Jara Clark

Jara Clark

Food and Beverage Supervisor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    🌿 Holistic Health & Wellness Influencer | Fitness Expert| Speaker 🎤 🧘🏽‍♀️ Certified Personal Trainer | Yogi | Psychologist | Entrepreneur

  • Education

    • Norfolk State University

      2005 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology
    • Norfolk State University

      2005 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree PSYCHOLOGY
  • Experience

    • Town Point Club

      May 2005 - Feb 2013
      Food and Beverage Supervisor

      Assists Membership department with generating new ideas to obtain new members and retain existing members.Direct the activities of workers including servers, and bartenders. Performs opening and closing managerial duties. Maintaining effective communication between food production and service, arranging and maintaining excellent club standards as per customer need.Coordinates pre-shift meetings with kitchen and service staff. Provide excellent supervision and assistance in setting up banquet rooms and serving guests. At the beginning and end of each shift, I am responsible for ensuring thorough cleanliness of banquet, member and storage areas.Ensures proper staffing for each reservation by formulating weekly schedules.Demonstrates professionalism when greeting restaurant patrons.Attend to guests' requests and ensure food is served promptly.Demonstrates quality customer service while attending to patrons needs regarding understanding of menu choices. Provided menu recommendations. Ensured that facilities meet the expectations of the member in terms of appearance, table settings and food quality. Trained new team members in proper serving methods, menu memorization, and customer service techniques and etiquette. Show less

    • Ventker and Warman PLLC

      May 2008 - Dec 2009
      Legal Secretary

      Manage a multiple phone line system, General Errands, filing in a paperless system

    • Hampton University

      Mar 2013 - Oct 2016
      Secretary

      Providing support to one of the largest academic schools at the University level. Provide personal administrative support to management and the company through conducting and organizing administrative duties and activities including receiving and handling information.prepare and manage correspondence, reports and documentsorganize and coordinate meetings, conferences, travel arrangementstake,type and distribute minutes of meetingsimplement and maintain office systemsmaintain schedules and calendarsarrange and confirm appointmentsorganize internal and external eventshandle incoming mail and other materialset up and maintain filing systemsset up work procedurescollate informationmaintain databasescommunicate verbally and in writing to answer inquiries and provide informationliaison with internal and external contactscoordinate the flow of information both internally and externallyoperate office equipmentmanage office supplies Show less

    • FitGoddess Tribe

      Nov 2016 - now
      Certified Personal Trainer

      With a strong love of fitness and dedicatedpractice, and hopes to share that love and dedication with anyone who is willing to get on thefloor. Her goal is to help individuals realize that fitness is more mental than it is physical.

    • Top Guard Security

      Nov 2016 - Nov 2018
      Executive Assistant

      Conserves executive's time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications.Maintains executive's appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.provide high level secretarial and administrative support to two senior executivesprepare correspondence, documents, presentationsconduct research, organize data, generate reportsmanage schedules and itinerariesarrange and co-ordinate meetings and functionsdraw up and distribute minutes of meetingsorganize travel arrangementsliaise with senior management, clients, external providersscreen, handle and redirect callsset up, maintain and improve data management systems Show less

    • Fit Goddess Tribe LLC

      Sept 2020 - now
      Health and Wellness Business Owner
    • YMCA Health and Wellness Center

      Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
      Community Health Instructor
    • Juicing Life Bar

      Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
      Cafe Worker
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Mwalimu ( Teacher) & AfaRa (Bridge)

      Ijakadi Afrikan Martial Arts
      Feb 2025
    • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

      National Council for Mental Wellbeing
      Jun 2024
    • Trauma informed Coach

      The Centre for Healing
      Dec 2024
    • Certified Personal Trainer (NCCPT-CPT)

      Brookbush Institute of Human Movement Science
      Aug 2024
    • Holistic Health Practioner

      Scholistico
      May 2025
    • Certified Ignite Reading Tutor Educator

      Ignite Reading
      May 2025
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Community Volunteer

      Issued by Virginia Living Museum
      Virginia Living MuseumAssociated with Jara Clark
    • Reading Tutor

      Issued by AmeriCorps on Aug 2023
      AmeriCorpsAssociated with Jara Clark