Andrea Dickerson Email & Phone Number

Trustee, Barrie School, 2022-present•Chair, Head of School Search Committee and Finance Committee MemberDirector of Finance and Administration, National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), 2021-2022Director of Finance and Operations, Refugees International (RI), 2019-2020, 2021 (as consultant)•Modernized and streamlined financial and administrative functions. Implemented staffing changes, systems upgrades, policy updates, compliance audits, and business process and fiscal infrastructure improvements.• Presented monthly reporting and analysis to finance committee; produced cash flow and end-of-year budget projections; oversaw grant and restricted funding requirements; developed new budget templates.• Presented recommendations to president and board on the fiscal impact of operational decisions.• Worked with external audit firms to ensure completion of clean audits and 990 tax forms on schedule.For NPCA:• Led the selection and implementation of a new accounting system, updated chart of accounts, and streamlined accounts payable and invoicing processes. Implemented new timekeeping and payroll system. Ensured compliance with state requirements for remote employees. • Led board committees in the selection of a new audit firm and a new investment firm.For RI:• Initiated a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiative in response to staff concerns; included surveys, all-staff and supervisor-only trainings, and establishment of a DEI committee.• Wrote and implemented new telework, procurement, hiring, and child protection policies.• Represented RI with commercial real estate brokers to secure a new office lease; analyzed proposal from existing landlord, visited and assessed 10 other properties, created cost models and cash flow analysis, presented recommendations to president and board.• Led planning and cost estimating process for office move. Implemented cybersecurity enhancements, migration to SharePoint and a VOIP phone system.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Liaised with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) to develop a multi-year framework for funding OCIO operational expenditures and projects and such as major IT system implementations and ongoing IT equipment refresh. Required a high degree of skill in analysis and comparison of program content, cost-benefit, and political viability of alternative budget and program actions.• Worked with Chief Architect to develop multi-year resource estimates for projects within the OCIO technology roadmaps.• Worked with OCFO to develop standard methodology for estimating and monitoring agency-wide IT costs. Recommended strategies for aligning costs according to Total Business Management or similar categorization.• With OCIO senior leadership, developed recommendations for consolidation and centralization strategies that will reduce agency-wide IT costs.• Advised Program Managers on developing better business cases, cost/benefit analyses, acquisition plans and financial reporting for capital projects. Improved estimates for total cost of ownership (TCO) for proposed IT investments.• Led the development of strategic contract vehicles for hardware, software and IT services. • With OCIO, OCFO and senior leadership, develop, designed and implemented an alternative staffing model for the OCIO.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Served as principal advisor for the Chief Information Officer regarding budget, finance, HR, acquisition, and administrative issues; direct Administrative Services team within the Office of the Chief Information Officer. • Managed formulation and execution of OCIO combined $30.5M budget (FY19); review all OCIO multi-year Requests for Agency Resources and work closely with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) on all OCIO budget issues; provided financial artifacts to financial and FISMA auditors.• Advised CIO and his managers on appropriate budgetary action to be taken to meet agency needs, monitored and reported on the rate of expenditure of funds, and alerted managers of trends in obligation of funds. Advised managers on appropriations and procurement law and identified financial risks before they became issues. • Supervised team responsible for all financial transactions within the OCIO; ensured OCIO procedures are updated with changes in Federal or agency standards. • Supervised procurement team and liaised with contracting office for the procurement of all IT equipment and services for Peace Corps domestic offices and 65+ overseas posts. • Collaborated with OCIO senior staff on annual strategic plan and budget projections; provided IT spending summaries and future-year estimates for the Office of Management and Budget.• Participated in task force to formulate strategies and performance metrics for key management objective in new Peace Corps 2018-2021 Strategic Plan.• Supervised team responsible for HR and logistics for the 83+ full-time employees and dozens of contractors; predicted future organizational demands and recommended reallocation or augmentation of existing resources; led office through three re-organizations.• Collaborated with Employee Relations and Office of Civil Rights and Diversity staff on the application of EEO policies and Peace Corps Employees Union constraints on OCIO personnel actions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Reviewed and analyzed a variety of historical data and compared to current spending information and trends for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCIO), the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCFO), and both offices’ Centrally Managed Accounts, with combined FY13 budgets totaling over $78M. Proactively monitored spending patterns, confirmed availability of funds and assured consistency with Operating Plans.• Served as Budget Analyst for all Reimbursable agreements (valued at over $38M) between Peace Corps and other government agencies, including the US AID and the US Department of State. Represented Peace Corps OCFO at meetings with partner agencies. Reviewed pending agreements for financial and reporting implications, monitored budgets, managed agreements in the financial system, managed allocation of funding and prepared quarterly financial reports. • Resolved complex problems for prediction and forecasting resulting from uncertainties and changes in operating programs. Prepared complex fiscal analyses using Excel and customized accounting and budgeting software tools.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Developed and evaluated policies, procedures, and processes supporting disbursements required by overseas posts. Served as liaison between the posts, other Peace Corps offices and other Federal departments.• Provided in-depth and comprehensive direction and technical guidance to the overseas regions on a broad range of complex financial disbursement activities, federal appropriations law and payment mechanisms.• Collaborated with senior managers on the development and implementation of a sampling technique for payment vouchers from 65+ overseas posts. • Served as a Certifying Officer for 20 posts in the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia region, authorizing the disbursement of government funds in accordance with policy, precedent, and legal regulations.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Served as a trusted advisor and senior staff member to the Artistic and Executive Directors, participating in frequent high-level strategy discussions; attended Board and committee meetings; participated in development activities including fundraising events and individual donor cultivation activities.• Researched and created all pre-production and tour budgets; presented to executive staff the budgetary impact of various programmatic choices; monitored and reported on all artistic department expenditures and implemented financial management protocols that facilitated adherence to budget.• Negotiated major venue contracts for TWB with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Harman Center for the Arts and the Warner Theatre; served as primary contact with venue staff.• Negotiated contracts with: all guest artists, choreographers, repetiteurs, designers and musicians, and other companies for production rentals; researched and negotiated music royalties; created rental and co-production contracts; prepared all Company dancer contracts and select TWB employee agreements.• Served as lead negotiator with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Participated with executive management team in negotiations with labor unions representing musicians and stage hands.• Opened and managed all Worker’s Compensation cases; implemented protocols that substantially reduced TWB’s modification rating and resulted in substantial reduction in insurance premiums.• Managed dancer payroll including all compensation specified in the collective bargaining agreement.

• Programmed Dance/USA’s national conferences, including overall conference educational design, keynote speakers, panels and workshops; managed budgets and consistently kept expenses under projections.• Directed volunteer conference planning committees made up of top executive and artistic directors from the dance field; supervised government affairs manager, interns, and project assistant.• Directed all conference logistics, including hotel, catering, transportation, audio/visual, and on-site staffing.• Directed Dance/USA Federal advocacy and lobbying activity. Lobbied elected officials on Capitol Hill. Interpreted the impact of relevant new or proposed legislation to Dance/USA members.• Submitted comments on behalf of Dance/USA members on the National Endowment for the Arts 2006 draft Strategic Plan. • Served as staff liaison and primary advocate for the Taskforce on Dancer Health, an issue-focused group comprised of health professionals serving most of the top and mid-tier ballet companies across the US.

Washington, Dc, Us

• With Institute founder, developed $2.2M project plan in January 2000 for the creation of the American Dance Institute, a 20,000 square-foot dance facility in Rockville, MD. ADI opened in September 2000. • Designed the day-to-day business procedures and LAN architecture; coordinated the phone system, DSL, credit card processing and security system set-up; worked with the architects to design the physical facility.• Designed the relational database that tracked all financial, registration and enrollment information; developed organizational (>$1.1 million annual) and programmatic budgets; led the development of all human resources procedures and benefits offerings.• Wrote business plan for the creation of a 125-seat “black box” performance space in one of ADI’s studios. That performance space is now completed and operating.• Supervised ADI administrative staff and interns; facilitated communication between students, faculty, music staff, vendors, renters, and incoming guest artists and resident companies.• Administered healthcare plan, tracked faculty and staff schedules and leave, ran payroll; managed student enrollment and accounts.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Chautauqua, Ny, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics

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