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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Accomplishments
John Long

John Long

Fresno,CA
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Summary

Celebrate Recovery Leader with over nine years of successful experience in starting, leading and teaching a Celebrate Recovery group and Step studies. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success for the Kingdom of God and at Christian Life Center and in the state of California as the only CRI State Representative.

Strengths in caring, love, and helping people in their recoveries.

Teaching, Preaching, and Evangelism, backed by training in Church Ministries Associates degrees and postgraduate classes at West Hills Community Collage.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Owner/Operator

Aiutante
Fresno, CA
01.2018 - Current
  • Strengthened community engagement strategies to boost program outreach across Kings County Hanford, CA.
  • Upheld sound financial principles to keep the program operating within budget levels, maximizing resource utilization while minimizing costs.
  • Established and optimized program schedules to cover planned needs while capitalizing on opportunities to improve student learning.
  • Modernized instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning. Online training.
  • Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff.
  • Stayed current Licensing codes and Kings County guidelines to maintain compliant program operations in Hanford, CA .
  • Hired and mentored well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles, boosting program success.
  • 8 years advocating education, and servicing as a State Representative Celebrated Recovery Inside Jails and Prison Ministry.
  • 5 years Founded Church Softball ministry
  • Conducted training and mentored staff, consistently.
  • Identified signs of potential emotional or developmental concerns in students and brought to parent or guardian attention.

Celebrate Recovery Leader & State Rep & CRI Rep

Aiutante
Fresno, CA
01.2015 - Current
  • Operates CR group with high integrity, built trust, and earned sustained credibility with internal and external clientele.
  • Converted community contacts into potential clients through networking, consistency, and credibility.
  • Made social media Celebrate Recovery Facebook page for CR group at Christian Life Center and posted on the California State Facebook page.
  • Started and run the Celebrate Recovery group at South Valley Community Church. Launched, organized, and lead CR groups and teach step studies including developing new leaders with continue the journey training.
  • Volunteered at the Kings County Rescue Missions, Adventist Health Hospital to introduce people to Celebrate Recovery and how it can help them find love and community as well as addiction recovery.
  • Volunteer coordinator created ministries for the homeless, provided recreational events, fundraising for softball church ministry.
  • Launched overnight shelter and trained staff

Admissions Representative

Corinthian Colleges
Santa Ana, CA
01.2002 - 12.2009
  • Traveled extensively throughout assigned territory
  • Top Sales Representative Parthenon Awards as Hybrid Sales level IV
  • Managed office inventory by restocking supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
  • Answered telephone calls to field inquiries from clients, vendors and various other callers seeking information.
  • Tracked and recorded expenses and reconciled accounts to maintain accurate, current and compliant financial records.
  • Kept physical files and digitized records organized for easy updating and retrieval by authorized team members.
  • Promptly received and forwarded incoming communications, such as phone calls, emails and letters, to appropriate staff.
  • Effectively developed a large territory in North and South Bay of San Francisco CA selling to High School guidance counselors, prospective students, and parents on the benefits of obtaining an education from WyoTech. Quickly learned how to promote a wide variety of product offerings utilizing a consultative sales approach. Devised follow-up system in order to keep track of students ensuring they start school. Organized and hosted regional receptions for future students and families.
  • Increase more students than predecessor by aggressively penetrating market
  • Successfully reestablished an under-performing territory in Northern Ca, including successful interview rates, leads development, presentation performance and enrollment rates
  • Created and implemented a high-impact, innovative Interview Script and High School Presentation, increasing leads received, forecast projections, interviews conducted, close rates, and show rate projections
  • Successfully established a high level of rapport with entire hierarchy of education decision makers

Education

Associate of Science - Social Sciences Education

West Hills Community College, Lemoore, CA
01.2020 - 05.2023
  • Recipient of Grants and Scholarships over multiple years from 2020-2023
  • Achieve Grant 2017-2023
  • Presidents List 2022
  • Semester grade 4.0
  • Dean's List Spring 2020
  • Graduated with 3.30 GPA

Associate of Arts - Sociology

West Hills Community College, Lemoore, CA
01.2021 - 05.2023

Associate of Arts - Business Management

West Hills Community College, Coalinga, CA
03.2023 - Current

Skills

  • Addiction counseling training and experience
  • Counseling training and experience
  • Motivational leadership style
  • Exceptional leader
  • Staff leadership and supervision
  • Recovery Guidance
  • Spiritual leadership
  • Team leadership and coaching
  • Outstanding community leader
  • Recovery coaching
  • Issue Strategy
  • Facilitator
  • Simulation Coach
  • Recruiter

Timeline

West Hills Community College - Associate of Arts, Business Management
03.2023 - Current
West Hills Community College - Associate of Arts, Sociology
01.2021 - 05.2023
West Hills Community College - Associate of Science, Social Sciences Education
01.2020 - 05.2023
Owner/Operator - Aiutante
01.2018 - Current
Celebrate Recovery Leader & State Rep & CRI Rep - Aiutante
01.2015 - Current
Admissions Representative - Corinthian Colleges
01.2002 - 12.2009

Work Availability

monday
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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 25 staff members.
  • Documented and resolved low attendance of volunteers which led to 5 asked 5 multiplying to 25.
  • Achieved funding through effectively helping with healthy fun.
  • Collaborated with team of 20 members in the development of Kings Gospel Mission Gmen.
John Long