We are excited to tell you about another one of our fabulous team members! Olivia Duffy is our amazing Operations Manager and started working at 111Project in October of 2022.
Before starting at 111Project, Olivia worked as a nurse technician with plans to attend nursing school. During this time, she also worked in political consultancy. She had some volunteer experiences in different capacities with non-profits since starting college. Though Olivia had never been employed at a non-profit, this type of work was always something that had been in her heart, but she could have never dreamed up something as wonderful as the opportunity to do it as her full-time job.
Another one of our staff members, Rita Blumer, 111Project’s Northwest Region 1A Regional Manager, is a family friend of Olivia’s. Rita told her that she believed her work experiences in campaigns would be a great fit for the open position of Operations Manager at 111Project. Remembering this moment, Olivia says, “Initially, I couldn’t make much sense of it. It was scary, but I’m so glad I trusted Him.” It was perfectly aligned!
In her job as Operations Manager, Olivia serves the entire state of Oklahoma from central operations, though she lives in Oklahoma City. She attends Life.Church there and the things in her life she values most are her family, her faith, what’s for dessert, loving big, and making others feel valued and known. She is a get-it-done, but have-fun kind of person and our team has had the pleasure of seeing her strength, joy, and loving nature in working and connecting with her.
Her favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 43:2…
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
When asked how her faith has been strengthened by her experiences working for 111Project, she responded, “This work has had the most profound impact on every corner of my life. It has allowed (and encouraged) me to walk hand-in-hand with the Lord in a way I could have never imagined. Getting to do this work with this amazing team has brought an indescribable richness to my life.”
Here at 111Project, we are traveling down the ROAD TO 77; to seeing all 77 counties launched with CarePortal and mobilized to support children and families in crisis. In light of this, it seemed only fitting to ask Olivia what her go-to road trip snack is, to which she answered BBQ chips and a grape-flavored Olipop soda. She is a tremendous gift to our team as we work to mobilize the local Church so every child has family. If you are on our website, been to one of our events, received a 111Project email, or gotten mail from us, then you have experienced firsthand the faithful work of Olivia’s hands! Thank you for all you do, Olivia!
Olivia can be reached through the 111Project Contact Page.