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Kimberly Coleman
Chief Executive Officer,

Employment Ventures
" Guiding Your Career Path Toward Success"

612-382-5072
ceo@employmentventures.org




OBJECTIVE
Promoting individuals toward employment opportunities and self-sufficiency.

BACKGROUND
*Workforce Development; facilitating employment and training
  skills programs, employment service provision to the unemployed
  and  underemployed
*Customer service training and employment program management
*Welfare reform program management, compliance, and advocacy
 
SPECIALIZED FIELDS OF SERVICE
*Employment Skills Training and Counseling
*Employment Assessment
*Curriculum Development for Employment Seekers
*Employment Retention
*Stress Management
*Employee Relations and Communication
*Employment Program Compliance and Development
*Employment Mediation and Adjudication
*Conflict Resolution
*Risk Management
*Life Skills for Working Mothers
*Advocacy
*Professional Customer Service Skills

AFFILIATION
* Board Member/Chair Outreach/Communications:
   Color CoordiNATION -
www.colorcoordination.org
* Board Member/Communications and Public Relations:
  PFund (Philanthrofund) -
www.pfundonline.org
* Diversity Committee-Education/Outreach:
   HIRED -
www.hired.org
* Board Member/Web Designer/Data Manager:
   Minnesota Soul Essence - 2004-2007.
* Community Liaison:
   Community Business Organizations, Employment 
   Agencies, Department of Workforce Development,
   Legal Aid Servies, State Job Service, Social,Human
   and Civil Service programs.

ACCREDITATIO
N
*Global Career Development Facilitator:-
  cerified by the National Career Development Association
*Community Leadership Award:
   Family and Chldren Services
*Microsoft Programs,Certified Trainer:
  Web Design and Development
*Jobs Employment Matching Systems:
  Client Assistancefor Re-employment and Economic Support,
  TEAMS, MAXIS and DILR
*Cultural Bridges and Community Development
*HumanRelations
*Creative Management and Counselor Relations

RECOGNITIO
N
*International Society Who's Who in Public Service
*Marquis Who's Who in Human Services
*State Voice for compliance management program
  design and development - Wisconsin
*National Recognition for performance in Wisconsin
  Welfare Reform by Manpower Demonstration Research
  Corporation (MDRC) 
  
www.mdrc.org/publications/86/overview.html
   (click on full report
)
    

ADDITIONAL PROJECT
S
Website Design and Management:
www.soulessenceminnesota.org
www.hayssmithy.biz
www.employmentventures.org