Lisa Bonds
Non-Profit Executive Director
Canton,United States
Summary
I am a wife of 32 years, a mother to 5 adult children, and the Executive Director of Engraved, Inc. In 2011, the Lord called me out of a thirteen year teaching career to start a 501c3 to take the power and compassion of the Gospel to at-risk and orphaned children and teens. We have partnerships in Russia, Ukraine, Kenya and India. A majority of our ministry was in Ukraine, so I am exploring opportunities to use my gifts and experience to serve in a new capacity.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Engraved Ministry
Canton, Georgia
11.2011 - Current
- Developed international partnerships in Ukraine, Africa, and India and domestic partnerships with local groups/churches
- Wrote curriculum, planned programs, camps, and executed 2-4 mission teams each year to Ukraine
- Chose, trained, prepared, and lead international mission teams for 10 years
- Developed 4 working international programs for at-risk children in orphanages, orphanage graduates, and families in crisis
- Speaker at youth camps for local teens in foster care from ages 6-18
- Prepare presentations and speak to raise awareness and funding
- Managed 501c3 administrative duties
- Created promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate public.
- Develop and maintain on-going international relationships in multiple countries over many years
- Led successful fundraising campaigns, securing critical resources for program development and expansion.
Teacher
The King's Academy
Woodstock, Georgia
08.2002 - Current
- Currently teaching Old Testament Survey 10th grade
- Previously taught 5th grade English, Composition, Reading, History from 2002-2011
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA05.1991
Skills
- Program development for local and international ministry
- Community engagement through church relationships, speaking engagements, social media, and newsletters
- Building partnerships and relationships with local and internationally churches, pastors, and partners
- Interviewing, preparing, training, managing, and traveling with mission groups to serve overseas
- Non-profit administration
- Coordinating and training volunteers
- Writing Bible curriculum/lessons and Communicating and teaching
- Creativity, inventiveness, and joyfulness in task accomplishment
- Speaking and fundraising
Languages
Russian
Elementary
Timeline
Executive Director
Engraved Ministry
11.2011 - Current
Teacher
The King's Academy
08.2002 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The University of Georgia
Websites
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Completed TBRI training (Trust Based Relational Intervention)
- Completed 50 hours of reading/training for working with children with traumatic backgrounds
- Mission training through Culturelink
- Mentor to teen girls in foster care
- Mission trips to Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Kenya
- Attended CAFO Summit several years: attending break out training sessions
- Part of a non-profit collaborative 2020-2023