My interests include:
My faith
My family
Sports - Especially Football
Traveling
The Beach and the Mountains of Tennessee
Reading
Dining at new places
Mitch Fields
PO Box 1311 Hazard,KY
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in career counseling and cross-cultural communication, previously at Hazard Independent Schools.
Also successfully able to be a catalyst in increasing church membership by 60% at Lotts Creek Evangelical Free Church.
Skilled in curriculum planning and relationship building, fostering student success and community engagement through strategic initiatives and effective leadership.
Served in the role as a College and Career Navigator with solid background in guiding individuals toward achieving their career goals. Successfully facilitated career development programs and provided personalized counseling to diverse clients.
Demonstrated capable abilities in offering students opportunities to learn financial literacy skills and the chance to explore different career paths in STEM based careers.
Well-qualified at planning and implementing onsite and remote curriculums.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
College and Career Navigator
Hazard Independent Schools
08.2009 - 05.2025
- Provide guidance and assistance to middle school students grades 5th - 8th for possible career and college paths.
- Facilitate Financial Literacy and STEM curriculums to all students.
- Organize and carry out on-campus and virtual college visits to students in grades 6th - 8th grades.
- Organize and schedule on-site campus Family Engagement events.
- Host Financial Aid Informative events for students and parents in grades 7th - 8th.
- Oversee the school student leadership team and guide and direct them to carry out various community service and school service projects.
Senior Pastor
Lotts Creek Evangelical Free Church
03.2005 - 08.2009
- Weekly Delivery of engaging sermons that inspired congregational growth and spiritual development.
- Led community outreach initiatives to enhance church visibility and foster local partnerships.
- Mentored and trained emerging youth to be future church leaders.
- Oversaw operational management of church programs, ensuring resource allocation met congregation demands.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Led effective pastoral care for congregation members, providing spiritual guidance and support during times of crisis or need.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
- Increased church membership by 60%.
- Developed strategic plans to align church activities with community needs and mission objectives.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY12-2018
No Degree - Communications
Hazard Community And Technical College
Hazard, KY06-1986
Skills
- Career assessment
- Cross-cultural communication
- Career counseling
- Problem-solving skills
- Critical thinking
- Classroom management
- Verbal and written communication
- Motivating students
- Relationship building
- Emotional support
- Professional ethics
- Team building
- Student support
- Curriculum planning
- Individual counseling
- Counseling
- Community involvement
- Career advising
- Career mentoring
Accomplishments
- Awarded "Kentucky Educator of the Year' by Learning Blade, a STEM based online learning curriculum administered in middle and high schools across the state, as well as the United States in 2023.
Interests
Timeline
College and Career Navigator
Hazard Independent Schools
08.2009 - 05.2025
Senior Pastor
Lotts Creek Evangelical Free Church
03.2005 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Arts -
Morehead State University
No Degree - Communications
Hazard Community And Technical College
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