Sarina Parker has joined the Habitat for Humanity Kanawha Putnam staff as business operations manager, the nonprofit organization announced last week.
In her new position, Parker will work with the executive director to assist in managing the business operations of the organization as well as funding development.
With more than 15 years of experience in business administration and operations management, Parker brings to the role a broad skill set derived from both for-profit and nonprofit organizational processes.
Most recently, Parker served as the director of operations for the National Youth Science Foundation, where she worked for nine years.
An alumna of West Virginia State University, Parker earned a degree in fine art, having studied painting, photography, and design. She has a personal passion for the arts and sciences and has served as a volunteer for several student juried exhibitions as well as lending her time to several community organizations and church youth programs.
“The first time that I heard of Habitat for Humanity, I was a kid. A friend from school had just moved into their family’s first home. Until then, they had lived in rental properties that kept them constantly moving around. With Habitat for Humanity’s help, her family not only were able to purchase their home, but it finally gave my friend the roots that she had never felt. Roots that I took for granted,†Parker said in a release.
While director of operations at the National Youth Science Foundation, Parker managed the day-to-day business operations of the organization, including development, grants management, finances and human resources. She led the re-design of the organization’s website and quarterly newsletter campaign and worked to establish new funding relationships.
While the role Parker will perform at Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha Putnam is a new one, her primary functions will be to fill the position of Tim Bollinger, who retired earlier this year. “I was overwhelmingly humbled to be offered the opportunity to serve in this role for Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam,†Parker said.
Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam helps residents in the two counties build homes and provides homeowner education, financial literacy training and construction training throughout its service area.
