Melissa C. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

• Responsible for managing front desk for the division; greet & escort visitors, prepare mailing & shipments, screen & direct calls for division, coordinate visitor parking, order & maintain office supplies, and submit &.
• Assist with new employee onboarding; support with preparing & processing forms
• Responsible for assisting with planning and organizing of the division wide bi-annual meeting
• Provide support with regular updates to division’s website content & other communication projects
• Support with virtual and in-person meeting scheduling including conference room/event set up and clean up
• Maintain & organize files; electronic & physical files

Oxnard, California

• Accountable for tracking expenses and monitoring two project budgets totaling $90,000.
• Responsible for management of all project activities; tasks including training and overseeing the work of two mental health workers (promotoras), creating and scheduling outreach plans, creating and updating.
• Conducted network and outreach with local organizations to support promotoras with client referrals to culturally and linguistically appropriate resources.
• Responsible for tracking and managing data to reflect project progress and for reporting results to project grantors.
• Created and developed an online presence for project Conexion Con mis Compañeras; designed project’s website, created project’s social media Facebook page and created linguistically and culturally appropriate mental.
• Developed virtual workshops and curriculum for distance learning; created materials, videos and powerpoints to accommodate different community needs for program participation.

• Effectively assisted with the planning of an HSI initiative event with a budget of $10,000 for up to 200 attendees; responsible for coordinating event logistics including securing catering, rentals and miscellaneous.
• Provided general administrative support including but not limited to: scheduling and setting up for meetings, processing business forms, maintaining a digital and hardcopy filing system, and conducting correspondences.
• Supported efficiency of tracking grant-funded programs by developing and modifying spreadsheets; created a timeline to track 12 different programs and modified the budget expense spreadsheet to reflect category expense.
• Utilized University’s procurement system to create requisitions up to $5,000 for support of programs and events implementation.
• Served as lead and assisted with recruitments; tasks included developing job description, modifying interview questions, coordinating and scheduling interviews, post-interview debriefing, corresponding with candidates.
• Conducted program outreach and tracked participant enrollment

• Conducted a series of trainings for on-boarding of new intern and staff for familiarization on university policies, financials, and business forms
• Served as the primary contact person for intern support, to ensure proper implementation of unit processes
• Co-authored and edited project proposals of up to $13,000.00 for building renovations, including a water station proposal to increase accessibility and to align with campus sustainability goals
• Assisted with non-grant expenditure tracking of $90,000 for unit leadership business meetings, including monthly ledger report pulling, organizing categorization of expenses, budget projections, and analysis
• Promoted to a full-time staff position

• Performed administrative tasks including data entry, filing/document organization, monitoring and restocking office supplies, and inter-departmental communication via phone and email
• Utilized University’s data management system to generate complex financial reports, such as general ledger reports and encumbrance reports
• Performed transfer of expenses (TOE) journals and liquidations of encumbered funds utilizing University’s Financial Information System
• Utilized University’s procurement system to purchase goods and services
• Prepared and processed business forms in accordance to comply with university policies, such as reimbursements and other university business-related forms
• Modified an inter-campus form used to support logistical planning of department events to a user-friendly version to improve efficiency

• Served as project co-lead for a national conference mentor/mentee program, serving up to 1,400 attendees(students/professionals). Coordinated recruitment of chairpersons and mentors, developed program material.
• Developed deep understanding of the organization’s services and programs to effectively communicate with members and to support other program leads
• Utilized data management software to generate detailed and accurate reports for use of planning and tracking progress of projects
• Reviewed and updated special program material and literature (e.g., flyers, certificates, activities, etc.) to ensure accuracy, visual appeal, and alignment with the organization’s mission
• Compiled and charted data to provide analysis of organization membership and national conference attendees to understand current engagement and to support strategy to increase participation/engagement
• Engaged in community outreach with the goal of educating the public of SACNAS's mission

• Supervised groups up to 15 club members(ages 6-12) following club regulations to ensure compliance with safety guidelines
• Administered a series of programs based on club curriculum to support club environment and align with mission; including homework club, music, art, indoor and outdoor games
• Promoted membership and special programs sales

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Community Studies