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Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner• Liaison to Deputy Commissioner for staff of thirty, including director level management.• Assist in the development, launch, and administration of statewide programs. Attend outreach events.• Write and distribute statewide correspondence on behalf of Deputy Commissioner and the Georgia Department of Economic Development Workforce Division.• Manage State Workforce Investment Board of 45 members appointed by the Governor, including state agency heads, general assembly members, the Governor, and 20+ executive level business representatives governing 94 million dollar Workforce Investment Act grant for the state. Manage state board budget.• Oversee all state board functions required by Workforce Investment Act federal law and board bylaws.• Plan quarterly state board meetings including management of agenda content, action items, board presentations, and coordination of deputy commissioner's report content.• Manage all correspondence to state board members.• Plan and manage all state board executive committee meetings including agenda content and action items.• Manage state board composition ensuring federal compliance. Coordinate all board appointments with the Governor’s Office of Executive Appointments. Recommend board committee appointments.Operations Manager• Serve as HR liaison for the Workforce Division.• Oversee division facilities including emergency management, IT management, equipment leases, tenant lease, vendor services, maintenance, and supplies purchasing. Negotiate terms for vendor contracts.• Assist in drafting and reviewing agency policy and procedures.• Project management of two physical moves for division including budget management.• Manage customer service function for Workforce Division.• Direct intern program for division.• Provide all division internal communications to staff of thirty.• Supervise Operations Specialist

Agent Services• Marketed real estate properties in multiple listing services and 350 consumer based websites, edited photography, designed & produced brochures, and set up marketing results reporting and feedback.• Researched demographics, established target markets, and created databases for agent marketing mailers, sourced and purchased agent and property promotional materials inventory.• Consulted agents regarding short sale marketing strategy, lender negotiations, laws and regulations, broker and lender procedures, and managed administration of short sale transactions.• Managed contract to close administration including submission of broker requirements and completion of contract stipulations. Provided lender and closing attorney with home inspection, home warranty, and property lien correspondence.Project Management and Broker Support• Directed office transition to electronic document system including resolving IT system interfacediscrepancies and developing training procedures.• Researched IT system interfaces and developed user editing instructions for real estate advertising websites.• Created and distributed agent production reports.• Coordinated off-site meeting space for quarterly sales meetings, leadership council, and field training for 240+ real estate agents and staff.• Sourced and purchased broker promotional materials inventory.• Initiated and reviewed all new real estate listings and contracts for 240+ agents.

• Developed and maintained $4.3 million co-op advertising and Yellow Page advertising programs policies and procedures in corporate office.• Evaluated and approved group advertising for 2000+ national dealer network.• Chaired all meetings regarding sales program revisions. Coordinated sales program activity with vendors.• Trained and directed all field and office personnel on developed programs.• Coordinated Information Systems requirements for new sales programs.• Developed, purchased, and established policy for distribution of $660,000 in promotional materialsinventory for national dealer network.• Created and distributed national promotional materials catalog for 2000+ dealer network.