Sara Monroe Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, US

• Support company’s distributed workforce model of corporate real estate through in-office, hybrid, and remote settings. Own and maintain lease administration over leased office portfolio and extensive coworking.
• Implemented comprehensive lease naming convention update to over 450 documents and provisioning of lease terms and conditions for entire real estate portfolio to provide ease of access to accurate and timely information.
• Conducted complete analysis of subleased portfolio and chargebacks, including proportionate share of common area maintenance, utilities, and service charges, to realize full potential of sublease income.
• In coordination with Compliance team, ensure licensing regulations are met for all coworking locations by conducting thorough site surveys, compiling detailed findings, analyzing gaps, and resolving deficiencies.

• Serve as company’s sole lease administrator and subject matter expert on real estate. Assess, monitor, and maintain real estate portfolio of office space through comprehensive knowledge of lease terms. Liaison to a.
• Develop and administer multi-year plan to right-size real estate portfolio for cost savings and efficient use of space. Specialize in leader engagement and feedback, broker negotiations, office scope, site selections.
• Oversee diverse real estate portfolio of space ranging from 500 to 160K SF by maintaining lease management software database, monitoring critical dates, preparing accurate reporting, timely processing of rent payments.
• Coordinate aggressive elimination of offsite asset storage through vendor engagement and consultation with fixed asset team, achieving over $120K annual cost savings.

Chicago, IL, US

• Appointed to understand and implement lease terms and conditions for company’s various leased office locations. Facilitated office reconfigurations, openings, and closures. Ensured accurate and timely vendor payments.
• Maintained real estate portfolio of over 1M SF within 45 offices in 8 countries. Administered over $12M rent and operating expenses annually. Consulted with assigned facility coordinators and property managers.
• Contributed to company’s largest build-out of 245K SF facility. Specialized in project communication, invoicing, tenant improvement allowances, general contractor selection, punch list, and relocation of employee assets.
• Co-authored and implemented internal facility audit process, improving facility coordinator awareness by identifying deficiencies and best practices. Assigned resolution steps and coached improvement strategies.

• Provided broad administrative support for various leaders and staff. Guaranteed all facility service and maintenance agreements were honored and satisfactory. Inventoried, ordered, and stocked applicable office, break.
• Facility management of Iowa office. Oversaw vendor invoice management for 20 corporate facilities. Conducted new employee training on Oracle requisitioning process.
• Supervised 2 direct reports. Prescribed project assignments, task prioritization, and communication skills.
• Supported 3 senior executives through major merger and acquisition. Drafted and disseminated legal documents, coordinated confidential meetings and travel arrangements.

US

• Coordinated logistics for 17 software trainers, managed client implementation timelines and scheduling, and produced quarterly regional seminars.

US

• Cultivated new software implementation process with 40 new clients and continued support of 400 existing clients, increasing departmental revenue by $130K.

US

• Comprehensive administrative support for CEO and VP. Secured travel arrangements for 60 associates with strong emphasis on cost savings. Orchestrated large scale, annual holiday event.

Des Moines, Iowa, US

• Implemented teacher lesson plans. Engaged in proactive classroom management and assessment.

Teacher Education Program, K-12 Art Education

M.F.A. Program (1 Year), Fine Arts, Graduate Printmaking Program

Ba, Art, Psychology