Dynamic leader with extensive experience at The Salvation Army Indiana Division, excelling in non-profit leadership and strategic vision development. Successfully created impactful resources and organized large-scale events, enhancing community engagement. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, complemented by strong communication skills, driving effective evangelism and discipleship initiatives across the division.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Divisonal Director of Mission & Spiritual Developm
The Salvation Army Indiana Division
08.2017 - Current
Oversee evangelism and discipleship efforts for the Indiana Division.
Responsible for planning divisional events including Pilgrimage, Men's Camp, Older Adult Camp, leadership training weekends, and Music Camp.
Created and oversaw The Forge men's ministry resource for the Indiana Division which became a territorial resource in 2023
Created and developed numerous resources for the Indiana Division including soldiership class material, evangelism training material, vision casting resources, leadership training material, and sermon series.
Conducted annual program reviews with each unit in the Indiana Division to understand the program structure at each location and how we could best tailor our resources to meet the needs of the field.
Assistant to the Divisonal Secretary for Business
The Salvation Army Indiana Division
07.2015 - 08.2017
Worked closely with Divisional Secretary for Business to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
Assisted with the creation and review of annual budgets for DHQ departments and all units in the Indiana Divison
Reviewed all submissions for Divisional Finance Board and prepared weekly agenda for the meeting.
Processed Divisional Finance Board decisions and communicated responses to Territorial Headquarters and Indiana Division units.
Oversaw Divisional Headquarters vehicle fleet and scheduled pool cars for employee use.
Maintained all vehicle mileage logs for the Indiana Division.
Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
Planned and coordinated logistics and materials for board meetings, committee meetings, and staff events.
Office Manager
The Salvation Army Wayne-Westland Corps
07.2011 - 07.2015
Oversaw all business operations for the Wayne-Westland Corps including payroll, processing of invoices, processing deposits, and creating budgets.
Reviewed monthly financial reports to monitor corps financial health and ensure spending was within budgeted ranges.
Oversaw the annual Red Kettle Campaign including scheduling volunteers, hiring over 50 temporary employees, networking with store managers to retain kettle locations, counting and processing kettle deposits, and creating reports on the campaign's progress.
Worked with the case manager to coordinate the annual Adopt A Family & Toy Shop programs providing Christmas assistance to over 1,100 families annually.
Oversaw a daily community feeding program that served nearly 10,000 people annually. This included purchasing food and supplies for daily meals, scheduling volunteers to cook and serve, and applying for grant funding to support the program.
Monitored front desk area so that visitors could be promptly greeted and questions addressed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Management & Human Relations
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
05-2018
Skills
Non-profit leadership
Leadership training
Organizing event logistics
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite for multimedia editing
Strategic vision development
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Timeline
Divisonal Director of Mission & Spiritual Developm
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