Dawn Modlin
Organizational Leadership & Supervision graduate from Purdue University, with MA in Theological Studies from Grace Theological Seminar. Currently working as President/CEO at Training for Excellence, Inc.
| Headline: | Service Provider |
| Website: | http://www.trainingforexcellenceinc.com |
| Skills: | Leadership |
| Location: | Kendallville, IN |
| Groups: | Linking Indiana |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups |
| Tags: | employee engagement, employee retention, employee training, fort wayne, leadership, productivity, profitibility, sales training |
| Schools: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Training for Excellence, Inc., Kendallville, Indiana |
| Position: | President/CEO |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Privately-owned company that offers management and supervisory level employee training; serves business clients with 50-500 employees.
• Conduct pre and post-evaluations of training, as well as needs assessments. • Develop training workshops using high performance curriculum, audio-visuals, e-learning tools, participant workbooks, and on-the-job application guides. • Facilitate as many as 36 workshops per year, with an average of 25 participants per workshop. • Produce monthly newsletter for electronic distribution to current and potential clients. • Market organizational development and training services; make 25 sales presentations/client calls per month, on average. • Perform all duties associated with managing a business, including developing annual revenue budget, establishing cost controls, managing P&L, handling accounting and payroll, and implementing marketing strategies. |
| Employer: | Family Care Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Position: | Administrative Director |
| Time period: | May 2006 - November 2007 |
| Description: | Non-profit mental health counseling center that provides outpatient mental health counseling services, such as anger management, depression and anxiety management, abuse prevention, marital counseling, and addiction management.
• Managed clinical and administrative operations for mental health counseling center; supervised 34 employees; carried out public relations activities. • Handled human resource issues, such as recruiting/selecting, new employee orientation, processing terminations, resolving employee relations problems, and coordinating employee benefits. • Prepared annual operating budget; oversaw fund raising efforts; wrote grants to acquire additional funds for services provided to the community. • Marketed services to clients and to potential donors; produced monthly e-newsletter; developed website that generated new business. • Conducted internal training sessions and facilitated staff in-service meetings on such topics as integrity, visionary leadership, and customer service. • Successfully turned around the business from operating with a deficit budget to achieving a balanced budget (within one year); sought and received grant to purchase and/or upgrade technology, resulting in improved employee morale and increased productivity. |
| Employer: | Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana |
| Position: | Adjunct Faculty |
| Time period: | December 2005 - April 2006 |
| Description: | Four-year Christian liberal arts college with approximately 1,300 undergraduate students.
• Developed new undergraduate biblical studies course for incoming freshmen where there had not been one previously; enabled monitoring of students’ knowledge in biblical studies for appropriate placement in future courses. • Taught one semester of the new course to 31 students; tracked their attendance and progress; administered tests and grades. |
| Employer: | Camp Luherhaven, Albion, Indiana |
| Position: | Office Administrator |
| Time period: | July 2001 - April 2003 |
| Description: | Outdoor recreational camp and retreat center serving adults and children;1,400-1,500 campers per summer and more than 100 groups renting the facility year-round.
• Managed office and administrative operations for the camp, including accounts-payable, accounts-receivable, grant writing, coordinating contracts for rental of facilities, marketing, and customer service. • Analyzed existing and desired tracking of business details (campers, facility rentals, equipment, sales) – created database in CampTrac software for easy access to needed information. |
| Employer: | Kransco Group Companies – Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| Position: | Marketing/Sales Representative |
| Time period: | January 1990 - February 1991 |
| Employer: | Fort Wayne National Bank – Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
| Position: | Teller/New Business/Trust |
| Time period: | December 1987 - April 1989 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
| Degree: | Organizational Leadership & Supervision, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Member, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) |
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Training for Excellence
Training for Excellence is an education startup changing the world by...offering high performance skills training for employees of small to mid-sized businesses.