Michele Chapman
Mission,BC
Summary
Highly dependable, ethical and community driven professional with over 10 years of administrative experience including 5 years in a non-profit environment. Previously, I left an executive director role at a small environmental non-profit to pursue a role at a larger organization. I work effectively with cross-functional teams and a variety of stakeholders while ensuring operational and service excellence. With an educational Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, I am highly proficient in administrative tasks, records management, report writing, financial reporting, human resources support, and computer software programs such as MS Office and Quickbooks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Coordinator & Executive Director
Mission Environmental Stewardship Society
01.2019 - 12.2023
- Worked closely with Board of Directors including performing monthly & annual reports involving operations, volunteers, and financials. Increased grant funding by 10% and expanded volunteer recruitment.
- Maintained society record keeping including filing, documentation creation, as well as maintaining a volunteer and donation database.
- Built relationships with donors, volunteers, government officials and other organizations to secure funding & support for organization including preparing grant applications, proposals, reports and presentations.
- Completed daily cash functions like purchasing, payables, account tracking, payroll, budgeting, donation revenue, bank reconciliations and general journal entries into Quickbooks to drive accounting accuracy.
- Created & managed budgets with Excel and Quickbooks to maintain cost controls for grants & projects.
- Recruiting, coordinating, and managing staff and volunteers.
- Created awareness & educated the public on the negative impact of litter & illegal dumping through educational materials, presentations, public outreach events, & with the Mission Public School District.
- Coordinated and managed projects including community events to engage volunteers & the general public while promoting environmental stewardship.
Director
Mission To Move Forward CCC
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Managed operations of social enterprise (community contributions company) assisting vulnerable people to provide basic work in landscaping, general yard work and/or disposal.
- Partnered with Mission Community Services Society on their "Anything is Possible" program providing basic employment, & mentoring to clients who had previously experienced homelessness. Many of these clients had issues with mental health or addictions and were in recovery.
- Contracted work with City of Mission to provide services for hazardous materials such as drug associated litter and in community cleanups of abandoned encampments .
- Implementing waste diversion policies & education to clients during disposal for recycling, reusing & donating to thrift stores, & composting.
Education
BBA - Bachelor's of Business Administration
Thompson Rivers University
BC09.2001
Business Administration Diploma - Accounting Studies
Capilano University
North Vancouver, BC12.1999
High School Diploma -
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
Surrey, BC06.1994
Skills
- Business & Non-Profit Administration
- Bookkeeping with Quickbooks & Excel Spreadsheets
- Computer Data-Processing with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Access
- Budgets & Forecasting
- Month-End Reports
- Process Improvement Initiatives
- Office Supply Management
- Customer, Volunteer & Client Relations
- Organizational Management
- Records Keeping & File Management
- Analytical & Critical Thinker
- Bondable & Able to Pass a Criminal Record Check Including an Enhanced Security Clearance Check
- Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License
- Typing 65 WPM
Accomplishments
Special Accomplishment Award from District of Mission
From the District of Mission in recognition of my volunteer beautification & environmental efforts in the community
April 2016
Community Service Award from District of Mission
In recognition as a part of a community volunteer group's efforts to engage citizens around Mission Central Elementary.
April 2016
Mission Central Community Garden
Volunteered in launching & planning a community garden that partners with a local school. Continued as the garden groundskeeper for the first two years of operation.
March 2016 - October 2018
Timeline
Program Coordinator & Executive Director
Mission Environmental Stewardship Society
01.2019 - 12.2023
Director
Mission To Move Forward CCC
06.2016 - 05.2018
BBA - Bachelor's of Business Administration
Thompson Rivers University
Business Administration Diploma - Accounting Studies
Capilano University
High School Diploma -
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
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