Education & Instruction________________________________________________________

• Facilitated a 12-week program on character building & communication training at a Medium Security New York State Prison for 15 men (mostly juveniles) serving time.
• Provided training to teachers, administrators, businesses, parents, community members and individuals in Interpersonal Communication, Character Education, Restorative Justice and Positive Discipline
• Trained tour guides on Public History themes for students and adults
• Co-Facilitated a Peer "Women's Support Group" for women recovering from domestic violence
• Provided instruction to students at SUNYUlster and UlsterBOCES
• Facilitated meetings and workshops on organizational development & planning, event and program planning, managing volunteer programs, grant writing, customer service
• Researched, developed and implemented public history programs for diverse audiences

Management/Administration____________________________________________________

• Interviewed, hired, trained, supervised, scheduled & evaluated staff
• Oversaw Operating Budget of $500k
• Developed all program budgets and provided final accounting
• Successfully negotiated contracts with vendors and performers
• Developed, implemented & Manage quality Volunteer Programs
• Effectively facilitate monthly staff meetings and issue minutes
• Coordinated site use with a variety of groups and organizations (including municipalities & corporations)

Community Relations___________________________________________________________

• Developed and implemented community events and programs
• Designed and created newsletters, flyers, brochures, press releases and other promotional materials
• Developed multi-media presentations
• Provided presentations to civic & community groups
• Wrote press releases, updated website content
• Promoted agency activities through regional television & radio interviews and newspaper through print-ready advertising

Development/Fundraising/Grants________________________________________________

• Wrote grants for project and program support
• Attracted sponsors to support community-based programs and project
• Reviewed grants for a federally funded agency in Washington DC for two cycles
• Administered a re-grant program of NYS funds to the local community
• Presented seminars to potential & returning applicants, create all publications related to the grant program, audit funded programs, wrote all press releases and program brochures, organize meetings, develop manual for panel reviewers. 

Other Activities_______________________________________________________________  

Committee Member, Conservation Advisory Council, Town of Hurley 2010-present
Research Coordinator, Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee                                   2010
Representative, Central Catskills Collaborative, Town of Hurley 2009-present
Legislative Appointee, Ulster County Tourism Advisory Board                        2006 - 2008
Adjunct Faculty, Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, NY             2004 - 2006
Instructor, Ulster County BOCES                                                                2003 - 2009
Vice President, Board of Directors, Klyne Esopus Museum, Ulster Park, NY    2000 - 2004
Guest speaker, Girl Scouts of America, Macy Conference Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY  1997
Intern, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library                                                               1996
Guest Speaker, American Association of State & Local History Annual Meeting           1995
            Saratoga Springs, NY    


Work History______________________________________________________________________________________

Founder/CEO, Community Character, West Hurley, NY                    12/07-present
Director, Bevier House Museum, Marbletown, NY                              02/05–11/07
Adjunct Faculty, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY                                09/04 - 09/06
Instructor, Ulster BOCES, Port Ewen, NY                                         09/02-06/09
Nonprofit Consultant, Terpening & Associates, Port Ewen, NY            11/99-02/05
Site Manager/Acting Director, Historic Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, NY  10/96-10/99
Educator, Senate House State Historic Site, Kingston, NY                 07/95–09/96
Curator, Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston, NY                    06/93–07/95
Director, Klyne Esopus Museum, Ulster Park, NY                              07/91–01/95

Education_________________________________________________________________________________________

Certified Facilitator, International Character Development Program
"The Virtues Project"

Master of Arts, State University of New York at Albany
Public History (Nonprofit Administration & American History)

Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Albany
Major: English Minor: Rhetoric & Communication

Associate of Science, Ulster County Community College
Major: Journalism

Computer Skills___________________________________________________________________________________
Proficient in MSOffice Suite (Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access and Excel), web design (Macromedia Dreamweaver) and skilled in all aspects of research