Cheryl Vogel

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Aug 1996 - Oct 2000

  Training and Curriculum Specialist

  Achievements:* Developed and implemented a Children’s Base Safety Day with interactive game stations and base-wide attendance* Designed and developed training sessions based on teachers’ individualized education plans through analyzing what needs were present and designing and developing content to match the needs* Created a lesson planning and evaluation system that became approved and used at all USAF bases* Became a Certified CDA Advisor* Became a certified Playground inspector* Became a certified ServeSafe Instructor* Became a certified CPR/First Aid InstructorResponsibilities:* Developing, implementing, and monitoring employee Individualized Education Plans* Working with new hires on the 18-month initial training program* Evaluating classroom materials, arrangement, and curriculum for age appropriateness* Conducting employee evaluations* Developing a lesson planning/curriculum program that involved goal setting for each student and the implementation of activities to meet each student's individual needs* Developing and implementing teacher training and continuing education * Staff development Show less

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  New Horizon Child Care

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2001

  Director

  * Filling the center to capacity within the first three months of being openResponsibilities:* All center operations* Hiring employees* Staff development* Securing new enrollments* Staff scheduling* Ensure customers pay for services in a timely manner* Maintain all training records for staff* Answer phones and route appropriately* Develop center budget and submit to administration* Ensuring all aspects of the program are meeting licensing regulations* Providing a safe and educational facility for the children in our care. Show less

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  St. Croix County District Attorney's Office

  Apr 2001 - May 2006

  Legal Secretary

  Achievements:* Wrote first grant for $50,000 and received approval* Submitted annual budget that was approved without need for any revisions* Developed fillable template in Word to expedite the creation of search warrantsResponsibilities:* Maintaining two attorneys' case loads* Preparing documents needed for court* Correspondence to defense attorneys, and other customer service roles* Work with law enforcement to create search warrants as needed* Prepare and submit a grant proposal for a new position within the office* Assume responsibility of the Office Manager position during a vacancy (which included the District Attorney's case load)* Case load consisting of all felony drug cases within the tri-county area and many child abuse cases (and other cases as they arose)* Back-up secretary for juvenile cases. Show less

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  Hand in Hand A Place for All Children (Non-Profit)

  May 2006 - May 2013

  Director

  Achievements:* Out of 16 DHS Licensing visits, received 15 compliance reports* Created and implemented the annual community Halloween Event* Used ADDIE model to revise onboarding into an interactive, hands-on model that reduced turnover rates from approximately 30% annually to less than 5%Responsibilities:* All center operations* Hiring employees* Staff Development* Securing new enrollments* Ensuring all aspects of the program are meeting licensing regulations* Meeting the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and providing a safe and educational facility for the children in our care* Collaborate with local school district for implementation of 4-Year-Old Kindergarten* Program managementThe philosophy of this center was to provide a positive educational start to all children, providing the necessary accommodations to children with special needs. Show less

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  Leaps & Bounds Early Learning Center, LLC

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  Director/Owner

  Achievements:* Wrote a business plan for opening a new business* Completed all functions of starting a business, including but not limited to acquiring a Federal Tax ID, DUNS number, and LLC status* Out of 3 DHS Licensing visits, received 3 compliance reports* Developed and implemented a program focused on individualized education for each enrolled childResponsibilities:* All center operations* Hiring employees* Staff development* Securing new enrollments* Ensuring all aspects of the program are meeting licensing regulations* Meeting the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and providing a safe and educational facility for the children in our care* Collaborate with local school district for implementation of 4-Year-Old Kindergarten* Program management Show less

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  Rock and Tait Exteriors

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Instructional Designer/Procedural Assistant

  Achievements:* Designed and developed an onboarding process for the companyResponsibilities:* Creating eLearning for all positions within the company* Researching LMS and completing a demo of best options to fit the needs* Creation of Employee Handbook, Employee reviews, and all Job Descriptions* Creation of Facilitator's Guide, Training Guide, and Procedures Guide.* Assisting with office duties, including answering phones, scheduling estimate appointments, serving customers, and completing follow up calls with potential customers. Show less

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  BuildED

  May 2017 - Nov 2018

  Curriculum Specialist

  Achievements:* Met contract deadlines ahead of schedule* Proofread other IDs’ work, removing plagiarism before submission for CBT development* Took the lead in designing the format for consistency between the Teacher’s and Student’s instruction guides Responsibilities:* Coordinate planning, designing, and development of course content and assessments for eLearning* Develop interactive content for CBT* Develop activities to implement course content* Create Teacher's Instructions Guide* Develop scaffolded projects Show less

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  Winona State University

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

  Achievements:* Applied for and received over $10,000 in grants* Successfully achieve re-accreditation through NAEYC* Created new D2L content for COVID preparedness training* Revised interview process to include a team approachResponsibilities:* Develop center budget and enforce budgetary decisions* Review and edit existing policies and enforce them* Maintain all documentation related to maintaining NAEYC accreditation standards* Conduct staff meetings and training sessions* Develop continuing education experiences for Lead Teachers* Maintain the waiting list, enroll children based on availability, and conduct orientation sessions with new families* Recruit, interview, hire, and complete orientation with all new employees* Staff development* Maintaining required documentation for employee files and children's files* Submit monthly invoices for MELS, CACFP, and community partnerships* Ensure customers pay for services in a timely manner* Maintain all training records for staff* Develop and implement fundraising events* Plan family engagement events* Program management Show less Achievements: * Transferred NAEYC accreditation portfolio from 3-ring binders to OneNote digital files* Trained Lead Teachers how to use OneNote* Revised Family Handbook, including format and policies* Became Develop MN (https://www.developtoolmn.org/) approved Master TrainerResponsibilities:* Develop center budget and enforce budgetary decisions* Review and edit existing policies and enforce them* Maintain all documentation related to maintaining NAEYC accreditation standards* Conduct staff meetings and training sessions* Maintain the waiting list, enroll children based on availability, and conduct orientation sessions with new families* Recruit, interview, hire, and complete orientation with all new employees* Maintaining required documentation for employee files and children's files* Submit monthly invoices for MELS, CACFP, and community partnerships* Ensure customers pay for services in a timely manner* Develop and implement CBT for orientation and continuing education requirements for staff* Maintain all training records for staff Show less Achievements:* Converted onboarding training to e-Learning content on D2L* Created tracking systems for training documentation and compliance* Converted enrollment paperwork to fillable PDFsResponsibilities:* Maintaining required documentation for employee files and children's files* Submit monthly invoices for MELS, CACFP, and community partnerships* Ensure customers pay for services in a timely manner* Maintain all training records for staff* Answer phones and route appropriately* Develop center budget and submit to administration Show less

  • Director

    Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Assistant Director of Programming (later revised to Director position)

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  • OAS Intermediate (Office Manager)

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
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  PrismHR

  Feb 2022 - now

  * Create internal and external training content for employees and customers* Review of content prior to publishing* Manage LMS content* Adding and Deleting Users from the LMS* Adding Content to LMS including but not limited to course descriptions, SCORM files, tags* Processing customer LMS requests through Salesforce tickets* Revision of New Hire training from fully in-person to hybrid learning, reducing training time from 5 weeks to 3 weeks* Articulate content creation* Adobe Captivate content creation* Team collaboration on webinar development, implementation, and hosting* Collaborate with training team implementing orientation training and monitoring progress of new hires* Creation of demo videos for use of our software platform* Assist with preparations and implementing annual convention* Collaboration in the development of certification programs Show less

  • E-Learning Designer

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Customer Support Trainer

    Feb 2022 - Dec 2023