Nancy Doss

Nancy L. Doss

5269 Riverview Road, Atlanta, GA  30327

(603)496-2792     [email protected]

Objective

Professional, passionate, and organized individual seeks to complete a masters in Early Childhood Education. Over a decade spent in pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms volunteering.  Dedicated to making a difference with youth through positive messaging and improving self-esteem of students through creative approaches.

Volunteer / Community Experience

Community Assistance Center (CAC), Sandy Springs, GA                                                                2012–present

Member Board of Directors                                                                                                              2016-present

• Attend monthly board meetings; review and take responsibility for issues, policies, and direction of organization; donate to annual fund and to Capital Campaign; represent CAC within the community; volunteer in each CAC service area.

Community Awareness Festival - Food ’n Fun FestivalCo-Chair (Chair) - Jan - May                  2013-2015 (2016)

• Coordinated event with CAC staff members to collect food and garner community involvement
• Oversaw planning of event including setting meetings and agendas; recruited committee chairs; and established deadlines.
• Presented updates and progress to Board of Directors at monthly Board meetings.
• Oversaw food committee by means of identifying restaurants; requesting involvement by donating food and/or profits; provide detailed logistics; act as contact point during festival.
• Chaired games committee by: identifying games and providing detailed description; gathering needed supplies; outsourcing community involvement to run game(s); plan logistics; secure tent rental; act as contact person during festival.
• Co-Chair 2013-2015; Chair - 2016

Fundraising Event Raffle Chair -  Vintage Affair - June - Oct                                                              2014-present

• Research and recommend raffle trip; identify individuals and groups to sell raffle tickets; coordinate printing and distribution.
• Arrange smaller raffle prizes and procedures for auction.
• Attend fundraising meetings and report on current status.

General Office Assistant - weekly                                                                                                           2012-2013

• Provided clerical assistance to office staff; input donor information into data base

The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA                                                                                                           2012-present

Welcome Desk - weekly                                                                                                                         2014-2016

• Greeted and signed-in visitors to the Upper School.
• Answered questions and provided directions.

Chapel Robes Laundry - monthly                                                                                                           2012-2016

• Picked up, laundered, sorted, and returned chapel robes.

Lovett Cares Volunteer - intermittent                                                                                                      2012-2016

• Prepared and labeled food from specific recipes to stock the school freezers for families in crises; such as cancer, death, or other sicknesses.

Hospitality volunteer- intermittent                                                                                                          2012-2016

• Prepared food for special school events.

Library Assistant - weekly                                                                                                                      2013-2014

• Sorted and shelved books; assisted students; created book displays; bound and labeled new books; pulled books based upon teacher needs for classroom discussion.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA                                                                                           2012-present

Food Pantry Rotation- bi-monthly

• Pick up food donations from Whole Foods and deliver to Centro Católico, our Spanish sister church.

Eucharistic Minister - weekly

• Distribute the Body of Christ (host) and Blood of Christ (wine) to the congregation with knowledge of each service location.
• Wash/Dry special containers and determine disposition of items used during the Eucharist.

Prayer Shawl Ministry - intermittent

• Knit shawls and pray for those in crises.

Atlanta Humane Society, Atlanta, GA  - 20 hrs/mo minimum                                                                         2014-2015

Greeter

• Welcomed guests and directed them to their area of interest; provided general assistance to staff.

Cat/Dog Room Assistant

• Educated guests on rules for handling animals; prepared and showed puppies, kittens, and cats to be handled by guests; assisted guests with paperwork to adopt animal.

Dog Walker

• Walked and played with dogs.

School Classrooms, Hopkinton, NH                                                                                                                2000-2012

Step Ahead Pre-School (3 and 4 years old)                                                                                                   2000-2005

• Assisted teacher in facilitating classroom activities; read to students; led groups of students in crafts; coordinated holiday parties with teachers; supervised students during field trips.

Harold Martin School (Grades K- 3)                                                                                                               2002-2009

• Assisted teacher in facilitating classroom activities.
• Read to students and listened to students.
• Led groups of students in crafts.
• Supervised classroom field trips .
• Coordinated holiday parties with teachers.
• Volunteered at annual school carnival as game proctor.
• Developed weekly science project for Kindergarten class to be completed in small groups.
• Volunteered in Publishing Center volunteer.
  • Interviewing students as the author of a book they wrote; proof reading books for typing errors; binding completed books and distributed to teachers.

Maple Street School (Grades 4-5)                                                                                                                  2006-2010

• Assisted teacher in facilitating classroom activities.
• Listened to students read.
• Assisted students with math skills.
• Provided assistance to teacher for special projects.
• Supervised classroom field trips.
• Created after-school program called Fit Kids which introduced students to different forms of exercise and to nutrition topics weekly for six weeks.
• Coordinated holiday parties with teachers.

Hopkinton Woman’s Club (local civic organization), Hopkinton, NH                                                          2000-2012

Board of Directors – Programs Chair                                                                                                     2001-2002

• Coordinated all monthly social events for the calendar year.
• Recruited volunteers for hosting, set-up, event, and clean-up.

Work Experience

Group Fitness Instructor (AFAA Certified 2006-current), Concord, NH                                                  2006-2012

• Taught group exercise programs in step, strength, Zumba, and bootcamp at corporations and local gyms.
• Organized and scheduled local running group. Actively recruited new members                                       2003-2012   

R&R Uniforms (Division of Horace Small Apparel Company), Nashville, TN                                              1994-1997

Project Manager / Account Manager                                                                                                      1995-1997

• Responsible for a new uniform program to service Air Canada including all customer communication, contract commitments; acted as a liaison for all company teams working on the project.
• Coordinated all facets of a new account implementation from the start up of a new facility in Canada to product development of a new uniform program, as well as setting up information systems and forecasting inventories.
• Managed worldwide apparel fittings process of 16,000 employees within six weeks.Project included the following: determining destinations, teams for each location, coordinating the shipping of sample uniform garments from location to location, training and communication with 120 team members participating in the process, and compiling results of the program.
• Directed and managed production of a uniform apparel catalog including sourcing of photographer, providing layout and content, printing and distribution.
• Created video on logistics of measuring employees to ensure proper fit of garments.

Account Executive / Buyer                                                                                                                    1995-1995

• Primary customer contact for Pinkerton Security, a major national account, while continuing to perform duties of a buyer.
• Responsible for communication and interfacing with internal departments to satisfy customer needs.

Buyer                                                                                                                                                     1994-1995

• Purchased inventory in excess of $5M for five national accounts; followed up with vendors on purchase orders and delivery dates; reported backorder status and order completion of monthly basis.

Teltech,Minneapolis, MN                                                                                                                        1993-1994

Sales Analyst                                                                                                                                                              1993-1994

• Analyzed field sales performance, revenue and sales on monthly basis; managed timely preparation and updating of pricing worksheets; performed various monthly billing and contract functions.

Totes, Incorporated, Cincinnati, OH                                                                                                        1991-1993

Distribution Center Supervisor

• Responsible for shipping and returns at distribution center including supervision of up to 90 employees in open shop.
• Directed training and development of employees.
• Responsible for all union and non-union activities within my area of responsibility.
• Developed and directed training program for customer returns resulting in annual cost savings to the company of over $210K.
• Designed and implemented new pick layout, increasing productivity by 10%.
• Managed Corrective Action Team of employees to improve plant layout and dock staging.

Benteler Industries, Incorporated, Grand Rapids, MI                                                                                1990-1991

Sales Coordinator

• Responsible for coordinating and documenting the status of all projects.
• Liaison between outside sales department, product engineering and manufacturing engineering.
• Implemented engineering changes.
• Participated in wellness committee and peer panel review board.

Education

Bachelors in Business Administration, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI                                   1989

Marketing / General Business