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Sarah Sadie Whiteley

Reno

Summary

Results-driven professional, jack of all trades, master of some, leverages people and best practices to create performance and build life skills. Professional focused on not only athletic performance, but also getting athletes involved lifelong in pursuing skiing while building confidence and indepence.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Coach U12 and Age Class Coordinator for 12 and under

Winter4kids
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Lead U12 and under racing program by fostering a supportive coaching environment, mentoring staff and building strong relationships and families to create a cohesive ski racing community
  • Handle pre-season communications and inquiries
  • Conducted comprehensive athlete skill evaluations, identifying strengths and areas for improvement to tailor training programs and optimize performance
  • Leveraged W4K website and TeamApp to streamline family communication, significantly improving information flow and parent engagement
  • Orchestrated travel arrangements and expense reporting for out-of-state races, while maintaining meticulous staff scheduling and race tracking systems
  • Coordinated volunteers at 5 training sessions per week throughout the season

Assistant Hiring Coordinator

Burning Man
04.2023 - 10.2023
  • Guided seasonal employee recruitment, providing crucial support to the Department of Public Works and ensured timely staffing for critical seasonal roles
  • Optimized hiring procedures through meticulous attention to detail, significantly reducing processing time and improving overall recruitment efficiency
  • Streamlined Paycom setup for technologically challenged staff, ensuring accurate data management and improving interdepartmental coordination
  • Spreadsheet creation with conditional formatting

Head of Accounting and Internship Coordinator

DL Freight Solutions
01.2021 - 06.2023
  • Head of Accounts Payable
  • Led Accounts Payable, optimizing invoice processes. Developed and created internship program, enhancing talent pipeline. Fostered carrier relationships, elevating company reputation.
  • Cultivated inclusive work environment, promoting professional growth. Provided comprehensive training to interns on accounting
  • Managed sensitive banking information with utmost precision. Prepared financial records for accountant review, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Streamlined accounting processes using Excel and QuickBooks, improving efficiency.
  • Fostered strong relationships with carriers and factoring companies, elevating company reputation. Mentored interns, providing guidance on accounting functions
  • Intern Recruiter
  • Developed an internship program congruent with TMCC and UNR standards
  • Represented DL Freight at career fairs, expanding recruitment channels and maintained company profile on Handshake website.
  • Train all incoming Accounting Interns, giving full understanding of how the entire Accounting Department functions along with which daily tasks are expected by the interns
  • Building skills and etiquette for office interactions, emails and how to streamline tasks
  • Provide encouragement, guidance, resources and endless patience as an acting mentor and role model to build the basis for these interns, effectively delegate tasks
  • Utilization of Excel to track status with Factoring Companies to increase our , greater utilization of QuickBooks reports to simplify
  • Preparing the books for our accountant through my focus on day to day payments
  • Dealing with sensitive banking information from multiple companies, running credit cards
  • General office maintenance and technological setups

Ski Instructor, Ski Coach, Lead Ski Coach TRB, Race Crew Member, Head of Tahoe League

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Inspired a love and understanding of skiing for people of any ability from ages 3-65 by providing inclusive lessons for children on and off the autism spectrum and a few Non-English speaking children
  • Elevated skiing proficiency of 6-14 year olds through targeted drills and personalized coaching, driving continuous improvement in Mount Rose Ski Team performance.
  • Trained in emergency situations and how to deal with various weather patterns

Coach Counselor/ Lead Ski Coach

Rite of Passage
07.2019 - 07.2021
  • Coached teenagers (14-19) with heavy trauma backgrounds (including developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, social/ behavioral/ emotional disorders) life skills and coping mechanisms and while achieving their high school diploma
  • Provide encouragement, guidance, resources and endless patience as an acting mentor and role model to build the basis for these teens to do conflict mitigation, anger management, and to show gratitude. Drove measurable improvements in behavior management.

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Nevada, Reno
Reno

Skills

  • Training development
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Teamwork

Certification

  • USSA Level 100
  • USSA Level 200 Issued April 2025
  • USSA Referee Level 100
  • PSIA Level 100

Timeline

Assistant Hiring Coordinator

Burning Man
04.2023 - 10.2023

Lead Coach U12 and Age Class Coordinator for 12 and under

Winter4kids
01.2023 - 01.2024

Head of Accounting and Internship Coordinator

DL Freight Solutions
01.2021 - 06.2023

Ski Instructor, Ski Coach, Lead Ski Coach TRB, Race Crew Member, Head of Tahoe League

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe
01.2020 - 01.2022

Coach Counselor/ Lead Ski Coach

Rite of Passage
07.2019 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Nevada, Reno