Judy Otto

Judy Otto

Human Resources Asst.

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  • About me

    Salesforce consultant and leader experienced in working with community foundations, nonprofits and higher education organizations to discover, manage and implement Salesforce projects.

  • Education

    • University of Northwestern – St. Paul

      2004 - 2006
      Bachelor of Science degree Communication Studies
    • Ridgewater College

      2001 - 2003
      Liberal Associate Arts
  • Experience

    • Hutchinson Technology Inc.

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1991
      Human Resources Asst.
    • City of Hutchinson

      Oct 1995 - Oct 2004
      Data Entry Technician

      -Prepared invoices for entry and data entry for accounts payable, payroll, and cash receipts-Filed and performed other clerical tasks-Updated City web content and served on the committee that redesigned the site

    • Hutchinson Leader

      Apr 2003 - Apr 2004
      Freelance Education Writer

      -Interviewed sources and wrote stories pertaining to education-Used digital camera equipment to capture photos for visual support

    • Hutchinson Leader

      Aug 2004 - Apr 2006
      Staff Writer

      -Planned feature stories, reports, student pages, and annual Back-to-School section -Developed and wrote targeted audience news stories and recorded digital photos for visual support -Developed relationships with continuous sources -Investigated trends in education and conducted additional background research-Represented the Hutchinson Leader to the community of Hutchinson

    • CrossPoint Church (formerly Shalom Baptist Church)

      Apr 2006 - Feb 2012
      Office Administrator

      -Manage church office and serve the staff and people of the congregation-Act as liaison between church staff and ministry leaders and congregation-Recruit, train, and delegate work to volunteers-Manage data base software and produce reports-Use Microsoft Office Suite-Write, edit and maintain web content and work with a team on the overall site design-Plan, design, and write marketing and communication materials for multiple church ministries including monthly newsletter

    • Southwest Initiative Foundation

      Feb 2012 - Jun 2021

      -Oversee, maintain, train, troubleshoot and further develop Salesforce.com (Salesforce System Administrator) -Train or coordinate training for staff to include Microsoft apps, Salesforce and related apps, IT security and other general technology topics -Seek contract renewal or search for alternative services for various hardware and software vendors used by the Foundation and negotiate services provided -Review Foundation policies related to software, cybersecurity, sensitive data, data encryption, payment card industry compliance and other data and security related topics and make recommendations for updates -Budget and manage expenses and invoices related to technology needs for the Foundation including technology services, software support and development, phone service, hardware, staff software training and other technology related areas -Keep up to date with Office 365 and Salesforce through continuing education Show less -Gift Data Entry, worked with accounting to post gifts, and processed merged gift receipt documents (Microsoft Access database)-Created and ran reports and queries for org-wide use-Pulled mail lists, deduped and prepared for submission to printer-Supported fundraising team with donor information, submitted list for wealth screening and uploaded data back into system.-Automated repetitive gift entry with data uploads-Wrote newsletter content and press releases-Created e-newsletter using Constant Contact and distributed to contacts Show less

    • Foundation Partners

      Jul 2021 - now
      Salesforce Consultant

      -Help customers be successful using Salesforce. Ensure customers are trained and understand full capabilities of the platform. -Participate in or lead customer group demonstrations. -Assist with creation and implementation of best practices. -Introduce additional capabilities and products, leading to new project opportunities.-Lead Foundation Partners team in a product manager role to develop a complete grants management solution for community foundation customers on the Salesforce platform using Outbound Funds Module and custom solutions. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

      Salesforce
      Apr 2023
    • Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant (NPC)

      Salesforce
      Aug 2025
    • Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant

      Salesforce
      Jul 2024
    • Salesforce Business Analyst

      Salesforce
      Jan 2023
    • Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Success Pack Consultant

      Salesforce
      Oct 2021
    • Salesforce Education Cloud Consultant

      Salesforce
      Aug 2022
    • Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator

      Salesforce
      Oct 2017