Jeffrey Rose

Experience

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  Friendship Village of Schaumburg

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2016

  Supervised staff and operations of Independent/Assisted Living activities, transportation services, and a very robust volunteer program. Responsible for hiring, development and training for department staff. Oversaw operation of two fitness centers. Managed a department budget of $800,000 in a community of more than 1,000 residents. Involved in inter-departmental teams, employee recognition and special programming initiatives. Created partnerships with local community organizations to facilitate civic engagement and intergenerational projects and programs. This involved building relationships with a local elementary school, park districts and businesses. Contributed significantly to strategic planning process and process improvement teams. Show less Managed volunteer program, including recruiting, orienting, training and supervising volunteers and volunteer supervisors. Planned annual volunteer appreciation events for 400 volunteers. Oversaw budget lines for volunteer department. Planned special events, programs and activities. Responsible for TV productions, including managing staff, and producing and editing daily broadcasts.Manage conference center and all meeting rooms in the community. Book meeting space, coordinate room use. Oversee budget and revenue lines for room rentals. Supervise staff during external events. Show less

  • Lifestyles Manager

    Jul 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Lifestyles Production and Volunteer Coordinator

    Jul 2007 - Jul 2013

  • Assisted Living Activity Coordinator

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
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  Mather

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2022

  Explored technologies for home use of older adults. Leading a team of six to design, implement and deliver Mather's device distribution and digital literacy program. This program featured a robust curriculum to help older adults explore technology and get support using new devices that were provided to them. This concept was piloted both on tablets and smart speakers with a variety of different populations around the Chicagoland area. In addition, supervised a variety of technology training, implementation support and Instruction on various other operational products. Show less Previous responsibilities included: Supervising staff and operations of senior center and restaurant. Plan and execute programs, events, programming and trips based on the six dimensions of wellness. Arrange for social services and work with agencies providing social work, legal counsel, transportation and other assistance programs. Manage a department budget of $750,000, serving over 5,500 older adults. Sustained measured growth for 3 years, serving more customers and offering more programs than in the last 10 years. Oversee food operations of the restaurant, as well as cooks, cashiers and utility staff. Maintain all aspects of the building and operations. Coordinated a construction project in which the building spaces were renovated and refreshed. Special Projects: Created and led the CI Tech Incubator cross functional team (conducted research, site visits and pilot planning). Spearheaded Technology Exploration Center Design and Pilot Process. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Cafe Manager (Senior Center Director)

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2020
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  Candoo Tech

  May 2022 - Jul 2023

  Head of Partner Success

  Led the partner success team. Oversaw all processes and procedures related to planning and for scalable operations. These essential functions include implementation, on-boarding users, managing client relationships and problem solving issues. Demonstrated extensive growth in impact measures and end-user engagement on a year over year basis.Advanced planning and preparations for scaling, user recruitment and engagement of end-users. Improved project management and process improvement In business operations. Show less

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  Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP

  Jul 2023 - now

  Director of Special Initiatives