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Visual 2d art, fine art prints, gallery showings. Currently showing at the Galaxy Gallery at 802 Santa Fe., #5. Past showings at Hooked on Colfax, Blue Sky Collective, previous member of Scattered Arts Collective, Common Grounds, Cool Beans, Coffee on the Lowell, and Galleries at Raven's Nest.

I love helping children improve their reading skills in a safe and nurturing environment by implementing structured interventions and encouragement. This has been the most rewarding experience, and it is my intention to proceed down this path of self discovery by continuing to pursue a career in Education.

Liason between attorneys and Investors working out Loss Mitigation Programs for homeowners in distress. Gathering discovery documents for contested foreclosures, calendaring court dates, preparing witnesses for hearings and trials.

Contested Default ResolutionAs a Contested Default Resolution Paralegal for Aurora Bank FSB, I carried a case load between 260 - 460 files which consisted mainly of Title claims, Contested foreclosures and HOA matters. I would work with designated Foreclosure counsel in getting necessary documents for discovery requests, approvals for settlement agreements and signatures for Verified Complaints. My daily duties included monitoring the Fidelity HOA queue looking for Notices of Default in all superlien states, monitoring title claim filters in LPS, working with foreclosure counsel on any contested matters and opening files in Lawbase and tasks in Fidelity/MSP. I was also responsible for approving invoices using the New Invoice application. This position involved heavy multi-tasking and adherence to foreclosure timelines. It was my responsibility to ensure that all contested matters were handled in a timely manner and within compliance with the foreclosure timeline. I was also responsible for deciding if either the title defect or contested matter was serious enough to require our foreclosure department to place the foreclosure on hold until resolution.

Legal./Collections/BankruptcyWhen Great-West sold the healthcare division to CIGNA, I was transitioned into the CIGNA bankruptcy team and handled collection matters that were in excess of $100k. I also assisted the Litigation team with gathering documents and responding to simple subpoenas. When CIGNA made the decision to send most of Great-West's old collection accounts to collection agencies, my position was eliminated.

Legal/CollectionsWhen I worked at Great-West Life Insurance Company, I was a member of the Collections team. I handled collection matters ranging in amounts of $10 - 100K, and in some instances, assisted the Litigation team in Mediations for collection amounts in excess of $200k. My daily duties included opening files in our legal database and assigning them to approved outside counsel. I would draft demand letters on all cases and worked on establishing relationships with defendants. I would coordinate conference calls between our accounting and billing staff, in house legal, the defendant, their counsel and outside counsel in order to reach settlements or arrange for long term payment plans. On accounts under $10k, I would deal with the defendants directly and negotiate payment plans. I also assisted the litigation team in responding to subpoenas, and assisted the payroll department by managing an excel spreadsheet detailing any and all levies, garnishments and tax liens received. I also worked with Federal and State taxing authorities to resolve any liens filed against our clients and/or employees.

EvictionsFor Castle, Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC, I supported the Evictions team by handling all Evictions from the FED Hearing through the actual eviction for the counties of Arapaho, Douglas, Denver and Pueblo. Our team was responsible to have the FED Pleadings drafted, Filed with the Court, served on the parties and assigned to Counsel. My daily duties included drafting documents, , obtaining Counsel's signature, assignment of matters to outside designated counsel, Scheduling Telephonic Hearings for outer counties, E-filing & Service of the Pleadings and as liason between our clients and the Sheriff's Deputies and Brokers to get evictions completed. At the time, our case load for each individual paralegal was between 75 - 250 files.