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Recruited, onboarded, led a team of 20+ to hit targeted KPIs successfully and consistently through variable market conditions. Advise schools, parents, and children on selecting literature for their age group, topic or curriculum. Facilitate new education material acquisition to classrooms and libraries through book fairs, grant programs and solicitations. Develop and implement themed reading programs. Plan and coordinate virtual buying parties to promote literacy in the home. Write, record and submit orders via the computer, delivery and collect payments for e-commerce sales.

Set the meeting agenda and presided at all monthly meetings for the PTA and Executive Board. Approved and signed all vendor contracts. Oversaw the general budget and authorized PTA checks and payments. Acted as PTA liason to the UESD Administration. Coordinated and chaired the following activities and committees: Yearbook from start to finish, The Holiday Shoppe, School pictures, Book Fairs, Back to School Fall Fest night for families, Virtual Bingo, as well as numerous fundraisers throughout the year. It was an honor to work with other leaders to connect families, schools and the community while supporting student success, for my two year term.

A youth leader for a Detention Alternative After School program responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a variety of activities for adolescents - including but not limited to - life skills, experiential learning activities, while serving as a positive role model through interaction and communication with at risk youth.

Responsible for managing all day to day operations in a fast paced, high energy environment of the learning center offices and training rooms. Managed all LMS functions and maintained system databases - built courses, managed users, and tracked employee progress to improve training outcomes. Resolved computer related issues and entering all of the educational data into Grade Point for the hospitals trainings and mandatory online educational presentations. Maintained and coordinated all training programs for hospital staff, i.e. BLS, ACLS, PALS, along with other computer based instructor courses. Developed educational materials and handouts for classes that I taught to various Acension Health employees throughout the organization in addition to monthly student orientations. Facilitated and assisted with registration and organization of all class agendas and rosters, along with generating reports for management, hospital, and employee records. Assisted, maintained, and coordinated with the rest of my Learning Services team to facilitate the roll out of all trainings and successful implementation of our role in the Symphony Go-Live Project when Acesnion Health took over.

Supported the Lourdes Hospital Mission and demonstrated awareness and compliance with Hospital rules, regulations and expectations. Organized and maintained department files and records to be compliant with JCAHO (Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) requirements. While performing general clerical duties in support of the Employee Health Department. Contributed to all administrative functions: Reporting, documentation filing, transfer of inner office documents, and handling incoming correspondence for Lourdes Hospital. Represented the Lourdes Organization using pleasant interpersonal and customer service skills to analyze written materials, as well as communicating with the public about generalinterpersonal and customer service skills to analyze written materials, as well as communicating with the public about general inquiries (i.e. job openings, pay rates, etc.). Provided direct support for company recruitment that included; Advisement and preparation of all new hire appointments, scheduling of pre-employment physicals, assigning employee numbers and verification of ID for authorization to work in the US.

Assisted in various areas of the Human Resource Office for staffing purposes. Responsible for filing temporary openings for the company including; Recruitment, interviewing, scheduling and hiring over seventy five temporary openings. Reviewed internal and external candidate applications and coordinated interviews with the department manager's daily. Developed and maintained excellent working relationships with potential candidates and various department heads and industry peers. Issued all background checks, assisted in orientation paperwork and set-up files for new hires. Input and maintenance of employee records in various databases, which included but were not limited to: SAP, QSI, and Pre-hire. Proficient in Lotus Notes, Microsoft office and Huron Security Request Programs.