Valerie Styons
Wake Forest
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in program management and volunteer coordination. Proven track record in budget management and relationship building, successfully enhancing volunteer engagement and overseeing activities for diverse groups. Adept at conflict resolution, ensuring optimal operations and compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer Coordinator
Transitions LifeCare
Raleigh
02.2025 - Current
- Coordinated onboarding and orientation for new volunteers, streamlining integration into the organization.
- Managed volunteer schedules and assignments, ensuring optimal coverage for events and activities.
- Developed training programs for new volunteers, enhancing skills and increasing engagement.
- Evaluated volunteer performance and provided constructive feedback regularly.
- Resolved any conflicts that arose between staff members or between staff members and volunteers.
Program Coordinator
Resources for Seniors, Inc.
Wake Forest
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Coordinated 75+ weekly activities for active adult members, enhancing engagement and participation.
- Supported Director in maintaining Center certifications, including N.C. SCOPE, ensuring compliance and quality standards.
- Supervised the daily operations of the Center with and in the absence of the Director.
- Collaborated with agency staff to provide comprehensive services to members.
Family Support Volunteer
Transitions LifeCare
Raleigh
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Collaborated patiently with older adults and caregivers, delivering compassionate respite care to enhance their well-being.
- Monitored patients for behavioral changes and communicated findings to volunteer coordinator to ensure appropriate care.
- Protected client privacy by securely handling sensitive information.
- Documented volunteer activities using online tracking software to maintain accurate records of service.
Program Manager
City of Raleigh
Raleigh
04.2001 - 06.2021
- Managed a $10M federally- and locally-funded budget by forecasting annual expenditures and program income, anticipating shortfalls and overruns, and re-allocating resources to ensure timely expenditure of funds.
- Planned, implemented, and promoted affordable housing programs and services that benefitted approximately 570 low-income renters, first-time homebuyers, and elderly homeowners per year.
- Led staff overseeing affordable housing programs, ensuring alignment with annual goals and organizational values.
- Collaborated with over 20 partner agencies and staff to enhance delivery of programs and services advancing affordable housing options.
- Presented quarterly status updates related to housing goals to a committee staffed by the City Manager and Department Directors.
- Complied with all Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and local regulations ensuring satisfactory audits.
Education
Certificate - Gerontology
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC12-2024
Certificate - End of Life Doula Training
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT07-2024
Diploma - Master of Business Administration
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL01-1993
Diploma - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL01-1992
Skills
- Volunteer coordination
- Activity planning
- Resource allocation
- Budget management
- Operations supervision
- Conflict resolution
- Relationship building
Certification
• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (expired)
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
• Dementia Friendly Business Training
• NC Association on Aging’s Virtual Aging Bootcamp
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
• Dementia Friendly Business Training
• NC Association on Aging’s Virtual Aging Bootcamp
Timeline
Volunteer Coordinator
Transitions LifeCare
02.2025 - Current
Program Coordinator
Resources for Seniors, Inc.
07.2022 - 12.2023
Family Support Volunteer
Transitions LifeCare
04.2022 - 08.2022
Program Manager
City of Raleigh
04.2001 - 06.2021
Certificate - Gerontology
Wake Technical Community College
Certificate - End of Life Doula Training
University of Vermont
Diploma - Master of Business Administration
University of North Florida
Diploma - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Florida