Summary
Over three years experience professionally managing properties, not including house and pet sitting. Eight years total management experience.

Experience

House Sitting, Grounds keeping, Pet Companionship                           09/08-05/2010

Performed house- and pet-sitting duties on country homestead of 100 acres with spring-fed water. Maintained lawn and grounds, pruned fruit trees, kept 1/2 mile driveway clear and drain gullies open. Cared for chickens, dog, and cat . 

Founder & Executive Director. Heart of Light. Jasper, AR                       2003 - Present

Founder and executive director of alternative healing center focusing on energy-based modalities. Carried out daily functions of healing mission, performed accounting duties, designed and developed web presence, performed advertising campaigns. Developed retreat offerings centered around the work.  

Executive Director. Sacred Circles. Jasper, AR                                      4/01 - Present

Founded non-profit counseling center: Applied for and acquired 501c3 status, created and organized Board of Directors; authored mission statement, goals and objectives, and other documents. Acting executive director: facilitated Board meetings, researched and applied for grant funding, networked with other community agencies, performed bookkeeping and other administrative functions, carried out human resource duties such as the search and hiring of contractors, designed and wrote content for agency website, flyers and brochures; performed counseling duties and carried out agency mission.    

Business Owner/Operator and Webmaster. Eugene, OR                            1998 - 2002

Established and operated home-based internet business offering a variety of products and business services through over one hundred affiliates. Carried out mail and internet-based marketing, created and maintained customer and contact databases, received and processed orders, performed customer service duties, managed accounts payable and receivable, designed and maintained website.  

Administrator. Samaritan Counseling Center. Palo Alto, CA.                       1998 - 1999

Responsible for all administrative functions of the agency including: budgeting, payroll, payroll taxes, W-2's, 1099's, non-profit reporting to local and federal governments, preparing financial reports and projections, desk top publishing, advertising for workshops and other events, bookkeeping. Utilized programs such  as Quicken, Excel, and Word Perfect to manage data bases, perform billing, do bookkeeping and word process. Handled walk-ins in crisis; Made appropriate referrals for persons not meeting the agency's financial criteria. 

Housesitting and Pet Companionship. East Bay Area, CA.                          6/98 - 9/98

Completed three consecutive housesitting jobs, two in homes requiring yard care and one in a rental unit. Cared for two dogs and one cat in first position, one cat in second position and one cat in third position. Performed spring cleaning and painting for additional fee. Also performed dog-walking duties for friend & neighbor of one client concurrently.