David Garry

Experience

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  Host Helpers

  Apr 1995 - May 2002

  Supervising Captain

  • Supervising Captain for a staff of 1-10 waiters and/or bartenders for special events• Handling of monies between client, agency, and staff• Server/Bartender for special events• Working in various venues from Hotel Banquet Halls to Private Homes

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  NBCUniversal

  Sept 1997 - May 2003

  Film and Television Crew (Stand-In and Production Assistant)

  • Stand-in for an actor during rehearsals of a TV sitcom, and full-length film features• Assisted Dir. of Photography and camera department in lighting the set and focusing equipment.• Deliver the dialogue (“lines”) and walk through (“blocking”) in the scenes to be filmed.• Play parts (that have not been cast yet) during rehearsals for the writers, and provide blocking foractors that have been eventually cast (under the supervision of the director).• Delegating responsibility (when necessary) to other stand-ins in regards to who will stand in foradditional characters, etc. Show less

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  Jay Nolan Community Services

  Apr 2001 - Apr 2007

  Camp Director

  Working as Camp Director for Jay Nolan Camp, I handled all aspects of the preparation of the camp, the interviewing/hiring/training of camp staff, the registration of campers, billing, program managment, and managed 35 staff annually. I also made sure to meet the standards of the American Camp Association consistently, and annually evaluated the program, staff, while working to retain staff through incentives and events I would plan for.

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  Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times

  Apr 2007 - Jan 2018

  Volunteer and Communications Coordinator

  I coordinated Camp volunteers from the application process to the door in volunteering for our residential Camp (that has Summer sessions for campers with cancer and their siblings, and Spring and Fall Family Camp sessions for the family unit). I also coordinated event volunteers for our fundraising events, as well as office volunteers. I worked towards making Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times more of a presence in our community through social media, and also assist with the planning and execution of some communications for our constituents throughout the year. Show less

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  Lions Camps at Teresita Pines

  Jan 2018 - now

  General Manager

  Running all aspects of year-round rental camp facilities (that can hold up to 350 visitors across 2 sites), including: *Interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating Kitchen, Janitorial, Maintenance, Office, and Program staff (between 15-20 employees). *Overseeing accounting, billing, payroll, and keeping to an annual budget *Identifying ongoing needs of the facilities and organization, and in conjunction with the standards set forth by Los Angeles County, United States Forest Service, Insurance Policies, and the American Camps Association*Supporting rental groups to meet their wants / needs for a successful retreat*Creating fundraisers (both online and in-person events annually) to assist the mission to provide programs for camper groups with disabilities*Demonstrating crisis management during COVID-19 (closing and working to maintain the organization as financially stable) or threat of wildfires leading to evacuations *Building on a volunteer population to help beautify, maintain, and repair the camp annually through volunteer work weekends *Beyond the in-person events: building community awareness through e-mail and social media marketing, direct mailings, and hosting virtual events *Maintaining and updating policies/procedures to stay with the times, and for our stakeholders *Reporting monthly to a Board of Directors*Participating in organizations representing Lions Camps: Treasurer Lion member of the Big Pines Teresita Pines Lions Club which supports the Camp, and President of the Big Pines Camps Association, which is a collective of the organizational camps along Big Pines Highway Show less