Senior Financial Assistance Technician

• May 2021 - Present

Financial Assistance Technician

• Dec 2017 - Apr 2021

• Provide financial assistance to Active Duty and Retired Soldiers, and their eligible Dependents• Manage AER customer financial assistance satisfaction survey, and provide trend data to AER Headquarters Management and local AER Sections.• Assist those Retired Army Soldiers designated as “Army Wounded Warriors” that cannot be serviced at a local Military Aid Society.• Assist with the planning, preparation, and execution of the biennial AER Worldwide Training Symposium and Mini Regional Training Symposium. Show less

Wedding Event Planner

• Sep 2015 - Feb 2020

Wedding Event Planning Intern

• Feb 2015 - Sep 2015

• Assisted the primary event planner with day of event management by overseeing vendor load-in and set up of the venue.• Coordinated guest transportation to and from the venue.• Set up event space to the client’s specifications: including escort cards and couples' personal signage.

Volunteer Coordinator

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

• Assist with the planning and execution of the annual NOVA Open Convention.• Communicate with both prior and new volunteers who express an interest in assisting both throughout the year and at the convention. • Reach out to volunteers in advance of the annual convention to recruit onsite assistance.• Maintain Evite contacts and excel volunteer spreadsheet.

Convention Assistant Coordinator

• Jun 2014 - Sep 2017

• Researched and ordered products for the annual convention swag bags and the NOVA Open store• Updated vendor contracts with level of support, specific requests, and deliverables• Booked flights and prepared itineraries for the 13 Instructors coming to the convention• Organized and executed the Final Awards Ceremony of the convention• Helped with set up, management and break down of the convention site

Interim Administrative Assistant

• Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

• Provide administrative support to the President & CEO along with the executive staff. • Provide calendar organization and coordination and managing meeting logistics, confirm attendees, ensure there are agendas, make sure the tech is working, take meeting notes when needed etc. • Manage multiple stakeholders including board members and other executive staff.

Development Assistant

• Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

• Writing and tracking donor acknowledgement letters in CiviCRM.• Updating donor information in CiviCRM.• Assisting in the planning and execution of nationwide donor events.

Development Intern

• Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

• Organized and digitized the Jane Goodall Institute archives, including: letters, research documents, newspaper clippings, and journals. • Conducted market research regarding event app creation, donor trips, and ethically made custom plush manufacturing. • Organized and digitized the Jane Goodall Institute archives, including: letters, research documents, newspaper clippings, and journals. • Conducted market research regarding event app creation, donor trips, and ethically made custom plush manufacturing.

Clerical Assistant

• Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

• Completed data entry and research related tasks assigned by the content director in a timely manner • Worked with content director to ensure that the project is completed to the client’s satisfaction • Completed data entry and research related tasks assigned by the content director in a timely manner • Worked with content director to ensure that the project is completed to the client’s satisfaction