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Michele J Marston

Greenville,NC

Summary

With a diverse background and a passion for thriving communities, my professional goals boast a motivating career with a deep purpose to serve and increase access and equity for struggling populations. Supporting young minds with a background in higher education and managing teams across multiple industries, I am committed to seeing Eastern North Carolina families and businesses further reach their full and worthy potential. I believe with my proven experience in connecting with small and large businesses and nonprofits alike, across the region and across multiple demographics, I would be a useful asset to any organization truly committed to achieving maximum economic growth for our region while bringing necessary infrastructure and team accountability to reach short- and longer-term employment, health and educational goals for each student, individual or family we encounter.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Economic Empowerment & Programs Administrator

Koinonia Community Solutions
09.2021 - Current
  • Economic Empowerment & Programs Administration, Assisted approximately 212 individuals and families into jobs in 2022 alone
  • Responsible for all day-to-day operations of local nonprofit office, all networking, marketing, and fundraising events
  • Raised over $60,000 during 2022 fiscal year through diversified funding avenues
  • Maintained budget, accounting data, prepared revenue and expense reports, office management and website creation and implementation of social media
  • Compliance with NC DPI and record keeping
  • Public co-hort and workshop materials for job seekers creation, implementation, and leadership
  • Supervision of interns and office staff
  • Planned and executed multiple events and presentations to board members on economic empowerment programming
  • Responsible for all budget and expenditures preparation and reporting.
  • Developed and implemented program goals and objectives, establishing specific and measurable outcomes aligned with organization's overall mission.
  • Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to program participants.

Youth Program Manager

Federal WIOA, EDSI
11.2020 - 09.2021
  • Oversight for regional team members by providing quarterly reviews, organizing staff trainings and assisting with goal setting to exceed federal program performance
  • Successfully collaborate with partners and community organizations to directly benefit our young adult needs
  • Represented EDSI and the program at board and contractor meetings
  • Provided positive vision for required changes during program operation
  • Accurately run reports and analyze performance to develop improvement plans when necessary
  • Provided exceptional customer service to program participants while coaching to performance
  • Guided federally funded team to program performance across 5 country region while serving over 400 individuals under the age of 24 years old with receiving additional federal funding
  • Excellent steward of funding and documentation
  • Collaboration with Rivers East Workforce Development Board and responsible for the planning, hiring, management, and termination of contractors.

Business Services Representative

Educational Data Systems Inc
07.2020 - 10.2020


  • Create, generate, and submit job orders, with a focus on those that capitalize on the skills and experience of Adult, Dislocated Workers and Youth
  • Continually review business opportunities
  • Serve as point of contact for all employers in 4 county region
  • Perform initial and follow-up meetings on NC Works and Federal Business Resources as necessary
  • Developed and executed a marketing/advertising plan
  • Interface with other company departments and employees
  • Provide, as required, target estimates or goals and periodic progress reports
  • Developed a strong network for potential business leads
  • Represented EDSI/NCWorks Career Center at conferences, meetings, on media outlets and selected social functions
  • Entered and analyzed regional employer information and growth trends using state, O
  • Net, and Salesforce software.

Brand Supervisor

L. Brands INC
04.2019 - 06.2020
  • Empowers, coaches, oversees, and leads marketing direction and customer service education for a large retail corporation
  • Business Analysis, Payroll Planning, Managerial Accounting, Employee Hiring, Retention and Training, Cash and Expenses Handling and Human Resources Compliance.

Business Education Tutor

Pitt Community college
09.2014 - 01.2019
  • Working closely with students of all different demographics to better understand coursework in accounting, economics, marketing, business, and computer courses
  • Providing encouragement and clarification of all financial procedures from entrepreneurship to government policies.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.

Education

Economics BS - Business Admin, Urban and Regional Economics

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
05.2024

Associates - Business Administration, Arts, Business

Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC
2012

Skills

  • Curriculum Development
  • Career Counseling
  • Email Campaigns
  • Fundraising & Capital Campaigns
  • Special Events
  • Press Releases
  • Donor and Business Development
  • Market Planning and Execution
  • Promotions and Marketing Strategies
  • Multi-Media Communication
  • Project Milestones
  • Visual Representations
  • Print Design
  • Social Media Platforms

Accomplishments

2022 Pitt Community College Distinguished Alumni Recipient

Accelerate NC Ambassador – Life Sciences Manufacturing, NC BioTechnology

Affiliations

Young Professionals Association Member, Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce

AG Cox Middle School PTO Board Member

NC Parent Teacher Association Member

Association of Junior Leagues International, 6 previous years of experience

Timeline

Economic Empowerment & Programs Administrator

Koinonia Community Solutions
09.2021 - Current

Youth Program Manager

Federal WIOA, EDSI
11.2020 - 09.2021

Business Services Representative

Educational Data Systems Inc
07.2020 - 10.2020

Brand Supervisor

L. Brands INC
04.2019 - 06.2020

Business Education Tutor

Pitt Community college
09.2014 - 01.2019

Economics BS - Business Admin, Urban and Regional Economics

East Carolina University

Associates - Business Administration, Arts, Business

Pitt Community College

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