Express Your Worship Conference

Meet the EYW Staff

.Paulette Rolle-Alesnik

President, Founder

 

The President/Founder is the Chief Executive Officer, spokesperson and visionary of the company. The President/Founder is accountable to the Board of Directors for the success of Dare To Dance, Inc.'s vision and is also responsible for all day-to-day operations and bottom-line performance within the company.

 

In working with the Board of Directors, the President/Founder sets the direction of the company, implements the decisions made by the Board and its committees, ensures that all policies adopted by the Board of Directors are properly distributed and explained to all affected personnel, conducts strategic planning, raises private and public funds, ensures the integrity and vitality of the company, and retains overall accountability for the company.


.Joseph Alesnik

CFO & Products Manager

 

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dare to Dance is primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the business. The CFO directs the financial planning and goals, budgets, record-keeping, oversees the investment of funds and manage associated risks, supervise cash management activities, and execute capital-raising strategies to support the expansion of Dare To Dance.

 

The Products Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic plan for Dare To Dance/ Express Your Worship products and documenting the ideal sales process. Must maintain close relationship with the market base (customers, evaluators, and potentials) for awareness of the market needs and perspectives. This includes identification of appropriate markets and development of effective marketing strategies and tactics. The Product Manger also serves as the solution expert when dealing with thought leaders, analysts, and press.

 

Specific duties include the following: Seek new market opportunities, determining buy/build/partner decisions, product pricing, analyze product performance and sales success, documenting market problems, initiating market research and sizing markets, positioning the product for all markets and all buyers, documenting product profitability and operational metrics, and approving final marketing and go-to-market plans.


Le Jeune GoddardLe Jeune Goddard

Hospitality Manager / Souvenir Booklet Coordinator

 

The responsibility of the Hospitality Manager is to manage in-house hospitality activities and programs. Ensuring adequate room set-up, decorations and catering as well. Must establish an atmosphere of warmth and friendliness for the special guests for the duration of their stay, attend to their needs and serve them with excellence.

 

Souvenir Booklet Coordinator must seek people, various business establishments, etc. to purchase advertisements to be placed in the conference booklet; to make phone calls or physical contacts on a daily basis; to build a team of five or more to assist in placing calls and/or sending out information.


Aries BronsonAries Bronson

Administrative Assistant / Personal Assistant to Paulette

 

Responsible for assisting Paulette in daily personal tasks, planning and scheduling meetings, organize and maintain paper and electronic files, manage projects, provide information via email, postal mail and telephone. Prepare agendas and make various arrangements for staff meetings. Occasionally facilitate meetings on behalf of Paulette. Also responsible for assigning/delegating tasks to the EYW staff in order to help prioritize Paulette’s schedule. Contacting all EYW staff to ensure all assignments/ tasks are being carried out professionally, effectively and in a timely fashion.


Cheryl WebbCheryl Webb

Registration Manager/Speaker/Instructor's Liaison

 

Market conference events via phone calls and emails in the churches and secular communities. Process registration forms and transmit confirmations to registrants. Greet pre-registered participants at conference site. Oversee online registration.


Suzi HermanSuzi Herman

(Vendors) Market Place Manager

 

The Marketplace Manager assumes ultimate responsibility for the efficient, professional, safe and profitable operation of the EYW marketplace (vendor's booth).

 

Responsible for daily operations and supervision of marketplace vendors. Provides excellent customer service to vendors and customers alike. Must ensure that all vendors are educated about EYW market place polices (i.e. hours of operation, product competition rule, etc.), have completed the return of their vendor's application and liability forms to DARE TO DANCE's office, ensure quality controls and also ensure timely payment of invoices according to vendor contracts ($100 per table).


Kim KourtijianKim Kourtijian

Worship Service Coordinator

 

Responsible for managing, planning and coordinating all worship services at the Express Your Worship Conferences. The Worship Service Coordinator plans the particulars of the Night of Worship, arranges the order of worship and movement artists for the worship services and works with on-site volunteers and staff to coordinate daily worship services.


Trinetta "Tweety" McMillianTrinetta "Tweety" McMillian

Secretary & Lighting & Sound Tech

 

The responsibility of the Technical Director is to ensure that all technical aspects are carried out in a timely fashion. This includes: obtaining stage dimensions, responsible for stage set-up, set design, microphone check, music/speaker/radio check and ensure projectors and screen function properly. The Technical Director is also responsible for lighting and sound as well as setting up dividers and changing areas.


Janice Rivera-PerezJanice Rivera-Perez

Theatrical Production Director's Assistant

 

The Theatrical Production Director's Assistant provides assists the director with overseeing and orchestrating the particulars of the theatrical production to ensure the quality and completeness of the production. In addition to assisting the director, the Theatrical Production Director’s Assistant is responsible for hiring costume designers and work with the designer in order to conceive the overall vision of the production. Also responsible for conducting rehearsals, managing time, organizing people and space, as well as purchasing and arranging garments for the productions and presentations.


Veronica GreenVeronica Green

Intercessory Prayer Director

 

The Intercessory Prayer Director is to set the basic course for the prayers of the meeting, maintains the contacts, makes suggestions for further devotions, and provides a way for the group to effectively pray on private matters.

 

The Intercessory Prayer Director communicates the importance of prayer - communicating with God, praying for our needs, and the needs of others. More importantly, the Intercessory Prayer Director acts as a mediator between God and the person or people, closing the gap between them.


Tenisha HowardTenisha Howard

Public Relations / Sales & Marketing

 

The responsibility of the Public Relations / Sales & Marketing Director is to develop and supervise all marketing activities. The PR Director works under the chief operating officer and develops sales forecasts as well as advertising, promotional programs and pricing strategies.


.Pamela Lee

Human Resources & Volunteer Coordinator

 

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the personnel and volunteers within Dare To Dance. This includes providing staff supervision and evaluations, maintaining staff and volunteer records, maintaining written descriptions for each individual role for Dare To Dance, setting training courses for volunteers and also being able to assist volunteers in understanding their participation in EYW conferences/ Dare To Dance events.

 

In addition to providing staff and volunteers with pertinent information, the HR manager must be actively involved in retraining or training new staff or existing staff or answering questions that staff and/or volunteers have on policies or procedures within Dare To Dance.

 

The Volunteer Coordinator is to be the first personal point of contact for people who wish to do volunteer work for Dare To Dance/ Express Your Worship. Responsible for recruitment, orientation, training of volunteers and maintaining a database of volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator will collaborate with members of Dare To Dance staff to develop new tasks for volunteers according to the specific needs of the organization; indicating which areas need volunteer work the most critically at any given time.


Tenisha HowardStuart Donald Royle

Administrator Europe Office

 

The Administrator for our Europe office generates and organizes customized job descriptions for the staff and volunteers based in England; is responsible for the planning, maintenance and development of conferences in that area; hiring of all England based instructors; organizes and oversees administrative activities and systems that support and facilitate the smooth running of the company. Prepare agendas and make various arrangements for England based staff meetings. Occasionally facilitate meetings and international conference calls on behalf of Paulette. Also responsible for assigning/delegating tasks to the England staff and volunteers in order to help prioritize Paulette’s schedule. It may be necessary to assist, or cover for, other administrative staff from time to time. In addition stands in proxy for Paulette for all England based meetings prior to Paulette’s arrive to the country.



Positions needed to be filled

* Product Managers Asst
* Theatrical Production Producers
* Theatrical Production Choreographer/Artistic Director
* Wardrobe Manager
* Stage Manager
* Sales & Marketing Managers