Meredith Lepp

• Provides support and prepares host families in Kentucky to host high school foreign exchange students for semester and full school year foreign exchange
• Coordinates recruiting, screening, reference checks, home visits, orientation training, pick up, family integration, monthly check-ins, dispute resolution, disciplinary action and other support for students and their host families
• All activities are expected to be compliant with federal guidelines for educational exchange activities
• Conducts information sessions and enrichment activities in the community to enhance the experience for current students, families, and future program growth
• Works as a liaison between students, school faculty, staff, host families, national office support staff, and home country staff and student families
• Responsible for student safety and finding new homes for students during the year as needed
• Facilitates entry and pre-departure training sessions for students and families to prepare them for success

• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer providing support and advocating for abused and neglected children in the Madison County and Clark County, Kentucky
• The CASA commits to staying by the child’s side until the child has found a permanent, safe home
• Currently assigned to two cases including seven children, ages between 2 - 18
• Assigned to and worked with 17 children and their families since 2018
• Have continued to maintain relationships with each of these children after their cases have closed and continue to support them regularly by providing them with resources as needed
• Completed 30 hours of pre-service training before being sworn in and appointed by the court
• At least 12 hours of continuing education classes are required each year; completed 108 hours of training in 2024 through the CASA program
• Responsibilities include meeting face to face with each child monthly
• Maintain notes on each meeting, complete required court reports, work with lawyers, meet with social services and other collaterals, keep driving log, mileage, and time spent on each case
• Stay engaged with resources available for children, including school and doctors, and talk with parents to ensure the ability to advocate on behalf of the children as required

Troop Leader

• Troops founded during kindergarten, have led two scout troops through their senior years (currently one remaining, one group graduated in 2023), which requires planning, organizing, and hosting activities for scouts
• Focus on mentoring scouts, building friendships, developing independence, preparing them for their futures and learning other important life skills
• Involves planning bi-weekly meetings during the school year and a weeklong day camp during the summers, including the transition from in-person meetings to virtual sessions in 2020
• Troop activities include Fall Product and Girl Scout Cookie sales, planning and performing community service projects, fundraisers, and other events
• Responsible for helping Girl Scouts earn national awards, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards
• Fostered positive personal connection with each troop participant and cultivated social connections and sense of solidarity.

Service Unit Manager

• Responsible for supervising volunteer Girl Scout Troop leaders in Madison County
• Acts as a liaison between the council and members in Madison County
• Responsible for training all new leaders on safety procedures, processes, laws, proper documentation, and council responsibilities, as well as existing leaders on changes that impact them
• Plans and manages recruiting and community events
• Performs and advises to facilitate conflict resolution
• Delegates roles for other volunteers to assist as needed with additional events
• Conducts and designs materials for virtual and in-person trainings which are held monthly
• Responsible for attending monthly Service Unit Manager meetings and activities in coordination with the council and other Service Unit Managers in the council
• Responsible for nominating and endorsing current leaders for Volunteer Appreciation and Adult Awards

Camp Trainer

• Teaching troop leaders camping skills including camp safety, first aid, cooking over a fire, shelter building, entertainment, council rules and other requirements to prepare troop leaders for camping with their Girl Scouts

Vice Cluster Chair

• Work alongside CEO and staff of Girl Scouts of the USA to help make important decisions and changes that will help staff, volunteers, parents and girls
• Focus on volunteer experience, member experience and employee experience
• Speak on behalf of parents, volunteers and service unit members to make the program better for those involved
• Attend monthly virtual meetings with leaders, staff and the CEO of GSKWRC
• Attend four meetings per year as the Vice Cluster Chair and Delegate as a voting member

Cookie Cupboard Manager

• Responsibilities included ordering, receiving, stocking and distribution of over 40,000 boxes of cookies and $160,000 in sales for Madison County and surrounding area Girl Scout troops
• Secured a safe, accessible area to receive and store cookies during the six months of the sale
• Ensured accurate accounting of cookie transfers, sales, and record keeping
• Managed weekly orders and distribution of cookies to troops

• Transitioned to Full-Time Administrative Manager and to Regional Director
• Provided support for all aspects of the Kentucky programs and support Program Directors, Assistant Directors, Regional Director and staff
• Prepared weekly paperwork, payroll processing, ran reports and worked closely with Payroll Support Specialists
• Hired and onboarded new employees through the UKG system, provided orientation, and helped train new staff
• Supported programs with training compliance, office safety checks, renewal of licenses and insurance
• Worked in a fast-paced office setting and maintained a professional relationship with families, staff, leadership, and service providers
• Organized, detail oriented, and have good time management skills
• Assisted in training on YAP programs as well as internal documentation and databases, MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
• Supported statewide programs in Kansas, Utah, and Arizona on training compliance, office safety checks, renewal of license and insurance as needed
• Supported the Utah program with administrative duties and supported the directors and administrative staff on compliance and training

Advocate

• Mentored and advocated for youth in the Juvenile Justice System in the local communities of Kentucky
• Provided wrap-around services to youth and their families, created and managed Individual Service Plans, attended court, worked with youth’s Court Designated Worker or Probation Officer
• Became Part-Time Administrative Manager in July 2022
• In addition to Advocate, worked as the office receptionist, hired and onboarded new employees and trained new staff
• Processed weekly payroll, ran reports, and worked closely with Payroll Support Specialists
• Helped transition the office to a paperless program
• Maintained a professional relationship with families, staff, leadership, and service providers
• Supported local program with training compliance, office safety checks, renewal of licenses and insurance

Kentucky State Administrative Manager & Regional Support for KY, KS, AZ, IN, UT

• Transitioned to Full-Time Administrative Manager and Support to Regional Director
• Provided support for all aspects of the Kentucky programs and support Program Directors, Assistant Directors, Regional Director and staff
• Prepared weekly paperwork, payroll processing, ran reports and worked closely with Payroll Support Specialists
• Hired and onboarded new employees through the UKG system, provided orientation, and helped train new staff
• Supported programs with training compliance, office safety checks, renewal of licenses and insurance
• Worked in a fast-paced office setting and maintained a professional relationship with families, staff, leadership, and service providers
• Organized, detail oriented, and have good time management skills
• Assisted in training on YAP programs as well as internal documentation and databases, MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
• Supported statewide programs in Kansas, Utah, Indiana, and Arizona on training compliance, office safety checks, renewal of license and insurance as needed
• Supported the Utah program with administrative duties and supported the directors and administrative staff on compliance and training

• Performed server duties such as taking orders, running orders to table, preparing orders to be taken to table

• Answered technical support calls for HP Pavilion computers
• Coordinated with various staff for operational support activities of the unit; served as a liaison between departments and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems
• Scheduled and coordinated meetings, interviews, appointments, events and other similar activities for supervisors, which also includes travel and lodging arrangements
• Completed payroll and employee scheduling and supervised and trained employees as needed
• Performed administrative duties, payroll, scheduling, training of new employees
• Supervised new employees and helped them with learning the databases as they began taking calls

• Performed server duties such as taking orders, running orders to table, preparing orders to be taken to table
• Also responsible for training new employees and responsible for supervising new employees as they learned their position