Hire Me

HIRE ME

My name is Connie Shipley and I am looking to join a team where I can make a positive difference for my employer and the vitality of our community.

EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION / TRAINING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Highlights of Qualifications

Experience as Administrative support for upper management, including general correspondence for executive signature, composing and editing business documents and materials, preparing formal minutes, meeting notes, presentations and budgetary reports.
Experience in chairing non-profit fundraising events, banquets and honorary award ceremonies, including all aspects of the projects, budgeting, concept development, volunteer coordinating, and project implementation with the Royal Rosarians and Golden Leaf Education Foundation.

Highly organized, able to balance both short- and long-term issues effectively and handle many simultaneous and often conflicting and changing priorities while still able to keep a keen eye on details being done in time and correctly.

Able to thrive competently in a fast paced environment, flexible and self-directed.

Able to creatively troubleshoot issues, solution-oriented with good problem-solving skills and excellent oral communications skills in order to influence outcomes.

Well-developed people skills with strong ability to work and collaborate with colleagues.

Demonstrates diplomacy and customer oriented approach in developing and maintaining strong long term relationships, particularly face-to-face, phone and in all correspondence with donors, volunteers, leadership.

Able to maintain a positive, customer-service oriented attitude.

Strong computer skills and proficiency with Windows Office Suite-Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint; data base management experience on proprietary systems as well as Donor Tools, Greater Giving and School Auctions.net.

Experience
Rental Manager and Administrative Support
Ainsworth Event Center and Portland Valley Scottish Rite -- Portland OR
Aug, 2008 to Dec, 2013

Established and handled rental program at the Scottish Rite Center within the guidelines of Scottish Rite management, including securing the rentals, coordinating events with clients, collecting all funds, scheduling staff assignments, and marketing support such as web site updates and advertising preparation, Increased annual rental income over 200% while there.
Managed three master calendars, tracked results of meetings, processed dues renewals, input all member personal information and involvement into proprietary data base, keeping it accurate and current. Helped create first two major fundraising events for organization charities, wrote S.O.P.’s for my responsibilities. set up computer formatted forms and processes for membership programs, edited state-wide newsletter, and theatrical programs,
Worked on special projects and fund raisers and provided daily general administrative support.

Oral Historian
Lifescapes -- Portland OR
July, 2004 to present

Produces bound books of clients’ lives based on interviews with client and supplementing with researched information as requested.

Inside Sales/Marketing
Coral Sales Co. - Milwaukie OR
July 1987 to December, 2003

- Account Manager for Highway Safety Products in five western states and British Columbia, sharing appropriate information on over twenty products with design engineers, contractors, and maintenance workers. Helped develop, bid, and manage state-wide material contracts, using Unix based database. Built successful partnering relationships with customers and suppliers resulting in continued success and growth of sales for company. Personally handled approx.1600 orders annually, handling all processing and coordinating needed to get the material delivered in a timely manner. Company had consistently increasing sales while I was there.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science (Political Science/City Planning) -- Portland State University

Acknowledgements

Outstanding Contribution Award Royal Rosarian Foundation 2013
Outstanding Contribution Award Kiwanis Club of Portland 2013
Outstanding Contribution Award Kiwanis Club of Portland 2011
Knighted Honorary Royal Rosarian in 2008
Milwaukie Club #656 Toastmaster of the Year 1997