Area Programs Manager

I plan, design, and execute events & programs for service members and their families.

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Non-Profit Organizations

Armed Services

Helping People

Day to Day

A great day is a day where I have to remind myself to stop and stay hydrated! It's a day where I call my husband and tell him to eat dinner on his own because I don't know when I'll be home. It means that we (my team and I), are running at full throttle planning for, or executing an event or program. It means that I'm ensuring our mission of keeping service members connected to family, home and country, is accomplished. It means putting smiles on the face of someone far from home.

Skills & Qualities Beyond School

To work in the non-profit industry you really need to have a sense of altruism. It's not about you, it's about the mission and it's about the team coming together to make whatever needs to happen, happen. The mission, and the end-users of that mission ALWAYS come first. Experience with volunteer work is a must in order to have an understanding of how a volunteer-based organization functions. Time management and being detail-oriented are key as well.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for college students

Start volunteering now! Volunteer at a few places and try a wide variety of things to see what fits your style. You may find you are more business operations minded, or you like numbers so non-profit accounting is right up your alley. The most important thing is that you start giving your time so you will appreciate the volunteers that give you their time in the future.

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

Bachelor
Communication, General

Graduate
Education, General