Examples of Projects Managed

Trunk R Treat

This is the largest outreach event for GracePoint Church each year with over 800 attenders and 100 volunteers. This event takes a great deal of planning and coordination as details must come together in a three hour time span from bounce house installation, food prep, performances from local volunteer groups, decorations, local fire & police involvement, volunteers setting up trunks, giveaways, signage, parking barricades and more.

Each year we improve this event using the Lessons Learned documentation from the previous year and new ideas from current volunteers. In 2018, we decided to theme Trunk R Treat using a Carnival Theme. This worked so well and gave the Trunk hosts more ideas and guidance helping them to not stress over decorations or having multiple trunks with the same theme. It also allowed for fun community games like Bingo and raffle so that we could better connect with those who came. We used the raffle entries as a means to follow up and invite those who came to Sunday services and future kids events. Several families did come visit the church for Sunday services.

Managed:
Concept, Planning, Procurement, Promotion, Volunteer & Entertainment Recruitment, Volunteer Training, Execution, & Review

Project Challenges:
- Maintaining a safe environment for families while loading cars and different performance groups.
- Creating a detailed map and timeline to coordinate the arrival and layout of 30+ Trunks, Food vendors, Police & Fire Vehicles, Bounce Houses and Event Parking.

Journey to the Cross

A Holy Week Interactive Family Experience

This event was in the Worship Center with a series of interactive stations that had a reading, reflection, and response at each. It utilized many design elements from visual to audio and smells to fully enhance the user in the experience. This event was created with families, individuals, and special needs in mind.

Stats:
12 Interactive Stations
204 Attended
24 Volunteers

Components:
Concept, Planning, Procurement, Writing Guide, Promotion, Construction, Testing, Review

Creative Elements:
- Block of Wood to carry and interact with throughout (stamp with sin, cross through stamp with red to symbolize blood, nail in board and leave at foot of cross)
- Garden Area
- Coin Counting Station (represent the betrayal of Judas, dropped 30 nickels into metal bucket to reverberate sound through room)
- Blow out the candle station to represent Jesus final breath

Launching Coppell Community Orchestra

I was given the opportunity to project manage the creation of the Coppell Community Orchestra as a non-profit organization.

Components:
- Filing state and federal paperwork
- Writing ByLaws & Articles of Incorporation
- Creating a Budget

We were approved as a 501(c)3 in October 2017. Since then I have overseen many projects for the orchestra as Treasurer and now President. As President, I help manage and oversee the Music Director and Board.