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Jacqueline Alex
Ormond Beach,FL
Summary
Motivated Events Coordinator with strong talents in planning and executing daily activities and encouraging resident participation. Adept at managing a monthly calendar, personalizing activities, coordinating volunteers and handling activity budgets. Outstanding people skills and a detail-oriented team player.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Town of Ponce Inlet
Parks & Recreation Director
Job overview
- Evaluating recreational facilities and park improvement needs for safety and budget allocations for 8 town parks
- Developed first town-wide welcome brochure as an informational guide for new residents
- Managed annual budget of both the Museum and Parks & Recreation Department of $80,000 and $480,000 respectively
- Project Manager for the installation of 4 athletic court shade structures per resident request
- Facilitated the full repair/ replacement of a park playground for a minimal service cost to the town under warranty
- Facilitated the construction and repair of a park's rip-rap revetment project to stabilize the shoreline and protect it from further erosion
- Staff liaison for the Cultural Services, Historic Preservation, and Tree Advisory Board
- Served as Acting Town Manager on 5 separate, short-term occasions to manage day-to-day operations.
Town of Ponce Inlet
Ponce Inlet Historical Museum Manager
Job overview
- Providing administrative and operational support
- Secured and oversaw museum collections and accessions
- Managed 1 full-time Museum Educator/ Program Coordinator including hiring, training, implementing department goals, and performance evaluations to foster a positive and motivated team.
Town of Ponce Inlet
Cultural Services Manager
03.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Event coordinator managing town-sponsored events and programs as well as co-sponsored events with other town departments
- Planned and executed a wide range of town-sponsored special events serving an average attendance of 200
- This includes increasing attendance with the town's Tree Lighting Ceremony and coordinating the town's 60th anniversary of incorporation
- Planned and coordinated educational programs and activities for diverse age groups and interests serving an average attendance of 30
- Coordinated logistics and issued permits for up to 10 annual co-sponsored events with other town departments to ensure compliance on town policies, procedures, and ordinances
- Collaborated with event committees, vendors, sponsors, local organizations, government agencies, and stakeholders to enhance partnerships and sponsorships for town events
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to promote events and increase attendance
- Prepared a town ordinance modifying existing criteria for town event co-sponsorship per Council direction.
Washington State Parks & Recreation CommissionCoupeville
Interpretive Specialist 2
02.2017 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Program coordinator developing and implementing educational programs and field trips for all 7 parks on Whidbey Island, including the most visited State Park
- Worked for both State Parks Commission and AmeriCorps during this time
- Developed and led curriculum-based educational outreach programs to 2,000 students
- Planned and coordinated 17 field trips with an annual average of 1,200 visiting students to a fragile ecosystem
- Developed messaging, layout, and interpretive programming for the interpretive center during a renovation project as well as new interpretive signs throughout a fragile ecosystem
- Led several projects removing non-native plants
- Repaired and maintained historic exhibits and structures according to historic standards as senior level curator for historic collections.
Education
University of South FloridaTampa, FL
Bachelor of Science from Biology
2013
Skills
- Data analytics
- Microsoft Office suite
- Tyler Technologies
- Canva
- AV equipment knowledge
- Reservation software
- Event planning
- Stakeholder and vendor collaboration
- Facility operations and maintenance
- Community engagement
- Creativity
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Budget management
- Tech-savvy
Certification
- Certified Playground Safety Inspector, 2021-2025
Timeline
Cultural Services Manager
Town of Ponce Inlet
03.2020 - Current
Interpretive Specialist 2
Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
02.2017 - 12.2019
Parks & Recreation Director
Town of Ponce Inlet
Ponce Inlet Historical Museum Manager
Town of Ponce Inlet
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science from Biology