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In addition to the responsibilities of the Senior Administrative Assistant listed below, worked with clients, staff, and funders in administration of publicly- and privately-funded home repair and weatherization programs. - Received Employee of the Quarter Award for improvements to the agency’s signature event that made the event profitable. - Updated and wrote Policies and Procedures for HUD-funded home improvement program, bringing existing policies up-to-date and creating a template for other programs. - Wrote Standard Operating Procedures covering department administration and program coordination responsibilities. - Worked with clients via phone interviews and in-home meetings to establish their eligibility for program assistance. - Served as staff member for the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Housing Advisory Board (HAB), performed tasks such as preparing agendas, preparing meeting minutes, and coordinating speakers and presentations. - Worked with City of Columbus Mayor’s office and Franklin County Board of Commissioners staff to identify and fill vacant seats on the HAB. - Performed annual monitoring of HAB-related multi-family housing projects to ensure compliance with affordable rent requirements. - Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for funders. - Served on the Commission’s Communications, Diversity, and Administrative teams. - Assisted Director with consolidation of two departments after 50 percent layoff of one department.

Assisted Director with department administration. - Worked with developer to create database and procedures to track and notify subcontractors of potential lapse in eligibility requirements for HUD-funded programs. - Wrote and/or assisted with public- and private-funder grant applications that resulted in more than $3M of program resources. - Coordinated all department activities including Director’s calendar, inter- and intra-department meetings, and committee meetings with external partners. - Managed all aspects of department paper and electronic filing systems including records retention, ensuring compliance with State of Ohio historical records retention and sunshine laws.- Ensured the department maintained an adequate supply of educational, marketing and office materials. - Responded to telephone, electronic, and written requests for information including requests submitted under State of Ohio Sunshine Laws.

Led small, nonprofit education and advocacy organization - Organized and managed annual fund raising event that supplied the majority of the organization’s annual budget. - Consolidated multiple contact and donor information systems into single database, creating a unified contact and communication system of more than 4,000 households and 5,400 individuals and volunteers. - Created and maintained the organization’s Web site. - Managed all areas of administration, program development, and implementation. - Organized community-wide educational programs and events. - Provided leadership in the development of programs and organizational and financial plans and carried out plans and policies authorized by the board. - Initiated development of policy recommendations and setting priorities. - Publicized and marketed the activities of the organization, its programs, mission and goals. - Encouraged volunteer development and education. - Worked with the board and treasurer in preparing a budget; ensured that the organization operated within budget guidelines. - Managed one part-time employee.

Provided administrative oversight and leadership for organization of economic development professionals representing 27 municipalities and 9 private businesses. - Assisted with planning of International Economic Development Council’s 2011 annual conference. - Worked with the board President in preparing the agenda and materials for monthly board meetings. - Initiated and assisted in policy development recommendations and in setting priorities. - In collaboration with the Treasurer, maintained official records and documents and ensured compliance with government regulations and the organization’s by-laws. - Served on all board committees. - Organized and assisted with the development of monthly educational programming. - Managed all aspects of event planning and execution. - Maintained the organization’s Web site. - Worked in collaboration with the board President and Treasurer to assure sound financial practices. - Jointly with the President of the Board of Directors, conducted official correspondence of the organization and executed legal documents. - Ensured regular and timely communication to member communities.

Assisted companies both inside and outside the eight-county Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area to establish and expand operations within the region. - Coordinated and collected economic development reports from all municipalities within the Columbus region to for internal use and reporting to Ohio Department of Development, assisting the State to earn a national economic development award for the second and third consecutive years. - Conducted research; assisted with state and municipal incentive application process. - Maintained solid working relationships with economic development professionals throughout the region. - Oversaw contracts with vendors, ensured completion of work plan, and maintained budgeted expenses. - Prepared reports of Chamber economic development activities against goals and objectives as outlined in service contracts. - Provided initial and ongoing training and support for Web-based database and customer relationship management tools used by more than 20 community partners. - Maintained working knowledge of significant economic development trends and state and regional developments. - Supervised college intern including development of job description, hiring, training, and oversight of work.

Provided administrative support to three executives. - Coordinated the Chamber’s first lobbying day, including catering and logistics, together with scheduling simultaneous group meetings for approximately 125 participates with 20 elected officials. - Served as secretary for the Government Affairs and the Infrastructure Steering Committees, each with more than ten members. - Organized and managed government-relations related events including an annual lobbying day for Chamber members and quarterly meetings with city, county and state elected officials. - Managed grant process to ensure compliance and provided documentation of work completed. - Oversaw and managed the calendar and travel for two executives and provided backup administrative support for the President and CEO.