Provide administrative support to 250 volunteer firefighters and EMTs, six Fire Chiefs, Office of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and the Board of Directors. Manage departmental budget by reviewing requests for the use of County-supported funds, State 508 grant funds and RVFD funds. Prepare purchase orders using QuickBooks and submit to the Board of Directors for approval. Work closely with RVFD Treasurer to control RVFD funds and expenditures. Submit budget analysis reports to the Board of Directors for their bi-monthly meetings detailing spending and budget constraints. Attend meeting, take, and prepare minutes.Prepare quarterly analysis of County-supported budget for submittal to Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue for the purposes of requesting supplemental funding.Prepare checks for County, State, and RVFD funds. Serve in a fiduciary capacity on RVFD bank accounts. Serve as liaison with the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue as well as other County and City of Rockville agencies. Maintain relationship with Montgomery County Procurement Department to ensure inclusion in County contracts that may apply to RVFD.Manage purchasing for four fire stations. Research products and vendors for quality and pricing. Prepare recommendations for Board of Directors. Design and maintain spreadsheet of monthly supplies.Volunteer outside of normal business hours as a member of the Auxiliary. Also assist with meal preparation to fire/rescue personnel during special events. On call to serve on the Canteen, which is dispatched to fire scenes to provide on-scene rehab hydration support to firefighters and EMTs.

Recognized for consistently exceptional performance and promoted to Administrative Specialist III in November 2000.Work closely with RVFD Department Heads to create and distribute RVFD policies and department-specific forms. Review incoming correspondence and prepare correspondence to personnel, station commanders, County agencies and the public.Assisted with the development of the internal Access database used to track volunteer personnel information including: contact information, training, rank, leave and qualifications. Maintain database and submit requests to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue to establish and promote members in the Integrated Emergency Command Structure (IECS). Primary support to RVFD Training Officer. Prepared training materials. Managed donor and transfer of authority letters to citizens who donate cars and houses for training purposes.

Recognized for consistently exceptional performance and promoted from Budget Analyst in December 1993. Conduct customer needs analysis in close collaboration with Consultation Team and internal customers. Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with multiple vendors. Negotiate pricing with vendors and purchase computer equipment and software for Home Office and five regional locations.Pay quarterly leasing bills and all other computer hardware and software-related bills using PeopleSoft Accounting system.Design and maintain multiple databases and spreadsheets for computer software and hardware. Generate and distribute monthly and weekly reports to IS Department Managers and Directors. Review all departmental bills before submission to the Cashier Department for payment.