LAURA S. SCHMIDT314-221-2719 (cell)

lauraschmidt29@yahoo.comwww.linkedin.com/in/lauraschmidt29

Career Profile Program Management Grant Writing Event Planning Marketing and Public Relations Community Development

Team Building Supervision and Management Recruiting and Training Teaching and Mentoring Human Services

Technical SkillsMicrosoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, LotusCPR/First Aid certifiedWorking knowledge of Spanish, French

ExperienceSt. Louis ARC St. Louis, MOStaff Counselor 09/09-Present

Perform one-on-one guidance with campers at respite and recreation camp for children and adults with disabilities; implement individual achievement plans; assess and report progress;assist campers with medical needs, including operation of equipment

Knowledge Learning Corporation St. Louis, MOTeacher 04/09-10/10

Taught infant-preschool children, focusing on age-appropriate social, physical, emotional and academic development; communicated with parents and guardians regarding children’s development; prepared progress reports and facilitated parent-teacher conferences

• Enhanced curriculum through independent lessons and activities

• Observed and monitored progress of special-needs children through differentiated instructionand inclusion into classroom

Office of State Courts Administrator Jefferson City, MOFamily Court Coordinator 04/06-08/08

Oversaw intake and orientation of clients into Family Drug Court, counseled and assessed progress of participants; researched appropriate legal and community resources to assist citizens

• Initiated representation of Court in community anti-drug and anti-underage drinking initiatives• Implemented accounting system for Guardian ad Litem payments and designed Excel program to track hours; analyzed and reported results

STAGES St. Louis St. Louis, MODevelopment Associate 08/05-02/06

Assisted with grant preparation and researched and recommended potential funding sources• Designed advertising flyer for pilot volunteer program • Recruited, interviewed and assigned 50 volunteers for pilot program

Jefferson County Community Partnership Barnhart, MOCommunity Coordinator 08/02-08/05

Created, funded and implemented initiatives to address education issues for eleven county school districts; prepared multiple program budgets and maintained accounting of position and initiative expenses; assisted with agency’s health and safety fairs to provide the public with screenings, education and services; planned and produced agency fundraising events; solicited donations of funds and auction items; hired business partners

• Formed countywide Education Team, including school administrators, teachers, librarians, Parents as Teachers and Head Start personnel to develop programs to assist students and families with educational achievement

• Designed and developed annual Literacy Fairs to assist 160 families, recruited and scheduled volunteers and for-profit and non-profit exhibitors, obtained funding

• Initiated and established reading clubs, selected and procured books, arranged guest speakers and activities, secured corporate sponsorship, and developed discussion questions and activities or student participants

• Conducted surveys and collected and analyzed data to evaluate program effectiveness; reported results to board of directors and funders

• Received Community of Character Service Award from Ridgewood Middle School for implementation of reading club

• Member of Planning Committee for Down Syndrome Buddy Walk; supervised volunteer staff and assisted participants

• Co-chair of Experience Jefferson County Planning Committee to market and promote county resources

• Arranged and attended legislative informational sessions to present program results to elected officials to secure continued funding

• Assisted with agency’s implementation of The Parenting Network to assist low-income stay-at-home parents with child development, nutrition, and education

The RUBICON Institute St. Louis, MOMarketing Assistant 08/00-06/02

Prepared training materials for clients; processed client tests and information to assist sales professionals with pursuit of their goals

Self-EmploymentALL OUT Wildlife Control, LLCCo-Owner 05/08-Present

Created business and marketing plan; developed and manage accounting system; analyze business trends• Paid off initial five-year small business loan within two years

Grant Writer 2003-2004Awarded a total of $134,000 from the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management Districtfor two Jefferson County recycling firms to purchase equipment for expansion

Community/Civic ExperienceBe All You Can Dream Youth Entrepreneurial Workshop Jefferson County, MOProject Judge 2010-Present

Assess student business projects with a focus on human resources development and policies; offer feedback and suggestions for improvement or expansion

Mastodon Art/Science Regional Fair Jefferson County, MOScience Judge 2004-Present

Serve as one of panel of three professionals judging K-12 student projects in behavioral science and environmental science categoriesMissouri Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway Program Jefferson City, MOHighway Adopter 2000-Present

Perform litter cleanup on 2.5 miles of rural highwayKDHX 88.1 FM St. Louis, MOVolunteer Program Host (Substitute) 2002-2010

Produced live two-hour radio show on 42,000-watt station, including selection of program material

Jefferson County Charter Commission Jefferson County, MOMember 2007-2008

Member of 14-person bipartisan committee appointed to write County Charter

• Charter approved by two-thirds majority of voters November 4, 2008

Jefferson County Juvenile Office Hillsboro, MOMentor 2004-2007

Performed one-on-one long term guidance with at-risk adolescentsBlack Leadership Roundtable St. Louis, MOCommunity Liaison 2003-2005

Planned strategies with school administrators to assist Valley Park School District’s desegregation students with academic achievement and parental involvement

EducationUniversity of Missouri, St. Louis, MOMaster of Public Policy Administration May 2008Emphasis in Managing Human Resources & Organizations Bachelor of Arts—Political Science, Minor in Criminal Justice May 2002Summa cum Laude (GPA 3.9), Political Science Departmental Honors, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society