Manda Overturf Shank
Edmond,OK
Summary
Seasoned scholar and project manager with a resourceful and determined approach to challenges. Over a decade of experience in non-profit, research, and educational settings, enhancing my unique perspective to deliver on organizational success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Officer
Kirkpatrick Foundation
03.2014 - Current
- Manage complex publications and programs from inception to completion, ensuring delivery of high-quality results.
- Oversee the development, research, and production of printed materials include articles and large publications related to Kirkpatrick Foundation's Safe & Humane initiative. Research includes looking into academic, field, and industry materials and consulting with experts in various fields to fact check documents.
- Maintain and support relationships with statewide and national stakeholders related to the Safe & Humane initiative through attendance of professional conferences and active communication with those in email database.
- Coordinate special events on content-based issues including a large, triennial ANIMAL conference, subject specific conferences/meeting, and public events that help educate participants on animal wellbeing issues.
- Working independently and collaboratively in a team environment in both physical and virtual settings.
- Use critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Successfully meet tight deadlines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement programs that address community needs.
- Manage budgets and negotiate with vendors as coordinator of events.
Conference Coordinator
Kentucky Transportation Center
05.2012 - 02.2014
- Assisted speakers in preparing presentations materials while ensuring adherence to time constraints.
- Scheduled, coordinated, and managed budgets for over eighty professional development programs for the Kentucky Department of Transportation Center each year.
- Oversaw on-site staff during conferences, maintaining a high level of professionalism and responsiveness to attendee needs.
- Provided exceptional customer service to conference attendees, addressing inquiries and providing solutions promptly and efficiently.
- Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors, resulting in cost savings and improved event quality.
Program Officer
Oklahoma Humanities Council
10.2010 - 12.2011
- Directed five humanities statewide programs that served Oklahoma K-12 school age children and adults, libraries, universities, and other non-profit institutions.
- Maintained detailed documentation on all aspects of programs.
- Developed communication plans to effectively deliver information about programs to participants.
- Evaluated and reorganized current system for a library based program. This reorganization led to the moving and redistribution of over 9,000 books.
Instructional Development Center Project Assistant
Moore Norman Technology Center
10.2009 - 10.2010
- Collaborated with instructors to edit and improve curriculum to align to the state of Oklahoma educational standards.
- Completed multiple tasks simultaneously to optimize project completion.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Oklahoma
08.2008 - 05.2010
- Analyzed data, surveyed websites, and transcribed interview materials to assist library studies professors with research projects and academic papers.
- Conducted extensive background research on specific topics, establishing a strong foundation for project success.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Kansas
08.2006 - 05.2008
- Facilitated freshmen American history discussion classes of up to ninety undergraduate students for four semesters.
Instructional Designer
Pontotoc Technology Center
03.2005 - 07.2006
- Collaborated with subject matter experts to create accurate, relevant, and effective learning content such as a instructional manual and PowerPoint presentation for training at the Solo Cup manufacturing plant in Ada, OK.
Education
Master of Library and Information Studies - Academic Libraries
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK05.2010
Master of Arts in History - Twentieth-century American Business History
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS08.2008
Bachelor of Arts - American History
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK05.2004
Skills
- Research and Analysis
- Training and Facilitation
- Data Review
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Logistics Coordination
- Analytical Skills
Professionalreferences
Susan Grossman, Senior Program Officer, Kirkpatrick Foundation, susan@kirkpatrickfoundation.com
Alana Salisbury, Managing Editor, ArtDesk Magazine, 405.850.4957, alana@readartdesk.com
Kristy Wicker, Independent Researcher, Lead Investigator The Oklahoma Animal Study, 405.694.1836, kristy@kristywicker.com
Accomplishments
- Senior Editor, A Way Forward: Ending the Extreme Confinement of Pregnant Pigs in Industrial Farm Animal Production in Oklahoma (June 2024).
- Contributor and editor of Reporting Animal Cruelty (2018),https://oklahomaanimals.org/uploads//pdf/ok-reporting-animal-cruelty-book-web.pdf.
- Co-author of The Oklahoma Animal Study (2016), https://oklahomaanimals.org/uploads//pdf/the-oklahoma-animal-study-final.pdf, a full-length publication on the state of animal well-being in Oklahoma, the first of its kind.
- Successfully planned and coordinated seven multi-day conferences and events that trained and educated 1,200 participants over the past ten years.
Timeline
Program Officer
Kirkpatrick Foundation
03.2014 - Current
Conference Coordinator
Kentucky Transportation Center
05.2012 - 02.2014
Program Officer
Oklahoma Humanities Council
10.2010 - 12.2011
Instructional Development Center Project Assistant
Moore Norman Technology Center
10.2009 - 10.2010
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Oklahoma
08.2008 - 05.2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Kansas
08.2006 - 05.2008
Instructional Designer
Pontotoc Technology Center
03.2005 - 07.2006
Master of Library and Information Studies - Academic Libraries
University of Oklahoma
Master of Arts in History - Twentieth-century American Business History
University of Kansas
Bachelor of Arts - American History
Oklahoma State University
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