Elizabeth Grayston has over 15 years of experience managing academic and recreation programs. She has coordinated interior home remodel projects at Lowe's and ran an afterschool tennis and tutoring program that served 20 students. Grayston also spent 7 years as Junior Recreation Coordinator for the Utah Tennis Association where she enrolled 500 kids annually in tennis activities. She has a Master's degree in Community Leadership from Westminster College.

1. Elizabeth (Liz) Firmage Grayston
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ACADEMIC COORDINATOR EXPERIENCE
Lowe’s, Project Specialist Interior Coordinator, Murray, Utah 2016
 Managed every facet of the installation process for 15 on-going home remodel
projects
 Ordered and staged all product purchased for each home remodel project and
coordinated delivery of products to the customers home on installation date
 Managed and corrected installation problems that occurred during any of the 20
phases of the installation process with either the general contractor or customer
 Created flyers promoting installation services for both interior and exterior home
remodel projects (see attached)
 Received Lowe’s Customer Focused Award (July)
Tennis & Tutoring Afterschool Program, Executive Director 2014-2015
Bastian Memorial Learning Center at Liberty Park Tennis Center, Salt Lake City
 Worked with Lincoln Elementary School, a Title 1 school, recruiting and admitting 20
students each school year to participate in our free, non-profit 501 C 3 program.
 Hired and trained an elementary art teacher from Lincoln Elementary to implement
curriculum
 Selected nationally by the national United States Tennis Association (USTA), to
participate in a 3 year Capacity Building Program to grow and expand our Non-Profit
501 C 3 Program
 Attended national trainings and implemented a $35,000 yearly budget, created a
SWOT analysis, implemented board growth, and a executed a business plan.
Served on the Board of Directors
 Purchased racquets, court time, tennis shoes, lessons, room supplies and snacks for
program and hired tennis pro’s to teach kids
Utah Tennis Association, Junior Recreation Coordinator, Salt Lake City 2008-2015
 Enrolled 500 kids 18 and under every year in tennis events
 Created, managed and implemented camps, leagues, play days, tournaments,
trainings and workouts with kids from recreation centers, tennis facilities, high
schools, throughout the state of Utah for youth. Administered national trainings for
400 adults interested in teaching kids tennis
 Organized tennis pros, volunteers, staff, parents and 100 kids ages 10 and under for
a Pre-event at the Power Shares Professional Tennis Exhibition at the Huntsman
Center at the University of Utah
 Worked with parents to create, organize and facilitate team play for kids 12 and
under. 26 Teams or 120 kids played each other weekly in the spring and fall
 Organized and implemented free tennis programs for hundreds of kids at the
grassroots level as well as Tongan, Somalian refugees and Deaf and Hard of
Hearing communities
KSL Television, Commercials Operations Coordinator 1985-1995
 Received, processed and scheduled ordered television commercials in correct
rotation and time slot at KOZY TV in Eugene, Oregon, KSL TV in Salt Lake City, and
radio commercials for Rock 103 AM/FM in Salt Lake City, in order to generate
maximum revenue

2. EDUCATION
Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah
 Master’s Degree in Community Leadership, English Department
o Thesis: Created an afterschool program for grades K-8 called
Movement, Art, Education and Music
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
 B.S. Psychology
Computer Skills
 Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and able to anticipate and
resolve issues