Melanie Gordon Email & Phone Number

Screen calls and prioritize e-mails• Calendar and meeting management• Provide administrative support for the candidacy and credentialing committees• Complete data and report related to congregations, synodically authorized worshippingcommunities, and other ministries• Database Management• Filing• Order supplies and coordinate with vendors• Committee scheduling• Assist in management of subscriptions and copyrights• Assist staff and volunteers in preparation of memos, invoices, reports, forms, emails, andother documents• Event support• Address problems and troubleshoot• Other tasks, as reasonably assigned

San Francisco, California, Us

● Maintain contact, organization opportunity, and other data in Salesforce● Assist in execution of report mailings and departmental projects that require attention to detail● Research individual, foundation, and corporate donor information and funding opportunities online● Provide support to the Development director regarding individual donor acknowledgement process, gift entry, timely production of acknowledgement correspondence, donor reporting, and all related administrative follow-up. ● Provide support to the team related to individual donor appeals and work with Communications to develop collateral● Assist with individual and institutional prospect research as requested● Reconcile and track individual and event related gifts with the finance department● Assist Development Director in preparation of Board and Fund Development Committee Meetings● Provide VP and Development Director with scheduling support as related to development activities● Track and maintain the integrity of all individual prospect and donor information● Pull queries and reports for individual donor approaches and reporting, distribution lists, event attendee lists, and revenue analysis● Think critically and satisfy the needs of the program while respecting the dignity and worth of every candidate and team member● Work in partnership with the REDF Salesforce team to capture and track all new relationship and contact leads ● Work with other Development staff at REDF to track donation efforts

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

I support the executive team and am working with another admin to build out the Salesforce org.Duties:• Create and manage objects, fields, record types, and page layouts • Create list views and dashboards for users based on their departmental needs • Create new user accounts, profiles, and sharing settings for new users • Configure security access, profiles, and permissions for Salesforce users • Daily administration and support of the Salesforce database • Setup field level access for custom objects • Generate Reports and Dashboards • Manage uploads and downloads using Data Loader• Integrate fields between Formstack and Salesforce to update volunteer interest forms embedded on organization website• Build workflows to generate auto response emails to current and prospective volunteers enabling faster onboarding • Teach colleagues basic Salesforce processes such as recording volunteers’ hours, creating contact records, and uploading documents to a contact’s related page • Communicate with board members, the executive team, employees, donors, and clients • Maintain calendar of events for CEO, board of directors, and volunteer manager • Assist volunteer manager with onboarding, orientation, and coordination of new volunteers to support departments filling open positions• Prepare and respond in a professional manner to correspondence containing confidential financial donor information• Facilitate general administrative activities of the volunteer department• Prepare and process reimbursements for board members in accordance with Peninsula Volunteers guidelines and policies• Submit donation reports for board members, CEO, and staff as needed in a timely manner• Generate work orders for repairs to phone system, maintenance to copiers and postage machine• Collaborate with department heads to provide clients with up-to-date referrals to various federally subsidized housing, healthcare, and community organizations

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

I worked as an administrative assistant in the School of Medicine. Duties:• Communicated with professors, speakers, vendors, co-workers via phone and email to facilitate administrative activities for the department• Maintained and organized calendar of lab events: coordinated attendance, invited guest speakers, scheduled rooms, and arranged catering• Managed orientation of new lab staff• Prepared and responded in a professional manner to correspondence requiring confidentiality and tact (letters of recommendation, letters of support)• Facilitated general administrative activities of the Tawfik, Gross, and Stary labs (scientists, postdoctoral and medical students)• Prepared and processed reimbursements for lab personnel and visitors in accordance with Stanford guidelines and policies• Submitted expense reports for lab members, professors, and other medical personnel as needed in a timely manner• Oversaw and processed purchase of supplies in Oracle• Set up standing orders with vendors and core facilities• Coordinated the purchase of equipment as needed and oversaw maintenance of shared neighborhood equipment• Generated facilities management work orders for repairs, maintenance to lab facilities, and tracked through completion• Collaborated with university international center regarding visa applications and renewals.• Scheduled visits for seminar speakers and collaborators and coordinated all associated logistics• Advised lab personnel on Stanford policy and administrative procedures and provided training as needed• Advised Drs.Tawfik, Gross, Stary, and lab members on approved policies and procedures, best practices, and general business standards

San Francisco, California, Us

I managed executive administrative duties for one prominent professor and performed administrative duties for his lab of 30 researchers. Duties:• Managed and maintained calendar of activities for two Principal Investigators (PIs)• Prepared and responded to a variety of correspondence requiring confidentiality, tact, and expertise • Coordinated travel and manage all logistics regarding travel and speaking engagements• Scheduled visits for seminar speakers and collaborators and coordinate all associated logistics• Submitted expense reports as needed• Facilitated administrative activities of the Marson and Cyster labs • Maintained lab website• Collaborated with departments’ HR liaison regarding HR activities such as recruitment requests, new hires, visa applications and renewals.• Advised lab personnel on UCSF policy and administrative procedures and provided training as needed• Served as liaison between lab personnel and campus administrative entities and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) administrative office• Prepared and processed reimbursements for lab personnel and visitors in accordance with UCSF and HHMI guidelines and policies• Oversaw and processed purchase of supplies in Bearbuy and P2P (HHMI purchasing site)• Set up standing orders with vendors and core facilities• Coordinated the purchase of equipment as needed and oversaw maintenance of shared equipment• Organized lab events, scheduled rooms, and arranged catering• Generated facilities management work orders for repairs, maintenance to lab facilities and key requests • Managed orientation of new lab staff• Assisted in managing all aspects of Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI)• Coordinated the administrative and financial management of the center, including interaction with faculty, postdoctoral students, and graduate students

South San Francisco, Ca, Us

I worked with a pool of administrative assistants to support scientific researchers.Duties:• Provided administrative departmental organizational support to other departments and assisted with special projects• Screened incoming calls and directed calls to appropriate personnel to establish efficiency and confidentiality• Greeted and assisted visitors, including repeat collaborators, to expedite check-in protocols cordially and intuitively• Sorted and maintained documentation such as department files, binders, and assorted filing in highly organized manner• Maintained departmental spreadsheets and databases to reference company information quickly• Organized and distributed mail (Federal Express) to ensure information reaches accurate personnel• Oversaw in-house commuter program to reduce company expenses and optimize employee travel comfort and time• Updated and managed employee, vendor, and consultant access cards to safeguard access to proprietary information• Screened and directed employees to correct department for ergonomic evaluations, environmental, health, safety issues, and maintenance requests• Prepared letters, memos, reports, spreadsheets, supply orders and other documents to ensure timely communications• Coordinated meetings including scheduling, arranging conference room and catering when requested• Maintained office supplies inventory for continuous daily operations• Supported managing staff travel arrangement agreements and ensuring cost efficiency• Initiated safety briefing measures for new hire orientation in collaboration with HR department• Cross trained, as requested, to provide back-up to other departmental functionsCommon misspellings of my first and last name include Melonie, Melony, Melamnie, Melody, Melam, Melidy, Melaine, Melane, Mellani, Melani, Gorden, Gordan, and Garden.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

High School Diploma, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies