Passionate and experienced professional with over 12 years in youth football development, community engagement, and program management, seeking to leverage expertise in strategic leadership, relationship-building, and operational execution to drive the success of the Atlanta Falcons Youth Football and Legends Community initiatives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Athletic Coordinator
Madison County Recreation Department
04.2024 - Current
Facilitated hiring, training and evaluation of staff.
Helped staff customize plans for specific groups based on age or ability level.
Manage all adult athletic programs to include youth softball and basketball.
Market activities, organize registration, recruit and train coaches, assign teams, coordinate facility usage, organize practice and game schedules, ensure all games and practices are properly supervised, resolve any conflicts, and schedule game officials.
Maintain and update sport pages of the recreation department’s website. Assist the Program Operations Manager in developing budgets for assigned programs.
Communicate with department staff, the public, and other individuals and organizations as needed to coordinate facility use, schedules, work activities, exchange information, or resolve problems.
Maintain current knowledge and awareness of new leisure programs, procedures, trends and advances in the profession; read professional literature; maintain professional affiliations; participate in continuing education activities; attend meetings, workshops and seminars as applicable.
Confer with the Program Operations Manager to keep her informed of key issues and progress toward goals and objectives, and to garner or ensure continued support and approval for strategic initiatives.
Accept, receive, and/or collect payments for registrations, facility rentals, and uniforms.
First MCRD employee to design Breast Cancer Awareness Jersey’s for Fall Softball and Baseball.
Coordinated with local High School Athletic Coaches to develop a coach’s clinic for all youth sports.
Coordinated with local High School to reimplement "Recreation Night" to help bridge the gap between the Recreation Department and local High School Athletics Department.
League Coordinator
Future Legends Flag Football League (NFL Flag)
04.2021 - Current
Oversee the operations and management of the flag football league.
Financial Management: Manage league finances, including budgeting, collecting registration fees, and overseeing expenses related to facilities, equipment, awards, and other league needs.
Marketing and Promotion: Promoting the league to attract participants, sponsors, and supporters through various marketing channels such as social media, email newsletters, and local advertising.
Continuous Improvement: Seeking feedback from participants to identify areas for improvement and implementing changes to enhance the overall experience of the league.
Organizing and Managing Events: Planning and coordinating flag football games, practices, tournaments, and other league-related events.
League Administration: Handle administrative tasks such as registration, scheduling, team assignments, and maintaining player and team records.
Recruitment and Communication: Recruit players, coaches, officials, and volunteers for the league. Communicating with participants, parents, coaches, and other stakeholders regarding league updates, schedules, and policies.
Facility Management: Securing and managing facilities for games and practices, ensuring they meet safety standards and scheduling requirements.
Rule Enforcement: Enforce league rules and regulations, resolve disputes, and ensuring fair play among participants.
Safety and Risk Management: Implement safety protocols, overseeing player safety during games and practices, and addressing any emergency situations that may arise.
Equipment and Supplies: Procuring and maintaining necessary equipment and supplies for games and practices, such as flags, footballs, and pylons.
Supply Officer
United States Navy, USN
02.2006 - 07.2014
Ranked #1 of 7 Supply Officers while stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL and Naval Station Mayport, FL.
Trained, evaluated and developed over 500 senior and junior military personnel in warehouse, inventory control, hazardous material, logistics, business and transportation operations.
Took charge of a poorly managed Retail Operations Division aboard USS MOMSEN (DDG 92). Immediately acted to decrease unmatched expenditures by $400,000 and corrected a $19,000 discrepancy between ship and shore files.
Developed and implemented an emblematic sales program which lowered the onhand emblematic percentage from 26% to 9%.
Developed a plan to place slow moving material on sale and order new and unique products for the crew, immediately increasing stock turn from .12 to 1.82 which was well above the Commander, Naval Surface Forces
standards and highest stock turn rating for USS MOMSEN in two years.
Implemented weekly spot checks which resulted in 97% merchandise validity.
Under my leadership, Retail Operations and Disbursing Received a grade of 97.11 during the Supply Management Certification (Navy's highest Supply Department Inspection), the second highest score among ships in the Pacific Fleet area of operations.
Assistant Supply Officer Code 300 (Business Department) for Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLC-J). Responsible for updating the financial report for all 21 Fleet Logistics Centers under FLC-J’s responsibility. Update the Command budget to include tracking salaries, expenses, supply requests, costs to fill contracting jobs and costs for creating jobs.
Provide daily, weekly and monthly updates to the Directorate of the Business Office (Code 300). Submit funding requests for FLC-J and its sub- commands.
Report any budget short falls to the Directorate of the
Business Office.
Directorate of Logistics and Finance for Joint Information Support Task Force – Special Operations (JISTF-SO). Prioritized, managed and balanced a $1.2 million-dollar budget.
Responsible for end of year fiscal year budget. Received praise from the Finance Officer at Fort Bragg Headquarters in regards to timely submission and zero discrepancies on end of year budget.
Approve military and civilian payroll using Navy ERP.
Provided exceptional customer service to over 20 military commands and 5,000 civilians and military personnel.
Increased customer service to a 98% approval rating by establishing customer friendly service hours
while decreasing wait time by 75%.
Facilitated weekly meetings with upper management to provide status for on-going projects, personnel issues, communicate financial needs and suggest continuous process improvements.
Prioritized weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual projects and distributed workload to military personnel with expectations as to when projects are to be completed.
Created a weekly and monthly inventory checklist and conducted over 200 spot checks ensuring 100% inventory validity for fast moving material.
spot checks ensuring 100% inventory validity for fast moving material.
Education
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Georgia Southern University
07-2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive
12-2002
Skills
Youth & High School Football Development: In-depth knowledge of football rules, program development, and community relations at the youth and high school level
Community Relations & Engagement: Strong experience fostering relationships with schools, athletic directors, coaches, and local stakeholders to build sustainable programs
Event & Program Management: Expertise in planning, executing, and evaluating events and initiatives that support the growth of athletic programs within communities
Leadership & Team Management: Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and inspire teams to achieve shared goals and drive success
Strategic Communication: Proven ability to develop and execute communication strategies, create engaging content, and maintain strong internal and external relationships
Budget Management: Expertise in overseeing complex budgets, ensuring financial decisions align with organizational goals
Multi-tasking & Organization: Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
Content Writing & Presentations: Strong content writing, presentation development, and public speaking skills
Timeline
Athletic Coordinator
Madison County Recreation Department
04.2024 - Current
League Coordinator
Future Legends Flag Football League (NFL Flag)
04.2021 - Current
Supply Officer
United States Navy, USN
02.2006 - 07.2014
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Georgia Southern University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Mount Olive
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