Katherine Backlas Email & Phone Number

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Supporting PRSA Buffalo Niagara chairs in communication with prospective members, updating and organizing membership data, and helping to organize the details of PRSA events such as registrations, payments, and communication with guests.

Designing and implementing lessons geared toward helping my class develop socially, academically, and emotionally by diversifying lessons to reach all types of learners and all levels and having them connect with their peers to work together to solve common goals with real life applications.

Western New York

 Planned, prepared and delivered lesson plans and instructional materials that helped facilitate active learning for students in grades K-12 Developed schemes of work and tests that were in accordance with the school systems processes Conducted grade assessments, guidance, and mentoring of students to help develop their academic potential Participated in school system events and encouraged parent and community involvement for the betterment of the school system, faculty and the student body.

Administrative Assistant 09/2014–04/2018 Developed business proposals for customers based on the data provided by energy advisors and provided to customers for review and acceptance Scheduled and coordinated sales meetings, appointments and processed sales team expenses  Verified sales transactions, prepared invoices and managed payable and receivables Handled general administrative duties and provided general office support Program Outreach Coordinator 04/2013-09/2014 Conducted sales calls and home visits to explain products and services; responsible for meeting quotas and developing new leads Developed proposals for customers and assessed discount qualifiers that could range anywhere from 10-20% off monthly bills Worked with sales team to process contracts and set up invoicing structure  Assisted with collateral development for sales calls and presentations

Lancaster, Ny

 Processed financial transactions for clients including deposits, check-cashing, processing loan payments and other related banking processes Managed balancing duties akin to currency, coins and checks and resolve discrepancies Provided general information to clients regarding bank services and investment products