Partners with the Executive Director on organization-wide strategic and operational planning. Responsible for Writing Project site development and sub-recipient monitoring through the management of grants and contracts with Writing Project sites and related fiscal agencies, and through support for sites in budgeting and compliance as well as in the areas of fiscal development and business planning. Advises the Executive Director on and builds systems to support implementation of fiscal controls and organizational budget and operational strategic planning.

Responsible for sub-recipient monitoring and compliance through the management of several million dollars annually of federal and foundation-funded grants and contracts with nearly 200 Writing Project sites and related fiscal agencies. Provides support and training for Writing Project sites in budgeting and compliance as well as in the areas of fiscal development and business planning. Serves as member of the Management Team and participates in organization-wide strategic and operational planning. Works with the Director of Finance to support the implementation of fiscal controls and compliance related to contracts and grants, and supports general budget and operational strategic planning.

Worked in partnership with the Director of Grants & Contracts to ensure that the grant making and contracting processes with Writing Project sites and with site-based personnel were effectively managed. This included support of and communication with personnel at sites and recipient institutions who were responsible for NWP contracts and follow-up reports. Particularly responsible for implementing the various contracting processes and supervising site compliance reporting systems for sub-recipient monitoring requirements. This included responsibility for assuring quality, completeness, and adequacy of NWP record-keeping systems. Analyzed the condition of, and monitored trends in, fiscal data from individual sites as well as network-wide data. Additionally, assisted the Director in meeting sites' needs for counsel in regard to site business practices, including financial controls and business development planning. Took on ever-increasing levels of responsibility within this work over the 5 years in this position, preparing to step into role of Director in October 2012.

Assisted in management and disbursement of approx $20 million annual federal grant. Prepared and issued contracts and grants annually for 200 sub-recipients. Managed contract issuance and payment tracking system and sub-recipient contract files.Managed financial components of sub-recipient monitoring, including monitoring and documenting compliance with federal requirements. Analyzed condition of and trends in fiscal data. Communicated extensively with University post-award accountants and site directors to trouble-shoot and resolve discrepancies. Developed and maintained control and archiving systems.Interacted with auditors regarding sub-recipient monitoring and accounting processes. Prepared schedules and compiled documentation for audit testing procedures. Assisted with fiscal year-end close.Created written procedures and guidelines for analyzing and approving expenses to increase efficiency and accuracy and to help Accounting Specialists expedite the payment process. Prepared and presented cross-unit trainings on best practices for processing and approving expenses.Managed interface with human resources department for all aspects impacting finance. Supervised three part time administrative assistants. Served as back-up for Accounting Manager. Trained Accounting Specialists, reviewed their work and answered questions as necessary.

Supported accounts payable process in reviewing and approving expense documentation for travel, vendor payables, and corporate credit cards, and entering expenses into QuickBooks. Served as human resources specialist, supporting new hires in completing payroll and benefits paperwork. Reviewed current health benefits plan, managed process of finding a new insurance broker, updated dental plan to a plan that was more cost-effective and beneficial to employees and researched and added a new vision plan for employees. Reviewed and revised the Employee Personnel Guide. Handed off HR to new HR Director during rapid growth of organization.Assisted in preparation and issuance of contracts and grants annually for 200 sub-recipients.Prepared schedules and compiled documentation for audit testing procedures.

Ayurvedic Health Practitioner and Spinal Release Yoga Therapist, specializing in women's health, supporting clients in diet, lifestyle, and herbal medicine for health maintenance, disease prevention, and disease reversal.

I teach a gentle, therapeutically oriented style of yoga. This is an integrative practice that reduces pain, decompresses tensions in your body, and gives you ease of movement. Once you get this release of accumulated tension, you will learn to move and use your body in ways that improve your balance and range of motion, and decrease physical tension as well as consequent mental fatigue. The practice focuses on the release of tension in muscles that attach to your spine. Tensions in these muscles pull your spine out of alignment - the root cause of much physical discomfort. Releasing these tensions in the core of your body creates a corresponding calm in your mind - you naturally enter into a state of greater mental ease and tranquility. In each class or private yoga therapy session you will experience ways to take that release and ease with you into all that you do.

Full-charge bookkeeper for three business ventures and household finances. Managed cash flow between multiple bank, investment, and credit card accounts; ensured timely liability payments; entered and reconciled all transactions in QuickBooks; provided budgetary and financial guidance. Upgraded client from Quicken to QuickBooks and reconstructed accounting records from two years' hardcopy records. Instituted streamlined financial processes, eliminating hundreds of dollars in penalties monthly.

Performed cost analysis and developed pricing structures for products and services. Tracked wine warehouse activity and all client costs. Managed accounts receivables.Created formula-driven Excel workbook with monthly infeed and outfeed. Reconciled theoretical inventory levels to physical count of wine. Investigated and resolved discrepancies before migrating to online system.

Created pro forma income statements for potential acquisition and revised capital budgeting proposals for business development opportunities.Analyzed procedures for clarity and evaluated efficiency of tasks; suggested improvements and made revisions. Reviewed financial packages for accuracy. Performed accounts payable vendor reconciliations.