Tim McKinney

Experience

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  Chattahoochee High School

  Aug 1993 - Jan 2001

  Band Director

  Taught over 1000 students the fundamentals of music education. Successfully created Jazz Band, Music Appreciation, Music Theory, and Guitar courses for the music department. Invited to perform at national and international festivals and competitions involving over 150 students. Created and taught officer training classes and problem avoidance techniques for students.

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  Fulton County Board of Education

  Aug 2001 - Jun 2010

  Elementary Band Director

  Leadership facilitator: trained students in the various aspects of how to lead.Fundraiser Project Manager to raise money for new band equipment which involved contacting and coordinating with local fundraising businesses advertized the event and taught sales techniques to all Band, Chorus and Orchestra members.Event Planner: created from scratch a musical event involving corporate donations, advertising and facility management. Developed a committee to support each stage of the event. With much success, the event has been brought back each year. Managed student field trips to elementary band clinic each year involving multiple schools with over six hundred students in attendance.Organized and planned numerous concerts for several elementary schools involving over one hundred students and over three hundred guests. Show less

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  MGP Fundraising

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Territory Sales Representative

  company closed division*Traveling throughout the state of Georgia promoting Telethon Fundraising for High School and Middle School Band Departments. Develop daily territory, cold calls and schedule appointments.Present demonstrations to Band Directors and Booster Associations.Plan and facilitates multiple fundraising events which includes: organizing parent volunteers, student participation, assisting Band Directors and manage donation process.

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  Pinecrest Academy

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2016

  Band Director - Lower/ Middle School

  Responsible for teaching basic music fundamentals to beginning lower and middle school students.Assisting high school band director with advanced middle and high school bands.Teaching private instrumental music lessons.Created and taught music appreciation course for middle school students.Invited to conduct advanced high school band at Carnegie Hall in New York.

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  Great American Opportunities

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

  Sales Representative

  Specializing in helping organizations raise funds. In three years, have doubled sales each year from previous year and client development increased by 40%. Maintained top 5 sales person in all three years within the division. Growth of over $100,000 in wholesale in Fall 2019. Strong networking background with a high referral rate.

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  TM Fundraising LLC

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  Sales Consultant

  As a fundraising consultant, I plan, organize and implement fundraising strategies for k-12 school decision makers throughout the North Georgia area. I am a full life-cycle consultant with extensive experience identifying customers, setting appointments, closing sales, providing excellent customer service, resigning accounts and maintaining long term customer relationships.

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  DeSana Middle School - Forsyth County Schools

  Jul 2020 - now

  Assistant Band Director
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  Piney Grove Middle School

  Jun 2022 - now

  Band Director