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Digital
Resume Hyperlinked to
career
portfolio, accomplishments, and relevant websites
Career
Portfolio: resume.ronirvine.net
Professional
Profile (Values)
Attitude of seeking continuous improvement, personal
mastery, and organizational quality through professional development
and team
learning.
Community-oriented:
embracing
diversity , cross-sector
collaboration , systems
thinking.
Develop leadership
(self-advocacy)
in people
that have yet to develop a voice .
Strong desire to see all people become
interdependent, productive, self-determined,
and self-sufficient
citizens and leaders in their community, reaching their full potential.
Servant
leader with open
mind, open heart, open hands .
Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities
Professional
History
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Master's
Level |
| 9/08 to present |
Hope
Network
Micro
Enterprise
Specialist
Coordinate
training, technical assistance, development of supports, and program
development for aspiring entrepreneurs with developmental disabilities
that are in CMH funded services in Kent
County
. The program works with people
as they move through the micro enterprise development process including
feasibility study, market research, writing a business plan, and
accessing a micro loan. Primary focus is to build capacity to provide
micro enterprise development services throughout CMH services: skill
building, supported employment, alternative day services, and community
living support.
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| 4/06
to 7/08 |
Career
Development Services
(Realizing
Potential, Developing Capacity
in
Community and Individuals)
Independent
Consultant
Owner:
Ron Irvine
Providing
services in career development ,
leadership development , and case
management to people with a wide variety of challenges (economic
and disability). Clients: Kent
Intermediate School District , The
Arc Kent County , Michigan
Commission on Disability Concerns . Primary contract case
management in KISD
WIA Youth Program |
1/04
to 9/06 |
Contracted
by MI Department of Education
through Ionia County Intermediate
School District , assigned to Kent
Intermediate School District
MiConnections
Coordinator of Kent County
Piloted
statewide MiConnections
project (Michigan's version of the US
Department of Labor's High School / High Tech Program) to improve
outcomes for youth with disabilities through research-based
best practices (see project
management experience and program
development) |
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Bachelor's
Level |
| Employment
Training Specialist: Grand
Rapids Public Schools Special Education
Senior
Child Care Counselor: Bethany
Christian Services (Residential Treatment Homes)
Youth
Treatment Specialist: Wedgwood
Christian Youth and Family Services
Evening
Supervisor: Degage
Ministries |
Education
Master
of Management Degree from
Aquinas
School of Graduate Management (2002)
Career
Development Facilitator Certification class
from Ferris
State University (6 credits: Master's
level in 2001)
Employment
Training Specialist Certification from
Michigan
State University (1994)
Bachelor of Arts Degree
from Cornerstone
University (1981)
Special education courses
from Grand
Valley State University
Career
Portfolio
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