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His strengths include organized follow\-through, clear written and verbal communication, calendaring and records management, customer engagement, problem\-solving, and the ability to adapt during live events\. At RE/MAX Pure, Jeffrey has supported more than 300 transactions representing over $120 million in sales while managing data, referrals, contracts, listings, marketing, websites, and client outreach\. His outreach work has included 150–200 warm calls per week, management of a 464\-person community, and growth in monthly referrals from zero to three\. In Toastmasters, Jeffrey coaches four clubs, maintains club governance records, and has led conference planning and volunteer coordination, including recruiting and scheduling more than 30 volunteers for the 2025 District 44 Annual Conference\. He holds an MBA from PennWest Clarion and a bachelor’s degree in real estate from Ashford University\. ## Services - Real Estate - Presentations - Marketing Event Planning - Event Planning - Project Planning - Conference Coordination - Organization Skills - Multitasking - Leadership - Attention to Detail - Creative Problem Solving - Customer Service Management - Time Management - Calendaring - Email Management - Written Communication - Professional Communication - Analytical Skills - Customer Engagement - Relationship Building ## Highlights - Supported more than 300 real estate transactions at Tanya Ess\-Young–RE/MAX Pure, representing more than $120 million in sales\. - Conducted 150–200 warm calls per week to past clients through a consumer CRM platform\. - Grew monthly referrals from zero to three through consistent member communication\. - Managed a community of 464 individuals and used the Luffini referral maker platform\. - Leads and coaches four Area E53 clubs for District 214 Toastmasters: Oracle Atlanta, Room to Speak, Newell Toastmasters, and The King’s Speech\. - Maintains Powder Springs Toasters’ governance records, membership roster, officer list, correspondence, minutes, charter, constitution, bylaws, and historical resolutions as Club Secretary\. - Serves as backup Base Camp manager, supporting members in the Toastmasters Pathways education program\. - Leads the planning and execution of the 2026 District 44 Georgia Toastmasters conference, including venue, budget, programming, logistics, promotion, sponsorships, and volunteer\-team coordination\. - Recruited, onboarded, and scheduled more than 30 volunteers for the multi\-day 2025 District 44 Annual Conference\. - Created volunteer guides and training materials, led pre\-conference and role\-specific training, and coordinated volunteer coverage in real time for the 2025 conference\. - Resolved a Toastmasters conference keynote technical failure by deploying a presentation backup from an external hard drive\. - Managed outreach, recruitment, onboarding, and retention support as Vice President of Membership at Powder Springs Toasters\. - Supported Toastmasters club visits, officer resource connections, area meetings, membership growth, and retention as Assistant Area Director for District 44 Georgia Toastmasters\. - Performed accurate nightly financial reconciliations and audits for a 78\-room Hampton Inn and Suites property, verifying and reporting up to $8,970 in nightly guest revenue\. - Processed up to 39 nightly guest check\-ins and maintained 100% accuracy in financial data entry at Hampton Inn and Suites\. - Completed overnight security checks across a 78\-room hotel property\. - Managed cash flow and inventory tracking across an 80,000\-plus\-square\-foot Kmart location with an estimated $3 million or more in daily merchandise value\. - Collaborated with more than 15 Kmart store team members toward quarterly sales goals targeting more than 10% year\-over\-year growth\. - Trained food\-service employees on equipment, temperature holding times, food preparation, proportions, and packaging at Golden Corral Corporation and Arby’s\. - Holds an MBA from PennWest Clarion, completed in 2021\. - Earned a Certificate of Appreciation from District 214 Toastmasters, a Charter Member Certificate, a District 44 Speech Contest Certificate of Participation, and Summer 2025 TLI Certificates of Appreciation\. - Completed 11 NonprofitReady certificate programs covering marketing, financial management, fundraising, board effectiveness, nonprofit boards, operations, grant reports, feedback, grant seeking, and proposal writing\. ## Experience - **Area Director at District 214 Toastmasters** (2026\-07\-01–present) — Serving as Area Director for Area E53 for District 214 Toastmasters, I provide leadership and coaching to four clubs: Oracle Atlanta, Room to Speak, Newell Toastmasters, and The King's Speech\. Responsible for guiding club officers toward strong club health, supporting members along their individual education paths, and ensuring each club consistently delivers value to its membership\. Serving as a bridge between clubs and district leadership, translating broader priorities into practical, club level action\. Providing mentorship to officers grounded in firsthand experience serving in club leadership roles, and working to identify and address club challenges early through steady presence and open communication\. Bringing a service first leadership style shaped by over a decade of professional experience in real estate operations, applying strong organization, follow through, and clear communication to support volunteer leaders balancing officer duties with full time careers\. Believes s - **Secretary at Powder Springs Toasters** (2026\-07\-01–present) — As Club Secretary, I maintain all club records and manage club files\. I handle official club correspondence and take accurate minutes at each club and executive committee meeting\. I update and distribute the current roster of paid membership and keep the club officer list current with Toastmasters International World Headquarters\. I have custody of the club's charter, constitution, and bylaws, along with past records and resolutions\. I serve as a backup Base Camp manager, supporting members' progress through the Pathways education program\. I order supplies as needed to keep the club running smoothly\. I provide notices of meetings as required and communicate promptly with World Headquarters regarding any changes to the membership roster\. - **Executive Assistant at Tanya Ess\-Young\- Re/Max Pure** (2013\-06\-01–present) — Responsible for a multitude of operations\. Data entry creation and management, referral operating systems management and outreach, B2B customer support including verification of services rendered, consistent outreach to past, present, and future consumers through vocal, electronic, and snail\-mail on a monthly basis\. Through this role I have assisted with over 300 transactions, equating to over $120M in sales\. Other duties include: Contract creation and submission through secure channels, outlining accepted contracts, website creation and development, property listing management and marketing, and graphic design\. - **Conference Chair at District 44 Georgia Toastmasters** (2025\-07\-01–2026\-06\-01) — As the 2026 Conference Chair for District 44 of Toastmasters International, I lead the planning and execution of our district’s premier annual event, bringing together members from across Georgia to celebrate growth, communication, and leadership\. • This role allows me to combine strategic thinking, team management, and creativity to deliver a dynamic and impactful conference experience\. • I help oversee all aspects of the event, from venue selection and budgeting to programming, logistics, and promotion\. • I manage a team of dedicated volunteers, each responsible for key areas including hospitality, education sessions, contests, and marketing\. • I also collaborate closely with District leadership to ensure that every element of the event aligns with Toastmasters International’s mission and values\. • My responsibilities include: • Developing and executing a comprehensive event plan and timeline • Coordinating with speakers, workshop leaders, vendors, and venue staff • Managing the conf - **Assistant Area Director at District 44 Georgia Toastmasters** (2025\-07\-01–2026\-06\-01) — Supported the Area Director in overseeing a group of Toastmasters clubs, helping strengthen club quality and member experience across the area\. Assisted with club visits to assess performance, identify needs, and connect club officers with resources and guidance\. Helped facilitate area meetings and coordinated with club leadership to support membership growth and retention\. Gained hands\-on experience in leadership development, team motivation, and organizational communication within a globally recognised public speaking and leadership development organisation\. - **Vice President of Membership at Powder Springs Toasters** (2025\-07\-01–2026\-06\-01) — As the Vice President of Membership for the Powder Springs Toasters Toastmasters Club, I actively help individuals unlock their full potential by developing their communication and leadership skills in a supportive and encouraging environment\. I work closely with new, prospective, and returning members to ensure they feel welcomed, engaged, and empowered from the moment they connect with us\. In my role, I manage outreach and recruitment efforts, coordinate onboarding for new members, and support retention through regular check\-ins and personalized development opportunities\. I take pride in creating a space where every member feels seen, heard, and motivated to grow\. Toastmasters is more than public speaking—it’s a journey of personal and professional transformation\. Through my leadership, I aim to remove the fear of speaking and replace it with confidence, community, and clarity\. - **Conference Volunteer Chair at District 44 Georgia Toastmasters** (2024\-07\-01–2025\-06\-01) — As the Conference Volunteer Chair \(Volunteer Coordinator\), for the Toastmasters District 44 Annual Conference 2025, I was responsible for recruiting, organizing, and managing a diverse team of volunteers to support one of the district’s most important yearly events\. • My role was essential in ensuring that all aspects of the conference ran smoothly, efficiently, and with the high level of professionalism and enthusiasm expected from Toastmasters\. • I developed a comprehensive volunteer strategy that aligned with the goals of the conference and addressed the unique needs of each committee\. • This included identifying required roles, creating detailed job descriptions, and reaching out to club members across the district to encourage participation\. • I coordinated communication between volunteers and conference leadership, ensuring everyone was well\-informed, well\-prepared, and supported\. • My responsibilities included: • Recruiting, onboarding, and scheduling over 30 volunteers for a mu - **Night Auditor at Hampton Inn and Suites** (2011\-09\-01–2012\-05\-01) — Performed nightly financial reconciliations and audits for a 78\-room hotel property, verifying and reporting up to $8,970 in nightly guest revenue with full accuracy\. Processed up to 39 guest check\-ins nightly, ensured 100% accuracy in financial data entry, and completed overnight security checks across a 78\-room property, safeguarding guest safety and revenue integrity\. - **Lead Line Cook at Arby's** (2011\-09\-01–2012\-05\-01) — Ensured that all orders were accurate with zero degree of error\. Worked with management to guarantee that kitchen was fully stocked at all times and that inventory was accounted for\. Helped train new employees on food creation, proportions, and packaging\. - **Kitchen Manager at Golden Corral Corporation** (2011\-09\-01–2012\-05\-01) — Oversaw quality control of food and food preparation areas\. I was responsible with training new employees on equipment, including temperature holding times\. Regularly inspected employee work stations and provided feedback as necessary\. Worked with front line staff to ensure that customers were satisfied and immediately address any complaints\. Under certain circumstances, such as limited staff, would operate the cash register\. - **Night Auditor at Hampton Inn by Hilton** (2011\-09\-01–2012\-05\-01) — Responsible for greeting guests and checking them in\. Ran in\-house systems for nightly processing and verified with cooperate that transmitted reports were received\. Routinely walked property for secure\. Performed nightly cleaning of all common areas\. Prepared welcome bags for morning guest\. Worked in maintenance and housekeeping to ensure that customers were always satisfied with their stay\. - **Salesperson at Kmart** (2011\-05\-01–2011\-09\-01) — Managed cash flow and inventory tracking across multiple departments in an 80,000\+ sq ft retail location, overseeing an estimated $3M\+ in daily merchandise value while maintaining accurate financial and stock records\. Collaborated with a cross\-functional team of 15\+ store members to consistently meet and exceed quarterly sales goals targeting 10%\+ year\-over\-year growth\. - **Sales Associate at Kmart** (2011\-05\-01–2011\-09\-01) — Worked in various departments\. Restocked and organized merchandise as needed\. Operated cash register with accurate end of day balances\. Worked flexible hours and extra shifts to meet business needs\. Assisted with truck delivers and inventory counts\. - **Shift Manager at Taco Bell** (2010\-05\-01–2011\-04\-01) — Open and closed store\. Often operated with limited staff and would have to transition between different positions\. Kept speed of service to a minimum in drive thru\. Oversaw shift changes, product transportation among other stores, and performed food and supply counts and orders\. ## Education - Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Business Administration and Management, General — PennWest Clarion (2018\-01\-01–2021\-01\-01) - Bachelor's degree, Real Estate Studies — Ashford University (2014\-01\-01–2017\-01\-01) - Biology, General — Georgia Highlands College (2009\-01\-01–2010\-01\-01) - High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates — Rome High School (2008\-01\-01–2009\-01\-01) - Bachelor of Arts, Real Estate — Ashford University ## FAQ ### What does Jeffrey do? Jeffrey is Secretary of Powder Springs Toasters, Area Director for Area E53 of District 214 Toastmasters, and an Executive Assistant at Tanya Ess\-Young–RE/MAX Pure\. His work spans real estate operations, community engagement, event coordination, public speaking and leadership development, and administrative support\. ### What does Jeffrey do as Secretary of Powder Springs Toasters? As Club Secretary, Jeffrey maintains club records and files, handles official correspondence, takes minutes at club and executive committee meetings, updates and distributes the paid\-membership roster, and keeps the officer list current with Toastmasters International World Headquarters\. He holds the club charter, constitution, bylaws, historical records, and resolutions serves as a backup Base Camp manager for the Pathways education program orders supplies provides meeting notices and communicates membership\-roster changes to World Headquarters\. ### What does Jeffrey do as Area Director for District 214 Toastmasters? Jeffrey leads and coaches four clubs in Area E53: Oracle Atlanta, Room to Speak, Newell Toastmasters, and The King’s Speech\. He supports club officers, member education paths, club health, and early identification of club challenges, while connecting clubs with district leadership and translating district priorities into practical club\-level action\. ### What does Jeffrey do at Tanya Ess\-Young–RE/MAX Pure? At Tanya Ess\-Young–RE/MAX Pure, Jeffrey manages data entry and data management, referral operating systems and outreach, B2B customer support and service verification, and monthly outreach to past, present, and prospective consumers by phone, electronic communication, and mail\. He also handles secure contract creation and submission, accepted\-contract outlines, website creation and development, property listing management and marketing, and graphic design\. ### What results has Jeffrey achieved in real estate operations and community outreach? Jeffrey has assisted with more than 300 transactions totaling more than $120 million in sales\. He conducted 150–200 warm calls per week to past clients using a consumer CRM platform, managed a community of 464 individuals, used the Luffini referral maker platform, and increased monthly referrals from zero to three through consistent member communication\. ### What did Jeffrey do as Vice President of Membership at Powder Springs Toasters? As Vice President of Membership, Jeffrey managed outreach and recruitment, onboarding for new members, and retention support through regular check\-ins and personalized development opportunities\. He worked with prospective, new, and returning members to help them feel welcomed and engaged while developing communication and leadership skills\. ### What is Jeffrey’s role as 2026 Conference Chair for District 44 Georgia Toastmasters? As 2026 Conference Chair, Jeffrey leads planning and execution for District 44’s annual conference\. His responsibilities include event planning and timelines, venue selection, budgeting, programming, logistics, promotion, speaker and vendor coordination, sponsorships, committee meetings, progress reporting, and attendee experience from registration through closing remarks\. He manages volunteers responsible for hospitality, education sessions, contests, and marketing, in coordination with district leadership\. ### What did Jeffrey accomplish as Conference Volunteer Chair for the 2025 District 44 Annual Conference? Jeffrey recruited, onboarded, organized, and scheduled more than 30 volunteers for the multi\-day 2025 District 44 Annual Conference\. He developed a volunteer strategy, identified roles and created job descriptions, prepared volunteer guides and training materials, matched volunteers to roles, led training meetings, coordinated coverage in real time, and served as the primary volunteer contact\. During a Toastmasters conference, he also resolved a keynote presentation technical failure by using a backup from an external hard drive\. ### What did Jeffrey do as Assistant Area Director for District 44 Georgia Toastmasters? As Assistant Area Director, Jeffrey supported the Area Director in overseeing Toastmasters clubs, conducting club visits, assessing club performance and needs, connecting officers to resources, facilitating area meetings, and coordinating with club leadership on membership growth and retention\. The role gave him hands\-on experience in leadership development, team motivation, and organizational communication\. ### What hospitality experience does Jeffrey have? At Hampton Inn by Hilton, Jeffrey greeted and checked in guests, ran nightly in\-house processing, verified transmitted reports with corporate, conducted property security walks, cleaned common areas, prepared welcome bags, and assisted maintenance and housekeeping\. At Hampton Inn and Suites, he performed nightly financial reconciliations and audits for a 78\-room property, accurately verified and reported up to $8,970 in nightly guest revenue, processed up to 39 check\-ins nightly, maintained 100% accuracy in financial data entry, and completed overnight security checks\. ### What food\-service management experience does Jeffrey have? As Kitchen Manager at Golden Corral Corporation, Jeffrey oversaw food and preparation\-area quality control, trained employees on equipment and temperature holding times, inspected workstations, gave feedback, addressed customer complaints with front\-line staff, and operated the cash register when staffing required it\. As Lead Line Cook at Arby’s, he focused on accurate orders, kitchen stock and inventory, and training new employees on food preparation, proportions, and packaging\. ### What retail and shift\-management experience does Jeffrey have? At Kmart, Jeffrey worked across departments, restocked and organized merchandise, operated registers with accurate end\-of\-day balances, assisted truck deliveries and inventory counts, and worked flexible and additional shifts\. As a salesperson, he managed cash\-flow and inventory tracking across multiple departments in an 80,000\-plus\-square\-foot retail location, covering an estimated $3 million or more in daily merchandise value, and worked with a cross\-functional team of more than 15 store members toward quarterly sales goals targeting more than 10% year\-over\-year growth\. At Taco Bell, he opened and closed the store, worked across positions during limited staffing, oversaw shift changes and inter\-store product transportation, and completed food and supply counts and orders\. ### What are Jeffrey’s professional strengths and skills? Jeffrey’s skills include real estate, presentations, marketing event planning, event planning, project planning, conference coordination, organization, multitasking, leadership, attention to detail, creative problem solving, customer service management, time management, calendaring, email management, written communication, professional communication, analytical skills, customer engagement, and relationship building\. He also has experience with events, moderation, newsletters, partnerships, social media, support, and onboarding in community\-management work\. ### What is Jeffrey’s educational background? Jeffrey earned a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management, General, from PennWest Clarion in 2021\. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Studies from Ashford University in 2017 and is also listed with a Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate from Ashford University\. His education also includes Biology, General, at Georgia Highlands College in 2010 and a high school diploma from Rome High School in 2009\. ### What certifications and recognition has Jeffrey received? Jeffrey holds a Certificate of Appreciation from District 214 Toastmasters a Charter Member Certificate a Speech Contest Certificate of Participation and Summer 2025 TLI Certificates of Appreciation from District 44 Georgia Toastmasters and NonprofitReady certificates in Marketing Essentials, Financial Management Essentials, Fundraising Essentials, Determining Board Effectiveness, Introduction to Nonprofit Boards, Nonprofit Board Member Essentials, Operating Effectively, Writing Grant Reports, Deliver Meaningful Feedback, Grant Seeking Essentials, and Proposal Writing\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/orange\-garrett