1. Jonathon Bailey
Contact
Tel : 517-894-8461
e-mail :
jcb72.jb@gmail.com
Address
1116 S. Holmes Street, Lansing, MI 48912
Profile
Objective To secure employment that will allow me the potential for
advancement commensurate with my skills and experience.
Availability From August, 2015
Key Skills
E x p e r i e n c e i n H u m a n R e s o u r c e s , L e a d e r s h i p a n d M a n a g e m e n t D u t i e s :
Program Leadership Community Outreach &
Engagement
Interviewing & Hiring
Practices
Real Estate & Mortgage
Experience
Grant and Fund
Management
Attention To Detail Self Motivated Success Driven
Work Experience
Asset Independence Coalition 9/2010 - 7/2015
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - Program Director
Provided leadership, recruitment, and training/retention strategies to over 200 volunteers and 4 staff.
Developed strategies to increase client base by 16% while reducing necessary resources by over 30%
Implemented a combined service approach that increased several agencies effectiveness without
increasing cost.
Improved quality rating from 92% to 98% and grew the program to exceeded outcome goals each year for
5 years.
Center for Financial Health, Lansing MI 12/2012 - 8/2014
Certified Housing Counselor, Workshop Coordinator/Facilitator, & Community Liaison
Provide solution oriented counseling to individuals and families interested in achieving home ownership.
Analyzed credit reports and household budgets and coached clients through achieving homeownership
and improved credit scores.
Organized and facilitated education services including Home Buyer Education, and the Financial
Capabilities series.
Maintained and improved a large network of client referral sources such as Realtors, Lenders, Financial
Services, and Community Outreach Organizations’.
Connected the Agency with other Community Programs that resulted in the creation of the improved Bank
On Mid-Michigan Program and the Employer Benefits Program in partnership with the Asset
Independence Coalition and the Office of Financial Empowerment Lansing.
Northwest Initiative, Lansing MI 10/2010 - 12/2012
VITA Site Coordinator, WCA Program Assistant, Workshop Coordinator/Facilitator, Food Systems
Worker, Bank-On Program Manager & Volunteer
Provide coordination, and supervision for all aspects of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
including, establishment/set-up of the site to overseeing all operations during the season and ensuring
client satisfaction.
2. Completed grant deliverables and year end reporting. Organized and facilitated the Westside Summer-
fest. Completed business and resident surveys. Supervised three interns and improved relations with
community and business leaders.
Organized and facilitated Financial Literacy, Advocacy, and Leadership workshops. Successfully
recruited prominent community leaders as guest speakers bringing the best possible information to
participants as well as providing NorthWest Initiative with exposure to new relationships and potential
support by influential members of the community.
Assisted in collecting and reporting data for the Community Gardens Project.
Through self study I learned how to improve NorthWest Initiatives social media presence and delivered a
successful implementation of a new Facebook and Twitter initiative as a volunteer.
Electronic Repair Warren, MI 04/2006 – 2/2008
Human Resource Generalist
Tower Automotive, Clinton Twp., MI 05/1997 – 07/2004
Human Resource Generalist
Managed the Recruiting, Health & Safety, and Training & Development departments and budgets.
Developed the facilities Safety Program form non-existent to award winning.
Personally increased staffing levels from 63 to 308 in one year.
Negotiated contracts between union members and the company that provided management flexibility and
employee job satisfaction.
Aeroquip Automotive 07/1992 – 05/1997
Production Supervisor
Education
Baker College 3.98 GPA - 23 credits - Psychology, Human Resources, Supervision and Management
Business Communication
Macomb
Community College
Lansing Community
College
4.0 GPA - 6 credits – Labor Relations, Human Resource Management
3.67 GPA - 8 Credits – Logic and critical thinking, Economics
Accomplishments
Military Completed Basic Training, Advanced Individual Training, and Airborne School
prior to turning 18 years old.
Desert Storm Veteran.
Earned 3 Bronze Service Stars.
VITA Mayors Hometown Hero Award 2013
5 years of Site Coordinator Experience growing the site by 40-60% per year.
Maintained a strong volunteer base and receive several letters of appreciation and
recognitions from community members, community leaders, and volunteers for
outstanding site management and leadership.
References available upon request