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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Establish and format digital folders in cloud-based software, CaseWare; add Checkpoint tools for PPC to set up client engagements; convert legacy files and folders from legacy PPC docs to current year versions• Review, analyze, edit, and update communications documents and spreadsheets, including client-based governance letters, management letters, and financial statements in binders to initiate plans for risk-based financial audits • Initiate Prepared by Client (PBC) lists, create SuraLink engagement, identify/confirm correct non-profit individual’s names are on the engagement (access), notify clients of data availability for audits• Funnel client-provided (via SuraLink) financial data into communications documents and spreadsheets, convert or input data (e.g., employee salary allocations, pulling invoices from Bill.com) into system via PDFs or filing them into specific client folders (CaseWare, Excel), and identify files with specific naming convention(s)• Create presentations (PowerPoint; tables, charts, spreadsheets) from financial statements for partners at Han Group to present to the non-profit’s board of directors• Developed learning aides (step-by-step process documents) and trained current staff (~7 peers), as well as new hires (1), on setting up CaseWare binders and SuraLink engagements• Convert client spreadsheets for data for conversion into QuickBooks accounting application to generate reports on balance sheets, in collaboration with senior accountants• Complete payroll through Paychex for one client biweekly; review employee time entries, email any discrepancies, and enter payroll data in the payroll center

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

• Liaised with incoming (to geographic area) employees, family members, and post, including answering emails, tracking eligible family members within a database, as well as keeping general information on addresses, phone numbers, number of family members, children’s schools, as point of contact officer• Provided U.S. Foreign Service employees at the U.S. Embassy Kyrgyzstan and family members with documents informing them of country etiquette (protocol), coordinated welcome and orientation activities and events, facilitated monthly social events at family homes, and updated families and dependents on mission-critical information; toured families around the city and identified American-imported goods, streets, and shopping areas, and connect dependents to language tutors• Attend embassy staff meetings, take notes of potential threats between the community and the U.S. Ambassador or mission-critical information (during weekly emergency action committee meetings), and pass the information to eligible family members; report on morale to Deputy Chief of Mission, Senior Management, Country Team members• Planned, facilitated, and organized cultural, social, and recreational events; coordinated welcome and orientation activities (e.g., Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas events at the Embassy for 400+ employees and families; coordinated events as liaison to Deputy Chief of Mission and the Ambassador; solicited donations for event items; organized craft fair, happy hour, game nights towards increasing morale • Liaised with a regional security officer to plan earthquake drills and organized personal preparedness seminars for the community; relayed critical information when events would occur between post management and the community; when political events occurred near the Embassy, notified staff and family members of safety protocols before, during, and after events(see resume for full job description)

Maryland, United States

Fifth Grade TeacherMontgomery County Public Schools, Rock Creek Valley Elementary, Rockville, MD • Taught 31 fifth-grade students, ages 10-11, in math, literacy, writing, social studies, and science • Researched, analyzed, planned, and implemented instruction-based curriculum for Reading/Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies; conducted continuous assessments• Implement Balanced Literacy Program components, including read-aloud, shared readings, guided and independent reading groups, as well as the Writing Workshop model• Collaborated with colleagues to develop, implement and monitor instructional plans; met as a team to review Common Core curriculum standards, concentrating on topics on which to focus for students • Tailored instructional programs to satisfy remedial student requirements, including:o Adapted fifth-grade learning concepts and assignments to a student with autism (K-1 grade level)o Coordinated with English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) liaison to create relative assignments for a student who spoke only Spanisho Reworked assignments and with IEP students one-on-one for academic needs• Communicated with parents via weekly emails on student progress• Facilitated and oversaw one para-educator to work with identified students struggling with concepts• Met with patrol officers weekly, as a patrol sponsor; met weekly with officers to create PowerPoint presentations for the weekly patrol meeting• Manage parent communication around student progress, goal setting, and corrective measures

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Taught 26 students, ages 5-6, in math, literacy, writing, social sciences, and science five days a week during the academic year• Tailored instructional programs to satisfy remedial student requirements, as well as students with Individualized Education Program (IEP); reworked assignments and worked one-on-one to support learner’s academic needs; provided peer mediation program for students • Researched, analyzed, planned, and implemented an instruction-based curriculum for literacy, writing, and mathematics, as well as conducted continuous assessments• Planned and taught grade-appropriate lessons and activities for students in first-grade subject matter• Led Parent-Teacher meetings and conferences with a focus on improving student achievement and recommendations at-home work• Oversaw a para-educator provided instruction on working with students struggling with concepts

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

• Implemented math, writing, reading, science, and social study lessons using the MCPS Curriculum 2.0; taught subjects during student teaching period;• Wrote lesson plans for review by the classroom teacher; taught first grade, class of 25 students, ages 5-7, five days a week during the academic year, including teaching and assessments • Researched, analyzed, identified, and ensured culturally diverse resources were used in instruction

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

• Facilitated and conducted instruction-based curriculum for up to four students per event that teachers had identified needed extra work on the specific subject matter, ages 5-7, first and second grade, concentrating on math and reading concepts, as well as some writing • Planned and taught grade-appropriate lessons and activities for students in first- and second-grade subject matter, with accommodations for remedial students• Proctored and accommodated (e.g., read questions to learner or write verbal answers) students testing for Individuals Education Plan (IEP) for third and fifth grade Maryland State Assessment (MSA) testing annually

Master'S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching, Gpa: 4.0

Courses: Teaching, Learning Mathematics Elementary School, Reading Materials & Instruction, Environmental Science, Process & Acquisition.

Bachelor'S Degree, American Studies/Communication

Courses: Business, Statistics, Oral Communication, Argumentation & Debate, Material Aspects of American Life, American Studies, Speech.