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Sylvia Kearns

Vancouver,WA

Summary

Professional Summary:

Centers for Spiritual Living

Licensed Religious Practitioner: 2019

Ministerial Intern: 11/21 - 3/23

Ministerial Training: 2019-2022

Capstone exams were in 11/22

Oral exams were 3/6/23

Licentiate Minister: 2023

Registered Nurse

Licensed: June 1983

Retired

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Minister

Centers For Spiritual Living Asheville
06.2023 - Current
  • Guest speaker
  • Provide ministerial consciousness to Sunday service and special events
  • Assumed responsibilities of "For the Love of Food Circle." Rev. Marcia MacLean started this circle.
  • Supported two candidate weekends: Attended all events for staff, leadership, and congregant gatherings. Provided food service and clean-up for up to 100 after Sunday service before the "Meet and Greet."
  • Support monthly first Sunday, creating a theme and organizing workers.
  • Provide platform duties as assigned.
  • Teach credentialed classes. Currently teaching "Beyond Limits" to 12 students in an in-person course.
  • Attend and actively participate in staff meetings
  • Other duties as assigned

Staff Minister/Education Director

Seaside Center For Spiritual Living
11.2021 - 05.2023
  • Education Director:
  • Oversaw development and implementation of quality educational programs.
  • Recruited, trained and mentored faculty and staff in best practices for instruction.
  • Observed teachers and students in classrooms to gather data and improve instruction.
  • Prepared action plans to address concerns discovered through surveys, classroom observations and conversations with stakeholders.
  • Conferred and resolved education-related issues and problems with students.
  • Sunday Coordinator/Campus Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator
  • Staff Minister
  • Started a Wednesday Night Service
  • Continued all areas of responsibility assumed during internship
  • Office Duties on Fridays
  • Event/Rental support

Religious Science Practitioner

Open Door Center For Spiritual Living
06.2020 - 11.2021

Served as a Religious Science Practitioner by providing volunteer work to Rev. Dr. Barbara Jeffreys. This occurred on Zoom at Open Door Center for Spiritual Living in Sylva, NC, for 18 months during pandemic.
1. Served as a guest speaker with a stipend.
2. Provided technical support for all services and meetings: edited recordings and managed Zoom storage space.
3. Provided music for service, including playing the welcome song from an MP4 and selecting music gifts by various New Thought artists.
4. Taught workshops: Zoom Support, Sacred Geometry
5. Organized Christmas Candle Lighting Service

Registered Nurse

Kaiser Permanete
06.1983 - 06.2004

Registered Nurse providing care in the outpatient setting

Advice Nurse

Nurse Treatment Room

Specialty Areas

Quality/Utilization Manager

Attended annual leadership training classes

Taught new employee classes after attending professional teaching classes

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Southwest Washington Medical Center
12.1985 - 05.2007

Worked all aspects of a Level 2 Trauma Center with 60 beds

Worked as night manager for 18 months

Worked as charge nurse as needed

Attended all mandatory meetings regarding patient/employee safety and leadership classes.

All mandatory licensing and recertification: BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Life Support

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA

Certificate in Consciousness/Spiritual Leadership - Ministry

Holmes Institute
Golden, CO
06.2022

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Culture Transformation
  • Worship Service Planning
  • Spiritual Guidance
  • Crisis Situations
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Pastoral Counseling
  • Community Events
  • Improvement Plans
  • Professional Relationships
  • Staff Meetings
  • Grief Counseling
  • Counsel Individuals
  • Lead Prayers

Additional Information

Other Accomplishments:

The following describes my experience leading a Board of Directors:

As a downhill skier enthusiast, I have had the opportunity to serve on the board of directors for clubs and a council. My ski club was the country's only women's ski club. We served up to 60 members providing activities for members including husbands and children. While enjoying skiing, we also did fundraisers for community programs needing charitable donations. Each year, we honored an individual who had volunteered their time to the sport of skiing on Mt. Hood in Oregon. As President of the board of a 501c3 organization, I had to be familiar with laws that protected our status. I served in this capacity for two election cycles when termed out and unable to run. During my leadership, we grew in membership. We also did an annual review of our bylaws for editing purposes. Issues such as 9/11 required immediate, delicate decisions on my part as the leader.

I also became President of a local council that included 60,000 skiers and 11 clubs. I maintained relationships with those clubs by leading a monthly meeting. As council president, I also attended our organization's board meetings. Being the leader also required me to represent our Council at annual meetings hosting 2,000 plus participants. We also had quarterly meetings of the board presidents across the West Coast and Hawaii.

The experience I developed during my roles as President gave me invaluable experience working with Boards of directors, elections, finances, and other legal aspects of leading a 501c3 corporation. Supporting the leadership styles and challenges with a variety of views is a role that I am accomplished at.

Timeline

Staff Minister

Centers For Spiritual Living Asheville
06.2023 - Current

Staff Minister/Education Director

Seaside Center For Spiritual Living
11.2021 - 05.2023

Religious Science Practitioner

Open Door Center For Spiritual Living
06.2020 - 11.2021

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Southwest Washington Medical Center
12.1985 - 05.2007

Registered Nurse

Kaiser Permanete
06.1983 - 06.2004

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Lower Columbia College

Certificate in Consciousness/Spiritual Leadership - Ministry

Holmes Institute
Sylvia Kearns