Vera Hurst has over 13 years of experience in membership management and administration for non-profits, including volunteer recruitment and training. She has a background in youth programs, outdoor education, and environmental work. Her experience includes positions in membership services, outdoor programming, camp administration, and volunteer coordination. She has a proven track record of growing memberships, increasing program attendance, and successfully managing budgets and operations.

1. VERA J HURST
VJH2938@GMAIL.COM
TOP MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
MARKETING Creative, enthusiastic, and experienced professional with a strong
PROFESSIONAL background in youth, outdoor and environmental program development
Career Focus: Membership Able to build strong community collaborations, successfully manage adult
Management and administration volunteers and ensure customer satisfaction.
within a Non Profit organization Expert in identifying customer, membership and program needs.
where I can be instrumental in the Dedicated to volunteer and community follow-up to keep relationships
growth, support and development of productive.
a dynamic membership program.
— Proven Volunteer/Membership RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Services Manager with thirteen Part Time Program Coordinator/Recruiter Key Accomplishments:
years of successful adult — Recruited six new businesses in first two months of employment
membership administration placing four new volunteers in these stations
— Experienced with volunteer — Updated Volunteer Match recruiting website and within three days
recruitment and related training had three new volunteers.
development and HR/risk — Coordinated with Marketing Coordinator to produce new flyers and
management requirements. brochures and updated four more in first four months of hire which
— Cost-effective budget creation were used to recruit businesses and volunteers for the program
and administration which — Attended monthly community meetings generating presentation
resulted in financial growth and appointments
increased program attendance. — Developed content for RSVP Newsletter
— Skilled at start to finish — Recruited forty volunteers and oversaw a three day volunteer
publication development fundraising event which resulted in a $1000 donation for RSVP.
including strategic contract Seasonal Interpretive Naturalist Key Accomplishments:
negotiations and design — Lead Naturalist for two collaborative educational opportunities offered
development to 160 Akron, OH middle school students.
— Repeatedly demonstrates — Created and presented over fifty interpretive nature programs and
strong communication and nature hikes.
presentation skills having — Led nature hikes for school and scout groups with positive
achieved Master Trainer evaluations.
Certification through Girl Scout Membership Manager Key Accomplishments:
Organization. — Consistently evaluated as meets or exceeds expectations in both
— Inventive and resourceful, able adult and girl membership growth.
to work independently as well as — Developed with local Boys & Girls Club staff, a leadership program for
part of a team middle school girls using targeted community leaders as presenters
— Increased adult membership by ten percent in first year at GSC of
EDUCATION Tulip Trace
Outdoor Program Manager Key Accomplishments:
— PURDUE UNIVERSITY
— Each year created new programs and activities which consistently
W. Lafayette, IN
served over thirty percent of the membership at more than six
Bachelor of Arts
locations.
Major: Sociology & Psychology
— Over six year tenure, increased yearly attendance at volunteer-led
Council event by forty-five percent and increased volunteer
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT participation by twenty-five percent.
— AMERICAN RED CROSS — Developed collaborative effort with two state parks and one local park
Indianapolis, Terre Haute, IN which brought environmental education programs to girls far from
Standard First Aid and Adult Council properties.
CPR Camp Administrator Key Accomplishments:
Certification — Recruited Camp Director and 35 person camp staff at camp fairs
Lifeguard Certification bringing in first International Camp Counselor
Small Craft Safety Trainer — Negotiated camp brochure printing contract with local university print
— ASSOCIATION OF GIRL facilities lowering print costs by thirty percent.
SCOUT EXECUTIVE STAFF — Within first nine months of being hired, successfully managed ACA re-
Professional development accreditation process receiving a one hundred percent meets
classes relating to job duties standards rating.

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RSVP Volunteer Program of Summit County, Akron, OH (2010 – 2011)
Program Coordinator/Recruiter (part time)
 Recruited and enrolled older adults (55+) in the RSVP volunteer program using a variety of approaches while
communicating its purpose and philosophy.
 Delivered presentations to community organizations, groups and businesses
for purpose of recruiting new volunteers.
 Met with community agency staff to secure new volunteer placement sites and visited existing sites to assure
satisfaction with volunteers.
 Produced print and electronic publications, marketing materials and website content, managed volunteer
opportunities on web based recruiting and social networking sites.
 Attended networking and community events, fairs and meetings to maintain community presence.
Metro Parks Serving Summit County, Akron, OH (2008)
Seasonal Interpretive Naturalist
 Developed and presented nature programs which were tailored to each park’s unique features.
 Led curriculum specific hikes at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm to Kindergarten through fourth grade Summit County
students, Girl Scout and Boy Scout groups.
 Maintained knowledge of environmental education topics, biology and history of parks and species specific
information and identification.
 Provided front desk support by opening and closing Nature Realm, answering nature related questions posed by the
public and operating cash register.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, (1986 – 2007)
Membership Manager, Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, Bloomington, IN (2005 – 2007), Covered Bridge GSC (1995
- 2001) Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, (1986 – 1991)
 Created and distributed recruitment materials introducing Girl Scout concepts to adults resulting in girl and adult
membership growth.
 Developed, trained, supported volunteers in geographical areas which included the management of personnel
records, evaluations and issues.
 Provided timely support and problem solving assistance as needed to assure smooth delivery of service to girl and
adult members.
 Developed collaborative relationships with area youth serving agencies.
Outdoor Program Manager, Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council, Terre Haute, IN (1995 – 2001)
 Maintained income and expense budget which was based upon organizational monetary goals.
 Created yearly department and personal goals, monitored program data and analyzed statistics needed for monthly
and end of year reports.
 Designed, administered, implemented and evaluated outdoor and environmental education programs in the fourteen
county Council jurisdiction.
 Created newsletters, camp brochures, bi-yearly event brochures as needed to support recruitment, programming and
training efforts.
Camp Administrator, Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council, Terre Haute, IN (1995 – 1998)
 Created programs, implemented, administered and evaluated seven week resident camp which served over one
hundred and fifty girls in summer season.
 Developed and administered resident camp budget and yearly goals.
 Monitored OSHA and American Camping Association Standards compliance.
 Hired, supervised and evaluated thirty-five person resident camp staff.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Wild Birds Unlimited, Sales Associate, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2009 - present)
JoAnn Fabrics, Task Team Member, Hudson, OH (2008 – 2010)
The Extreme Outfitters, Store Manager/Sales Associate, Carmel, IN (2005 – 2007)
Galyan’s Sports & Outdoors, Assistant Camping Department Manager/Sales Associate Indianapolis, IN (2001 – 2005)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Volunteer, Appalachian Long Distance Hiking Association
Volunteer, Metroparks Serving Summit County and Portage County Parks, Ohio
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Lifetime Member
Past member of Environmental Education Association of Indiana
Past Executive Committee member Mid States Camping Conference Steering Committee
Past Steering Committee member and Pluralism Chairperson for Section 4, Association of Girl Scout Executive Staff

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COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Competent using Microsoft Word, Publisher, Power Point, Excel and Outlook
Past proficency using Word Perfect and Corel
Some experience using other Print Publishing programs
CERTIFICATIONS
GSUSA Master Trainer
Experienced Project Wild, Project Learning Tree, Project WET program presenter
Leave No Trace program presenter
American Red Cross Small Craft Safety Trainer (expired)
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR (expired)
American Red Cross Lifeguard (expired)
SOLO Wilderness First Aid (expired)