Catherine Beaton (Nyaridi Dollar)

Detail-oriented professional with experience in administrative coordination, documentation, and working with diverse and underserved populations. Founder and director of the Delia Sickle Cell Foundation with hands-on experience maintaining records, coordinating services, and communicating with individuals and families. Demonstrates strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality.

DIRECTOR - Delia Sickle Cell Foundation - San Antonio, TX / Kenya

(2022-07)

• Handle day-to-day administrative operations of the organization
• Maintain client and program records, including documentation and reports
• Schedule appointments, meetings, and follow-ups with clients and team members
• Communicate with patients, families, and partners via phone and email
• Organize outreach activities and coordinate logistics
• Track basic program data and maintain organized files
• Support team members with administrative and coordination tasks

FEEDER/HUB SUPERVISOR - United Parcel Services - Palatine, IL

(2022-02 - 2022-07)

• Assists with and reviews UPS small-package dispatch activity
• Coordinate with others to ensure that dispatch plans are executed efficiently
• Oversees load/tractor planning and assignments
• Reviews, analyzes, and tracks various dispatch and service reports and schedules
• Oversees yard operations
• Review driver hours to ensure regulatory compliance
• Creates efficient dispatch plans, verifies service levels, and addresses performance issues

CITY LETTER CARRIER - United States Postal Services - Crystal Lake, IL

(2018-03 - 2021-05)

• Cases and delivers mail along established routes
• Collects mail from street letter boxes and accepts letters for mailing from customers
• Provide customers with postal information, including change-of-address cards and other postal forms
• Maintains professional and effective public relations with customers and community members
• Uses a portable electronic scanner to track parcels and record tracking progress
• Acquires customer signature for registered and insured mail
• Works professionally with other employees in the office
• Reports to supervisor as needed

STUDENT INTERN - Chlorine Free Products Association - Algonquin, IL

(2014-12 - 2015-01)

Social Media Marketing

• Managed, wrote, and posted blog posts, tweets, etc.
• Promoted content using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as a marketing tool
• Website Management
• Assisted with updating relevant content and managing the website page online with current material
• Contributed to website redesign project
• Uploaded the organization's videos, photos, and replied to messages and comments posted on the page
• Designed brochures
• Assisted with clerical needs, including answering telephone calls
• Performed a wide range of simultaneous job tasks to support the organization's operational needs
• Supported office needs, including taking messages, scanning documents, and routing business correspondence

RADIO HOST/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - PIR, Principia College - Elsah, IL

(2012-01 - 2015-01)

• Produced, directed, and hosted a live one-hour-long weekly music and talk radio show
• Planned shows by selecting music and topics and writing content
• Marketed the talk show using various social media platforms to the whole campus community and its immediate surroundings
• Conducted in-studio and out-of-studio interviews with various student artists and bands
• Developed ads for the station and weekly radio shows using Adobe Audition
• Edited recorded events and interviews into radio-appropriate content
• Found and researched stories and cutting news to maintain the accuracy of the station

PILOT SCHOOL MAGAZINE WRITER, PRINCIPIA COLLEGE - Principia College - Elsah, IL

(2013-01 - 2013-01)

• Researched, interviewed students, and faculty for news
• Attended weekly meetings and came up with different news stories for the next release
• Encouraged and voiced positive feedback to mentor and motivate new pilot writers

PRODUCER/EDITOR - Principia College - Elsah, IL

(2012-01 - 2013-01)

• Developed and deepened positive relationships with writing, design, and production team members to improve communication and collaboration on projects
• Collaborated with writers to develop, strengthen, and maintain individual voice and hone unique writing style
• Promoted the material edited on the school website and other electronic media to market the college products
• Edited videos using Final Cut Pro and iMovie in both Video Production and Speech Skills classes
• Verified facts in written pieces using reference sources

OFFICE CLARK - Okoth and Kiplagat Advocates - Nairobi, Kenya

(2010-01 - 2011-01)

• Commissioned and registered companies for this arbitration law firm
• Collected and entered payment data into the system, maintaining complete confidentiality and accuracy
• Performed general office duties

MS - Clinical Mental Health Counseling - University of Phoenix (2028-10)

MBA - Marketing - Columbia Southern University (2020-10)

MS - Organizational Leadership - Columbia Southern University (2022-10)

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication - Principia College (2015-05)