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Kimberly Fitzgerald

Kenosha,WI.

Summary

- Educator, customer service, program management and support professional, grant writer and administrator

- 10 years program management and administration and customer care experience

- 10 years higher education experience

-14 years ESL teaching to a range of age groups


Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Administrator

Safe Haven Of Racine
04.2022 - 07.2023
  • Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.
  • Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail.
  • Interacted with community partners and donors by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
  • Maintained and managed daily, weekly and monthly data entry; kept IM systems (spreadsheets and databases) accurate and up-to-date.
  • Prepared and edited grant applications and general correspondence to produce precise, accurate and professional communication.
  • Kept office supplies well organized and sufficiently stocked, placing orders promptly to replenish materials before depleted.
  • Coordinated and scheduled meetings and appointments.
  • Assisted with onboarding of new employees.
  • Fostered operational efficiency and compliance with company policies through effective coordination of office activities.

Online ESL Teacher (varied From Part to Time)

Beijing 4S Education, Ltd
12.2010 - Current
  • Curriculum development and delivery of English (ESL) lessons to diverse age groups (grammar, pronunciation and usage)
  • Provide information and advice on education progression, stress management and exam techniques
  • Combined students' personal interests with lesson objectives to create student-specific activities
  • Provided instruction using textbooks, worksheets, games and visuals to help improve reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
  • Communicated with students using SKYPE, ZOOM, Outlook and Google drive plus Blackboard online learning platforms using webcams and headphones.
  • Wrote, prepared and submitted weekly lesson plans; created and designed homework, quizzes and exams to test abilities.
  • Coached students on English pronunciation and intonation for eloquent conversation.

Office Assistant

Merry Maids Cleaning Services
06.2020 - 04.2022
  • Delivery of professional customer care by phone, email and in person.
  • Utilized Salesforce to record and track customer information.
  • Accepted and processed payments.
  • Collated and balanced previous day's accounts.
  • Monitor and maintained office supplies.
  • Conducted telephone service estimates and sales.
  • Data input, updating customer database and paper files.
  • Assisting with scheduling.
  • Completed clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying, sending and receiving faxes.
  • Managed daily data entry and kept clerical information accurate and up-to-date.
  • Ordered office supplies and kept office stocked with needed resources to operate smoothly.
  • Delivered clerical support by handling range of routine and special requirements.

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Educator/Tour Guide/Cashier/Customer Care

Apple Holler
09.2018 - 03.2020
  • Expanded, developed new school and visitor programs.
  • Expanded, developed new school learning resources.
  • Guided groups of up to 50 people.
  • Field trip leader for schools, delivery range of educational workshops on pollination, world history of apple cultivation.
  • General visitors care; delivering site information and answering questions.
  • Bakery, gift shop and ticket cashier.
  • Collected and deposited payments from guests.
  • Trained to handle medical issues and accidents to take appropriate action and promote safety and well-being of tour groups.
  • Inspected tour sites for potential hazards and arranged for repairs when needed.

Fundraising Administrator

Carers Support Centre
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Developed impactful fundraising strategies to maximize donations and meet fundraising goals.
  • Managed fundraising paperwork, monitoring and evaluation processes.
  • Responded to donor communications.
  • Updated donor paper based file systems to Access as the main IM tool.
  • Coordinated donor care activities and assisted with managing relationships.
  • Managed timely and accurate data processing.
  • Provided basic information analyses for managers.
  • Monitored and recorded funding application outcomes and outputs.
  • Recruited, managed, trained and supported volunteers.
  • Gathered several new case studies with supporting photos for marketing purposes and funding applications.

Strategic Development Officer

Science Shops Wales, University of South Wales
09.2008 - 10.2010
  • Responsible for creating and disseminating information to students, academics and external agencies.
  • Administrator to university committees; schedule meetings, produce agendas, booking venues for large scale events and meetings.
  • Monitored and recorded information onto electronic and paper files.
  • Initiated and delivered career advice sessions and information.
  • Developed and delivered community based learning programs.
  • Monitored and recorded program inputs/outputs.
  • Collated information for committee and senior management reports.
  • Wrote and co-wrote several successful funding proposals.

Community Engagement Officer

University Of Bristol
04.2002 - 09.2008
  • Gathered information on policies then developed information and communications processes for new community and science engagement (STEM) unit.
  • Coordinated formal and informal science programs including hands on fairs and seminars in community venues.
  • Developed and managed information service for external constituents, academics and potential students.
  • Organized committee meetings, coordinated and circulated information, responded to communications as required.
  • Improved registered process for short residential courses.
  • Produced community engagement and STEM guidance papers for academics and senior university managers.
  • Conducted analysis of community needs and resources to support strategic plans.
  • Engaged with larger campaigns to build deeply collaborative partnerships.
  • Built strong bonds with local cultural organizations by respecting unique differences and specific societal norms.
  • Recruited and managed volunteer teams.

Education

Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA) -

University of Cambridge
2008

Masters (Working With Non-traditional Learners) - Education

University of Bristol
Bristol, UK
01.2007

Bachelor of Science - Sociology

University of Bristol
Bristol, UK
06.1997

Skills

  • Highly developed English language skills, reading, writing, grammar, spoken word
  • Experienced in customer care, working with constituents from varying backgrounds, socio-economic groups
  • Event planning, logistics and management
  • Creative lateral thinker
  • Solution focused
  • Skilled in Microsoft Suite, Google apps, Raisers' Edge, Salesforce and Little Green Light
  • Administrative Leadership
  • Maintaining Clean Work Areas
  • Managing Office Supplies and Inventory

Additional Information

For family reasons, I moved to Kenosha in May 2018. I hold dual US/UK citizenship.

Timeline

Operations Administrator

Safe Haven Of Racine
04.2022 - 07.2023

Office Assistant

Merry Maids Cleaning Services
06.2020 - 04.2022

Educator/Tour Guide/Cashier/Customer Care

Apple Holler
09.2018 - 03.2020

Fundraising Administrator

Carers Support Centre
08.2017 - 08.2018

Online ESL Teacher (varied From Part to Time)

Beijing 4S Education, Ltd
12.2010 - Current

Strategic Development Officer

Science Shops Wales, University of South Wales
09.2008 - 10.2010

Community Engagement Officer

University Of Bristol
04.2002 - 09.2008

Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA) -

University of Cambridge

Masters (Working With Non-traditional Learners) - Education

University of Bristol

Bachelor of Science - Sociology

University of Bristol
Kimberly Fitzgerald