Lisa Saraceno
Lincoln,NE
Summary
Creative Life Enrichment Director proudly offering over 25 years of knowledge and experience working with seniors from Memory Care Coordinator to Director of a large senior center with 1,000 paid members. Extensive experience with programming planning and implementation.
Strong networking experience. Hire and train staff and handle grievances effectively. Fundraising and budgeting experience. Team building and community outreach are passions of mine.
Served on the Mayor's Fitness Council for 15 years, Better Living for Texans Board for 8 years, Senior Citizens, Inc. and APAC Pet Adoption Education Board for 3 years.
I am looking forward to a new chapter with a company that aligns with my values, skill set and knowledge.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Life Enrichment Manager
Immanuel - Yankee Hill Village
Lincln, NE
12.2022 - Current
- Research, plan, and Implement activities for 125 residents including Independent, Assisted Living and Memory care. Hire, train, and supervise 2 full-time staff, and 10 volunteers. Enforce disciplinary procedures.
- Meet with residents to determine appropriate types of activities for facility.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall resident satisfaction. Do regular brainstorming sessions, have developed several resident committees, started many new programs
- Administer fiscal operations for accounting, budget planning, authorizing expenditures and coordinating reports.
- Build work schedules and staff assignments.
- Planned and implemented programs for monthly educational speakers.
Program Manager
City Of Temple
Temple, Texas
02.2005 - 05.2022
- Created and oversaw implementation of programs for seniors as well as many community projects such as the annual 4th of July event, Christmas Parade, community wide walking challenges.
- Conducted program surveys and held satisfaction rates in the upper 90s consistently.
- Oversaw 3 fulltime staff as well as 6 part time staff. For large community events, up to 100 part-time workers and volunteers.
- Oversaw after hour rentals, hiring Security Officers.
- Ensured all financial procedures and budgetary duties were followed.
- Worked closely with other departments to support program technical aspects and cost proposals. Did all contracts and bids for projects.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Organized team activities to build camaraderie and foster pleasant workplace culture.
Memory Care Coorinator
Edgewood Arbor
Beaverton, OR
11.2003 - 01.2005
- Conducted tours of memory care unit and did all admissions.
- Managed and updated all operations of 16 bed memory care unit.
- Provided onboarding and coaching to new hires.
- Wrote care plans for residents upon admission and met with families.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Plus An Additional Year of Spanish
Central Community College
Hastings, NE05-1985
Skills
- Activity Planning
- Records Management
- Mentoring and coaching
- Training and onboarding
- Effective collaboration and interaction
- Programming implementation
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Recordkeeping
Certification
- Recently obtained Certified Dementia Practitioner
Timeline
Life Enrichment Manager
Immanuel - Yankee Hill Village
12.2022 - Current
Program Manager
City Of Temple
02.2005 - 05.2022
Memory Care Coorinator
Edgewood Arbor
11.2003 - 01.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Plus An Additional Year of Spanish
Central Community College
- Recently obtained Certified Dementia Practitioner
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