carla gerard

Assisted Children's, Youth & Family Ministries Director in facilitating youth group meetings, planning student ministries events, and children's missions. Helped in the planning and implementation of special holiday community events. Chaperoned youth mission trips and fellowship events. Started and facilitated young adult group meetings. Helped with fundraising efforts.

This was an administrative support position within the Western Territorial Headquarters. Responsibilities included providing administrative support for the Community Relations Director and Emergency Disaster Manager, general office functions, desktop publishing and meeting planning for department events, handling and directing telephone calls from the general public, maintaining department files and records and other duties.

Administrative support for automotive dealer incentive program sales team. Arranging travel and coordinating meetings; assisted in implementation of automotive dealer shows and financial reconciliation of program budgets. Expense reports. Traveled to corporate-sponsored dealer events to provide onsite administrative support.

Long term contract completed at major import automotive company, helping to roll out new dealer program. Performed telephone tech support for dealer communication program.

Administrative support for a team of commercial real estate salespersons. Responsible for creating correspondence including form letters to prospective clients and sales and leasing contracts, and maintain client files. Back-up switchboard operator.

Administrative support for sales and service arm of import manufacturing company. Supported department managers, technical training writers, and helped with warehouse administration. Oversaw warranty parts replacement program. Organized inventories of parts warehouse. Assisted with shipping and receiving. Parts Department HR liaison responsible for time cards, medical and dental benefit forms, new hire training and supervision of temporary employees.

Goodwill SOLAC Workforce Development is about helping people with barriers to employment find meaningful employment and reach financial self-sufficiency. We offer help for people dealing with disabilities, homelessness, ageism, displacement, and other barriers through training, job placement, and job coaching programs.

* Responsible for providing skilled support services to the minister and committee chairs * maintaining master calendar * preparing, publishing and distributing monthly newsletter, weekly and special bulletins * coordinating all aspects of business with facility users and renters * reporting payroll figures and distributing payroll * managing bulk mailings * maintaining membership and mailing lists * answering and routing phone calls and correspondence * compiling various committee reports * maintaining website * meeting scheduling and arrangements as well as other duties.

Coordinated test-drive fulfillment programs for automotive client, including creating and managing customer database, ordering stock from wholesalers, shipping and receiving, maintaining inventory, handling customer phone calls, negotiating pricing bulk pricing with wholesalers, coding and approving invoices. Meeting with automotive client to build dealer incentive programs. Ordering and maintaining inventory of promotional items. Logo'd merchandise quality control. Purchasing awards and trophies. Project management.