Yolanda C. Clay
Community Program Manager @Parkinson's Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
Community Program Manager @Parkinson's Foundation
Charlotte, NC, US
Manage the development and implementation of community-based education and empowermentprograms, including regionally or nationally developed patient and family focused educational events.• Manage and implement program evaluation and develop strategies to gather feedback from community to ensure programs are valuable and to increase community engagement. • Build, develop and maintain relationships among Parkinson’s constituency including people living with Parkinson’s disease, health care professionals and other stakeholders to advance community engagement goals.• Identify new opportunities for partnership and collaboration with outside entities including senior centers, other nonprofit/healthcare organizations, and Parkinson’s Foundation Centers of Excellence to maximize impact and engagement.• Serve as liaison between the Foundation and local communities maintaining a presence through community outreach, community presentations, health/wellness fairs, public policy events.• Manage the budget and calendar for Chapter community-based education programs.• Work collaboratively with the Development team within the Chapters building strategic partnerships and mutually supporting outreach efforts. Planning events to highlight mission related programs and providing mission reports at Chapter Advisory Board meetings. • Develop and implement strategies to grow and maintain a network of volunteers within the region to support local programs and events. This includes developing and facilitating a Chapter Mission and Outreach Committee to support local program and outreach efforts and advance the Foundation’s national initiatives at the local level.• Foster mutually supportive relationships with national volunteers (Advisory Council, Research Advocates, and Aware in Care Ambassadors) and Community Grant recipients within the Chapter. • Manage Chapter communication channels including Chapter webpage, e-newsletter, social media and phone and emails.
EDUCATION
Akron Regional Development Board
Business Administration and Management, General, 4.0 GPA
The University of Akron
Biology, General
ABOUT YOLANDA C. CLAY
I’m a passionate community focused professional with in-depth experience in foundation relations, program management, grant writing, development writing, individual giving management, stewardship, and donor relations, for non-profits, I use a client first mentality to drive impactful results with positive outcomes. Highlights include strategic planning, grant writing/management, program/curriculum development and implementation of policies and procedures. I have a keen focus on operational excellence with a proven ability to collaborate, influence, lead in ambiguity, and communicate effectively. My experience as a Program Director includes providing primary leadership for the daily operations of the Mom’s & Babies First Home Visitation Program. I was responsible for staff development and supervision, client recruitment, making hiring and disciplinary decisions, performance evaluations, database management, and grant reporting. Additionally, I managed the development, implementation and evaluation of program policies, procedures, goals, and objectives. Other highlights include being an active member the Infant Vitality Initiative, Everyday Democracy, City Match, Ohio Equity Institute, and various other workgroups. I increased operations budgets annually ($166k to $260k), and consistently maintained compliance with state/federal laws, rules, and regulations. As Senior Manager of the Workforce Development department, I was responsible for overseeing the provision of employment and re-entry services for adults with felony and/or misdemeanor convictions. I supervised a staff of 8 and managed a six-figure operations budget per contract year. In addition to generating monthly reporting, I monitored the program budget to ensure compliance with grant requirements. Additional highlights include, maintaining confidential client case notes and files, partnering with various social & human services agencies, community organizations, law enforcement and public officials in the development of initiatives and services to meet the needs of a targeted population.
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