Lorraine Goodrich has over 20 years of experience in various roles including branch manager, regional manager, caterer, personal assistant, and professional organizer. She is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage tasks efficiently. She currently works as a personal assistant for busy executives through her business, A Place For Your Stuff, where she handles tasks such as organizing events, running errands, personal shopping, and travel arrangements.

1. Lorraine Goodrich
4010 West 68th street
Prairie Village, KS 66208
816-213-7823
aplaceforyourstuff@gmail.com
Attributes:
➢ Extremely organized and able to execute tasks, errands and assignments in a rapid,
consistent and conscientious manner.
➢ High-energy individual with a very positive and forward-thinking attitude towards
problem-solving in regards to personnel, jobs and challenges.
➢ Has held positions as Branch Manager, Regional Manager, Owner, Sales Director,
Corporate Trainer, Recruiter/Staffing Account Manager, Caterer, Personal Assistant,
Professional Organizer and Wine Sales/Consultant.
➢ Exceptionally detail oriented, able to fully act from a mobile platform equally as in a
stable/office environment.
Positions:
Jane-Of-All-Trades(May 2007 toPresent)
A ProfessionalPersonalAssistant Service for busy Executives and Home Ownersto
alleviate the daily pressuresof having to complete mundane taskswhile , freeing up your
personaltime. Giving you your life back, one hour ata time...
➢ Organizing and Planning events for groups from 2 to 2000.
➢ Running Errands-Organizing Home and Office Space, Increasing Online Presence and
followers through social media, Correspondence, Personal Shopping, Shipping & Mailing,
Travel Arrangements.
➢ Major Domo-Tasked with hiring, supervising and scheduling of all Household Staff from
Nanny, Gardner, Handyman, Caterer.
➢ Organizing all paperwork including correspondence, taxes, receipts.
Marty Connection/Soul KitchenCatering LLC (May 2002 toApril 2015)
A progressive networking group consisting of locally owned businesses and entrepreneurs.
➢ Team Leader position included recruiting new members, giving sales presentations, cold
calling, attending networking events to search out new members.

2. ➢ Caterer/Event Planner Weekly catering of up to 80 members, Quarterly events of up to
300. Included menu planning, budgeting, contract negotiation and coordinating staff.
Alacrity HealthcareStaffing (August 2004 –June 2006)
A Staffing and Recruitment agency specifically geared towards the Healthcare Industry.
➢ Branch Manager, eventually promoted to Regional Manager overseeing 3 offices for
Topeka and Leawood KS and Louisville KY.
➢ Increased billable hours for RNs, LPNs, CNAs and CMAs by 37%
➢ Established a recruiting pipeline for upper level Healthcare Professionals; i.e. General
Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational & Physical Therapists and
Phlebotomists.
Food Staff Specialists LLC (January 1997-August 2004)
A staffing/ recruitmentagency devoted primarily to Hotel and Food Industry positions,
including everything from Dishwashersto Executive Chefs.
➢ Created agency to fill a need in the Kansas City marketfor trained and qualified
food service professionals to work hotel banquets, privateparties and major
events.
➢ Marketed services to Hotels, Caterers, Country Clubs, Restaurants and Sporting
Venues in need of Banquet Servers and Bartenders for their premiere events.
➢ Conducted interviews, hiring, terminating, payroll, accounting and collections.
Trained office staff in these procedures.
Education:
Kansas State University, B.S. in Marketing
Johnson County Community College- 2 years
Awards and Memberships:
❖ Board of Directors-1998-2004- MissouriRestaurantAssociation
❖ Kansas City BBQ Society- Judge for KCBS
❖ Hotel/Motel Association 1998-2004 (Rookieof the Year Award 1999)
❖ The Marty Connection- Member and Administrator- 2002-Present
❖ YEO- Young Entrepreneurs Association- 2000-2004
❖ The Summit Networking Group - 2015

3. ReferencesAvailable Upon Request