Millie F. Bautista
Brooksville,FL
Summary
Accomplished visionary combining outstanding leadership and mentoring skills with general management qualifications. Results-oriented, decisive leader, with proven success in establishing a lasting presence in new communities, identifying opportunities, initiating strong business alliances and a commitment to those less fortunate. Outstanding communication skills with proven ability to create structure, open, develop, and resolve labor disputes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
InVest Advocate Team Lead
Sunrise Of Pasco County
Dade City, FL
10.2025 - Current
- Support InVest Advocate in delivering support to survivors throughout judicial process.
- Facilitate training programs to Law Enforcement and services available to victims of High Lethality Cases of Domestic Violence.
- Coordinate daily operations to ensure compliance with call back of 72 Hours compliance with collaboration of Law Enforcement and all Internal Referrals.
- Assist in facilitating training- resulting in increased efficiency in survivor services such as VAWA (Section 8) accessibility and its requirements and Victim Compensation Relocation (OAG) funding to secure safe housing.
- Advocate with the State Attorneys on behalf of survivors at judicial hearings, InVest Interviews and depositions.
InVest Advocate
Sunrise Of Pasco County
Port Richey, FL
02.2022 - 10.2025
- Explain to survivors judicial process and victim rights and expectations under various laws.
- Assisted in explaining the drafting requirements of the Injunction for Protection application process, ensuring compliance within the judicial process.
- Advocate for survivors in court proceedings, advocating for favorable outcomes.
- Assisted survivors with settlements of evidence necessary for restoration of loss property and or damages.
- Assisted survivors in filing for Victim Compensation Relocation Program through the Office of Attorney General in support of strategies and decisions for relocation to a safe home.
- Communicated with survivors in collaboration with Law Enforcement within 72 hours of receipt of Police Reports , offering services and resources available to them.
- Assisted in quarterly Law Enforcement trainings of the InVest Program and all that it offers.
- Advocate with the State Attorneys on behalf of survivors at judicial hearings, InVest Interviews and depositions.
IFP Specialist
The Spring Outreach of TB-Advocate
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Injunction Specialist
- Outreach Advocate
- Inactive File Auditor
- Data Entry – PSS and HAWD Surveys
- Effective in assisting participants in the filing of petitions of injunctions with a 90-95% success rate for English speaking participants and an approval rate of 98% for the Spanish speaking participants. I have assisted in the quality control and structured receipt and filing system for participant inactive files maintained in the Outreach Office. Assisted the Director in implementing a process for maintaining the data received from the PSS and HAWD surveys to assist with grant accountability and opportunities. Outreach Advocate in assisting participants with Relocation and Victim Compensation Resources. Liaison between Spring IFP Attorneys and participants.
Volunteer Outreach Regional Care Team Leader
Elevation Church
Charlotte, NC
06.2017 - 02.2021
- Welcome Team –Greeter (1 year)
- Guest Experience –VIP Call back (6 months)
- EGroup Member (2 years +)
- EGroup Women Bible Studies Leader (2 Years +)
- EGroup Care Team Leader (2 months)
- EGroup Leader Interviewer (6 months)
- Outreach Volunteer (3.5 years +)
- Outreach Host (2 years +)
- Outreach Care Team Leader (8 months +)
- Regional Outreach Care Team Leader for Southeast Area (7 months +)
- Watch Party Leader 2021
- Progressed from an eFam (extended family) greeter to an increasingly responsible position as eFam Regional Care Team Leader for Outreach and a leader of Women Bible Studies.
- Continued creating and serving in outreach events throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Specifically during Love Weeks of 2019 and 2020 created over 20 events for the Tampa Bay eFam to participate in while creating fellowship. Became a Care Team Leader for Outreach and developed many host in the act of service for the Tampa Bay area through training and coaching.
- Regional Care Team Leader for the Southeast Area covering 12 states. This involved promoting, assisting, and mentoring many more host resulting in over 10 outreach events in West Virginia, Alabama, Maryland, Florida, and North Carolina.
- December 2020, was responsible to create outreach events in Tampa Florida for the Love Your City Weekend. Arranged and participated in meetings with the Volunteer Directors/Coordinators of 6 non-profit organizations and the Online Outreach Director of Elevation. This resulted in creating 9 outreach events with a participation of over 100 eFam members and the beginning of a relationship with organizations for the Tampa Bay eFam to serve with.
- January 2021, the eFam Reunion Tour created over 11 outreach events in Tampa with over 200 volunteer opportunities, resulting in 542 volunteer hours.
- February 2021, hosting and leading a Watch Party giving access to outreach volunteers in Tampa. Aligning with 9 Watch Party Leaders in creating outreach events in support of our Military Troops through an alignment with the Sano Foundation.
Postmaster
United States Postal Service - Florida
03.2001 - 07.2018
- Suncoast Inspection Route Team Leader
- Suncoast Route Inspector
- Diversity Leader
- National Association Postal Supervisors Defense Representative
- Management Negotiator of Collective Bargaining Local agreements
- Grievance/legal Facilitator for Tampa Postal Installations
- Focused on the reduction of financial liability of the USPS, lead by the unions, I became the Grievance/legal Facilitator for Tampa Postal Installations. In this position, I represented Management in 13 Postal facilities while maintaining confidentiality for all parties involved. This allowed me to maintain consistency and accountability that would result in further addition. I was able to provide legal interpretations, documentations, evidence, and written contentions to both Management and Unions with reference to the Employee Labor Manual, Labor Laws and the Collective Bargaining Agreement. This resulted in a subsided amount of frivolous grievances.
- Provided result-oriented product management in a direct distribution to our local communities and residents. Lead teams in the development of new integration of mailing visibility to our customers. Delivered profit-driven revenue models. Developed business and functional requirements for products. Successfully lead business development efforts. Performed business and cost analysis. Analyzed segments and created effective business and marketing plans. Developed communication avenues of trust between the USPS and the American Public.
- Progressed from Associate Supervisor to an increasingly responsible position as Postmaster in product information, global, and government initiatives.
- Attributed to becoming the Representative for all Management employees in defense proceedings. I am engaged in all aspects of the defense including all investigations, proper filing of legal documents, maintaining regulated timelines, and working as the liaison between the assigned attorney and the appellant for his/her Merit Systems Protection Board hearing.
Skills
- Innovative Leadership Style
- Change Management Techniques
- Team Builder
- Budget Operations
- Employee Placement Concepts
- Community Liaison
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Problem solver who quickly grasps complex situations turning them into manageable tasks
- Produces quality work even under extreme time pressure and deadlines
- Many years of experience successfully managing and organizing workload
- Collaborates in teams to produce quality results
- Consistently maintains a positive attitude
- Accurately and very effective working with people
- Proficient command of the English/Spanish language with strong written and transcription skills
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
InVest Advocate Team Lead
Sunrise Of Pasco County
10.2025 - Current
InVest Advocate
Sunrise Of Pasco County
02.2022 - 10.2025
IFP Specialist
The Spring Outreach of TB-Advocate
03.2021 - 02.2022
Volunteer Outreach Regional Care Team Leader
Elevation Church
06.2017 - 02.2021
Postmaster
United States Postal Service - Florida
03.2001 - 07.2018
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Ability to communicate the mission vision of the organization.
- Facilitator, Trainer
- Comprehension of the judicial process, ability to share experiences with clarity, proficient in advocating for survivors of High Lethality.