Manages school library for Pre-K through 8th grade private school in Albany, NY. Manages collection, teaches library skills, and works as chairperson for Scholastic Book Fairs.

Managing worker's compensation claims for State Funded employers, Ohio

Responsible for lost time and complex claims issue regarding worker’s compensation for the State Agencies and Universities of Ohio.Main contact for select agencies. Attends client meetings and claim reviews; presents claim summaries.Manages lost time claims and complex claims issues claim allowances, temporary total disability, permanent total disability, and other complex issues. Prepares settlement analyses and relays the employer’s authority regarding settlement. Advises new and existing clients on best practice claims management strategies.Manages salary continuation and occupational injury leave reimbursement benefits for existing claims. Prepares defense plans and documents outcome for hearings on complex issues

Manages medical only claims for the DAS department of Worker’s Compensation in Ohio.Manages treatment requests, appeals, hearings and orders. Also manages the permanent partial disability process for selective agencies.Administers salary continuation for two agencies, and keeps record of the other salary continuation applications as well as occupational injury leave applications that are processed by other examiners.Enters new claims and begins claim research for proper management throughout the life of the claim.Assists with settlement research.Assists with other special projects and reports as requested by my colleagues as well as those requested by the clients

Assist claims examiners in day to day tasks, including new claim entry, settlement analysis preparation, correspondence processing, and additional administrative tasks.Processes permanent partial disability applications, prepares defense plans for permanent partial disability hearings, documents all notes and orders associated with permanent partial disability.Maintains salary continuation and occupational injury leave documents.Provides reports to clients regarding lost time claims, salary continuation, occupational injury leave, and settlements.Performs special projects as requested internally and externally.

Claims adjuster for Republic Services, Inc.

Researched books and authors for materials distributed to independent reading programs.Wrote group discussion questions that were published for participants. Wrote and compiled content for toolkits used to provide information about books and authors.Developed learning activities and supplemental content for reading programs.Assisted with event planning for the Ohioana Book Festival and Take 5: A Youth Services Dialog events.