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JEFFREY POMRANKA
7256 Amherst Avenue
University City, Missouri 63130
(314) 226-1713
jeffrey@pomranka.net

SUMMARY

Proven leader and organizer with ability to manage multiple projects and work with a diverse group of people to fulfill a mission. Experienced with wide range of skills including sales and relationship development, finance management, technology use and troubleshooting, teaching/training and project management.

EXPERIENCE

   Achievements

• Exceeded goal of increasing a dwindling enrollment to 95% of capacity in only five months
• Increased number of families submitting registration forms from 30 in first six months of 2011 to 86 in second six months of year
• Developed a tour that highlights the high quality benefits and most sought after features of the center
• Assisted with cultivating foundations and donors through tours of center, written proposals, phone conversations and email
• Designed and developed new website from scratch (uccc.org) using a content management system that is easy to manage and update by anyone with basic computer skills, yet powerful enough to provide a professional online presence
• Developed an email newsletter to reach and connect with current families and constituents, as well as new and potential stakeholders
• Provide photography services to capture a visual representation of the center’s services
• Voluntarily took on responsibility of facility management (22,000+ sq. ft.) when a key staff retired

   Responsibilities

• Maintain enrollment at 95% of capacity of 164 student spots made up of three different age groupings and five different attendance schedules ensuring $1.8 million tuition budget is met
• Maintain the facility and grounds, ensuring it meets all licensing and accreditation requirements
• Work closely with faculty and families to transition students from one age group to the next, ensuring communication is clear and done in a timely manner

   Achievements

• Trained 15 individual goal keepers, over 10 seasons with six receiving All-Conference recognition and one receiving Academic All-American honors.
• Initiated and maintain @WUSTLsoccer, “the longest running Twitter account among those associated with St. Louis area colleges and universities.”  (http://bit.ly/WUSoc-Twitter)
• Designed and manage team’s personal website wustlsoccer.com

   Responsibilities

• Design training sessions to increase the ability and performance of goal keepers
• Assess the abilities and areas of improvement of goal keepers
• Provide feedback to head coach on players’ abilities and needs

   Achievements

• Directed the organization’s overall operating practices, including fund development, communications, and technology growing organization from 2 staff to 5 full-time equivalents and doubling budget.
• Increasing fundraising from $75,000 to $165,000 in one year with 6,000+ attendees at a two day event by coordinating and facilitating the organization’s awareness walk  .
• Developed, wrote and maintained weekly email newsletter from inception to over 1,250 subscribers.
• Designed and managed organization’s website, averaging 1,823 visits per month
• Brought organization into compliance with BBB Charity Standards for the first time

   Responsibilities

• Oversaw and directed treasury, budgeting, audit, tax, accounting, purchasing, lease agreements, long range forecasting, and insurance activities for the organization’s $450,000 annual budget.
• Used excellent project-management skills to plan and oversee an annual week long bike camp to teach kids with disabilities how to ride a bike.
• Developed and managed relationships with corporate donors and sponsors resulting in $35,000 of corporate donations for awareness walk plus 300+ donated commercial television spots.

   Achievements

• Received maximum three year accreditation from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for five audited programs in 2004 with no programmatic recommendations.
• Administer and budget projects totaling over $600,000 annually.
• Chaired Facilities Committee of annual Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration with 300+ attendees
• Established and maintained over 300 contacts of employers, funding sources, and service agencies.

   Responsibilities

• Directed Paraquad’s five educational and employment projects made up of 11 full-time staff and nine part-time staff.
• Consulted with area businesses on disability etiquette and Paraquad programs.

• Provided clients with career counseling through assessment and job development.
• Facilitated a Business Advisory Council of diverse group of St. Louis business leaders.
• Developed and implemented workshops on resume writing and interviewing skills for clients returning to work.

EDUCATION

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Board of Directors: U. City Children’s Center, 2004–10
• Photographer – Paraquad’s annual Roll N Race, 2008-11
• Speaker: St. Louis County Police Crisis Intervention Training, 2010
• President : U. City Children’s Ctr. Family Org. 2004-2005
• Board of Directors: Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, 2001-2006
• Advisory Board: BJC Behavioral Health, 1999-2005