Katie Schafer

Experience

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  Windsor Veterinary Clinic

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Veterinary Nurse

  Patient care and nursing, surgical prep, anesthesia monitoring, client assistance and education, physiotherapy.

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  Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists

  Oct 2008 - Aug 2014

  Lead Internal Medicine Nurse

  Managing our internal medicine team encompasses many responsibilities, including: procedural organization and staff management, implementation of and adherence to standard operating procedures, inventory taking and management, critical care nursing and detailed record keeping, extensive client education and follow up to ensure compliance: using scheduled phone contacts, checklist management, Google Documents, and clear inter-staff communication to ensure proper follow through with our clients.Additionally, I created a net zero cost continuing education events program by fundraising $10,000 annually in corporate sponsorships, coordinating continuing education seminars, fund management, relationship building, sponsor coordination, review of attendee questionnaires to schedule future events, event organization (scheduling caterers, ensuring proper handout materials, planning lecture material, marketing, and staff scheduling) • 10 years clinical experience as a Veterinary Technician in small animal medicine, 5 years practicing gold standard of care in Internal Medicine• 2 1/2 yrs experience in fundraising and event coordination: Responsible for soliciting corporate sponsorship, and raised $10K per year to cover the cost of continuing education events for our clinic• Responsible for venue coordination, meal plans, and lecture planning for continuing education events as well as staffing, and lecture materials• Self designed spreadsheet to track donations, call logs, coordination of sponsors and events, and total funds raised vs funds required• Represented my clinic as the community liaison/event coordinator at local event booths, continuing education lectures, all while fostering relationships with vendors and distributors Show less

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  DaVita Healthcare Partners

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Meetings and Events Planner

  • Built and managed on-line registration including: creation of event registration, website content of upcoming events, save the date, email communications to attendees, attendee management, and on-going reporting of meeting outcomes• Sourced and contracted third party vendors, reconciled third party vendor bills • Partnered with teams to develop requests for proposals for small meetings, worked with third party on sourcing, developing recommendation parameters and guidance on contract terms for all small meetings (100 – 400 room nights)• Responsible for tracking and follow up on all small meeting bookings• Negotiated hotel/venue agreements with acceptable contract terms and conditions• Managed heavy correspondence. Able to craft and communicate responses to inquiries in a time sensitive manner, escalated issues as necessary and informed team of communication status Show less

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  Veterinary System Services, Inc

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2020

  • Recruit, screen and evaluate applicant’s suitability for employment by performing interviews, background checks, reference and employment verifications, while maintaining confidential information in a professional environment at all times• Provide day-to-day leadership, inspiration, and ongoing development and coaching to a team of 50 remote CVT’s and DVM’s. Assist with scheduling and emergency coverage • Prospect new clients, and interface with existing clients to identify needs and obtain job orders through marketing calls, responses to requests, or referrals• Develop, launch, and spearhead strategic high-impact projects including: implementing social media marketing campaign, developing recruitment and hiring strategies, creating an employee support documents, streamlining communications within recruitment team, and strategic business planning• Partner with CEO to establish an innovative, high-quality recruitment program which includes: creating local brand recognition, website enrichment, and developing and delivering an exceptional candidate and client experience• Create and develop a vision, metrics, and goals, prioritize responsibilities, and consistently exceeding deadline expectations• Additional responsibilities: budget adherence, contract negotiation, reporting, employment law compliance, training, and team development Show less

  • Regional Director

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Account Manager - Northern Colorado Territory

    Dec 2015 - Aug 2018
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  Rhapsody

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Product Manager

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Head of Groups and Account Management

    Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Migration Manager

    Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Chewy

  Nov 2022 - now

  Product Manager