Mommy's Resume

Highlights of Qualification

• 8 years proven experience managing a small not-for-profit organization (NGO) which included creating and maintaining extensive policies and procedures for it’s membership
• Familiar with many of the current issues facing NGO’s in Canada
• Created and maintained internet-based information system for members of an out-of-school-care society
• Excel in both grant and proposal writing; successfully organized and implemented several small-scale fundraising initiatives; successfully applied for and received various government and private sector grants.
• Familiar with current legislation pertinent to non-profit organizations, registered charities and licensed childcare organizations
• Effectively managed a unionized staff team of 20

Education.

• Present: Algonquin College Ottawa, Ont. Non-Profit and Fundraising Management - Post-graduate certificate program.

• June 2001: Vancouver Community College Vancouver, BC; Leadership, Administration & Management in Childcare Settings - One-year certificate program.

• June 2000: Vancouver Community College Vancouver, BC; School Age Childcare - One-year certificate program.

• December 1997: Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC; Bachelor of Arts Double Major Sociology and Anthropology GPA 3.75

• June 1992: College of New Caledonia. Prince George, BC; Early Childhood Education - One-year certificate program.

Experience

September 1998 - February 2006: Trafalgar Out of School Care Soc. Vancouver, BC

Position: Centre Manager

Duties: Responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of an inclusive school age childcare program currently licensed for 80 children, including leading a unionized staff team of 20. Reported directly to the Board of Directors

1998 - 1999: Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House Vancouver, BC

Position: Casual Employee

Duties: Assisted the preschool program on an "on-call" basis

1997 - 1998 Community Health Resource Project Vancouver, BC

Position: Research Assistant through University of British Columbia

Duties: Conducted quality of life interviews with people living with HIV/AIDS in order to assess community resource utilization. Assisted with data entry as required

Volunteer Experience

Girl Guides of Canada - Arbutus District (2000 - Present): Treasurer and Leader of the 25th Sparks

Mount Pleasant Elementary School (2002-03): Member of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) (Member-at-Large)

Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (1998-1999): Provided childminding services to families in attendance at various programs within the Neighbourhood House Project

Parent North (1991-1992): Assisted ECE certified teachers in caring for children who were the victims of abuse

Prince George Child Development Centre (1987-1992): Assisted ECE certified teachers with children living with Cerebral Palsy and Down’s syndrome and provided respite care to the caregivers of children requiring a variety of extra support.

Industry Training
Additional training includes but is not limited to the following: introductory accounting; simply accounting; budgeting; inclusive childcare; child abuse; first aid and CPR; various aboriginal based and led workshops; communication, team building, leadership and HR management.

References
Available upon request.