Jessica Richmond

• Manage and coordinate complex daily calendar and administrative operations for the business owner, lead designer, at Pippin Home Designs.
• Oversee recruitment, training, and retention to build a high-performance team.
• Draft materials, manage CRM software, and handle lead correspondence.
• Serve as the initial point of contact, vetting leads with strong verbal communication.
• Author and maintain contract, license agreement, and fee schedule templates.
• Facilitate company-wide collaboration by documenting meetings and providing actionable updates.
• Supervise social media and marketing efforts, ensuring brand consistency.
• Manage budgets, contracts, expenses, and secure account information.
• Research and present industry trends on regenerative architecture and sustainable building practices.
• Authored 52 published blogs, including environmental best practices for lakeshore and riparian development.

· Plan and coordinate logistics, agendas, and daily activities for multi-day wellness retreats.

· Hire and oversee workshop facilitators while curating retreat experiences, including menu design.

· Manage budgets, expenses, and financial planning for retreat operations.

· Create promotional materials and oversee email list management for outreach.

· Managed a 1,200-acre forest and 4.5 miles of riverfront (Redlair Preserve), overseeing environmental, ecological, and hydrological monitoring.

· Protected federally endangered and state-threatened plant species, including coordinating a prescribed burn for a federally protected sunflower habitat.

· Developed and led a volunteer program, recruiting and organizing restoration projects.

· Conducted outreach, scheduling and leading environmental education programs, volunteer projects, and intern workdays.

· Documented activities, volunteer hours, and ecological observations, submitting detailed weekly reports to committee members.

· Built and maintained strong partnerships with community members, local agencies, and nonprofit organizations.