Janel Hebert, Esq Email & Phone Number

United States

Writing, editing and managing grants life cycle

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

Assisting four local businesses and clients with COVID pro bono. This has been a tough time for local small businesses and I am volunteering to help prior clients adapt using grants, loans, restructuring and finding options and solutions. I completed a Project Management certificate program, and currently working on a certificate in Intermediate Excel.

Fitchburg, Ma

• Interim Executive Director during transition, merit award for distinguished performance.• Manage satellite office operations and staff while overseeing five on-site maintenance staff, multi-site operations property management of 800 family and elderly units in 13 locations and over 1,000 tenants.• Coordinate with the main office, vendors, contractors, customers, construction team, law enforcement, court system, and community.• Enforce lease, laws, regulations, policies and codes… Show more • Interim Executive Director during transition, merit award for distinguished performance.• Manage satellite office operations and staff while overseeing five on-site maintenance staff, multi-site operations property management of 800 family and elderly units in 13 locations and over 1,000 tenants.• Coordinate with the main office, vendors, contractors, customers, construction team, law enforcement, court system, and community.• Enforce lease, laws, regulations, policies and codes, ensure regulatory compliance, prepare legal documents for filing, contract administration of attorneys and coordinate schedules, deadlines, and case and records management.• Provide cross-functional team leadership and consensus building, change management and process improvement, procedure standardization and policy development, workflow prioritization and optimization, staff training, productivity and performance management, • Foster excellent customer service, manage front desk operations, administrative processes, document management and regulatory and board reporting.• Successfully manage projects including changing from server to cloud-centric computer system; capital improvement projects, research and draft updated procedures and forms for all offices; managed six month major construction of satellite office while maintaining open office hours; create electronic backup of lead certifications for all family properties to prevent high cost of replacement; update records management and file destruction following state procedures; event management with media presence.• Actively work with tenants daily to resolve lease violations and mediate disputes.• Driving performance improvement through business process redesign, finding solutions to manage large workloads with limited resources.• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, HAB, HAFIS, PHAWeb, and CHAMP software, well versed in learning and transitioning to new software. Show less

• Established successful law practice still in business over 22 years later.• Business and attorneys have never been sued or had a complaint filed with the BBO.• Manage all business and financial operations including bank accounts, client funds account, payroll and tax filings, accounts payable and receivable using Quickbooks Pro.• Manage contract attorneys and interns, scheduling, training and quality assessment.• Update computer software, research and purchase office… Show more • Established successful law practice still in business over 22 years later.• Business and attorneys have never been sued or had a complaint filed with the BBO.• Manage all business and financial operations including bank accounts, client funds account, payroll and tax filings, accounts payable and receivable using Quickbooks Pro.• Manage contract attorneys and interns, scheduling, training and quality assessment.• Update computer software, research and purchase office equipment, order office supplies.• Maintain electronic and paper confidential records and evidence, conflicts of interest files using Microsoft Office.• Regulatory compliance of all local, state, and federal rules and regulations for small businesses and Juris Doctor licensure.• Develop and promote corporate identity and brand, conduct organizational needs assessment quarterly, community outreach and volunteering, • Full caseload representing commercial and individual clients in over 40 District Courts in small claims and civil cases. Show less

• Empathetically and respectfully counsel indigent clients in criminal law in the District Court, in civil law administrative hearings, and in Superior and Appellate Court, including research and preparation of all documents and filings, thorough knowledge of state statutes, case law, court rules, and administrative regulations and procedure, provide social service needs assessment and referrals, and provide zealous advocacy.• Mentor, coach, and encourage new attorneys, review quality of… Show more • Empathetically and respectfully counsel indigent clients in criminal law in the District Court, in civil law administrative hearings, and in Superior and Appellate Court, including research and preparation of all documents and filings, thorough knowledge of state statutes, case law, court rules, and administrative regulations and procedure, provide social service needs assessment and referrals, and provide zealous advocacy.• Mentor, coach, and encourage new attorneys, review quality of work and identify areas in need of training.• Continued legal education in mental health law, juvenile law, administrative law, elders and the law. Show less

Represented criminal clients in District Court, attending trainings through 2010.

Juries Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Secretary

Certificate, Dismantling Racism: Racial Justice Course

Certificate, Project Management

Certificate, Grant Writing

Certified Mediator

Massachusetts Public Housing Administrator Certification, Property Management

Activities and Societies: Offered through MassNAHR)

Long Term Care Ombudsman Certificate, Ombudsman

Activities and Societies: Educated on the signs and stages of dementia illnesses; served in three nursing homes/assisted living.

Parliamentarian

Education record

I am a curious and passionate traveler, having lived in American Samoa and China, and visited Australia, Canada, Fiji, London, and Mexico..