Experience

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  University of Maryland School of Nursing

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Director Of Operations

    • Dec 2021 - Present

    In this role, in addition to managing the external funding for the department from a wide variety of sponsors and contractual activities, I oversee and assist with all the business (financial and HR) functions to keep the department moving forward. The position calls for creativity, strong financial analysis skills, business acumen, and working with a diverse group of people. It's very exciting and every day is different!

  • Research Administrator

    • Sep 2014 - Dec 2021

    I work with a great group of people to submit, manage and monitor all the extramural funding activities within the School of Nursing. My work includes both pre- and post-award management for the grants and contracts of three departments. My portfolio is a mix of NIH, state and private sponsors. The NIH grants include clinical trials, Animals Studies and Human Subjects. We're a one-stop office and oversee everything relating to sponsored program administration from submission to closing, including effort, payroll and purchasing. This position has a lot of moving parts and enables me to utilize all of my skills and abilities. I love it here!

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  National Museum of Dentistry

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Director of Administration

    • 2010 - 2014
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Oversaw and performed the daily operations of the museum; space and facilities management; financial management for museum accounts to include purchasing and human resources and payroll; grant writing and management; marketing; writing; and retail management of the museum store. Wrote the white paper to attain Smithsonian affiliate status. It was a wonderful blend of business, marketing, customer interaction, working with children and being creative!

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  UMBC

  • Assistant Director

    • 2006 - 2010

    Reporting directly to the department chair, I oversaw and performed the daily operations for Special Projects; performed financial management and project oversight working predominantly with entitlement grants such as GAANN, MARC, and Meyerhoff awards; duties also included writing, reporting, event planning, student advising, purchasing, human resources and payroll;

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  UMB - School of Medicine Graduate School

  • Program Manager

    • 1995 - 2006

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  UMBC

  • Production Manager of the University Publications Office

    • 1987 - 1995