurements and facilitating collective impact initiatives, and I firmly believe that we can make lasting, systemic change by working as a whole community. I have consistently been able to bring cross-functional teams together around a common agenda to develop new programs, processes and solutions to complex social issues. My experience and skills as a systems thinker has been sought by organizations to provide trainings and educational opportunities to their teams and boards. To achieve systemic change that is meaningful to those we serve, as well as those delivering the service, I believe we must take a whole person, whole family approach, and understand how our program is just one piece in the system of care wrapped around that family or individual. I am looking forward to leveraging my skills and experience and contributing to an organization that is creating meaningful and lasting impact in the lives of individuals and families.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Community Impact
United Way of Sheboygan County
03.2019 - Current
- Manage investment and grant processes for United Way of Sheboygan County’s +$2M campaign
- Train community volunteers to evaluate agency programs
- Provide logic model and outcomes measurements trainings
- Supervise and mentor coordinators of collective impact initiatives
- Develop focus areas under the building blocks of United Way
- Plan and provide professional development opportunities to the nonprofit sector in Sheboygan County
- Represent United Way and serve as a leader on community coalitions, taskforces and committees
Community Relations Manager
Lakeland University
01.2014 - 06.2017
- Ensured university was vital resource to community it serves
- Managed and maintained external relationships
- Built new relationships with businesses, organizations and nonprofits
- Developed and promoted Lakeland University Speakers Bureau and Conversation Series
- Managed and grew Community Book Read
- Tracked and communicated service opportunities for students and hours completed
- Managed and maintained external relationships
- Managed university’s representation on boards and organization leadership teams
- Co-advised student newspaper
Managing Editor
Hometown Newsgroup, The Herald Independent
04.2011 - 12.2013
- Managed all aspects of weekly newspaper serving Monona and Cottage Grove, WI
- Supervised and mentored fulltime staff and interns
- Worked with advertising sales rep to plan paper each week
- Managed all content and deadlines
- Reported on local government, school board and human interest news
- Took photographs and video ad local events
- Coordinated newspapers online presence, including website and social media
- Coordinated and assisted special sections
- Successfully completed redesign of newspaper’s print product
Associate Editor
Hometown Newsgroup, Sun Prairie Star
06.2008 - 03.2011
- Managed Lifestyle section of newspaper
- Interviewed sources and developed relationships with community members to create human interest stories
- Reported on school board and other education news
- Took photos at local events
- Managed online content for Lifestyle section
- Served as editor for Fare food magazine produced by newsgroup
- Assisted with special sections
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Writing, Communications, English
Lakeland University
2006
Skills
- Experience in hiring, training and development of staff
- Develop and improve programs through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and active listening skills to understand and build group consensus
- Accomplished in project management and strategic planning, and facilitating collective impact initiatives through backbone support
- Grant development, administration and writing
- Able to easily adapt to new software and systems
- Highly regarded people-leader, focused on team satisfaction and professional development
- Experience in successful event planning
- Experienced in all Microsoft Office programs
Volunteer Work
Sheboygan County Housing Coalition
Member, 2019-present
Steering Committee, 2021-Present
Strategic Planning Committee, 2021-present
After Hours program planning committee, 2020-present
City of Sheboygan Housing Rehabilitation Committee
January 2021-Present
Sheboygan County ARPA Childcare Taskforce
July 2021-Present
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Social Sector Committee
Member, 2020-2022
LGBTQ Alliance Government and Social Sector Committee
Member, 2020-2022
United Way of Sheboygan County
Board of Directors, 2014-2019
Community Action Team and Evaluation Subcommittee, 2014-2019
Chair of Human Resource Committee, 2015-2019
Secretary of the Board, 2015-2019
Strategic Planning Committee, 2015 and 2018
Executive Director Hiring Committee, 2016
Recognition
Sheboygan County Best Under 40
Top Ten Recognition, 2015 and 2022
Timeline
Director of Community Impact
United Way of Sheboygan County
03.2019 - Current
Community Relations Manager
Lakeland University
01.2014 - 06.2017
Managing Editor
Hometown Newsgroup, The Herald Independent
04.2011 - 12.2013
Associate Editor
Hometown Newsgroup, Sun Prairie Star
06.2008 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Writing, Communications, English
Lakeland University
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