Rebecca Davis

Serve as a consultant for:

• Washington County Economic Development Council
• Appalachian Highlands Economic Development Partnership
• City of Johnson City Industrial Development Board
• Families Free

Community Engagement includes:

• Invited to pray at the MLK Unity Walk in 2022 and 2023.
• Gather several non-profit leaders on a quarterly basis to encourage collaboration and communication.
• Assisted in the organization of a community resource day in the Keystone community that included over 30+ non-profits, governmental agencies, and other businesses to help inform the community of resources available.
• Serve as a board member for Families Free and LXI.

• Supervised staff pastors and teams leading all areas of ministry.
• Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' outreach service throughout the community.
• Interacted with local community, building relationships with local government, non-profits, civic organizations and other churches in an effort to address the needs of the community.
• Conducted detailed analysis of company financial information and oversaw preparation of related reports.
• Developed and implemented all organization-wide changes to modernize procedures, systems, and structure.
• Authored, evaluated and reviewed reports to highlight company financials to board members.
• Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy, including reconciliation of company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Directed budget development, budgetary controls and recordkeeping to make informed financial decisions.

HIGHLIGHTS :

• Developed an annual visioning and planning process to invest and empower staff and Ieaders to build a plan with goals, objectives and a budget that aligned with the church's mission, vision, and church-wide goals.
• Developed a new process for church attendees to become members, which increased church membership from 175 members to 1,296 as of July 31, 2023.
• Developed and trained staff and leaders on a new church management software and worked closely with each department on creating workflows and processes to onboard volunteers. This resulted in a volunteer database of approximately 700 people.
• Led renovation and expansion projects, successfully renovating existing sanctuary, multipurpose facility and restroom facilities and classrooms.
• Improved cash flow from $150,000 to $2,000,000.
• An increase in revenue from $1.2 million in 2016 to a projected $4.2 million by end of 2023.
• Growth in average weekly attendance from 965 to just over 2,000.
• In 2020, gathered several non-profits, East Tennessee State University, and other organizations to partner together in an effort to address and meet needs within the community through outreach events called "I Love My City." These events happen 2-3 times a year since 2020.

Along with supporting the WCEDC, this position served as administrative and financial support for the Johnson City Development Authority (JCDA), Downtown Johnson City Foundation, Industrial Development Board (IDB), and Public Building Authority (PBA).

• Oversaw five non-profit and/or governmental organizations, totaling over $5 million annual revenue.
• Directed budget development, creation of budgetary controls and recordkeeping systems and investment management.
• Initiated back-and-forth communication to negotiate and approve contracts and agreements.
• Authored, evaluated and reviewed reports to highlight company financials to key stakeholders.
• Tracked cash flow and financial planning to analyze each organization's financial strengths and weaknesses and propose strategic directions.
• Prepared meeting agendas and organized meetings for all entities and committees within each entity.
• Prepared and presented periodic summaries of financial transactions, which included balances, revenue and expenditure statements, statistical cost and operating reports.
• Worked with auditors annually on audits and prepared the MD&A.
• Collaborated with CEO and board to develop and execute long-term organizational goals and objectives.
• Liaised between investors and organization to keep them updated on financial impact of their investment.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Established and developed policies and procedures within the first year to correct multiple audit findings within each organization.
• Oversaw the financial portion of multiple TIF projects that led to more redevelopment and a growth in tax revenue in downtown Johnson City.
• Assisted in developing a five-year strategic plan to create a new regional partnership that would encompass Carter County and Unicoi County along with the cities in each of those counties.
• Led fundraising campaign in the creation of the new regional organization.

• summa cum laude graduate

• summa cum laude graduate

Nominated and selected as 40 under 40 in 2015.