Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

SIERRA FISH

Recess Collective
San Francisco,CA
23
years of professional experience

Positive and engaging individual with a strong nonprofit background who is skilled at promoting integrity and relationship-building. An enthusiastic and reliable team player who is also a compassionate and curious storyteller.

Work History

Operations Manager

3 Years 2 Months
Sunset Cooperative Nursery School | 06.2023 - Current
  • Streamline daily operations to enhance efficiency and improve educational and organizational outcomes.
  • Provide direct support to Director in managing day-to-day administrative task demands.
  • Develop and implement operational policies to ensure compliance with state licensing regulations and best practices.
  • Responsible for updating website content (most recently writing the new philosophy, mission, vision, inclusivity statements, as well as the land acknowledgement and anti-racism statements).

New Parent Group Facilitator

4 Years 4 Months
Recess Collective | 04.2022 - Current
  • Facilitate weekly new parent groups: help reduce isolation and promote connection, provide professional resources and social support, increase parental confidence and independence, and support early childhood development through play.
  • Effective recruitment and overall reach, continue to develop relevant content, manage social media, research grant/philanthropic opportunities, and build image library.

Paraeducator Special Education Instructional Aide

2 Years 7 Months
SFUSD (Sunset ES) | 01.2023 - 08.2025
  • Assisted in implementing individualized education plans (IEPs) to support diverse learning needs and improve student outcomes.
  • Collaborated with educators to develop tailored instructional materials enhancing student understanding and participation.
  • Supported classroom instruction by assisting teachers with lesson plans, student engagement, and overall morale.

Board Member & Parent Volunteer

4 Years 3 Months
Sunset Cooperative Nursery School | 02.2018 - 05.2022
  • President (2021): optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to pivotal demands of Covid and wildfire season, vigilant budget oversight: promoted effective resource allocation and strategic planning, presided at all meetings, served as mediator during conflict resolution.
  • Vice President (2019-2020): acted as liaison between membership and board, helped develop pivotal strategies during Covid to ensure school remained open (hybrid model) and was well-funded, and oversaw membership requirements.
  • Parent teaching volunteer: worked weekly shifts at to assist teachers and interact with preschool children (2-5 years) using the Hand In Hand Parenting philosophies.

Senior Marketing Specialist

3 Years 7 Months
Guide Dogs For The Blind (GDB) | 01.2014 - 08.2017
  • Developed compelling content creation for website, newsletters, and internal/external communications, managed blog and all social media channels with strong 4.5% engagement rate.
  • Garnered high profile media coverage, performed consistent metrics/data analysis managing marketing dashboard (impacted strategic decisions, optimized performance, determined course adjustment, and predicted future ROI outcomes).
  • Elevated number of in-kind donations with partner brands (e.g. SF Giants, Alaska Airlines, Outward Hound, Marmot, and Ruffwear), managed two major video projects from inception to completion.
  • Took professional photos and helped develop strategic and impactful messaging to reach target audiences and stimulate engagement with constituents.

Marketing Specialist

7 Years 4 Months
Guide Dogs For The Blind (GDB) | 09.2006 - 01.2014
  • Planned marketing initiatives and promoted business development, created and managed first social media accounts (strong fan growth rate of 5%)
  • Contributed content and photos to blog and newsletter, identified opportunities for outreach and fundraising opportunities, and coordinated all ad campaigns.

Marketing Specialist

1 Year
HumanConcepts | 01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Implemented and managed SEM/SEO, and demand generation efforts, responsible for creation and monitoring of domestic and international campaigns that increased traffic by 60%, managed all Google AdWords/Analytics, and coordinated newsletters.
  • Coordinated direct mail and online marketing campaigns, managed all tracking through Salesforce, forecasted key marketing metrics highlighting growth patterns for presentations to executive team.

Case Manager (Direct Support Professional)

1 Year
PathPoint | 01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Provided social/life training skills to adults with developmental disabilities with the goal of leading more independent lives in the areas of: communication skills, mobility, money management, housing, and public transportation.
  • Conducted weekly meetings with Tri-Counties Regional Center and Department of Rehabilitation to discuss assessments and individual progress reports.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Journalism

California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | 12-2003

• President’s Community Based Learning & Service Award Scholarship

• Journalism Dept Achievement Award

• Student Community Services director

• Best Buddies program volunteer

• United Cerebral Palsy employee (aide)

Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (1999)

San Francisco, CA

• California Scholarship Federation’s Four-Year Honor Student Award

• Special Olympics soccer coach volunteer in Marin County, CA

Skills

Compassionate leader
Skilled communicator
Strong collaborator
Creative problem-solver
Experienced facilitator
Very adaptable
Clever content creator
Professional photographer

Timeline

Operations Manager

Sunset Cooperative Nursery School
06.2023 - CurrentRead More

Paraeducator Special Education Instructional Aide

SFUSD (Sunset ES)
01.2023 - 08.2025Read More

New Parent Group Facilitator

Recess Collective
04.2022 - CurrentRead More

Board Member & Parent Volunteer

Sunset Cooperative Nursery School
02.2018 - 05.2022Read More

Senior Marketing Specialist

Guide Dogs For The Blind (GDB)
01.2014 - 08.2017Read More

Marketing Specialist

Guide Dogs For The Blind (GDB)
09.2006 - 01.2014Read More

Marketing Specialist

HumanConcepts
01.2005 - 01.2006Read More

Case Manager (Direct Support Professional)

PathPoint
01.2004 - 01.2005Read More

California Polytechnic State University

Bachelor of Science from Journalism
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SIERRA FISH