Education

Current Enrollment, Masters of Nonprofit Management Program
Regis University
Denver , Colorado
Anticipated Date of Completion: June, 2008

Bachelor of Arts, Arts & Humanities
Colorado State University
Fort Collins , Colorado
Degree Conferred August, 2002

Summary of Qualifications

• Exceptional web design abilities – to see recent work please visit www.kanderworks.com and www.jolyonyates.net
• Very high level proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML, Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign and Illustrator, both Mac and PC platforms
• Proven team-leadership and project-management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that ensure success in any environment where a high level of professional excellence is expected - for samples of recent writing, please visit www.thisguynamedmike.com/writing.htm
• Effective creation of outreach and marketing materials
• Exceptional ability to create new efficient procedures, or analyze and improve upon existing procedures to create maximum organizational productivity
• Extensive experience working in cooperation with a broad range of Denver nonprofits that serve at-risk families and individuals
• Experience writing grant proposals and RFP’s
• Moderate Spanish language functionality
  

Professional Experience

August, 2004 - Present
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver , Colorado

Program Manager, CSFP

• Established and maintained relationships with community and faith-based organizations in Denver that assist in distribution of over 9,000 monthly packages of food for infants and children under six, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding mothers, and people over 60
• Developed and implemented community outreach activities to ensure that the Commodities Program operates at or near its allocated caseload total distributions per month
• Advocated for program objectives and increased program funding
• Managed and maintained Microsoft Access Data Base
• Developed printed educational materials that relate to program goals, objectives regarding best nutritional practices and client access to program benefits
• Managed certifications and monthly distribution for over 300 homebound senior citizens, as well as some 2,500 elders residing in subsidized housing developments
• Supervised nine Program Associates who establish the eligibility of clients who receive USDA Supplemental Commodity Foods at seventeen area distribution sites

November, 2002 – August, 2004
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Denver , Colorado

Associate Broker

• Assisted clients with all phases of real estate transactions
• Densigned wide range of web and print marketing materials

January, 1999 – June, 2002
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver , Colorado

Resource Manager

• Educated participating agencies’ staff and volunteers regarding best food handling practices and best food drive procedures –developed printed and PowerPoint educational materials
• Managed ‘ Denver’s Table’ – a program that employed three drivers in the collection and redistribution of donations of surplus food from area restaurants
• Coordinated canned food drives with businesses, community and faith-based organizations
• Developed and maintained relationships with Denver area donors and participating nonprofit human service agencies
• Advocated of the program’s mission in alleviating hunger

March, 1996 – August, 1998
360 Twist! Records |
Denver , Colorado

• Owner
  
  Owned and operated independent record label
• Managed public relations and marketing for 14 national and international bands
• Designed all marketing materials and several packages for compact discs, LP’s and 45’s
• Booked US National tours for bands and two Westword "Best of Denver" award-winning festivals
• Worked with print media vendors in four-color process
• Designed and maintained web site

Military Experience

October, 1983 - October, 1986
United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg , North Carolina

Sergeant, E-5