Protocol Coordinator (for US-based diplomats, consular officers and embedded Canadian employees)

• Jun 2014 - Present

Protocol Coordinator (for US-based Canadian military members)

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

• Implement protocol administration and ensure proper processing of protocol documents for all Canadian Forces (CF) personnel and their families posted within the United States • Provide specific protocol and accreditation instruction for all CF members, including Department of Defense (DND) employees posted at Canadian Defense Liaison Staff Washington (CDLSW) and Canadian Forces Support Unit (CFSU) Colorado Springs with a current combined population of approximately 1850 individuals. • Ensure practices, applications and letters dealing with the Diplomatic accreditation process requiring submission to approving agencies are 100% accurate • Process, endorse, and provide instruction and assistance for Passport, Visa, I-94, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and Employment Insurance (EI) applications and issues within the limits of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for all Military Diplomats and NATO2 CF personnel and family members in the U.S.• Initiate, develop and maintain close working relationships with personnel within U.S., Canada and CF installations such as U.S. Department of State, Office of Foreign Missions, Passport Canada and Official Travel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Legal NATO Office/Allied Command Transformation (ACT), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Internal Revenue Service, International Office of Employment Insurance, Department of Finance and International Trade and Development (DFATD) and other foreign embassies • Comprehensively knowledgeable on the Vienna Convention, NATO SOFA Agreement, U.S. non-immigrant A, G and NATO2 visa policies and work visa eligibility • Publish protocol and accreditation policies and directives to all CF personnel by developing and maintaining CDLSW website, Welcome Book and Departure Book Show less

Health Educator/Nutrition Counselor

• Nov 2010 - May 2011

Counseled approximately 25 patients over a six-month period on nutrition, diet, diabetes management and cardiac health and stress management issues * Developed and taught three-week courses on both cardiac health management and diabetes management for at-risk-patients referred by their physicians, including personally educating patients on specific concerns * Collaborated with pediatricians, nurses, a personal trainer and health program coordinators to develop a childhood obesity prevention incentive program used by an insurance company and its medical center to increase physical activity and decrease the prevalence of childhood diabetes * Designed materials for communicating health news, including pediatric health brochures for medical offices, diet and nutrition newsletters for medical and dental clinics, and health bulletins, presentations and fact sheets relating to nutrition * Co-lead corporate “Biggest Loser” competition among Coca-Cola employees to promote and maintain healthy lifestyle choices and improve staff performance * Promoted corporate wellness by designing presentations and teaching nutrition and health to companies interested in encouraging fitness and health in their employees and work environment. Lead group discussions as to how to implement changes that would increase health, productivity and positive attitudes while decreasing stress at work. * Traveled with insurance company’s nurse, trainer, and program facilitators to companies, government entities, overseas medical clinic and remote island populations to provide health screenings, which included cholesterol check, blood pressure check, health risk assessment and nutrition counseling Show less

Lead Project Administrator

• Jan 1994 - Nov 2010

Responsibilities evolved from entering time and distributing checks to managing office staff of up to 150 employees and subcontractors of large-scale construction company renovating government and museum facilities, including the Pentagon, DC Court of Appeals and Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery * Oversaw financial and human resources functions of certain construction projects, including: o Managing payroll process, including supervising weekly payroll and analyzing and archiving monthly certified payroll data o Notarizing subcontract changes and regulating subcontract document control o Processing vendor invoices and maintaining a correct and complete vendor- payment log while simultaneously providing accurate and efficient paper and electronic filing systems for the construction projects o Managing hiring protocol and related paperwork (checking applications, verifying previous employment, assuring legal immigration status and performing professional background checks), terminations, drug-screening and scheduling clinic assessment o Processing health, life and dental insurance policy and benefit paperwork; accountable for maintaining confidential hourly employee records o Serving as the company’s point of contact in responding to compliance audits by the District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services, which included submitting monthly reports documenting company’s First Source agreement fulfillment with zero infractions, and security protocols maintained in certain locations by the U.S. Marshals Service, which included performing criminal background checks, logging security clearance results, and communicating information on weekly basis to U.S. Marshalls o Managing hiring and training of new administrative assistants, planning staff functions, meetings, and travel arrangements, and ordering and maintaining office equipment and supplies Show less

Health Consultant

• Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

Virginia Cooperative Extension , Blacksburg, Virginia* Traveled to Virginia elementary schools as part of an education and outreach programfunded by select agriculture colleges and universities to assist with anthropometricexams and three-day diet recall data collection* Assessed the physical development of elementary school aged children whose primarydaily nutrients and calories came from government-funded school meals (NationalSchool Lunch Program)* Evaluated severity of physical delays based on dietary patterns and deficiencies ofiron, protein and beneficial fats* Collaborated with research team on developing education programs in order to avoidfuture nutritional and physical deficiencies Show less

Health Consultant

• 2003 - 2004

Assessed the development of elementary school aged children and evaluated severity of physical delays based on dietary patterns and nutrition deficienciesAssisted with anthropometric data collectionEnsured accurate data entry and proper handling of reportsCollaborated with research team on methods to avoid future nutritional and physical deficiencies in targeted population