Professional Experience
This page consists of experience for recent employment. Here you can find a brief description of employment tasks, duties and responsibilities.
Director of Recreational Life
Lubbock Christian University, 2009-Present
In 2009, I began my employment at Lubbock Christian University. In this position my challenge was to create programming and awareness of the recreation program, where as prior to my employment this was unavailable to students and employees. While in this position, I assisted with the interior 72,000 square foot reconstruction project, where I had direct involvement with the decisions of the facility layout, fixtures, electrical, and equipment to be purchased and leaded for the fitness center, office spaces, courts, group fitness room and the exterior intramural fields and sand volleyball pit. I have also went from a department staff of one, my self, to three full time staff and 40 part time student workers. In this position I have created and implemented programming for the fitness center, free play, group fitness, intramurals, rock wall, out door adventure club, employee wellness and facility camps and rentals. Increasing participation rates has been a major endeavor over the past three years, going from approximately 300 students participating in only intramural activities to approximately700 students and employees participating in all programing. During my tenure in this position the budget has expanded from $45,000 to an astounding $224,120. The recreation program on this campus has gone from being a unknown place to a staple to the students and employees and is now used as a recruiting tool for the admissions department.
In 2009, I began my employment at Lubbock Christian University. In this position my challenge was to create programming and awareness of the recreation program, where as prior to my employment this was unavailable to students and employees. While in this position, I assisted with the interior 72,000 square foot reconstruction project, where I had direct involvement with the decisions of the facility layout, fixtures, electrical, and equipment to be purchased and leaded for the fitness center, office spaces, courts, group fitness room and the exterior intramural fields and sand volleyball pit. I have also went from a department staff of one, my self, to three full time staff and 40 part time student workers. In this position I have created and implemented programming for the fitness center, free play, group fitness, intramurals, rock wall, out door adventure club, employee wellness and facility camps and rentals. Increasing participation rates has been a major endeavor over the past three years, going from approximately 300 students participating in only intramural activities to approximately700 students and employees participating in all programing. During my tenure in this position the budget has expanded from $45,000 to an astounding $224,120. The recreation program on this campus has gone from being a unknown place to a staple to the students and employees and is now used as a recruiting tool for the admissions department.
YMCA of Greater St. Paul
Fitness Director, 2005 - 2008
In 2005, I began employment at the YMCA of Greater St. Paul, for their Skyway Branch, in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. This branch was an established facility with a membership base of approximately 2000 membership units. During my employment I was directly responsible for programming and implementation of operations such as, budgeting, staffing, training, and development of the fitness and aquatics programs. During my employment I was directly part of the facility reconstruction process, where decisions were made on locker rooms, group fitness rooms, basketball courts, fixtures and equipment purchased and leased. Approximately six months of my employment I served along side one of the vice presidents as an interim branch executive director, during the search process for a new leader. While employed I attended several YMCA of the USA national trainings on budgeting, conflict management, board development, fundraising, facility management, leadership and risk management trainings. Through these trainings I received my director and senior director certifications. I was the leader for two United Way campaigns and two Y Partners Annual campaigns, achieving and/or exceeding their financial goals.
In 2005, I began employment at the YMCA of Greater St. Paul, for their Skyway Branch, in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. This branch was an established facility with a membership base of approximately 2000 membership units. During my employment I was directly responsible for programming and implementation of operations such as, budgeting, staffing, training, and development of the fitness and aquatics programs. During my employment I was directly part of the facility reconstruction process, where decisions were made on locker rooms, group fitness rooms, basketball courts, fixtures and equipment purchased and leased. Approximately six months of my employment I served along side one of the vice presidents as an interim branch executive director, during the search process for a new leader. While employed I attended several YMCA of the USA national trainings on budgeting, conflict management, board development, fundraising, facility management, leadership and risk management trainings. Through these trainings I received my director and senior director certifications. I was the leader for two United Way campaigns and two Y Partners Annual campaigns, achieving and/or exceeding their financial goals.