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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Optimizes efficiency by managing calendars, processing mail, and addressing general administrative needs for Partners, Associates, and Paralegals, resulting in an increase in overall productivity.• Oversees the monthly pre-bills for accuracy and timely mailing of invoices to dozens of clients to ensure payment is received.• Edits, prepares, and files pleadings with various courts, meeting stringent requirements and consistently achieving adherence to court deadlines.• Facilitates communication with the Accounting Department and new clients to streamline the engagement process with the firm.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Provided comprehensive support to Partners, Associates, Paralegals, and Legal Assistants by efficiently managing general administrative needs and implemented time-saving organizational strategies, resulting in increased productivity.• Received commendations for consistently exceeding deadlines and maintaining a high level of accuracy and organization in administrative tasks.• Created and meticulously maintained client files which led to a reduction in retrieval time and enhancing overall efficiency, ensuring client information was easily accessible for timely decision-making and client-relations.• Compiled and filed visa petitions so that foreign nationals can receive work visas in the U.S. Received positive feedback for accuracy and timeliness in managing the visa application process.• Drafted and mailed client letters and emails, resulting in an increase in timely communication with clients and foreign nationals about visa applications/status.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

7+ years serving as First Grade Teacher at a high-achieving, PK-8 grade, Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, fulfilling the following roles, while maintaining the flexibility required to be accountable for the safety, well-being, and academic growth of a classroom of up to 26 intellectually diverse learners.• Designed engaging learning experiences and built content to increase student reading and math fluency by 80% annually.• Developed and reviewed curriculum for six courses including first grade Language Arts, Phonics, Writing, Math, Social Studies, and Religion.• Utilized data-driven approach to build instruction focused on reading fluency, reading comprehension, and math concepts. • Cultivated relationships with administrators, colleagues, parents, and students to articulate students’ understanding and present findings of students' progress.• Re-organized classroom environment and created innovative online Covid-friendly distance learning modules and materials. • Integrated educational technology using iPads and an interactive projector to increase student technical literacy and topic comprehension.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Selected to mainstream speech intervention students in collaboration with Speech and Language Pathologist, creatively adapting curriculum to integrate lessons.• Enhanced students’ expressive and receptive language while significantly improving skills to reach average or higher scores in all areas of language proficiency. • Created reading, writing, math and listening accommodations meeting students’ developmental needs, cultivating skills, and promoting confidence.

Led or served as key contributor on a variety of curriculum design, development, and evaluation teams meeting all project deadlines and achieving all goals and objectives.• Conducted a team of educators in the design, planning and execution of activities, games, and curriculum at K-8 levels to celebrate Right to Read Week (annual event to enhance reading enjoyment).• Contributed on Social Studies team charged with mapping district-wide standards and assuring they are met using curriculum mapping methodology and create new content as needed. • Served as team liaison for new curriculum technology coordination and implementation.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Selected to mentor University of Dayton student teachers as a fully licensed and certified teacher.• Modeled effective teaching strategies, such as the gradual release model, syllabication, visualization, phonological awareness word games, math number sense, and computation fluency.• Observed, evaluated, and offered constructive feedback for best practices.

Masters, Literacy, 4.0

Bachelors, Early Childhood Education, 3.78

Activities and Societies: Student-Athlete University of Dayton Women’s Soccer Team 2011, Social Justice Club Vice President 2012-2015.

High School Diploma, 3.99

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer Team 2007-2010, Team Captain 2010, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

K-8

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team and Field Hockey Team