Brenna Gaik

Experience

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  Quality Truck Sales

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Administrative Assistant
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  Quality Detail Services

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2014

  Office Manager
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  Noble Research Institute

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2022

  As an Education Associate at Noble Research Institute, I assisted in program evaluations and assessments for educational programming, developed continuing connections to producers through education event management and follow-up, supervised and support development of the Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture program, and assisted in developing professional staff effectiveness in program delivery to support excellence and growth in the Institute’s adult education program. All efforts were in support of the institutional goal to achieve regenerative land stewardship in grazing animal production with producer profitability. Show less Responsible for serving the administrative needs of the department. Responsible for generatingroutine correspondence, reports and spreadsheets upon request; organizing and maintainingelectronic and paper files/records, as appropriate and assisting with scheduling for departmentmembers.Administrative Support - Perform administrative support duties fordepartment; generate routine correspondence, reports andspreadsheets upon request; organize and maintain electronic and paperfiles/records, as appropriate; compile and prepare printed material andother sources of information for dissemination; conduct online researchCustomer Service - Provide internal and external customer service bycommunicating and interacting in a cordial, respectful, and professionalmanner; greet in person or by phone to identify needs, coordinatemeetings, and announce as neededDepartmental Accounting - Track departmental expenses, preparecheck requests, p-card documentation, and invoicesScheduling - Assist department members with scheduling andpreparation for meetings, special events and travel arrangementsEvent Support - Provide support for Noble Foundation events,seminars and workshops through production of meeting materials,onsite work (set up and clean up) and knowledgeable, proactivecustomer service Show less

  • Education Associate

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2022

  • Administrative

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Texas Agricultural Land Trust

  Apr 2022 - now

  In my current role as Director of Project Management, I am able to utilize my experiences in producer relations, education and project management to bring efficiency to processes within the organization and nurture the relationships with the farmers and ranchers that we serve while contributing to TALT's mission of conserving the heritage of agricultural lands, wildlife habitats and natural resources in Texas and beyond.

  • Director of Operations

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Director of Project Management

    Apr 2022 - Apr 2024