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Jennifer A. Sporin

Peekskill,NY

Summary

Enthusiastic year-round Volunteer Coordinator accomplished in a supervisory role for a Non-profit organization. Bringing first-rate skills in equipping multi-cultural volunteers to successfully achieve their roles. I have a successful history of recruiting diverse volunteers for various organizational roles. Simultaneously, I was a Homeschool Teacher teaching & managing a full educational curriculum for two children. Effective in managing schedules with an organized approach. I customized strategies based on needs of each child and selected optimal resources to meet education, physical and emotional requirements. I am highly-motivated and organized with desire to take on new challenges. I have a strong worth ethic, am adaptable and have exceptional interpersonal skills. I am adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Full-time Year-round Volunteer Area Coordinator

Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child
Peekskill, NY
08.2022 - Current
  • Lead and develop Area Team consisting of 75 local churches of Westchester County and Greenwich, CT in the collection of Shoebox Gifts.
  • Mobilize and equip individuals, churches and groups in Westchester County and Greenwich, CT to become actively involved in my Area Team.
  • Support & lead Ministry Coordinators in fulfilling their positional roles and lead the Area Team with a vision for Operation Christmas Child through high impact principles.
  • Year-round I recruit and select qualified volunteers for an Interdenominational Area Leadership Team.

Homemaker - Homeschool Teacher

Self-Employed
Yorktown Heights, NY
03.1992 - Current
  • Daily management & work of all household responsibilities for a household of seven.
  • Managed all family finances; banking, billing, accounting, bookkeeping, record keeping and budgeting.
  • Regularly performed all customer operations pertaining to health, home, and car Insurance, all utilities, credit cards companies, etc.
  • Homeschooled 2 children from Grades K-12 years. Established & taught all curriculum, homework, extra curricular activities and field trips. Preformed all mandatory NYS quarterly and yearly reporting and testing.
  • Financial Treasurer for Homeschooling Organization NYS LEAH for 2 years. Designed homeschool registration _______. and managed all registrations.
  • Once per week taught 15 preschoolers at the local Homeschool Cooperative. Northern Westchester LEAH.

Church Volunteer

First Baptist Church of Peekskill, NY
Lake Peekskill, NY
06.2006 - Current
  • Financial Treasurer for Missionary Board, four years.
  • Board member on the Christian Education Team, five years.
  • Twice a year lead Bible Study for group of 15 women, five years.
  • Yearly lead Practical Christian Living Classes for a group of 10-15 women, 3 years.
  • Four times a year Children's Church teacher for grades 1-5, 8 years.
  • Yearly lead Sunday School Senior High girls group 5 years.
  • Volunteered with Peekskill Elementary Schools as a group leader at the after-school Good News Club, 5 years.
  • Member of the Social Committee for five years.
  • Designed two to three bulletin boards quarterly, until recently.

Assistant Financial Manager

Children's Bible Fellowship
Kent, NY
09.2001 - 03.2005
  • Daily reviewed general ledger accounts and prepared journal entries using Quickbooks.
  • Checked payroll, vendor payments and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
  • Monitored cash flow, budgeting and forecasting activities to ensure accurate reporting.
  • Calculated and prepared checks for utilities, taxes and other payments.
  • Analyzed monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.

Mutual Fund Accountant

Lieber & Company
Purchase, NY
04.1986 - 03.1992
  • Reviewed and reconciled monthly bank statements for multiple mutual fund accounts.
  • Maintained accurate records of all investments, transactions, and distributions for each account.
  • Prepared financial reports on a periodic basis to analyze performance of mutual funds against benchmarks.
  • Performed daily reconciliations of cash positions and other assets held in the mutual fund portfolio.
  • Reconciled discrepancies between internal systems used by the company and external custodian banks regarding mutual fund accounts.
  • Regularly traded securities for the Evergreen Money Market Funds when Fund analyst was absent.

Education

High School Diploma -

Ossining High School
Ossining, NY
06-1984

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts and General Studies

Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY

Skills

  • Google Docs & Google Sheets
  • Word & Excel
  • Excellent Administration
  • Highly Organized
  • Self Motivated
  • Email
  • Internet Apps
  • Customer Service & Development
  • Team Oriented

References

  • Reverend Denis Burns - Ballston Lake, NY 914-414-9331 denbevburns@msn.com
  • Mr. Danny Legault - Samaritan's Purse, NY 518-912-4986 dlegault@samaritan.org
  • Annie Leonard - First Baptist Church of Peekskill, NY 845-797-8544 annieleonard08@gmail.com

Timeline

Full-time Year-round Volunteer Area Coordinator

Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child
08.2022 - Current

Church Volunteer

First Baptist Church of Peekskill, NY
06.2006 - Current

Assistant Financial Manager

Children's Bible Fellowship
09.2001 - 03.2005

Homemaker - Homeschool Teacher

Self-Employed
03.1992 - Current

Mutual Fund Accountant

Lieber & Company
04.1986 - 03.1992

High School Diploma -

Ossining High School

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Mercy College

Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts and General Studies

Westchester Community College
Jennifer A. Sporin