Professional Experience

St. Peter Lutheran Church - Fort Myers Beach, FL           April 2020 - present
  • Digital Ministry Coordinator
    • Webpage Designer www.stpeterfmb.com
    • Online Worship Development
      • Create PowerPoint slides for weekly worship and daily devotions
      • Operate two cameras and integrate slides for recording
      • Livestream worship and upload devotion videos to YouTube
      • YouTube and Facebook analytics
      • Maintain YouTube and Facebook accounts
      • Report hymn usage to One License

US Department of Commerce - Bureau of Census
  • Enumerator                                                                          August - October 2020
    • 24 hours of training
    • Canvas households door to door for Non-Responsive Followup (NRFU)
    • Use the Field Data Capture (FDC) app to interview and record respondent's data
    • Use the FDC map to efficiently organize cases in a productive order
    • Use the A+ Method and Quick Connects to establish connections with people to encourage their participation in the Census interview

Peace Lutheran Church - Ft. Myers, FL              May 2019 - March 2020
  • Director of Discipleship and Communication
    • Integrate new members into the Peace community
    • Serve on the Welcome Team
    • Home Communion Visitation
    • Create and print weekly worship bulletin, hymn sheet and announcement and create worship slides
    • Create and print the monthly 20 page newsletter
    • General administrative duties: answer phones, welcome guests, clear jams in the copier
    • Prepare and oversee bulk mailing
    • Send weekly announcements via mass email
    • Update prayer list
    • Support to all administrative and pastoral staff
Bethel Lutheran Church - Madison, WI            October 23, 2013 - April 2019
  • Assistant to the Senior Pastor - October 2013
  • Director of Pastoral Ministries - November 2016
  • Pastoral Ministry Team
    • Presiding worship minister monthly
    • Preaching quarterly
    • Weekly worship planning
    • Leading Advent/Lent Bible studies
    • Leading Sunday morning forums
    • Writing newsletter articles
    • Home Communion Visitation
    • Schedule weekly chapel leaders and lead chapel
  • Adult Ministry
    • Staff Liaison for eXtra Years of Zest (XYZ) Ministry - interdenominational group that serves men and women who have reached their 55th birthday. We meet Fridays March - November for chapel, book group, Tai Chi, cards, fellowship, lunch and entertainment.
      • Create & mail monthly newsletters
      • Assist with coordinating trips, programs and holiday parties
      • Develop relationships and minister to the group
      • Schedule chapel leaders and lead chapel
      • Coordinate the book group
      • Serve as treasurer
    • Staff Liaison for Women's Ministry
      • Including circles, Lutheran Worlds Relief & blanket workshop
      • Serve as treasurer of the Women's Coordinating Council and attend board meetings
      • Member of Compassion Circle
      • WELCA Triennial trip coordinator
      • Annual women's retreat planning
      • Advent By Candlelight committee
    • Staff Liaison for the Worshiping Ministry Team
    • Staff Liaison for the Nurturing Ministry Team
  • Assistant to the Lead Pastor
    • Provide administrative support for the Lead Pastor
    • Provide administrative support for the Interim Lead Pastor and the Transition Task Force
    • Schedule and ensure communication and coordination between the various worship auxiliaries: ushers, readers, altar guild, communion servers
      • Be a listening ear for these groups
    • Funerals: The initial ministry contact for this life event, coordinate details between pastor, funeral home, family, and staff
    • Baptisms: The initial ministry contact for this life event, coordinate details between pastor, staff and family.
    • Weddings: The initial ministry contact for this life event, coordinate details between couple, pastor and wedding coordinator.
    • Summer Intern Program: accept and coordinate applications and interviews; coordinate and supervise the interns and write the grant request and grant evaluation
    • Worship Attendance recordkeeping
    • Weekly program staff meetings: assemble the agenda, attend and record and distribute minutes
    • Maintain centralized upcoming events list
    • Bethel Pulpit: proof and finalize sermon into print copies & upload to the website www.bethel-madison.org and Facebook 
    • Proofread Bethelite newsletter, eNews, weekly announcement sheet and other outgoing communications
    • Receptionist relief for answering phones and greeting visitors
    • Assist with printing bulletins, posters and brochures
    • Order communion and worship supplies
    • Process membership transfer out letters
    • Facebook, website, and Realm administrator
    • Assist with Daily Prayer List for hospital calls and prayer requests
    • Write grant requests for BLC Foundation
  • Temporary Duties
    • Library Staff Liaison (May 2018)
    • Database Member Profile Updates
    • Computer Hardware & Software Update Grant
    • Write grant for staff training
    • Write grant for staff retreat
    • Assist in hiring ministry support specialist position

South-Central Synod of WI, Synod Women's Organization (SWO)
  • Trumpeter Quarterly Newsletter Editor  Sept 2015 - January 2018
    • Receive articles from members and layout newsletter
    • Print mailing labels and deliver bulk mail to the post office
    • Mass email newsletter through MailChimp
    • Email quarterly updates
    • Attend board meetings as needed
    • Sample newsletter here

Precision Drive & Control, Inc                              1994-2013           
              Shop & Service Administrator / Buyer                1997-2013
            Accounts Payables                                            1996-1997
            Accounts Receivables                                        1995-1996
            Receptionist                                                       1994-1995

  • Greet customers, check in repairs, and create service orders
  • Schedule and assign in-shop service orders and estimate repairs
  • Source parts and purchase parts needed for repairs
  • Upon completion of repairs, recap for review and invoicing
  • Call customers to advise of repair status, i.e. completed or give estimate
  • Process warranty claims for fifteen manufacturers
  • Process payroll for six shop employees
  • Proofread PDC Current newsletter
  • Receive customer calls for outside service work and schedule them accordingly
  • Provide CEO with weekly reports
  • Responsible for reviewing 60 vendors daily to purchase for stock and non-stock demands
  • Safety committee for ten years: organized meetings, safety inspections, co-coordinated the annual safety days event, and purchased the annual safety awards.
  • Record and distribute meeting minutes for quarterly company meetings
  • Backup for the switchboard receptionist
        Click here to see list of supervisory and project management roles

North Central Chapter EASA – (Electrical Apparatus Service Association)
            Executive Secretary, Board of Directors               May 2008 – 2013
  • Design and mail newsletters and postcards
  • Maintain Associate vendor membership database
  • Coordinate registration at the bi-annual meetings

Wisconsin Chapter EASA – (Electrical Apparatus Service Association)
            Executive Secretary/Treasurer                             January 2004 – 2006 (chapter dissolved)
  • Make deposits, pay bills, balance checkbook
  • Prepare quarterly financial statement, file income taxes
  • Design and mail newsletters and postcards
  • Maintain Associate membership database
  • Coordinate registration at the quarterly meetings

Swiss Colony                                                                1984-1994 (Third Shift)
  •   Computer Operations, Supervisor Third Shift                1992-1994
  •   Computer Operations, Operator I-IV                              1986-1992
  •   Data Entry                                                                      1984-1986