Lydia Butler
Advocacy & Community Education Director
Detroit,MI
Summary
Motivated professional offering a Doctorate in Business Administration who will add value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal, and multitasking abilities. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Advocacy & Community Education
Disability Network Wayne County Detroit
Detroit, MI
04.2022 - Current
- Develop and incorporate community-based education programs to meet various needs and monitor each program's effectiveness
- Enable each member of staff to receive development opportunities by implementing workshops, seminars, and regular training
- Juggle multiple projects and tasks to ensure high-quality and timely delivery
- Provide excellent advocacy service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations
- Conduct presentations concerning individual and systems-based advocacy that empowers people with disabilities
- Conduct disability awareness and inclusion training and execute compliance and accessibility audits according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Independent Living Specialist
Disability Network Wayne County Detroit
Detroit, MI
08.2020 - 04.2022
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services
- Prioritized and organized job readiness tasks to efficiently accomplish goals for consumers
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others
- Improved operations by working with team members and customers to find workable solutions.
Substitute Teacher
Executech Staffing,
Detroit, MI
09.2013 - 07.2020
- Direct the classroom, accomplishing curriculum objectives and goals outlined in the lesson plans
- Maintain a professional attitude in all manner of conduct with students, faculty, and parents, including a commitment to confidentiality.
Education
Doctor of Business Administration -
Walden University
05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Walden University
01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management
Ashford University
01.2010
Skills
- Supervision & leadership
- Effective customer communication, support, and assistance
- Research, presentations, and facts collecting
- Community Outreach
- Working collaboratively
- Flexible
- Team management
- Team building
- Community education
- Community Advocacy trained
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
Barack Obama
Timeline
Director of Advocacy & Community Education
Disability Network Wayne County Detroit
04.2022 - Current
Independent Living Specialist
Disability Network Wayne County Detroit
08.2020 - 04.2022
Substitute Teacher
Executech Staffing,
09.2013 - 07.2020
Doctor of Business Administration -
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management
Ashford University
Accomplishments
An Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., member since 1979. As the Chair of the Educational Advancement Foundation planned and organized fundraisers. Community volunteer at Christian Tabernacle Church, assisting Media Ministry since 2017.
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