QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced
and competent in accounting and recordkeeping.
Excellent computer and general office skills; proficient with Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, HTML.
Extensive
training and experience in nonprofit administration and development:
Grantwriting and grants management, event planning, collaborative project-planning, volunteer management.
SELF-EMPLOYED
Owner and Operator: Calculating
Lady Bookkeeping Solutions 1998
through present
Bookkeeping,
reporting, and tax services for small businesses and nonprofit
organizations; consulting available EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Pélathé
Community Resource Center, Inc. Bookkeeping
for multifaceted social service agency: payroll, accounts payable and
receivable, budgeting, financial and cash flow analysis, and grant
reporting. Coordination of
administrative procedures. Pélathé
Community Resource Center, Inc. VISTA
Volunteer/VISTA Leader March,
1999, through March, 2001 Work
with staff and other volunteers in development and implementation of new grant
funded programs, specifically in recordkeeping and administrative
procedures. Research funding
opportunities, write grants and requests for funds, plan volunteer-driven
events. Amazing
Grains Society Partner in collective
bakery, participated in all aspects of production and management. Community
Mercantile, Inc. Bookkeeper
and Finance Manager June, 1993, through
December, 1997 Responsible
for all phases of bookkeeping for retail natural foods grocery store with
annual sales averaging $2 million; cash management, budget preparation,
payroll, accounts payable. Community
Mercantile, Inc. Book/Gift
Department Manager December, 1995,
through December, 1997 Made
purchasing decisions and ordered merchandise for book/gift department with
emphasis on natural foods, alternative health care, ecology, and local
crafts. EDUCATION University
of Kansas School of Business Major course of study: Accounting; Completed 71 hours; Cumulative grade point average: 3.78 Johnson
County Community College Completed
46 hours; grade point average: 4.0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1999 Nonprofit
Accounting Seminar– Kansas Non Profit Association Grantwriting Workshop
– Kansas Non Profit Association VISTA
Training – Corporation for National Service 2000 QuickBooks
Pro Seminar – Accounting Training Center Legal
Aspects of Nonprofit Management, Managing Non-Profits for Success Workshops
2000 – Kansas Non Profit Association Multifamily
Development Finance Training, Housing Finance Development Professional Series –
National Development Corporation VISTA
Leader Training – Corporation for National Service 2001 Practical
Risk Management for Nonprofits Seminar– Kansas Non Profit
Association 4th
Annual KNPA Conference: Covering the Bases – Kansas Non Profit
Association Rental
Housing in Kansas – Housing & Credit Counseling, Inc. Nonprofit
Accounting Seminar– Kansas Non Profit Association Building a
Board for the 21st Century, Managing Non-Profits for Success
Workshops, 2001 – Kansas Non Profit Association VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY
SERVICE VISTA
Volunteer, Corporation for National Service (Americorps) – Pélathé
Community Resource Center, March 1999 – March 2000 VISTA
Leader – Pélathé Community Resource Center, March 2000 – March 2001 Board of
Directors Member, Lawrence Alliance -- May, 2001, to present; Treasurer February, 2003, to present; Mayoral-appointment. Advisory
Committee to the City Commission of Lawrence/Nonprofit Corporation dedicated to
the elimination of discrimination in Lawrence. Member,
Financial Abuse Specialist Team -- Consulting body to Elder Services
for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Service, Lawrence
office. References
on Request
Calculating Lady Bookkeeping Solutions
Fiscal/Administrative
Coordinator March,
2001, through October, 2002
Baker January, 1998, through December, 1998