Mandy Houghton

Experience

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  St. Philip Lutheran Church

  Jun 1998 - Aug 2008

  Director of Faith Formation and Administrative Assistant

  Arranged, oversaw, and executed travel for mission trips to New York City; Key West, Florida; and two trips to Baltimore, Maryland.Guided congregations through the process of sending their youth to a national convention in San Antonio, Texas.Raised over $10,000 through various fundraising events including a silent auction.Communicated vision and needs to increase participationMade presentations throughout the state for national eventCreated curriculum now used throughout congregations in the United StatesMaintained membership recordsOversaw calendarRemained on budget for events and ended each year with a balanced budget Show less

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  Douglas Elementary School

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  PTA President

  Organized silent auction and carnival raising over $6,000Oversaw “Dragon Fire” campaign resulting in $8,000 of donationsOrganized and presided over meetings, committees, and membershipActed as liaison to the administration from parentsWorked with administration, parents, and outside contractors to build pavilion for classroom use

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  Christ the King Lutheran Church

  Dec 2009 - Sept 2012

  Director of Faith Formation

  Planned events ranging from services, workshops, and congregational events.Increased adult participation in activities and events through various means including social media and on-line discussion.Recruited, developed and lead 150 volunteers annually.Oversaw a budget of over $16,000; calendar and website.Set up strategic plan and followed mission statement of program.Created marketing and communication brochures and announcements.

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  Resurrection Lutheran School

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2016

  Substitute Teacher

  Followed lesson plans from teachers for elementary through middle school including, but not limited to, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Literature, Religion, Science, Music, and Technology.Maintain classroom rules and expectations of students while main teacher is awaySubstituted anywhere from a few hours to several weeks.Cooperated with school staff and administration.

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  Methodist Home for Children

  Sept 2013 - May 2016

  Licensed Foster Parent

  Trained and licensed by Methodist Home for Children (Raleigh, NC) and the State of North Carolina to be a foster parent (regular & therapeutic) using Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP).3 placements (total of 5 children) were under our care during overall

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  Crowder

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2018

  Administrative Assistant

  Oversaw the field office for over $100M water treatment plant facility project, working with a large group of diverse personnel.Facilitated the recruitment and interviewing of candidates and managed all onboarding procedures.Orchestrated the time sheet process between field personnel and corporate office, by ensuring hours worked, missed hours, sick leave, vacation time and personal leave.Maintained work flow of purchase orders and invoices, teaming with managers and administrative team. Processed the closing and distribution of submittals and RFI's.Directed and trained office personnel on various tasks, including payroll, hiring and purchase order and invoice processing. Helped other projects begin set up of their job site offices. Show less

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  Waspco Corp

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2023

  Administrative Assistant

  Supported company president and executive team with all administrative functions associated with a commercial contractor including preparing costs reports and estimating logs and summaries, providing sales tax reports and oversaw all subcontract administration.Managed human resource administration including payroll processing, employee onboarding and benefits enrollment, organized and maintained personnel files to ensure compliance with labor laws.Collaborated with project and field managers to set up subcontractor accounts, prepare annual OSHA reports, and processed monthly accounts receivable billings to general contractors using Construction Manager software.Organized an efficient tool inventory tracking system to be used for employees and subcontractors on a bi-weekly basis. Show less

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  Gerloff Contracting Inc.

  Sept 2023 - now

  • Accounting Manager

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Project Accountant

    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023