Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Interests
Timeline

Mimi Kate Munroe

Self-employed
Aurora,CO
1
Certification
2027
years of professional experience

Compassionate chaplain, interfaith minister, and spiritual care provider with extensive experience in offering emotional support and guidance, especially around death and dying. Skilled in interfaith services and counseling individuals during challenging times. Proven ability to demonstrate empathy and active listening to build trust and rapport. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving meaningful outcomes. Reliable and adaptable to changing needs and ensuring holistic care and support for diverse individuals.

Work History

Interfaith minister

22 Years 9 Months
Self-employed | 01.2004 - Current
  • Interfaith ministry services - conducting weddings, memorials, baby-naming, and pet ceremonies, with sensitivity to individual beliefs and requests
  • Spiritual and life coaching
  • Magdalena Healing Practitioner - energy healing, both in-person and remote
  • Stillpoint Certified Life Healing Coach - energy healing and life coaching both in-person and remote
  • Meditation and mindfulness teacher
  • Doula to Accompany and Comfort - visiting with and supporting the terminally ill
  • Coaching sessions, providing guidance and emotional support to individuals dealing with personal crises and/or seeking spiritual guidance.
  • Cultivating a culture of open communication and feedback.
  • Mentoring ministry students, nurturing their development and leadership skills.
  • Leading workshops
  • Authoring sermons, speeches and other spiritual materials.

Research Manager

11 Years
University of Colorado Denver | 07.2012 - 07.2023
  • Supervise staff, including hiring, scheduling, training, and compliance with Children's Hospital Colorado, UC Denver, HIPAA and COMIRB policies
  • Address personnel, performance, and conduct issues, including annual reviews, enforcing disciplinary action when necessary, performance improvement plans, probation periods, and termination
  • Assess current level of staffing with staffing needs to ensure proper staffing of research personnel
  • Perform a minimum of one formal evaluation per employee per year and hold monthly individual meetings with staff members to assess performance, resources, issues
  • Attend, lead, and actively participate in research meetings
  • Administration of grant budgets and routing, including budget evaluation; invoicing; reporting and certification of effort on grants; reviewing and assisting with appropriate routing of contracts (financial, data use, confidentiality, etc.)
  • Facilitate communication with other departments in the hospital for the conduct of research studies
  • Negotiate use of central resources for projects
  • Responsible for ensuring proper coordination of all Pediatric Emergency Medicine research studies
  • Ensure that research projects are compliant with hospital, IRB, University, state, federal, and research sponsor standards
  • Ensure that all studies carried out in the ED follow the ED SOPs, including protocol development, pre-submission feasibility assessment, and start-up procedures, as applicable

Voice/piano teacher/vocal coach

Self-employed | 2000 - 2020

· Voice/piano teacher/coach – specialty in music as it overlaps emotional healing, working with children and adults

· Singer/songwriter/performer

· Boosted student confidence in their abilities through consistent positive reinforcement and encouragement

· Established a supportive learning environment that promoted open communication between students, parents, and teacher

· Successfully prepared students for recitals, auditions, and competitions

· Hosted regular recitals showcasing student progress, celebrating achievements while also providing valuable performance experience

· Fostered a passion for music in students by exposing them to various genres, composers, and historical periods, from classical to contemporary pieces

· Kept current with advancements in vocal pedagogy by attending workshops, conferences, and participating in professional development opportunities

· Incorporated student interests and experiences to make learning relevant and meaningful

· Adapted instruction to meet individual students' diverse learning needs and abilities

· Taught fundamentals such as music theory, vocal projection, and breathing techniques (singing), and proper finger, hand, and arm techniques (piano), establishing a strong musical foundation

· Implemented effective warm-up routines, reducing the risk of vocal or muscle strain and injury among students

· Assisted students in preparation for auditions, resulting in successful placements in musical theater productions

· Mentored students on stage presence techniques that enhanced their overall performance abilities

· Continuously updated teaching methods by attending professional development workshops and staying informed about the latest research in vocal pedagogy

Site Administrator

4 Years
Montefiore Medical Center | 01.2008 - 01.2012
  • Administrative coordinator for research division, including close work with 10-12 individual physicians, negotiation and correspondence with staff, physicians, research sponsors, administration, and quality control
  • Staff management (25 people) - timekeeper, annual evaluations, monthly meetings, identifying barriers to efficient operation and seeking resolutions, facilitating communication
  • General accounting – budgets, quarterly and annual financial reports with extensive use of spreadsheets, invoicing and payments for multiple grants, work closely with ledgers to ensure accurate use of funds
  • Resolving issues with disgruntled and dissatisfied patients
  • Worked effectively with many different personality types at different job levels to create a strong sense of unity and team participation
  • Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology and Women's Health

Clinic Manager

14 Years
Women's Health Initiative, Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 01.1996 - 01.2010
  • Inspired and guided staff of 28 individuals through all phases of a major, national, NIH-sponsored, multi-armed clinical and observational research trial (5,000 local study participants)
  • Successfully coordinated staffing for three sites to meet targeted enrollment
  • Performed quality assurance checks
  • Trained staff in proper data collection and computer usage; managed quality control
  • Reviewed accounts payable
  • Kept clinic properly supplied and maintained
  • Acted as liaison between Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and staff
  • Implemented and established tracking systems for three memory studies; invested up-front time with recruited participants to establish relationships that kept them in the study until the end
  • Performed neuropsychological testing and data management.
  • Prepared reports for NIH (National Institutes of Health)
  • Served as Chair of the national clinic managers team for one year

Assistant to Director of Department's Medical Students Rotations

3 Months
Montefiore Medical Center | 03.2006 - 06.2006
  • Learned and performed an entire new position in three months to take over temporarily for someone on maternity leave. Relinquished same position upon her return.
  • Coordinated faculty lecture schedule
  • Administered medical rotation exams
  • Assigned rotational placements at participating affiliated hospitals
  • Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology and Women's Health

Education

Doctor of Ministry - Ministry

The New Seminary For Interfaith Studies | Maryland | 06.2019
  • Relevant Coursework: Clinical Pastoral Education 1.5 Units complete
  • Professional Development: Member of a Chaplaincy Cohort

M.A. - Music

Aaron Copland School of Music | Flushing, NY | 01.1987

B. A. - Liberal Arts

University of Southern Maine | Portland-Gorham, ME | 01.1980

Skills

Individual coaching
Pastoral and grief counseling
Meditation and mindfulness teacher and leader
Children's ministry
Interfaith spiritual leadership and guidance
Interfaith meditation
Community service
Teamwork and collaboration
Critical thinking
Active listening
Effective communication
Experienced workshop presenter and group facilitator
Excellent writing
editing
and typing skills
with fluency in Excel
Word
in-house computer systems

Accomplishments

  • Achieved major emotional breakthroughs with children and adults through singing.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised and kept a team of 5-30 staff members engaged and motivated for 25+ years..
  • Documented and resolved individual and collective personnel challenges which led to better performance outcomes and greater staff retention..

Affiliations

  • The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
  • Magdalena Healing Society
  • National Council for Mental Wellbeing
  • The Boisen Institute
  • Stillpoint Foundation

Certification

  • The New Seminary
  • Doctorate in Interfaith Ministry New York, NY 2019
  • Ordained Interfaith Minister New York, NY 2005
  • Center of Being
  • Integrated Energy Practitioner – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Woodstock, NY 2019
  • Stillpoint Foundation and School
  • Certified Life Healing Coach Walpole, NH 2004
  • Certified teacher of Intuitive Perception and Energy Diagnosis Walpole, NH 2012
  • Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort, Montefiore Medicial Center, Bronx, NY 2009
  • Certification to sit with the terminally ill Bronx, NY 2009

Interests

Avid Reader
Musician
Cooking
Supporting others wherever they may be on their journey
Passionate about mental health with emotional and spiritual wellness.
Creative Writing
Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Regularly teach and practice mindfulness and meditation for overall wellness.
Watching Movies and TV Shows
Gardening
Animal Welfare Advocacy
Volunteering for community initiatives to give back to local communities and make a positive impact.

Timeline

Research Manager

University of Colorado Denver
07.2012 - 07.2023Read More

Site Administrator

Montefiore Medical Center
01.2008 - 01.2012Read More

Assistant to Director of Department's Medical Students Rotations

Montefiore Medical Center
03.2006 - 06.2006Read More

Interfaith minister

Self-employed
01.2004 - CurrentRead More

Clinic Manager

Women's Health Initiative, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
01.1996 - 01.2010Read More

University of Southern Maine

B. A. from Liberal Arts
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Aaron Copland School of Music

M.A. from Music
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Voice/piano teacher/vocal coach

Self-employed
2000 - 2020Read More

The New Seminary For Interfaith Studies

Doctor of Ministry from Ministry
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Mimi Kate Munroe