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Louisville, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Responsible for HR operations, accounting, and financial reporting for a diverse set of small business clients throughout the U.S. Build effective HR processes and develop standardized reporting for payroll and benefits administration. Guide clients with future operations and budgeting through regular financial reports. Daily accounting activities include accounts payable and accounts receivable management, monthly reconciliations, and associated journal entries.Key Accomplishments:• Completed full payroll implementation project for multi-state company with over 100 employees, including process design, data migration, and user training• Manage accounts payables, accounts receivables, monthly account reconciliations, including appropriate journal entries, for up to 10 clients in CO and CA• Lead payroll, benefits administration, and tax payments for up to 10 clients with employees in 6 states• Develop monthly and annual financial reports and provide necessary fiscal guidance for all clients• Create guidelines and procedures for onboarding and termination processes for select clients• Develop and implement HR documentation procedures to prepare clients for upcoming audits

Denver, Co

As the Director for Operations of the GACC-CO, I oversaw the major operational and administrative functions of the organization including our internal accounting and budget creation, our database maintenance, and our regular communications. I was also the lead project manager for our most important fundraiser of the year, the month-long Denver Christkindlmarket - an event that hosts over 150,000 visitors per season.Over the course of my time at the GACC-CO, my most significant accomplishments were:• Led the organization and execution of the most profitable Denver Christkindlmarket during my tenure. In 2021, the Denver Christkindlmarket had the largest footprint, the most vendors, and the most visitors it ever had, in addition to increasing its profitability by 10%• Remodeled the GACC-CO’s internal accounting processes for higher accuracy and readability, increasing the organization’s capacity to gain actionable insights from past financials and bolstering its readiness for a potential audit• Managed the GACC’s membership and sponsorship program by maintaining the membership CRM, managing invoicing and accounts receivables, developing budgets, and leading member outreach• Collaborated and built lasting relationships with Denver business leaders and executives, City and County officials, and other community leaders to grow the GACC’s membership and the Denver Christkindlmarket’s attendance• Maximized the reporting capacity and cost effectiveness of the GACC-CO’s membership database through the implementation of a CRM migration and regular database maintenance• Developed and edited all major GACC-CO and Denver Christkindlmarket communications, including websites, newsletters, promotional materials, and membership surveys• Oversaw hiring and training for 4 new hires and 6 new service providers

Denver, Colorado, United States

For seven months I took over the role of Executive Director at the GACC-CO, during which time I was responsible for all of the projects and operations at the organization. While taking on these additional responsibilities, some of my major accomplishments were:• Improved budgeting processes at the organization by developing easy to understand budgets and expense reports, and proposing data-backed financial goals• Enhanced decision-making processes by promoting data-backed solutions and opportunities when leading monthly Board of Directors meetings

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Co

As the Communications and Development Assistant at Educate! I supported the organization's fundraising goals by drafting award and grant applications, prospecting potential investors, and researching upcoming conferences. I also aided communications through website support, social media postings, and literature reviews.

Budapest, Hungary

As a Research Assistant for Professor Erin Jenne at CEU, I selected and coded 16 speeches by French Presidents for populist/nationalist/conservative elements to contribute to the creation of a comparative database of International political discourse

Budapest, Hungary

As a Research Assistant at CENS I conducted independent research for and published a policy paper on Bulgaria’s relations with the European Union and Russia in the context of Bulgaria's Presidential elections in 2016 and Parliamentary elections in 2017

Greater Denver Area

As a Research assistant I aided Professor Rachel Epstein with the research for her book Banking on Markets: The Transformation of Bank-State ties in Europe and Beyond, and specifically the banking crisis of 2014 in Bulgaria, by reading and translating Bulgarian sources. I also compiled a complete bibliography in the Oxford University Press citation style of all sources used.

Greater Denver Area

As an Office Assistant at the Mathematics Department I managed bi-weekly payroll for all student employees in addition to daily faculty and tech support, and secretarial duties. I also organized and catered weekly faculty events and guest lectures for the duration of two years.

Certificate, Data Analysis

Currently taking a certificate course in data analysis to improve and gain new technical skills. The course covers advanced excel, Python.

Masters In International Relations, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Specialization in Security, Recipient of the CEU Masters Scholarship, Researcher/Coder for the Populism Project.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Studies, French

Activities and Societies: Recipient of PiNS research scholarship, Office Assistant at DU Department of Mathematics