Professional Experience
Peace Lutheran Church - Ft. Myers, FL May 2019 - present
South-Central Synod of WI, Synod Women's Organization (SWO)
Precision Drive & Control, Inc 1994-2013
Shop & Service Administrator / Buyer 1997-2013
Accounts Payables 1996-1997
Accounts Receivables 1995-1996
Receptionist 1994-1995
North Central Chapter EASA – (Electrical Apparatus Service Association)
Executive Secretary, Board of Directors May 2008 – 2013
Wisconsin Chapter EASA – (Electrical Apparatus Service Association)
Executive Secretary/Treasurer January 2004 – 2006 (chapter dissolved)
Swiss Colony 1984-1994 (Third Shift)
Peace Lutheran Church - Ft. Myers, FL May 2019 - present
- Director of Discipleship and Communication
- Integrate new members into the Peace community
- Serve on the Welcome Team
- Home Communion Visits
- Create and print weekly worship bulletin and announcement and create on slides
- General administrative duties: answer phones, welcome guests
- Prepare and oversee bulk mailing
- Send weekly announcements via email
- Update prayer list
- Support to all administrative and pastoral staff
- Integrate new members into the Peace community
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Secretary for the safety committee for ten years
- Record and distribute meeting minutes for quarterly company meetings
- Backup for the switchboard receptionist
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
