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Certified Economic Developer
International Economic Development Association
Washington D.C.
M.P.A. Graduate School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado
B.S. Liberal Arts
Central Michigan University
A.A. Urban Professional Assistant
Delta College, Michigan
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RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE |
Human Resources Director
Buys & Associates, Inc
1992 - Present
Responsible for directing the company’s Human Resource activities, in coordination with Executive and Management personnel. Responsibilities include documentation of employee job performance, compensation, benefits, staffing, employee/community relations, and training and organizational/leadership development.
Division Director
Arapahoe County, Colorado
1977 – 2005
Twenty-eight years of professional experience in community, workforce and economic development that included extensive intergovernmental cooperation, liaisons with non-profit organizations, federal, state and local grant development and management, financial management and supervision of professional and paraprofessional staff in a government environment. Administrator responsible for creating and sustaining an active Workforce Development Board to oversee the Administration and Program Operations of a mulit-million dollar grant funded organization. Managed 4 facilities, 100 plus employees and service delivery designed to respond to over 10,000 customers each month. Responsible for workforce development programs for both Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.
Publisher
Peekay Publications
1996 – Present
Sole proprietor of a small business that publishes written and online communications for a wide variety of companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. |
| OTHER |
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2005 Aurora, Colorado Community Sculpture Award
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2004 Colorado Performance Excellence Foothills Quality Award
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National Association of Counties' Innovation in Local Government Achievement Awards-
1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995 & 1996
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1993 Woman of the Year – Aurora, Colorado Chamber of Commerce
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1991 Presidential Program Award, US Department of Labor
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1985 Outstanding Women at Work Award – Council of Working Women
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