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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
Racine, WI
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
Online, Students From Europe, SE Asia And China
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
Kenosha, WI
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
Sturtevant, WI
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
Bristol, UK
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
Treforrest, UK
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
Bristol, UK
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