Leslie Johnson

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About Leslie Johnson

Solution-focused professional with 20+ years of sales, management, community outreach, team building and corporate training experience. A strong background in proactively engaging clients to drive exceptional results in sales and social services. Community Engagement leslie.helen.johnson@outlook.com208.277.8157 Excellent communicator in dealing tactfully with challenging situations and operating successfully in high-pressure environments presently serving over members and 153,605 citizens of Kootenai County. Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work efficiently despite multiple interruptions and changes in direction. Extensive background in dealing with people from different socioeconomic backgrounds and corporate positions.Years working for a non-profit and for-profit give me a unique background in dealing with business drive, revenue output or donation input and goal achievement. Demonstrating the ability to thrive in both settings I am able to adapt, assess and execute to obtain the goals successfully distributing over $40k in donations annually to effectively impact the people in need of emergency assistance. Through a customer-focused, enthusiastic, service oriented mindset I have developed the social services department extending scholarships into the community with Returning Citizens, Probation & Parole, Transitional Housing and Mental Health Court. By solving problems through strong interpersonal communication skills, prioritizing, multi-tasking and thriving under pressure agencies seek me out for brainstorming and resource connecting. Creative in outreach by executing a Veteran's Day Celebration conducting a community event impacting over 300 guests as I brought together all of the branches of our military, volunteers and citizens to celebrate our veterans as I served as the Master of Ceremonies.I am able to achieve goals in community education, outreach, sales, management and corporate training. Proactively engaging team members to drive exceptional results, I work by accentuating their strengths teaching them how to engage in difficult situations. Most recently receiving the Unsung Hero award voted on by my peers for working to meet the needs of those I serve.Superior interpersonal communication skillsHigh performerGoal orientedPublic speakerAbility to prioritize, multi-task, perform effectively under pressureCustomer focused, enthusiastic, positive, service orientedAccount management