Experience

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  In this role, I assist both the Chairman of the Board as well as the Chief Operating Officer. I handle the Chairman’s schedule, various correspondence in regard to arranging said scheduling with other high profile people, the reconciliation of his receipts, and submission of travel expenses to the accounting team. For the COO, I organize board meetings, including the arrangement of prep materials, office set-up, catering, and hotel arrangements. I’ve arranged international travel for the board as a whole. In my role assisting the COO, I regularly take on a variety of other tasks including editing the Foundation newsletter, scanning paper files for digital archiving, creating a database of contacts for mail merge and email campaigns. Show less



Brassfield Publishing

• Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Independent Author

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  --Publishing novel on Amazon, demonstrating storytelling, creative writing --Writing several published essays --Conducting historical research for current project --Managing social media marketing --Publishing novel on Amazon, demonstrating storytelling, creative writing --Writing several published essays --Conducting historical research for current project --Managing social media marketing



Horizon Montessori School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2020

  --Project leader: wrote and desktop-published "Parents Handbook" & "Emergency Preparedness Plan" --Wrote protocol for the school's "Emergency Preparedness Plan" --Problem-solving daily issues through teamwork --Handled Communications including copy-editing mass mailers --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Created digital training sessions for use of the office software --Project leader: wrote and desktop-published "Parents Handbook" & "Emergency Preparedness Plan" --Wrote protocol for the school's "Emergency Preparedness Plan" --Problem-solving daily issues through teamwork --Handled Communications including copy-editing mass mailers --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Created digital training sessions for use of the office software



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Instructor

  • Aug 2006 - May 2011

  --Developed curriculum for and taught college level classes in rhetorical communication --Created a class website using HTML editor --Proofread student essays and made editing suggestions --Used the following software apps: MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Drupal --Developed curriculum for and taught college level classes in rhetorical communication --Created a class website using HTML editor --Proofread student essays and made editing suggestions --Used the following software apps: MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Drupal



Univeristiy of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Greensboro, NC

• Graduate Assistant

  • Mar 2004 - Aug 2006

  --Worked for the Dean of Recruiting in The Graduate School Office --Managed routine recruiting communications, including social media presence --Copywriting and copyediting materials for recruiting and marketing using Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite --Set up and worked recruiting events through teamwork --Won Student Employee of the Year for writing and editing recruiting materials --Worked for the Dean of Recruiting in The Graduate School Office --Managed routine recruiting communications, including social media presence --Copywriting and copyediting materials for recruiting and marketing using Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite --Set up and worked recruiting events through teamwork --Won Student Employee of the Year for writing and editing recruiting materials



American Human Services

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Program Manager

  • Feb 1997 - Dec 1999

  --Started as assistant director, then promoted to program director of group home for troubled teens --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Awarded Employee of the Year from my leadership skills and teamwork --Handled communications with multiple government and professional entities --Served as the administrative leadership of house, responsible for hiring, firing and disciplining staff. --Started as assistant director, then promoted to program director of group home for troubled teens --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Awarded Employee of the Year from my leadership skills and teamwork --Handled communications with multiple government and professional entities --Served as the administrative leadership of house, responsible for hiring, firing and disciplining staff.



Durham County Group Home For Autistic Adults

• Durham, NC

• Program Manager

  • 1988 - 1994

  --Rose from home teacher to program leadership of this non-profit home --Managed $100K+ annual budget, including payroll and payroll taxes --Handled communications with multiple government and professional entities --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Wrote and implemented step-by-step teaching programs for the autistic clients --Encouraged teamwork in my employees through training sessions --Rose from home teacher to program leadership of this non-profit home --Managed $100K+ annual budget, including payroll and payroll taxes --Handled communications with multiple government and professional entities --Maintained quality assurance through guidelines set by government entities --Wrote and implemented step-by-step teaching programs for the autistic clients --Encouraged teamwork in my employees through training sessions