Kristen Nelson, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Indian Wells, Ca, Us

Indian Wells, California, United States

Oversees all Sheriff, Fire, Emergency Preparedness, Legislation, Human Resources, and Economic Development policies, programs and efforts. Manages multi-million dollar budgets for each. Ensures compliance with all local, State and Federal laws. Improves efficiencies, focuses on process improvement, and dedicates time to the development of improved procedures for each.

Indian Wells, Ca

Oversees the new economic development division for the City. Other areas of focus include legislation and public safety. Manages contracts for numerous vendors including but not limited to Riverside County Sheriff, CalFire, Chambers, Grants in Aid, and Homeless Services.

Indian Wells

Organizes and coordinates all aspects of the City Manager's office, including but not limited to calendars, emails, correspondence and travel. Manages CM budget and strategic planning, as well as multi-departmental project lists and action items to ensure timeliness. Acts as liaison and communication hub for Department Heads and City Council. Assists the Assistant to the City Manager with Public Safety items and other special projects as needed.

As Vice President, I assist the President with matters concerning the organization and serve as one of the Co-Chairs in support of the Annual Conference. I stand-in for the President in their absence and assist them with securing and maintaining relationships with corporate partners and event sponsors. I was fortunate this year to assist with the creation of the new Veteran membership category and the implementation of a two-year Credentialed Government Leader (CGL) completion schedule.

As MMASC's Director of Communications/ Secretary, I am responsible for the creation of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors’ agendas and minutes and manage the website, permanent records and Basecamp cloud-based project and records management tool. I compile event flyers and resources into the weekly e-newsletter, "What's Happening Wednesday," and coordinate social media efforts with an appointed Social Media Coordinator.

As MMASC's 2018 Director of Programming, it is my responsibility to serve as a liaison to our eight Regions, assisting their Regional Boards with local programming, venue selection, sponsorship, and advertising as needed. I assist the Executive Board with the coordination and implementation of our Signature Events, most specifically our Women's Leadership Summit and Annual Conference. Additionally, I work with the Executive Board on Corporate Partner acquisition and outreach.

As a Desert Regional Board Member for MMASC, I facilitated a grassroots campaign ("Lunch & Learn") to foster relationships and cohesion in the Desert, increasing regional membership over 260% and facilitating professional development opportunities for the Coachella Valley and beyond. I worked alongside fellow Board Members and regional membership to host numerous networking and professional development activities, including a day at the Polo Grounds and a presentation from IRONMAN on their December 2018 70.3 in Indian Wells/La Quinta, hosted at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens.

Redlands, Ca

Any and all administrative support for the Director of the Contracts and Legal Department, including but not limited to e-mails, calendar events, meeting items, phones and researchManages the completion of all department-wide CLM action itemsMaintains and updates all acquisition/ investment meeting notesProcesses all encryption installations for the departmentResearches and responds to inquiries from aliases Maintains the department out of office calendarAnalyzes, consolidates and presents annual GOI audit documentation as neededOrders and maintains all Certificates of Good StandingMaintains all necessary Delegations of AuthorityDrafts proposals for department training plans and budgetsAnalyzes, maintains and tracks the annual training plan and budgetFacilitates department training as neededCreates icons for and adds content to the department Sharepoint siteManages the Admin Handbook Wiki on SharepointHR Liaison for department staffing, maintaining new hire candidate tracker and interview schedulingProcesses confidential translationsPrepares agenda, maintains minutes and facilitates monthly Admin MeetingsPoint of contact for quarterly admin potlucksFIRST AID/ CPR/ AED CertifiedMaintains the First Aid KitHandles new employee "onboarding"Orders computers and related equipment/ suppliesOwns, creates and modifies all department email aliasesRuns all SAP Quarterly ReportsOffice maintenance such as burnt out lights & scheduling kitchen/ fridge cleaningProcesses PRs

Ontario, Ca

Manages the daily activities of the Senior Vice President of the Western Zone of a large secondary insurance company while at the same time maintaining, processing and distributing all incoming business, data collection and information verification.Maintains confidential files and complex calendars for the Sr. VP in conjunction with all events and occurrences on the Divisional, Zonal and National levelPlans, organizes and facilitates all Divisional/ Zonal sales meetings, conference calls and travel arrangements, preparing all materials for said meetings including but not limited to agendas, PowerPoint presentations, and excel spreadsheetsActs as a personal assistant when needed for the Divisional Administrator and handles all daily office duties, including but not limited to phones, customer service, training and inventoryResponsible for composing and creating all routine correspondence, including e-mails, letters, certificates, reports, flyers and announcements.Collects, corrects, logs and processes all incoming business, expenses and mileageDocuments all the Western Zone’s business data in numerous weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual spreadsheets to assist employees on every staffing level up through corporateTechnology Environment: Heavy Microsoft Excel and Publisher, PowerPoint, Axiom, Concur, Reader and Acrobat, and Windows

Ontario, California

In charge of weekly business application inspection, numerous trackers, weekly division-wide magazine design/processing/distribution, mileage, mailings and numerous other duties as necessary.

San Bernardino

Responsible for a variety of support functions including heavy phone support, processing of medical transcripts, processing and maintaining numerous documents and charts.Handle and maintain all patient chartsPrepare and facilitate weekly clinicProof and process medical transcriptionProcess claims, discharge summaries, and verify patient eligibility and benefitsManage incoming phone calls and patient inquiriesTechnology Environment: Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel) TeleComm, Windows

Created schedules, maintained consistent communication with student body as well as parents, and supported tutors with schedules and all necessary records.Facilitate and ensure open communication with parents and studentsMaintain an up-to-date schedule with tutor and student hours while managing bi-weekly timesheets

Provided various support functions and tasks for this key office of the University.Process donor mailingsMaintained receipt records to ensure compliance with established standardsAssisted with organizing and maintaining filing system Various support duties as assigned

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha, USC City/County Management FellowClass of 2019

B.A., English

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Sigma Tau Delta, ASUR Senate '07-'10, ASUR Cabinet '10While completing my.