Kara Posey
Creative and cheerful professional with 15+ years of experience in marketing, administration and youth program planning.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
Please inquire for detailed contact info.
Professional Experience
Golden Gate Area Council, Scouting America | Pleasanton, CA
Program Executive
February 2024 - Current
Increased efficiency of program and event operations by implementing advanced features of current CRM and event management software beyond basic event registration and POS system. Implemented inventory tracking and assessment for retail operations, online camp reservation system for 5 council camp properties, online unit account management and reconciliation, advanced retail accounting operations, and advanced reporting. Became Council expert on reporting operations, managing staff and volunteer training and ongoing support.
Managed administration and event planning for 3 resident summer camps serving 5,500+ annual attendees, including the setup of online event registration systems, prioritization and delegation of tasks, and utilizing online project management tools for project scheduling, record keeping, email correspondence, team collaboration, report generation, budgeting, vendor management and contract management.
Served as Staff Advisor for 10+ youth camping program events per year including University of Scouting (training event serving 500+ adult volunteers), and a large-scale Merit Badge event serving 1600+ youth and coordination of 200+ adult volunteers. Managed and advised a large team of volunteer staff through planning, project management, and execution, ensuring budget and attendance goals were met and exceeded.
Continued management of Trading Post operations from prior role as the Office Assistant. Managed approval of purchase order requests and ordering of inventory for 3 council Trading Post locations + 3 resident summer camp trading posts. Integrated camp Trading Post operations at 3 resident summer camps into the council POS and inventory tracking system (Black Pug), streamlining efficiency, tracking, reporting and visibility of retail operations. Trained new staff on POS and accounting operations including council and camp trading post retail associates, camp business managers, and office support staff.
Managed customer service for online camp property reservation system and council for 5 camp properties, including accounts payable and receivable, contract writing and management, insurance certificates, and specialized certification requirements.
Continued administrative support to C-Suite executives and management from prior Office Assistant role.
Office Assistant
February 2023 - February 2024
Managed Trading Post operations including maintaining inventory and purchase order requests for 3 retail locations, assisting customers with transactions, and training employees on POS software. Assisted with the implementation and integration of a new POS and inventory management system.
Provided administrative support to C-Suite executives and management including complex calendar management, scheduling, travel booking and arrangements, preparing meeting agendas and supporting documents, records management, recording and publishing of Executive Board meeting minutes, preparing presentations, generating reports, proofreading and copy editing, contract management, office equipment/ IT support, budgeting and resource delegation, ordering of office supplies, accounts receivable, email communications, shipping and receiving, vendor coordination, and event planning and support.
Provided excellent customer service to customers in person and over a multi-line phone VOIP phone system.
Trading Post Sales Associate
November 2022 - February 2023
Provided customer service to incoming customers by answering phones, fulfilling orders, ringing up customers, restocking inventory, maintaining tidiness of the sales floor, and organization of inventory for 2,000+ unique SKUs.
Identified deficiencies of current POS and inventory tracking system. Researched, identified and proposed the implementation of a retail management tool by adopting features of an current underutilized operations management tool (Black Pug).
Kara Miller Photography | Tracy, CA
Owner, Lead Photographer
January 2010 - February 2022
Lead photographer for 150+ weddings throughout Northern California.
Developed close working relationships with clients from inquiry to final product delivery including consultations, booking proposals, timeline planning, vendor coordination, 2nd shooter/assistant hiring and management, lead photography, post-production editing, and album design.
Developed cohesive branding experience through print and online marketing materials including brochures, catalog of products and services, web and print advertising, and development of online website and portfolio.
Mentored team of 3-4 photography assistants and 2nd shooters per wedding season from hiring and training to reviews and entrepreneurial business coaching.
2nd shooter and Associate Lead photographer for 100+ weddings under other wedding photography companies in Northern California.
DYMO Endicia | Palo Alto, CA
Marketing Associate
May 2011 - July 2012
Assisted the Marketing Director by maintaining lead research, tracking, acquisition, and conversion data through Salesforce software.
Researched ideal customer profiles and assisted in executing targeted direct mail and email marketing campaigns.
Assisted with website redesign, copy writing and editing. Assisted in the planning and production of photo shoots for marketing stock image creation.
Designed print and web marketing materials such as brochures, email ad campaigns and graphics.
Represented brand at in-person national trade show events, providing sales support to potential new clients.
Lord & Sons, Inc. | San Jose, CA
Marketing Associate
April 2009 - April 2010
Designed and managed the production of catalogs, flyers, displays and promotional marketing materials, including creating illustrations and product photography for specialized hardware products.
Designed and developed website and print catalog for the FlashFasteners brand.
Education
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA | 2017 - Current
Units Completed toward A.A. Graphic Arts | Estimated Graduation December 2026
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA | 2003 - 2006
116 Units Completed toward B.S. Computer Science | 3.6 GPA
Skills & Expertise
Microsoft Office Suite
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Teams
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Lightroom, Premiere, Bridge
Social Media
Meta Business Suite, Ads Manager, Geofencing, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, TikTok Business Center, LinkedIn
Web Development
Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, Google Sites, Adobe Express & Dreamweaver
Google Workspace
Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites
Project Coordiation
Asana, AirTable, Monday.com, Slack, Discord, Zoom
Executive Support
Acuity Scheduling, Calendly, Outlook, SAP Concur
CRM
SalesForce, HubSpot
Events, Reservations, POS
Black Pug (Scouting America specialized platform)