Janie McDonald

· Manage annual operating budget and financial reporting.

· Coordinate fundraising and community engagement events.

· Collaborate with school leadership, parent volunteers, and committees.

· Prepare meeting agendas and maintain financial documentation.

· Support volunteer recruitment and event execution initiatives

· Served as primary administrative liaison supporting CEO of regional infrastructure company.

· Prepared executive meeting agendas and recorded detailed meeting minutes.

· Coordinated internal and external communications across departments and stakeholders.

· Assisted with project coordination involving municipal and commercial clients.

· Maintained organized reporting systems and ensured adherence to deadlines.

· Supported marketing initiatives and company communications.

· Served as professional point of contact for vendors, contractors, and partners.

· Planned and executed conferences, conventions, luncheons, and destination events from concept to completion.

· Assisted in association management of two associations:

· CPN (Construction Professionals Network)

· NAIOP (Commercial Realtors Association)

· Planned and attended the NCSTA (North Carolina Science Teachers Association) Annual Conference held at the Koury Convention Center for over 100 vendors and over 1,000 attendees.

· Managed vendor contracts, scheduling, permitting, and logistics coordination.

· Developed marketing materials and promotional communications.

· Oversaw budgets and financial tracking for multiple concurrent events.

· Coordinated volunteers and event staff to ensure seamless execution.

· Built relationships with local businesses and community partners.