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Pamela Hawley

Woodbury,MN

Summary

Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in nonprofits and banking industries. Accomplished in Operations, Event Planning, Administration, Volunteer Management and Recruiting. Engaging, reliable & organized individual who excels at being adaptable, detail oriented, organized and trustworthy.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations & Events Coordinator

Children's Hospital Association (CHA)
11.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for daily operational support of CHA, maintaining donor records and gifts administration, supporting CHA Board of Directors, managing CHA’s pledge program with Children’s Minnesota program directors and Children's Minnesota Foundation.
  • Provides exceptional event planning and execution alongside CHA Board of Director’s Event Committee, external grant management and maintaining CHA’s finances with consulted accounting team, auditors and wealth management firm.
  • Thrives on being main point of contact for hundreds of volunteers, including supporting CHA’s seven Guilds (chapters) that host community events to fundraise for CHA.
  • Implemented multiple new operating systems for the organization, improving efficiency and savings for our nonprofit.

Director of Connections

Five Oaks Church
10.2020 - 08.2022
  • Developed first impressions Connections Ministry team of over 150 volunteers for 1000+ person church post-COVID shut down.
  • Recruited, trained and formed relationships with leaders and members of that team to create superior hospitality for a church that continues to rapidly expand.
  • Led team that allowed in person services to resume during COVID. Researched MN directives for opening churches, established best practices and displayed extreme flexibility as changes were made weekly on how to best hold church services.
  • Organized and executed numerous large scale church community and outreach events of up to 900 people.
  • Collaborated on leadership teams as Event Coordinator for Five Oaks BLESS Capital Campaign and Team World Vision Global 6K local events, and as Connections Director on Five Oaks Ministry Leadership Team.

Associate Director of Connections

Five Oaks Church
02.2017 - 09.2020
  • Key member of software management system transition team that established a greatly improved church database, reporting and communication tool for staff and church community.
  • Directed Connections volunteer team, overseeing scheduling, recruiting, training and appreciation events.
  • Trained and mentored multiple coworkers in administrative and event processes.
  • Successfully kept Connections and Events budgets at or below projections.

Administration & Events

Five Oaks Church
06.2007 - 02.2017
  • Senior administrative assistant for church of 1000+ people supporting numerous departments.
  • Created multiple procedure manuals, trained new office administrative team members and provided executive level support for Senior and Executive Pastors.
  • Managed building use and all ministries' yearly calendar and handled contracts and invoicing for all facility rental groups.
  • Exceeded expectations as Event Planner for numerous church events in excess of 500 people.
  • Recruited, coordinated and supervised hundreds of volunteers for events and ministry support.

Recruiting Coordinator, Investment Banking

U. S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
09.1999 - 02.2001
  • Presented an exceptional first impression of the company as the primary contact for all potential Investment Banking associate bankers and analysts for the Investment Banking Division.
  • Organized all details of college recruiting and advertising for MBA candidates and undergraduates, with both campus and internal representatives.
  • Coordinated on site interviews, travel and hotel arrangements, entertainment and catering for all recruiting events conducted by Investment Banking division.
  • Arranged all on and off-site developmental training programs for bankers and analysts.

Education

Speech Communication

University of Minnesota
Twin Cities

Skills

    Operations Management, Interpersonal Skills, Organization, Executive Administration, Leadership, Detail Oriented, Event Planning, Volunteer Management & Recruiting

    Microsoft Office/Microsoft Online, Google Suite, Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), Canva, numerous CRM software

Timeline

Operations & Events Coordinator

Children's Hospital Association (CHA)
11.2022 - Current

Director of Connections

Five Oaks Church
10.2020 - 08.2022

Associate Director of Connections

Five Oaks Church
02.2017 - 09.2020

Administration & Events

Five Oaks Church
06.2007 - 02.2017

Recruiting Coordinator, Investment Banking

U. S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
09.1999 - 02.2001

Speech Communication

University of Minnesota
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