Accomplished Non-Profit Executive Director and Inspiring Scholar recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational and communication skills. Student-Centered Professor with expertise in Early Church and New Testament. Offers 20-year background supporting students, developing instructional plans and overseeing undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral Students. Commended for sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals. Goal-oriented to advance department, improve teaching and modernize courses. Extensive background in research and university fundraising.
Cast vision and inspire team of national staff along with Board of Directors and 50 state leaders. Serve as liasion to international church, raisinig funds and advocating for missions personnel and projects serving women and children. Launched and teach courses in Arise Academy providing online learning for women who wish to connect, grow, and thrive. Serve as speaker for International, National, Regional, and State events in church and community, represented agency at Christian Churches Together. Led global study and service trips to Rome, Pompeii, Cairo, Uganda. Led initiatives resulting of the building of 6 sewing centers in East Africa and launched international Anti Trafficking initiative.
Founded and launched online academy for women in ministry offering dynamic and relevant courses based grounded in community formation. Over 150 women recieved course completion certificates in Sermon Preparation, Exegetical Study Courses, and Feminist Criticism.
Fouded non-profit serving survivors of domestic sex trafficking in Central, IN. Inspired and trained volunteers for outreach, developed curriculum, oversaw support groups for recovery, levereged community and church leaders for impact, cultivated donor base and led funding campaigns and events for major gifts and grassroots support.
Dual appointment in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries, taught language courses, practical ministry and New Testament seminars for eighteen years, overseeing undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral students. Supervised theses and dissertations, Served on departmental committees: Nurture and Assessment, Accreditation Review, Student Community, Diversity and Multi-Cultural. Contributed to colloquims and field of Biblical Studies with original research, articles, and publications.
Co-hosted on longest running Christian Radio Broadcast in U.S. engaging in relevant topics facing the church, led multiple international trips to Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, and Ephesus.
Led University Spiritual Life department including chapel services and pastoral care, launched discipleship coordiantor program for residence halls. Provided oversight for student led campus ministries and worship teams, taught Biblical Studies courses and convened and led group of women called to ministry. Led service and study trips with students to Kolkata, India, and Greece and Turkey.
Raised $1million annual offering to support missions and ministires of the Church of God, wrote and produced curriculum to support spiritual life and leadership development of women. Traveled widely and spoke at various women's retreats and conventions.
Led fundraising campaigns with fortune 500 companies such as, Gaylord Entertainment, Firestone, Ford Motor, AIG and HCA Hospitals. Planned events and worked with loaned executives to engage staff teams to achieve campaign goals to support multi service programs supported by the United Way in Metro-Nashville, TN
Developed curriculum and taught all Sumner County secondary students 7-12 to promote abstinence and educate about teen pregnancy and hazards of sexually transmitted diseases. Led teen drama group to perform across state. Helped raise funds, offered counseling to clients, oversaw volunteer base and planned events.
Preached regularly, led group of young adults, and women's ministry group, taught Sunday School, provided pastoral care, and led worship and Church Council groups.
Worked in TN House of Representatives as an extension as the Speaker's office. Clerked committees, provided legislative research, served as Message clerk from House to Senate, helped support campaign staff and donor events.
Provided phone service and campaign support, staffing events with National dignitaries, and cultivating donors.