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Joanna M. Haberman

Joanna M. Haberman

Mountain View,HI

Summary

Well-qualified professional with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers, clients, and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

President of the Board

Arundina Farms, LTD
05.2022 - Current
  • Founded the nonprofit to develop an experience based educational program surrounding sustainable agriculture for children and young adults
  • Our mission is to build a bridge between school gardens and a mobile farmers market bus to bring fresh food to food desert areas, and educate children on how to produce and invest in their food security for the future
  • Working with all levels of young people to get them outside and engaged with the process of preserving locally based food production, creating healthy soil, harvesting, processing, and selling food grown together

Custom Accessories Designer and Fiber Artist (Owner)

Dragonfly House Designs, LLC
03.2012 - 03.2021
  • I owned and operated a custom accessories design business creating from scratch hand sewn and fiber-based items, selling them locally at fairs and online
  • Focused on upcycling, reusing old clothes, and working with natural materials like cottons, linens, alpaca, silk, hemp, and other alternative fibers
  • I learned how to sew and crochet almost 30 years ago, and have utilized this as a way to stay creative, which is important to me, as well as a way to generate extra income
  • My desire to reduce waste in the fashion industry drove me to seek out new ways to develop my work, and to bring awareness to the issues of fast fashion
  • This experience taught me the most about in person sales, managing accounts, custom orders, and how to tell my story to close sales more effectively, which translates to understanding people and how to communicate with them on their terms.

Childcare Provider

Private Families
03.2020 - 08.2020
  • Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
  • Led children in creative, athletic, and educational activities while maintaining safe and orderly group.
  • Facilitated learning through play, stories and outdoor activities for successful child outcomes.

Executive Administrator, Class Instructor, and Event Manager

Wild Thyme Catering and Cooking School
12.2017 - 04.2019
  • Working with the owner and head chef, we planned and executed cooking classes, hosting private parties, corporate team-building events, providing wedding and event catering, selling healthy and pre-made weekly meals, and hosting themed children’s birthday parties on the weekends
  • As the administrator, I handled the phones and all scheduling, including compiling kitchen instructions, and I managed and merchandised the front retail space
  • This taught me more about reaching others through instruction, event management and execution, and working in challenging situations, as well as how to manage larger groups of young children

Farm Intern

Aculae Farms
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • I spent a year of time as a resident in work trade to learn about forestry and off-grid living, located on 15 acres of remote land on the Cumberland Plateau
  • We developed the farm to host Airbnb guests, lead workshops and eco-retreats, as well as offering space for campers, hammock enthusiasts, and hikers, being located a quarter mile from the Sheltowee Trace Trail
  • I learned about cutting and processing trees by hand to develop framed structures, sustainable and eco-friendly food forest management, gardening, living with the seasons, and forestry management to preserve the health of the land

Executive Editor

Flashpoint Magazine at The Plantory
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • I completely overhauled the paper magazine concept, taking it to a fully digital platform supported by WordPress
  • I increased the readership by 1000% in the first three months, profiling local businesses and individuals through a team of 14 that I hired and managed, hosting weekly meetings at the Plantory, a non-profit business incubator collective
  • We focused on local artists, designers, musicians, and writers, and other creative community members to create a spotlight on emerging talent, as well as seasoned veterans and community members making a difference through the arts

Office Assistant and Property Manager

Environmental Resources, Inc
06.2013 - 12.2013
  • Alongside the Office Manager, we worked to ensure the correct operations of six different businesses
  • We contracted demolition jobs, mold and asbestos abatement, rented out roll-off dumpsters, and managed three property companies with multiple apartment buildings, and several small homes
  • We worked with contractors, corporate and private development groups, and individuals to provide quality services as per their individual needs
  • This taught me how to manage multiple businesses at once, directly supporting the Executive Administrator, and we used QuickBooks as our accounting software.

Executive Administrative Assistant

Jaeger Consulting Services, Inc
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Hired to bring the business more up to date in the 21st century, I worked on upgrading her systems and operations, both physical and on the business side, and I also helped to build her client base, assisting new and struggling businesses to reinvent themselves
  • This granted me new insight into business development, working directly with a business owner, and perspective on the shifts in business from an analog to a digital world as we moved into the future
  • Produced accurate office files, updated spreadsheets, and crafted presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.

Education

Certified Holistic Health Coach - Food Allergy Transitions

Institute for Integrative Nutrition
New York, NY

High School Diploma + Creative Writing Certificate - All General Studies + Creative Writing

Lafayette High School School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA), National
Lexington, KY
05.2002

Skills

  • Communicative, Self-motivated, Resourceful, Organized, Flexible, Adaptable, Extroverted, Deal Closer
  • Sales, management, and office administration, Customer service, scheduling, answering multiple phone lines, cold calling, client account management, content composition, bookkeeping, building relationships, writing and implementing sales and marketing strategies
  • Social media engagement/networking, SEO, editing, remote copywriting, remote administrative assistance, digital business development, sales, managing inventory, utilizing online publication and pay platforms
  • SaaS, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, QuickBooks, Google Drive

Additional Information

My son is diagnosed with ADHD and is in the Autism Spectrum, as well as being trans, and so I am very experienced in working with youth who have challenges with education, learning, and focus in relation to Executive Dysfunction which is common with Neurodivergence.

Timeline

President of the Board

Arundina Farms, LTD
05.2022 - Current

Childcare Provider

Private Families
03.2020 - 08.2020

Executive Administrator, Class Instructor, and Event Manager

Wild Thyme Catering and Cooking School
12.2017 - 04.2019

Farm Intern

Aculae Farms
10.2017 - 10.2018

Executive Editor

Flashpoint Magazine at The Plantory
01.2014 - 01.2015

Office Assistant and Property Manager

Environmental Resources, Inc
06.2013 - 12.2013

Custom Accessories Designer and Fiber Artist (Owner)

Dragonfly House Designs, LLC
03.2012 - 03.2021

Executive Administrative Assistant

Jaeger Consulting Services, Inc
01.2009 - 01.2012

Certified Holistic Health Coach - Food Allergy Transitions

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

High School Diploma + Creative Writing Certificate - All General Studies + Creative Writing

Lafayette High School School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA), National

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