Kelly Kishel
Researcher at The Collins Law Firm PC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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CIPP/US Cert Prep: 1 U.S. Privacy Environment
LinkedInDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Communicating with Emotional Intelligence
LinkedInAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
PowerPoint Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
LinkedInAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Administrative Professional Foundations
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Excel Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
NASBAJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Excel Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Foundations
LinkedInJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified in Creativity
College of DuPageJan, 1995- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Collins Law Firm PC
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Researcher
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Dec 2019 - Present
•Creative advanced queries to gather research and secure relevant documents while maintaining required confidentially •Attention to detail while summarizing documents to correctly report events and converted information into a digital database. Compiled spreadsheets to categorize vital information which generated new areas to investigate •Analyzed documents to recognize patterns. Connected the dots to deliver actionable intelligence to promote informed decisions •Using Boolean logic to attain federal, state and local regulatory policies and track changes for verification against all documents found and noting inconsistencies •Applying investigative research methods to gather open-source intelligence (OSINT) and publicly available information (PAI) for delivered results •Knowledge of social media, social networking tools, regulatory, industry, commercial, and journalism databases, specialized search engines, online data sources, research directories, and web content verification tools •Due diligence on assigned area including collecting information and linking people to activities or other people •Collect and generated subpoenas to gather additional evidence of wrongdoing and/or collusion •Apply creative and resourceful research methodology including picking up clues in wording and descriptions as well as careful analysis of references and description by defendants which might indicate hidden information •Deep understanding of regulatory and utilization of government databases •Find and track congressional investigations on the defendants associates and ties to the defendants Show less
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Indian Prairie School District 204
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Funding Formula and Feasibility Research & Analysis
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Aug 2014 - May 2017
•Uncovered a funding formula error and long-term fraud on the part of numerous school districts •Enabled the State Board of Education to recoup millions in misappropriated funds •Communicated clear rationale/justification for investigation processes and outcomes to appropriate stakeholders •Analyzed data from 102 counties and 862 schools, including analyzing past feasibility studies, legal precedents •Presented studies to parents and Board of Education; provided recommendations demonstrating over $1B in savings. •Investigated and compared several state funding models to determine funding structure and evaluated state policies •Researched feasibility of converting the elementary and high school district's into unit districts, including going back through all feasibility studies for the last 10 years •Investigated financials of every school district in the state and mapped out scenarios for new unit school districts •Reviewed financials and averaged the administration costs savings with conversion to unit school district •Determined the total savings would be over 1 billion saved if districts rolled into unit districts •Found funding formula and related errors indicating more students being transported than enrolled in the district • Confirmed district enrollments and researched one school district that in all technicalities shouldn't be there • Reviewed school district minority student populations and discovered inaccurate reporting of free and reduced lunch Show less
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My Family and Community
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Naperville, Illinois, United States
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Advocate and Role Model
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Jan 2001 - May 2017
•Fortunate and grateful to have the ability to maximize my time as primary caregiver to my family, and dedicated involvement to 8 community organizations •Champion for all students in the school district by overseeing 15 different clubs and activities, including spearheaded the largest fundraising event in our school •Brainstormed and developed different fundraising techniques for the board to facilitate •Represented our district of 29,000 students in meetings with the State Board of Education. Preformed detailed data analysis of the state funding formula to find numerous errors and fraudulent reporting which gave an inaccurate representation for equitability. Compiled and delivered the analysis where it was reviewed and directed to pause the funding formula roll out for further investigations. Resulting in ISBE recouping millions from districts making fraudulent clams and rolling out a more equitable funding formula Show less
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Near North Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
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United States
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Insurance
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Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
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2000 - 2000
•Handled logistics, catering, agendas and domestic/international travel arrangements for meeting and event planning. Including Cannes Film Festival, CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies, politicians and political fundraising events. Processed travel expenses and reimbursements accounting for different currencies •Responsible for written and verbal communication and enhance business processes •Transcribed minutes of meetings and executed meetings and events for company to support sales, business development and senior management teams. Liaison from CEO to 800 employees, including upper management •Secured gifts for family, employees and customers. Cataloged all purchases to avoid future mistakes Show less
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Birchwood Group
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Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
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Executive Assistant To The President
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1994 - 2000
•Customer service manager •Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase productivity •Created expense reports, budgets, and filing systems for management team •Volunteered to help with special projects to varying degrees of complexity •Coordinated events and worked on ad hoc projects •Customer service manager •Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase productivity •Created expense reports, budgets, and filing systems for management team •Volunteered to help with special projects to varying degrees of complexity •Coordinated events and worked on ad hoc projects
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Education
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College of DuPage
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