Kate Cobb Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I supported Assistant Dean Lewis Hutchinson and supervise the Law Student Groups.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Schedules travel and meetings, processes purchasing card transactions, plans, organizes and runs events and webinars, maintains program budgets, drafts and edits various documents, assisted with VISA travel applications, etc. for the Directors of Climate and Energy Program, State Policy Program, and the Energy Access Project.• NI liaison to United Nations, specifically in regard to the annual Conference of Parties (COP).• Create metrics for the month, semester, and fiscal year. I also independently organized the metrics for 2016 and 2017, and individual metrics documents for each staff member going back to FY2008.• Organizes and advertises for NI UPEP seminar series co-hosted with Nicholas and Sanford Schools• Helped ensure that the Constructing Africa’s Future Workshop ran smoothly which included scheduling rooms and catering, assisting with travel arrangements, creating and organizing bios for all speakers, and advertising the workshop through various email lists.• Organized and helped run a workshop in Washington DC that brought together key Climate and Energy policy makers across the North and South Eastern states.• Serves as the face of the Nicholas Institute, assists visitors to the Institute, answers phone calls, and organizes meetings, events, and celebrations including setting up online and video meetings, preparing rooms and technology for meetings, proof-reading and editing documents.• Maintains Institute directories and office supplies for the Institute• Manages Conference rooms and Student Employee and Intern schedules• Reports and follows-up on facilities requests for all three Institute buildings Technology used: Microsoft Office Suite; WebEx Video Systems; Skype; Live25 Scheduler; Basecamp web program; FreeConferenceCalls.com; GoogleChrome; Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox; Basic phone systems; Copy, Fax, Scan machine; Duke@Work

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Assisted Associate Provost Jennifer Greer in scheduling meetings, phone calls and events. I also completed Dr. Greer’s travel reimbursement requests and purchasing card transactions. • Helped run Fall 2016 New Faculty Orientation • Helped organize and run SECU Academic Leadership Development Program Fall 2016 event. • Managed the Academic Affairs (UA Provost) website using basic website coding via Weebly software. • Served as the face of the Academic Affairs office, sat at the front desk and assisted visitors to the office, answered phone calls, and organized meetings with Associate Provosts. • Maintained Academic Affairs Conference Room schedule. • Assisted Associate Provost Patricia Sobecky with various events and meetings while the office was in search for a permanent assistant for Dr. Sobecky. This included scheduling meetings, phone calls, webinars, Go To and Skype Meetings, taking minutes during meetings, answering calls and emails for Dr. Sobecky. • Maintained University Committees database and website. This also included updating as new members were brought on to University committees and communicating with Committee chairs when deadlines were approaching. • Edited, organized, and formatted text send from all colleges, schools, and units to create the 2014-2015 UA Strategic Diversity Report, and then published the reports on the Academic Affairs website (link provided in cover letter). Began working on 2015-2016 Strategic Diversity Report before leaving position.

Moscow, Id

• Coordinated administrative activities. • Occasionally attended meetings for the Department Chair to collect and relay information. • Supervised three work-study students. Served as primary office contact for students and visitors, and managed correspondence for all graduate and undergraduate programs • Independently researched, analyzed, and compiled information to prepare reports, handled complaints, and/or resolved problems; composed correspondence for supervisor. • Responsible for all financial transactions, EPAF management, and related payroll activity. • Assisted the department chair as needed in processing student-related paperwork, scheduling classes, organizing, and managing applications in searches for faculty positions, web site management, and other related office support duties.

Pullman, Wa

• Day-to-day functions of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) program • Counseled students regarding their financial aid and SAP status in person, on the phone, and in email; trained other staff and departments on SAP process • Ensured an efficient, student friendly process while staying within state and federal regulations • Collaborated with Assistant Director of Client Services to create a FERPA policy and training for staff • Collaborated with the Assistant Director of Compliance and a graduate assistant to create policy and procedure manuals for the entire office. This project was such a large undertaking that it wasn’t completed before the time that I left for my position at UI, however I was an integral backbone in getting it organized and started.

Moscow, Id

• Instructed classes of two - eight students of diversity on fundamentals of academic writing, critical thinking and rhetorical analysis with a high pass rate • Collected students’ writing assignments, took attendance and determined grades in remedial English

• Ran own business to help pay for education and bills while in graduate school• Responsible for utilizing technology for marketing and sales

High Point, North Carolina

• Served as first point of contact for visitors when they entered the facility • Maintained residents’ financial accounts and prepared resident’s Social Security and Medicare checks to be deposited

Albany, New York Area

• Collaborated effectively in an understaffed HR and Business Office team of four; acted as the first point of contact for the HR and Business Office; Managed accounts receivable • Prepared and distributed paychecks weekly, completed pre-employment paperwork with candidates• Managed 200+ confidential personnel files, and assisted with New Employee Orientation • Served as residents’ bank for approximately 200 residents

University Park, Pa

• Answered Phone calls and emails, directed them to the correct people• Compiled Data entry of test results and orders

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Proofread, edited, and formatted monthly newsletters• Occasionally wrote short articles for newsletters

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis, 3.97

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Graduate and Professional Student Association

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Emphasis In Creative Non-Fiction Writing And Publishing

Bachelor’S Degree, Secondary Education Specializing In English

I started my college career off at Niagara University as a Secondary Education major, emphasizing in English. I completed one year there.