Mayra LaMantia, MBA-HR
Chief Executive Officer at Immigration Community Outreach, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Paralegal Studies
Montclair State UniversityMay, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Notary Public of New Jersey
-Jul, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Immigration Community Outreach, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Jul 2022 - Present
• Ensuring the organization’s activities are compliant and further its mission. • Developing and maintaining beneficial relationships with donors, funders, supporters, collaborators, allies, vendors, and other stakeholders. • Schedules and leads executive board meetings. Determines the frequency of meetings. Creates an agenda that includes financial reporting, personnel updates, community outreach, and progress reports from each standing committee. Regularly reviews the organization's work plan and conducts semi-annual employee evaluations. • Provide support to attorneys, including conducting legal research; filling out immigration benefits and other standard forms; drafting affidavits and basic motions; assisting with hearing and interview preparation; maintaining case files and data entry in case of management database; and other tasks as needed. • Serve as point of contact for clients, proactively ensuring that case files and case management system reflect current contact information and status updates on case developments and clients’ wellbeing. • Conduct an initial assessment of case referrals received against case acceptance criteria and program priorities. • Liaise with Social Services Coordinators regarding social services needs and referrals; assist with social services projects depending on office needs; work collaboratively to achieve programmatic goals where legal services/social services intersect. Show less
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William H. Carmel, Attorney at Law, LLC
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18 Ferry Street, Newark, NJ
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Office Manager & Case Manager
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Nov 2016 - Jul 2022
- Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions. - Provide historical reference by defining procedures for retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records. - Apply a wide range of administrative programs, concepts, laws, policies, practices, and analytical diagnostic methods and techniques to address substantive matters that contain several interrelated issues. - Coach and counsel business leaders through insight, constructive feedback, and challenge, delivered in a trustful way to enable the leader to be most effective and to ensure consistency with company values and behaviors. - Navigates conflicts and/or changes in an objective manner with agility, diligence, and ethical consistency. Support current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation, and preservation of human capital. - Coordinate and perform a wide variety of administrative and management services essential to the operations of the office. - Handle a variety of immigration matters including Asylum, Advance Parole, Application for employment authorization, Adjustment of Status applications, Cancellation of removal, Consular Processing, Credible/Reasonable fears, DACA, Deferred action requests, Freedom of Information Act Requests, I130 Petition for family relative, I-212 Permission to enter the US after deportation or removal, I601 and I601a waivers, I-90 Green Card Replacement, Naturalization, Removing Conditions, SIJ, U-Visa application & certifications, Visa extensions. - Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. - Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Show less
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The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C.
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Immigration and Personal Injury Paralegal
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Aug 2015 - May 2016
- Case file maintenance, collect and organize documentation from insurance companies, hospitals, treating providers, police departments, draft correspondence for Personal Injury, Slip and Fall and Workman’s Compensation cases; - Participate, coordinate and attend in-house presentations to newly acquired clients and respond to one-on-one immigration queries for both nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions and pending cases; - Inform clients of visa bulletin progressions, retrogressions, AILA updates and USCIS press releases; - Prepare, review and file nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), Executive Office Immigration Review (EOIR) and to the National Visa Center (NVC); - Research immigration and government regulations, case law and procedures to support client cases; - Advocate and communicate extensively with clients regarding requests for information, case status and immigration procedures; - Serve as a Spanish/English translator and interpreter Show less
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Immigration Paralegal
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Aug 2012 - Jul 2015
- Analyze previous judgments and pending decisions that could be helpful for future case reference and prepare reports accordingly – Organize legal information, arrange in a proper, presentable manner and forwarded to the lawyer. - Communicate regularly with consulates and representatives of Latin American countries to ensure all paperwork acquired and properly completed, all fees accounted for, and all regulations adhered to - Handle a variety of immigration matters including Petitions for family relatives, Naturalization, Cancellation of removal, U-visa certification, I601 and I601a waivers, Deferred action, TVPRA applications, Visa extensions, Advance Parole, Removing Conditions, I-90 Green Card Replacement, Credible/Reasonable fears, Freedom of Information Act Requests, Petition for Non-Immigrant worker, I212 Permission to enter the US after deportation or removal, Application for employment authorization and Adjustment of Status applications and interviews. - Translate clients’ declarations, and various legal documents, from Spanish to English. Show less
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Autistic Twins
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Closter, New Jersey
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Therapist
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2009 - Oct 2012
- Developed a balanced growth plan for Autistic twins that focuses on their mental, emotional, social and physical aspects. - Worked one-on-one employing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy and discrete trial teaching in a home environment. - Involved children in "community experiences", allowing them to demonstrate proper behavior in a real-world setting and learn to interact appropriately with peers. - Developed a balanced growth plan for Autistic twins that focuses on their mental, emotional, social and physical aspects. - Worked one-on-one employing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy and discrete trial teaching in a home environment. - Involved children in "community experiences", allowing them to demonstrate proper behavior in a real-world setting and learn to interact appropriately with peers.
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Brandywine Management Services
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Greater New York City Area
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Executive Administrative Assistant
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Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
- Provided administrative support to three directors in an investment advisory firm. - Prepared PowerPoint presentations and proofed client materials. - Performed general office management duties. - Provided administrative support to three directors in an investment advisory firm. - Prepared PowerPoint presentations and proofed client materials. - Performed general office management duties.
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The Rebecca School
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Greater New York City Area
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Teacher Assistant (Internship)
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Jan 2011 - May 2011
- Utilized the Developmental Individual Differences Relationship-based (DIR) model to communicate, teach and build relationships with the children. - Used therapeutic methods with children with disorders of relating and communicating disabilities including PDD and Autism. - Used a developmental and interdisciplinary approach to meet the students’ unique needs and celebrate their strengths and embrace their passions. - Utilized the Developmental Individual Differences Relationship-based (DIR) model to communicate, teach and build relationships with the children. - Used therapeutic methods with children with disorders of relating and communicating disabilities including PDD and Autism. - Used a developmental and interdisciplinary approach to meet the students’ unique needs and celebrate their strengths and embrace their passions.
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Jordan D, Yuelys, Esq.
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Hackensack, New Jersey
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Legal Assistant
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2005 - 2011
Legal Assistant - Communicated and interacted with attorneys, clients and court personnel. - Prepared and reviewed a wide variety of legal documents for clients including Real Estate closings, Complaints and Interrogatories. Office Management - Prepared and finalized transmittals to attorneys, clients, court personnel and title companies. - Managed files, scheduled appointments, ordered supplies, maintained client phone list and distributed mail. Legal Assistant - Communicated and interacted with attorneys, clients and court personnel. - Prepared and reviewed a wide variety of legal documents for clients including Real Estate closings, Complaints and Interrogatories. Office Management - Prepared and finalized transmittals to attorneys, clients, court personnel and title companies. - Managed files, scheduled appointments, ordered supplies, maintained client phone list and distributed mail.
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Take My Hand Daycare
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Leonia, New Jersey
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Teacher Assistant
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Apr 2009 - Jan 2010
- Created a happy and healthy environment that helps children to grow. - Utilized solid organizational skills for planning, follow-up and maintaining control of the classroom. - Communicated effectively with parents regarding their children's development. - Recommended for Head Teacher position upon graduation from college. - Created a happy and healthy environment that helps children to grow. - Utilized solid organizational skills for planning, follow-up and maintaining control of the classroom. - Communicated effectively with parents regarding their children's development. - Recommended for Head Teacher position upon graduation from college.
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Canada
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Bank Teller
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2008 - 2010
- Built customer relations by providing customer service and responding to individual client needs. - Processed banking account transactions including withdrawals, loan payments and deposits. - Followed all fraud prevention and security measures. - Built customer relations by providing customer service and responding to individual client needs. - Processed banking account transactions including withdrawals, loan payments and deposits. - Followed all fraud prevention and security measures.
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Education
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2018 - 2020
Montclair State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General -
2018 - 2019
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Advanced Certificate, Immigration Law Studies -
2007 - 2012
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Family and Child Studies Major, Family Services Concentration
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