Kimberly K. Meyer is an administrative professional with experience in community development, grant reporting, and membership recruitment. She has over 10 years of experience managing projects, developing partnerships, and providing customer service. Her career includes roles with Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, International Rescue Committee, and Starbucks.
1. KIMBERLY K. MEYER
1 Ridgewood Ave, PO Box 316, Mount Tabor, NJ 07878
973 945 2106 kmeyer463@gmail.com
Summary
Motivated administrative professional skilled at building strong working relationships with fellow staff, supervisors and community members. Talented strategic
planner possessing a solid understanding of community development and grant reporting. Manages multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Professional Experience
Membership Specialist, October 2015 - Current
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) - Montclair, NJ
• Implements membership strategies across 30 service units to achieve membership and recruitment goals.
• Creates, develops and maintains system tracking reports across new girl and volunteer goals.
• Identifies target specific goals and determines projected number of contacts needed to obtain membership goals.
• Finalizes membership enrollment leads and supports external recruitment efforts.
• Partners with community organizations, educators, and faith-based institutions to increase awareness of and participation in Girl Scouting.
• Provides quality customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Develops innovative techniques ensuring effective delivery of recruitment strategies with a cross functional team.
• Ensures seamless transitions from initial interest in GSHNJ to registration.
• Effectively manages GSHNJ's VolunteerMatch Account across three council offices.
• Utilizes grant management experience to develop strategies to enhance grant funded initiatives.
• Program Manager Summer Recruitment (March 2016 to September 2016)
Development, implementation, and evaluation of community partnerships and program delivery with a team of 15; increased success rate by 100%
• Project Management Assistant: Customer Engagement Initiative/Salesforce Database Transition (August 2016 to Present)
Assist with management of a team of 12; administrative duties; analysis, evaluation and advisement on deliverables.
Case Worker, July 2010 – September 2015
International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Elizabeth, NJ
• Provided high level case management services to approximately 150 multicultural refugee families annually.
• Executed core services for the Match Grant Program and the Refugee Resettlement and Placement Program.
• Prepared and submitted case by case grant required financial reporting every 90, 120, and 180 days.
• Responsible for primary review of Central American Minor (CAM) AOR applications.
• Drafted a system of securing asylum seekers and Cuban-Haitian Entrants for a Match Grant program release.
• Devised short and long-range action plans to address a wide variety of client needs.
• Identified the need for and development of pre and post natal care, LGBTI needs, and homeless prevention resources.
• Negotiated partnerships with community service providers.
• Established long term relationships with local, county, and federal government service providers.
• Spearheaded partnerships with COC/CEAS and Healthy Families. Actively participated in stakeholder meetings.
• Identified and secured donations based on individual client need.
• Developed training materials for caseworkers with emphasis on cultural orientation and emergency client care.
• Held progressively larger responsibility in new staff training initiatives.
• Supervised and trained new arrival casework volunteers and interns.
Shift Supervisor, September 2007 - July 2010
Starbucks - Florham Park, NJ
• Directed store opening and closing procedures.
• Prepared daily store inventory counts, temperature reads, and finances.
• Ensured the highest quality standards of food service preparation while exceeding all OSHA standards.
• Supervised a staff to execute company protocols and meet services standards.
Education
Seton Hall University, May 2011
• MA: Diplomacy and International Relations
Concentration: Conflict Negotiation and Management
Concentration: Global Health and Human Security
• MA: Strategic Communication
0 Certificate: International Communication
College of Saint Elizabeth, May 2009
• BA: History/Communication
Minor: Business Management
Certificate: Leadership Development
Concentration: Mass Media
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Honors/Awards
Board Member, Young Nonprofit Professional Network, January 2017 to Present
Victoria Emerging Leader Program, GSHNJ, August 2016 to Present
A vetted program for rising leaders in Victoria Foundation grant funded organizations in partnership with Rutgers University.
IRC Way Ambassador, IRC, 2014-2015
Responsible for training staff on IRC standards of operation. Partnered with HQ representatives to create documentation in Spanish.
Competencies
2. KIMBERLY K. MEYER
1 Ridgewood Ave, PO Box 316, Mount Tabor, NJ 07878
973 945 2106 kmeyer463@gmail.com
• Able to Communicate in Spanish
• Adult and Youth Emergency Mental Health First Aid Certified
• Completed HUD Financial Management Training
• Completed HUD Capacity and Grant Writing Training
• Database software: CES Personify; IRIS; ETO; RRS
• Notary Republic, State of New Jersey