I am the academic coordinator in the School of Medicine providing support for the PBMS programs.• Providing full program academic support for the Ph.D. Program for Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine assisting 70+ students and 100+ faculty including recruitment, onboarding, and full programmatic support throughout the academic year.• Firsthand experience managing the lifecycle of admission for a graduate-level program at OHSU’s School of Medicine including reviewing of 400+ applications, prospective student engagement and customer service, managing 100+ interviews, information sessions, marketing, and recruitment events.

I am the Senior Accounting Technician in Award Revenue for the Office of Proposal and Award Management, a unit within Research Development & Administration (RDA) which supports OHSU’s missions of healing, teaching and discovery by partnering with the research community to effectively navigate the pre-award and post-award administration of sponsored projects. I support the OHSU research community with post award administration of cash receipts/award revenue on grants and contracts in accordance with University policies and procedures, and federal regulations.

Makes decisions related to budgetary actions such as audit compliance, personal service agreements, and purchasing. Reconciles accounts with weekly monitoring and monthly reconciliation of fiscal periods and management of end of year reconciliations.Process deposits, invoice payments, foundation check disbursements, journal vouchers, reimbursements, fiscal reconciliations, purchase orders, and procurement and contract administration, Process accounts payable, travel and expense reimbursements, and makes credit card purchases ensuring all expenditures are monitored for compliance with state, grant, and UO Foundation regulations and guidelines. Makes decisions related to budgetary actions such as audit compliance, personal service agreements, and purchasing.Ability and skill to track transactions and/or errors through an account from initiation to resolution. Routinely interacts with internal and external (national and international) constituents including faculty, staff, administrators and vendors.

- Perform internal budget auditing function for department; recommend procedural changes; review data periodically to analyze trends affecting budget/accounting needs using generally accepted accounting principles by maintaining regular communication with intra-departmental administrative teams to promote consistency in accounting practices- Prepare regular and special accounting and financial reports for department needs, utilizing a broad knowledge of financial databases and applications, accounting practices and organizational business units using creative problem solving skills.- Process and reconcile financial documents such as purchase orders, journal vouchers, purchase cards, travel approval and reimbursements utilizing Excel and a host of financial software and databases.

- Process financial documents including purchase orders, journal vouchers, travel approvals and reimbursements supporting the graduate level students and faculty. - Manager for the departmental purchase card used for monthly office expenses and travel, in addition to reconciling 7-9 other purchase cards on a monthly basis. - Assistant to the chief human resource officer, assisting with the on boarding of international fellows processing applications and actively managing visa requirements, applications, and renewals.

- Advising current and prospective study abroad students seeking general information and/or application-specific information answering enquiries directly or working with study abroad staff. Primary responsibility for daily screening, responding, and distributing of incoming e-mail enquiries to general office contact email that sees over 50 daily enquiries of a highly diverse nature. - Digitizing and modernizing administrative procedures. Serving as lead work responsibility and coordination for office procedures providing general administrative oversight for study abroad team.

- General accounting functions including primary responsibility for accounts payable, travel reimbursements, student billing, deposits, and records management. Lead responsibility for payroll processing and management for 50+ staff and 45+ student workers, maintenance of shadow ledgers, and assistance with account reconciliations. Primary management of student billing for all outgoing U of O study abroad students including processing scholarship and fee remissions as well as billing charges. - Reconcile study abroad budgets and student billing statements in Banner FIS ensuring accuracy. Advise and answer students and staff on billing and financial aid and scholarship matters.- Primary responsibility in managing office-wide purchase order and requisitions, requiring extensive communication with outside vendors and requestors. Active management of financial spreadsheets, bookkeeping procedures, demonstrated experience in assisting or leading monthly account reconciliations, processing intake(s) of forms, reviewing for error, and certifying.

Efficiently learned how to navigate complex database systems including Banner, Talisma, etc. to interpret and assist customers with all queries resulting in exceptional customer service. Utilizing, maintaining, and editing student files for routine correspondences on Banner and Talisma.Mastered a host of regulatory information, delivered comprehensive customer service through active listening and problem solving skills, completing all projects within strict timelines. Multitasked effectively to handle a variety of overlapping duties, including analyzing and resolving complex financial aid issues through effective communication, processing detailed paperwork, and maintaining a complex system of records.Experience and expertise with reception greeting visitors and answering the telephone in a high-volume environment, sorting and distributing incoming and outgoing mail,faxing, and communicating with other campus service departments screening inquiries and determining priorities; communicating frequently with administrators, staff, including answering questions, following up with ongoing enquiries, and providing information and services.Provided clerical support for special projects, such as mass mailings and communications, research projects, or assistance with student events, such as introduction and orientation.Effectively used cross-cultural communication skills to relay sensitive information to students, parents,faculty, and third parties of a wide variety of diverse backgrounds.

Provided comprehensive English tutoring to 3-4 students of diverse backgrounds in writing and conversational skills, utilizing personal cross-cultural experiences, which increased communications and understanding.Assisted AEI teachers in addressing weekly oral skills classes, utilizing leadership and multi-tasking skills to best assist the teacher and students.Used cross-cultural and oral communication skills with international students of a wide variety of diverse backgrounds.

Served as a campaign researcher independently compiling financial information on potential campaign donors statewide for the upcoming elections with extensive use of data entry, data mining, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Researched and composed daily in-depth briefings through utilizing parliamentary databases and outside resources on various subjects to prepare my office for debates and meetings, Increased output of parliamentary motions dramatically, authored three press releases.Investigated and bolstered constituency case work for organizations and individuals, followed up on ongoing cases with any/all parties involved, delivering exceptional customer service and efficiently maintaining records, assisted with event planning and operations and promoting outreach activities.Assisted in conducting analysis on international affairs and assessment of potential economic and diplomatic capabilities, participated in an international inter-agency planning conference where Scottish and EU views were presented and discussed, assisted in developing cross cultural communications, research, and planning.Developed strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communications skills, participated in biweekly strategic staff meetings, assisted with administrative tasks, independently adapted to changing project priorities while maintaining high quality of work.