Administrative Office: 775-738-4118
ester@vitalitycenter.org

Education
Standard Secondary Teaching Credential, Italian/Spanish (teaching minor in English), University of Santa Clara – Santa Clara, California, 1974

BA, Italian, University of Santa Clara – Santa Clara, California, Cum Laude, 1973

Diploma, Wells High School – Wells, Nevada, Salutatorian, 1969

Certifications & Licenses
Certified as a Program Administrator, State of Nevada
Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP)
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC)
Licensed as a National Addictions Counselor II (NCACII)
Substance Abuse Professional approved by DOT and FAA
Certified as a Qualified Tax Credit Manager
Licensed as a Notary Public
Licensed as a Real Estate Salesperson (inactive)

Post-Graduate Training
Seminars, workshops, courses in business, alcohol and drug abuse treatment, Emergency Medical Training, real estate, media, literature, construction, counseling, housing, Tax Credits, and Affordable Housing Management

Employment
Vitality Center – Elko, NV
August 1984 - Present: Deputy Director/Chief Operations Officer   
State of Nevada Certified Program Administrator, assists in annual budget preparations including new or additional program component budgets, implement all financial reports, review expenditures and disbursements by financial officer, oversees general operation of all Vitality Center facilities, including physical plant, treatment and housing components, does performance evaluations, assists in grant writing and making applications to foundations, responsible for coordinating and updating and maintenance of the company manuals, assist in maintaining agency public relations with the community, assist in marketing the program and EAP development, responsible to Chief Executive Officer for overall daily operations of the company, assists with hiring and termination of employees, assist with legislative activities and marketing, responsible for financial management, review perpetual inventory, assists in program development.

EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc. (EMI) – Las Vegas, NV
August 1982 - August 1984:  Section Head     
Promoted form Clerk C to Security Assistant to Section Head, supervised 17 employees, responsible for the entry/exit of property/personnel into/from EMI facilities to prevent unauthorized removal of property or unauthorized access to classified information, responsible for staffing, training, motivating and rewarding these employees within the parameters of company policy and budgetary constraints, plan and oversee the sections’ budget, coordinate clerical tasks among the sections personnel, interface with the professional guard service providing direction of information, assist the EMI Security Administrator in maintaining the facility security plans, government security clearance rating: DOEQ, YEARLY JOB PERFORMANCE REVIEW WAS “MORE THAN EXPECTED.”

American Group Realtors, Better Homes and Gardens – Las Vegas, NV
October 1981 - October 1983:  Real Estate Sales Person
Independent contractor selling/listing residential property, performed market research using updated computer systems.

S. Quilici & Sons – Wells, NV
July 1974 - August 1981:  Assistant Manager
Supervised five clerk/cashiers, two stock people, inspected and accepted deliveries, managed the liquor department, was responsible for price checking, customer satisfaction, and apprehension of shoplifters, had the responsibility of making out-of-town buying trips for supplies, assisted in evening lockup, operated cash register and adding machine, waited on customers, assisted in butcher shop, did bank deposits.

Additional Experience
1990-2001:  Member of Elko City Planning Commission
1994-2000:  Chairman of the Elko City Planning Commission
1995-1997:  Past President of Nevada Association of State and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
1978-1981:  Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors, Wells Rural Electric Company – Wells, Nevada
1977-1981:  Appointed for two terms by the governor of the State of Nevada to the Nevada Council on Libraries, the Official Advisory Council to the State Library System
1976-1981:  Member of the Library Board of Trustees for the Tri-County System of Elko, Lander and White Pine Counties

Appointments/Affiliations
Co-Owner:  Evergreen Management Consultants
Secretary:  Elko County Democratic Central Committee
Member:  Soroptimist International of Northeastern Nevada
Member:  Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA)
Member:  National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
Member:  Humboldt Area River Project (HARP) Committee
Chairman:  Humboldt Area River Project (HARP) Committee (1991-2001)
Member:  American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Portfolio of Developments and Homes  >>
Established and Monitored by Ester M. Quilici