Dave Booram

Current

• Owner at Direction 4 Life Work (Self-employed)

Past

• Pastor at Grace Community Church
• Regional Human Resource Director at Campus Crusade
• Director at Campus Crusade for Christ

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Education

• Trinity International University
• Indiana University Bloomington

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Dave Booram’s Summary

Valued leader in progressive and complex organizations who has helped senior, middle and volunteer management teams tackle real issues. Directed attention to strategic issues in order to achieve clear focus in fast-growing organizations. Strength in creative thinking and innovation as a pioneer and developer. Passionate lifelong learner who is known as an approachable, authentic, relational mentor and leader.

• Created, launched and maintained a successful career counseling agency.
• Designed a full range of services to assist both individual clients and teams to better understand their unique capacities, interests and contributions.
• Offered beneficial and crucial consulting to more than 300 individuals.
• Produced user friendly curriculum and presented practical seminars on career development issues.

• Led strategic planning process for church of 7,000 with an operating budget of $6M.
• Co-designed and implemented a comprehensive strategic realignment of all staff and operations that led to a top to bottom restructuring and a $900,000 reduction in annual budget.
• Developed unified management strategy by creating revolutionary multi-functional integration team.
• Established a culture of service and an ongoing program of motivational gifts assessment, coaching and placement.
• Developed a wide variety of seminars, retreats and conferences that have effectively addressed relevant personal, organizational and leadership issues.
• Pioneered the creation of a church-based leadership school and internship program.

• Established entirely new HR department that oversaw ongoing staffing needs of 250 full-time staff in 4 states.
• Revamped and directed regional recruiting conferences.
• Served on national human resource team in creating, implementing and maintaining corporate HR philosophy, policy and processes.

Dave Booram’s Specialties:

I specialize in career coaching for 1. students 2. young adults 3. moms returning to the workplace 4. career transition brought on by forced separation 5. career transition triggered by desire for better job fit and increased alignment of personal goals 6. vocational ministry career transition

Dave Booram’s Experience

• Owner

  Direction 4 Life Work (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  November 2004 — Present (4 years)

  I lead a client centered career counseling practice designed to help them achieve their personal and professional life work goals

• Pastor

  Grace Community Church

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  1994 — 2004 (10 years)

  I oversaw all adult ministry and organizational integration aspects.

• Regional Human Resource Director

  Campus Crusade

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  1991 — 1994 (3 years)

  I oversaw all HR functions for 250 full-time staff in a 4 state region.

• Director

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  1979 — 1994 (15 years)

Dave Booram’s Education

• Trinity International University

  MDiv, 1989 — 1993

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BA, Business Administration, Religious Studies, 1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Dave Booram’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog