08/01//09-Present Dean of Administrative Services; Coastal Bend College

Serve as Chief Financial Officer and Investment Officer of the two-year Texas pu
blic college cited above. Provide supervision and administrative oversight to th
e following departments: Physical Plant and Security, Human Resources, Business
Office, Bookstore, Mailroom, Central Supply, Programming, and Networking.
07/28//08-0731//09 Business Manager; Coastal Bend College
Supervise the business office staff, serve as Chief Financial Officer and Inves
tment Officer of the two-year Texas public college cited above. Business office
functions include student billings and collections, accounts payable, cash inv
estments, and internal and external reporting, including the Annual Financial Re
port.

03/03-05/31/09--Adjunct Faculty (online); University of the Incarnate Word

Provide Instruction to a wide array of students including international students
at the graduate and undergraduate level in the areas of financial accounting, t
ax accounting, cost accounting, and international accounting.
02/02-05/31/09-- Adjunct Faculty (online); University of Phoenix
Provide Instruction to a wide array of students including international students
at the graduate and undergraduate level in the areas of financial accounting, t
ax accounting, cost accounting, and international accounting.
10/07-Present Online Course Writera"Contract Position- McGraw Hill Higher Educat
ion
Write online course supplements to college accounting classes.

08/20/07-07/25/2009-- Business Specialist; El Paso Community College Small Busi

ness Development Center
Provide technical assistance to small business owners. Technical assistance ran
ges from helping an individual start a business to assisting with securing SBA g
uaranteed loans from local lenders. This assistance with writing business plans
to market analysis to complex financial statement financial analysis to working
with both the lender and the client. Business specialists also present various
seminars to prospective clients and community organizations. Business specialis
ts may also draft columns outlining SBDC services for community or professional
organization newsletters.
02/01/06-08/20/07-- Business Manager; Genesis21
Perform accounting functions for a local business which provides consulting serv
ices to a wide-range of clients. Assist/prepare responses to RFPas from federal
, state, and local agencies. Currently working as part of Genesis 21 team compl
eting a handbook to be used to improve state-wide services to persons of limited
English skills. Recent grant proposal resulted in a client being awarded fundi
ng toward opening an Emergency Shelter for single, homeless, women in El Paso.
Administer grant awards for various grant recipients, total annual grants in exc
ess of $750,000.00. Grant administration, implementation, budgets 90%. Other
duties 10%.
9/1/05-02/01/06 Explored various business opportunities.
8/20/00-8/31/05 Comptroller; Del Mar College
Responsible for day-to-day operations of the one of the largest publicly funded
community colleges in South Texas. Responsible for managing the Business Office
which prepared and published the Districtas Annual Financial Report, monitored
the operating budget of $70,000,000 for compliance with applicable statutes, p
olicies, and limitations of funding. Accounting liaison to the team which imple
mented a student information system to manage 10,000 student files per semester
and implemented a payroll processing system to manage 625 employees per pay peri
od. As Assistant Comptroller designed and implemented a cashiering system that
reduced processing transaction times by approximately 67% and resulted in a savi
ng of approximately $200,000 per year. Presented financial information to the e
lected board of trustees and provided information for rating agencies to ensure
favorable ratings and minimize interest costs to the taxpayer for bond issues to
taling over $50,000,000. Grant administration and related duties: 10%. Other d
uties: 90%

4/16/99-8/19/00 Assistant Comptroller; Del Mar College; Corpus Christi, Texas

Supervised the day-to-day operations of assigned areas of the Business Office.
Functioned as Project Officer for implementation and upgrade of cashiering syste
m
1/99- 8/31/02 Adjunct Faculty; Del Mar College; Corpus Christi, Texas
Taught various courses in business administration and business technology.
1/99-4/99 Part-time Instructor, Richard Milburn High School; Corpus Christi, Tex
as
Taught English and math classes in an alternative high school.
1/1/98-1/5/99 Manager of Accounting; Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Responsible for accounting operation for a seven -county Council of Governments
in East Texas. Managed grants totaling approximately $15 million including fun
ding from HUD and a variety of other federal and state agencies. Directly respo
nsible for the financial accounting and reporting of over 100 housing units whic
h was comprised of a mix of Sections 8 and other federal, state, and local rent
al and buyer assistance programs. Grant analysis, implementation, and administra
tion: 90%, Other duties: 10%.
6/97-1/98 Self Employed.
Performed accounting work for clients of Accounting Solutions in Austin, Texas.
Acted as a substitute teacher for Westlake ISD in Austin, Texas. The Brazos
Valley Council of Governments, an accounting client, offered me a position in Ja
nuary 1998.
6/1/96-5/31/97 JTPA Accounting Manager; Texas Workforce Commission
Supervised five accountants and one accounting clerk in accounting for JTPA fund
s totaling $200 million for the State of Texas. Managed the review of sub-grant
ee reports and prepared reporting to ensure timely and accurate draw down of fed
eral funds. Assisted in the preparation of TWCas portion of the State of Texas
a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Grant administration duties: 95%, Othe
r duties: 5%.
11/25/95-5/31/96 Budget Development Specialist; Ysleta ISD
Developed and prepared schedules and analyses used in the preparation of the dis
trictas multi-million dollar annual budget. Assisted representatives from 56
campuses and various central office departments in all areas of budget developm
ent and maintenance. Developed customized computer solutions to assist interna
l and external stakeholders to more effectively utilize taxpayer resources. YIS
D is the third largest employer in the city.

6/29/95-11/24/95 a"looked into various business options.

Took a deferred retirement from the City of El Paso in order to join my husband
who had accepted employment in Seguin, Texas. I returned to El Paso and accepte
d employment with Ysleta ISD.

1990-1995 Adjunct Faculty; El Paso Community College; El Paso, Texas

Taught various accounting and bookkeeping classes.

9/1/88-6/28/95 Deputy Comptroller; City of El Paso; El Paso, Texas 6 years eight

months
6/1/87-8/31/88; Accountant IV;
Responsible for planning, directing, training, and supervising the work of appro
ximately sixty subordinate individuals, including thirteen professionals in the
Accounting Operations, Cash Management, Accounting Systems and Reconciliation, a
nd the Financial Reporting divisions of the fourth largest city in Texas and the
twenty-second largest in the nation.
Designed training plan for end users of the accounting system. Trained comptrol
ler staff to present the training of end users.
Analyzed reporting needs for users and designed and implemented the reports. Aut
omated preparation of the cityas CAFR.
Accounting Operations included the payroll section that ran two biweekly payroll
cycles and one monthly payroll cycle per month. The public safety and airport
employees were one biweekly cycle and the other active employees were on a secon
d biweekly payroll. The monthly payroll included all employees receiving paymen
t under one of the Cityas three pension funds. The Comptrolleras office perform
ed the accounting work for all three pension funds. Supervision of payroll incl
uded signing of all state and federal payroll reports as well as ensuring compli
ance with required tax code provisions.
On a daily basis, worked with department heads, especially the Director of the O
ffice of Management and Budget, the Director of Personnel, and the Director of P
urchasing. Frequently presented complex financial reports to the executive and
legislative branches of city government.
Served as primary liaison with the city depository. Drafted the required docume
nts to solicit applications for the depository. Worked with the bank and the Co
mbined Data Processing Department to automate posting of bank transactions, redu
cing by several days the time required to post transaction to the general ledger
and increasing the accuracy of cash forecasts.
Invested excess cash balances daily and reviewed schedules for long term cash re
quirements, bidding out any projected long-term excess.
Assisted with schedules and evaluations required for sales of bonds and certific
ates of evaluation.

3/24/86-5/31/87 Airport Accountant/Accountant; City of El Paso, Texas

Prepared annual budgets, planned directed and supervised all areas of finance at
the El Paso International Airport. Prepared and presented monthly financial st
atements to the board of directors. Explained financial concepts to the board a
s required.

7/2/85-3/24/86 Customer Service Assistant Manager; El Paso Water Utilities City

of El Paso, Texas
Responsible for hiring, monitoring, planning, and directing the work of approxim
ately 70 employees, including 16 meter readers, 13 customer service field worker
s, 3 field courtesy inspectors and approximately 30 office workers who assisted
customers both telephonically and in person with water service issues. This se
ction resolved customer complaints, processed all payments received for utility
services, wrote off bad debts, and analyzed complex accounts for billing and acc
ounting accuracy. Assisted in budget preparation for the section and revised in
ternal control policies and procedures. Networked customer service actions.

8/82-4/83 Leased Housing Liaison; Directorate of Engineering and Housing; Darm

stadt, W. Germany
Acted as liaison between U. S. tenants and German owners of housing leased by th
e Department of the Army for service members. Researched leases to determine th
e responsibility for needed maintenance and repair of quarters. Scheduled and f
ollowed up on maintenance and repair as required. Met with United States Army E
uropean command Headquarters staff to resolve complex issues of specific lease c
ompliance. Met with tenants and landlords as required. Briefed the Chief of En
gineering routinely both orally and in writing.

7/74-8/83 Various
Married to U. S. Army service member with two tours of duty in Germany. I did v
olunteer work in various community projects. From 1980-1983 did contract teachi
ng for subjects including ESL, remedial math, English, and reading from grade on
e to grade twelve skills, high school math, algebra, history, science, and Colle
ge Business Math.

8/72-6/74 Accountant I; Texas Rehabilitation Commission; 4900 N. Lamar Blvd. Au

stin, TX 78751
Served as assistant director of the Client Service Accounting Section. Responsi
ble for planning, directing, and supervising the work of a six-person unit, whic
h researched, and either corrected or returned to originator all client service
documents failing mainframe edit or update.
Prior to 1972 Nonprofessional employment while in college.
Special Skills
Good knowledge of current MS products.
Experienced in the accounting side of both hardware and software conversions.
Skilled in the operation and maintenance and minor repair of standard office equ
ipment.
Read, write, and speak some Spanish and German.
Ability to present complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
Work well with both small and large groups to accomplish tasks effectively and e
fficiently.

Special Assignments
Served on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee for Financial
Reporting (THECB) for 3 years. Currently serving.
Special Education
Completion of College Business Management Institute.