Nancy Pickering Email & Phone Number

Monroe County, New York, United States

The Monroe County School Boards Association (MCSBA) is a membership organization of the school board members and superintendents who lead the 20 school districts and 2 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services of Monroe County. As Program Director, Nancy provides professional development opportunities for MCSBA members.

Monroe County, New York

Monroe County School Boards Association (MCSBA)Member, Co-Leader of Information Exchange Committee Technical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook Public speakingRelated skills Facilitate professional development for the MCSBA as a district representative Present information at Prospective Board Member seminar Advocate for public education at local, county, state and federal level Serve on County-level committees: Information Exchange (current co-leader), Legislative, Steering, Executive, and Nominating (choose new VP of MCSBA)

Hilton, New York

Hilton Central School DistrictBoard of Education Trustee July 2012 - Present225 West Avenue, Hilton, NY 14468Seven years on seven-member Board of Education; three years as President. This is an elected position with a three-year term of service. I am currently serving my third term. Board level committees: Board Development, Budget (seven areas of the district), Long-Range Planning, Policy, Recycling, Safety and Security, School Improvement Teams (district-wide and middle school), Service Recognition and Technology. Elected board members are uncompensated.Technical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook; Google Docs, Twitter and Doodle Public speakingRelated skills Set and facilitate agenda-based meetings Manage skills development of board members Facilitate professional development and mentor new board members Participate in District strategic planning Report committee work back to the entire Board Develop relationships with local and state officials Interact with school and local community Speak to various size groups about relevant topics to celebrate, educate and inspire Serve on Director-level search committees Advocate for public education Meet 1:1 with Superintendent of Schools Experienced in School Law and topics around public education Maintain a high level of confidentiality around personnel, student discipline and contract negotiations Post social media content to highlight programs/events

New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)  Advocate for public education at local, county, state and federal level Attend/participate in professional development at the NYSSBA annual convention and business meeting Experienced in State Education Law

Hilton-Parma RecreationCo-Leader, Creative Tech Camp for GirlsCreated and conducted a summer camp for girls, using Google CS First for computer coding with an emphasis on developing STEAM skills - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Technical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook; knowledge of Scratch programming languageRelated skills Brought in public speakers and supervised numerous team-building exercises Received recognition awards: 1) Genesee Valley Recreation and Park Society, Inc. Program of Merit 2017; 2) National Recreation and Park Association 2018 Program of Merit Award

Hilton, New York

QUEST Elementary Parent-Teacher-Student OrganizationVolunteer, President, Co-President, Secretary, Chair/Co-Chair Scholastic Book FairTechnical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook Photography, graphic design, AdobeRelated skills Created, wrote, edited, and distributed the school's monthly newsletter for nine years Photographed school events and celebrations for newsletter and yearbook Organized all aspects of school anniversary/reunion celebration Developed new fundraising events and promotional material Creatively maintained a series of bulletin boards throughout the building with current information Created, wrote and edited procedure manuals Created concert programs for both elementary and middle school choral/instrumental music programs Won Scholastic Book Fair national contest and mentioned in Scholastic Book Fair Guidebook Served as President, Co-President, Secretary and chair of a variety of subcommittees Named 2011 Friend of Education for QUEST Elementary

Rochester, New York

Technical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook as well as company-specific softwareRelated skills All aspects of administrative support for a working group of 81 and eight team managers Handled scheduling, time-sheets, purchasing, project tracking, travel arrangements and expense reports Maintained files, copier/printer/fax maintenance and supplies ordering Arranged applicant interview and travel arrangements Maintained confidential personnel files Created procedure manuals Received recognition awards: Three (3) awards for going above and beyond work duties; three (3) Patents rated 3, First Author; two (2) IP (invention proposal) rated for Copyright, Co-author

Storrs, Connecticut

UCPEA position (University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association).Technical skills MS Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook; university software for payroll, grants, databases, etc.Related skillsSupport for the Office of the Dean, School of Engineering, including the Associate Dean for Research & Development, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Students, Director of Development, Director of the Minority Engineering Program and support of an engineering industry liaison.  Served as substitute administrative assistant to the Department of Metallurgy Processed mail, scheduled meetings, maintained calendar, travel arrangements, and expense reports Maintained communication and correspondences Wrote and edited reports Assisted with $4M grant-writing for NSF New England Universities Consortium application Reconciled budgets Handled purchasing and tracked status of research programs  Scheduled and organized School-wide events, Industry Advisory Board annual meeting, speakers, and alumni relations Created, updated, and maintained procedure manuals Interacted with faculty, staff, students and various on-campus departments Maintained confidential personnel files and correspondence Processed accepted students for payroll (graduate, Work Study and Student Labor) Knowledgeable of policy, procedures, and ability to refer technical inquiries to appropriate department Supervised Student Labor and Work Study students Contract work to assist Chemical Engineering professor with updating Problem Solving in Chemical Engineering with Numerical Methods using FrameMaker software