Karen Kirsch

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Supported, supervised, and evaluated 4 Before and After School Care programs in the Issaquah School District. Developed professional development programs. Administered evaluations.

Supervise and evaluate 12 program staff and volunteers. Establish and enforce rules for behavior management to maintain positive community atmosphere among 100+ students. Create and oversee daily enrichment curriculum, designed with scaffolding framework to meet academic and social needs of diverse student group. Maintain strong relationships with school administrators, families, and vendors

Administer annual fundraising campaign targeted to solicit and steward major donors and members. Oversee Board of Directors and Advisory Council meetings,including logistics coordination and providing communications. Coordinate donor events. Manage gift processing and donor stewardship. Plan and implement ongoing donor communications. Increase donor retention through annual giving and targeted campaigns. Write and edit blog posts, grant applications, magazine articles, and social media posts.

Assisted the School of Public Health advancement team in implementing its annual fundraising plan designed to solicit new major donors, steward existing donors, cultivate new donors, and support the School's overall mission, including: - Coordinated donor-centered stewardship efforts by preparing weekly acknowledgment letters and managing follow up phone calls - Conducted research, maintain confidential records on donors' activities, giving levels and interests, and assist in analyzing such data - Planned and executed 10-15 small to medium-sized cultivation and stewardship events per fiscal year - Prepared donor briefings, solicitations, and proposals. Liaison between advancement and communications team - Provided support to volunteer advisory board with meeting reminders, written agendas, and minutes - Fielded inquiries, managed multiple calendars and various administrative tasks which includes the creation of databases and disseminating beneficiary information to donors

Lead in recruiting new members and marketing to surrounding community, increasing student enrollment +110% within eight months. Designed and directed enrichment lessons encouraging middle school students to explore skills, interests, and identity. Managed memberships, organized quarterly outreach events, and employed outside vendors for after-school activities.Communicated with teachers, administrators, and parents to ensure that student academic and social needs were being handled in a timely manner. Supervised 6 site staff in everyday activities with students including providing professional development and yearly evaluations

Recruited, advised, and supported 30 students of color and first-generation college students in the Woodring College of Education programs. Increased retention by planning quarterly events regarding the future of the education field reaching upwards of 200 undergraduate students.

As Assistant Resident Director: Assisted in the management and leadership development of 14 paraprofessional staff as well as in supervising of over 350 undergraduate residents. Collaborated with undergraduate students to create academic intervention plans, which led to 100% retention for the following school year. Established and clarified clear expectations, implemented consequences, and invested undergraduate students through creating a community of respect and inclusiveness. Designed and implemented a diversity training in order to have resident advisors conduct inclusive and safe conversations about social identities with their residents. As a Resident Advisor: Advised 120 university students, helping them navigate and access on-campus resources. Planned over 50 community development events focused on academics, social-identity, and living effectively with others. Conducted quarterly one-on-one conversations with every resident that provided support in student development.

Provided emergency based housing and case management to four clients ages 18-21. Developed and managed first online database using Microsoft Excel to house all clients (~700), which improved tracking of available beds and expedited grant reporting. Researched the Washington Administrative Code in order to identify suitable house location for new runaway group home for 6 clients and create a policies and procedures handbook. Coordinated the hiring process for and trained incoming interns and volunteers.

Minor: Diversity in Higher Education