Jannett Behlau

Retreat Center Coordinator

The Golden Sufi Center

Point Reyes Station

01.2001 - 06.2025

Coordinated daily operations at the retreat center to ensure smooth functionality.
Engaged with visitors, addressing needs, and attending to emergencies.
Managed scheduling for daily retreat center work.
Assisted in maintaining a welcoming environment for visitors.
Oversaw maintenance work for houses and gardens.
Helped with work in the gardens and houses.
Oversaw administrative tasks, including record-keeping, and correspondence.
Facilitated interdepartmental communication.
Supervised volunteers during events and at the retreat center.
Oversaw volunteer training and schedules.
Monitored inventory levels of office supplies and book inventory, and placed orders when necessary.
Helped with bookkeeping, receiving donations, writing, and fulfilling book orders.
Tracking book stock worldwide, creating tracking systems in Excel, and working with distributors in the EU, UK, and US.
Looking after yearly book finance reports.
Managed budgeting activities related to the center's operations.
Coordinated monthly meetings with staff members to discuss program objectives and develop strategies for improvement.
Performed quality assurance checks on all incoming stock prior to distribution.
Ensured that all safety protocols were followed.
Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
Resolved customer complaints or answered customers' questions.
Provided leadership, insight, and mentoring to newly hired employees.
Guided new employees in handling problems.
Developed work schedules according to budgets and workloads, covering priority tasks.
Analyzed financial activities for property management to share budgetary input with managers.
Helped organize public events, managed the event bookstore, coordinated volunteers, and worked with event organizers to ensure everything went smoothly.