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Miami, Florida, United States

Manages the day-to-day functions and administration of sponsored research awards and basic science research departments. Manages HWCOM personnel allocations across funding sources. Approves, purchases, travel and expenses. Participates in annual budget and forecasting process and preparation of monthly and annual financial reports. Manages, monthly project & E&G reconciliations, and projections and ensures accurate records are maintained to agency and university requirements.

- Serves as liaison between the College of Business, FIU Foundation, University Advancement and Division of Research.- Prepares and reviews reconciliations of accounts and sub-ledgers, journal entries, and budget transfers relating to E&G, Auxiliary and Foundation.- Assists with the administration of the College's Faculty Development Funding, including Eminent Scholar Chairs, Professorships, and Fellowships. - Responsible for reviewing, auditing, and processing all foundation reimbursement requests on behalf of the College and following up- Prepares and presents ad-hoc reports relating to foundation and endowment earnings, auxiliary and DSO. Assists with reconciliation of year-end financial statements.- Interprets fiscal, university, and state policies, as well as gift agreements, to ensure compliance of all foundation-related matters. Assists by providing policy interpretation, information, and assistance to departments.

Children'S Creative Learning Center

- Works in collaboration with the Director in fulfilling daily office operations at the Center. - Maintains Center policies and procedures to ensure compliance with DCF and AdvancedEd including mentoring all student employees on their required training and monitoring their progress.- Prepares and maintains contracts, reports, and staff and children information for multiple Early Learning Coalition Programs and Florida Step Up Scholarship.- Provide Center information, give tours, and answer questions to current and prospective parents, University students, and community schools and organizations.- Assists with filing, answering phones, typing memos and letters, logging in checks, handling registration, PantherSoft Financials along with any other office procedures necessary. - Utilizes ProCare database to manage Center waiting list, alumni directory, and customer financial information. - Supervises up to 4 office assistants at a time. Training them, monitoring their work, and tracking their progress.- Develops strategies to make the office more efficient and operational.

Children'S Creative Learning Center

- Working in collaboration with the Directors and Coordinator of Administrative Services in fulfilling daily office operations at the Center.- Implementing and maintaining administrative policies and procedures of the Center.- Managing personnel and payroll processes of Center employees.- Assisting with filing, answering phones, typing memos and letters, logging in checks, handling registration, PantherSoft Financials along with any other office procedures necessary.- Developing strategies to make the office more efficient and operational.

• Manage and organize all regional activity and administration in the South Region of Pearson Campus Ambassador program• Communicate effectively with all 5-10 members of the South Region to ensure team collaboration and team goal achievement• Establish effective and efficient communication of all regional activity, goals, planning and projects to leadership team• Learn and apply innovative leadership methods to help the growth and success of the South Region and other regions• Host and participate in online regional and national video calls to effectively communicate and complete projects• Promote Pearson products and brand through relationships with professors, students, and Pearson Sales Representatives• Attended Leadership Conference in San Francisco, CA to collaborate with other Pearson Campus Ambassador Regional Coordinators• Lead role of Pearson Campus Ambassador from June 2015 until promoted in May 2016

• Act as a Liaison between the Committee Lead and program leadership team• Brainstormed unique ideas on how to market our program internally and externally• Establish effective and efficient communication of all committee activity, goals, planning and projects to leadership team• Created 2 e-mail newsletters through MailChimp that was distributed to over 400 Pearson employees

Miami, Florida

- Lead Pearson technology demonstrations and/or presentations for students and faculty.- Create events, activities, and opportunities that help students best use Pearson technologies.- Collect campus feedback through focus groups, surveys, and individual interviews.- Work with professionals at Pearson to promote current products and shape future ones.- Participate in conference calls, team training, and regularly scheduled team meetings.- Represented Pearson Students at an annual Pearson Sales Meeting in Orlando, FL.- Panelist for "Ask Me Anything: Online Students Tell All" Webinar for 2016 National Distance Learning Week

• Researched social media and developed quality content to consistently capture social media followers in the area of education• Brainstormed unique ideas with committed team to grow the social media following• Established and implemented a sustainable social media strategy with the team to maximize brand growth and page growth• Maintained weekly photo series to ensure consistency in posts

Miami, Florida

- Oversees and reviews the management of the collegiate chapter- Responsible for all chapter reporting, supervision of chapter officers, supervision of chapter meetings, supervision of committees, and maintenance of the chapter files- Responsible for overseeing the entire election process, including but not limited to leading informational meetings about the positions, reserving meeting spaces, preparing materials, and counting votes

Miami, Florida

- Responsible for keeping an accurate record of attendance and proceedings at weekly chapter meetings and Leaders' Council meetings, informing International Headquarters (HQ) of changes in the chapter roll and serving as a link between the daily proceedings of the chapter and the international organization of AOII- Responsible for ensuring that necessary correspondence form the chapter is sent. This includes, but is not limited to, thank you notes, congratulations and special occasion remembrances.

Toms River, New Jersey

- Assisted customers by answering questions, giving directions, and checking out- Cleaning and organizing the Front End

Toms River, New Jersey

- Assisting the teachers in the pre-kindergarten 3 and pre-kindergarten 4 classrooms- Participated and facilitated classroom activities, including but not limited to circle time, lunch, rest time, and educational lessons- Gained children's trust allowing for a comfortable and ideal environment for learning and maturing

China

Acquired cultural knowledge and experience about China. Gained inter-language and inter-cultural communication skills.

Master Of Education - Med, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Alpha Omicron Pi, Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Alpha Omicron Pi, Order of Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, Campus Life, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Honour Society