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Career Profile: 24 years of professional administrative experience, serving loc
al citizens and public officials in government, and working in diverse business
and social services settings.
Experience:
Board of County Commissioners, Leon County Tallahassee, Florida 1998-Present
Commission Aide and Chairman's Aide FY 09-10
* Liaison between citizens and staff to find creative solutions to complex prob
lems;
* Represent district commissioner at meetings and on site visits with citizens
and citizen groups;
* Strategic planning with citizens and groups on issues, and facilitate their c
ommunication with the Board;
* Research, write and edit reports and summaries for Commissioners and the publ
ic on issues;
* Write Resolutions and Proclamations for presentation at Board meetings;
* Prepare agendas and minutes for meetings;
* Manage all functions of district office, including financial accounts, travel
and meeting arrangements, purchasing, and community event planning;
* Website management and media alerts;
* Refer citizens to other state and local programs and outside agencies for ass
istance; and
* Hire, train and supervise educational interns.
Florida Board of Regents, State University System Tallahassee, Florida
1995 - 1998
Administrative Assistant in Office of the Vice Chancellor and CHEP Program Coord
inator
* Assured program compliance, allocated $30 million in annual funding and prepa
red annual report for Community Hospital Education Program (CHEP) post-graduate
medical programs;
* Prepared materials for use by higher education lobbyists, and researched and
prepared fiscal and demographic reports as needed for Vice Chancellor's Office a
nd Office of Health Affairs;
* Managed Vice Chancellor's Office functions, including travel, meeting plannin
g and purchasing;
* Helped design a customized database for tracking programs to assure fiscal in
tegrity;
* Tracked bills that would affect state universities, health programs, distance
learning programs, and other issues handled by Vice Chancellor's Office; and
* Hired, trained and supervised educational interns.
HealthDesigns Counseling Center Tallahassee, Florida
1993- 1995
Office Manager
* Performed confidential intake screening of clients and families to determine
appropriate counselor, scheduling priority, and financial arrangements;
* Established clinical and fiscal records and office procedures, managed work f
low, and performed insurance pre-certification and coding for claims filing;
* Assisted 6 mental health professionals with all aspects of practice, outreach
, and referrals to outside physicians and agencies; and
* Trained and supervised one full-time office assistant.
Education: Florida State University, BSW Social Work
May, 2005
Internships for degree included medical social work with indigent patients at Ta
llahassee Memorial Healthcare Emergency Room, and crisis intervention, and clien
t intake and group counseling at Refuge House, a domestic violence shelter. Also
served as fill-in volunteer at the Refuge House Injunction Office, and research
ed and prepared its first policies and procedures handbook
Skills:
* Proficiency in current word processing, database and publishing software prog
rams;
* Adaptability and initiative in environments with rapidly changing priorities;
* Strong writing and editing, oral communication, public speaking, interviewing
, time management, organizational, and analytical skills;
* Knowledge of community resources and local government processes;
* Experience with CAD software, reading blueprints, site plans, and understandi
ng permitting requirements;
* In depth knowledge of medical terminology, healthcare practices, scheduling a
nd billing in health care settings; and
* Eagerness to learn and improve, and immense intellectual curiosity.
Current Activities:
* Reading Mentor at local second-chance secondary school; and
* Nursery Volunteer at church.
Experience and Activities Previous to 3 Positions Listed:
* Assisted start up businesses in establishing management practices, organizati
on and bookkeeping, as sole proprietor of freelance clerical business;
* Experience in bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll;
* Negotiated and purchased group health contracts for companies;
* Prepared layout, wrote text and edited text for newsletters and promotional m
aterials;
* Edited postgraduate student papers and doctoral dissertations;
* Served on one of Leon County Human Service Grants Review Committee's Citizen
Review Teams;
* Served as Sunday School Coordinator for 9 years - wrote and trained others in
use of children's curriculum, scheduled teachers, purchased materials and plann
ed group activities;
* Served as Meals on Wheels Route Volunteer for Elder Care Services;
* Experience as a contracted rural route postal carrier;
* Worked in commercial construction and development industry;
* Designed and built two homes within past 10 years; and
* Worked with physicians in private practice; charting, billing, scheduling, gr
eeting & prepping patients.