AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program Jun 2015 to PresentProject Director• Manage grant funded reemployment program for seniors in thirteen North Florida counties• Hire and enroll program participants into the SCSEP, manage participants for placements• Recruit seniors for program, train seniors in career techniques, place seniors in positions• Recruit nonprofit and government organizations to become host agencies• Administer and process data, submit reports to State and Federal agencies• Supervise Project Site Office and two Satellite locations, with a maximum staff of eight participants• Train and instruct Project Site staff to proper methods and the best practices of the organization• Manage local site disbursement budget expenditures over three project sites• Responsible for biweekly payroll for up to 100 participants• Reconcile and compare three in house separate databases to federal SCSEP database• Report and reconcile monthly expense, disbursements and • Promote all aspects of the Senior Community Service Employment Program to the community• Promote different aspects of the SCSEP to local communities throughout North Florida region

CareerSource North Central Florida, Gainesville, FL Apr 2014 to Jun 2015Employer Account Manager/WIA Youth Program Assistant• Match and refer client job seekers with employer career openings • Maintain and track current employment opportunities, contact employers for verifications• Presented WIA Youth Program to businesses and organizations in the community• Procured six new client companies in relatively short period of time

Administrator for thriving Medical Transcription service, including taxes adminstration, reporting, and legal compliance to the State of Florida.

Voluntary Leadership Positions, workforce planning and counseling. Represent the private sector on the Alachua Bradford Workforce Development Board, administered by Florida Works. Currenty serve as Chair of the Finance Committee, which is also Vice Chair of the Workforce Board. Will assume chair postion in 2014. Previously served as Chair of the Business Competitiveness Committee, formerly know as the High Skills/High Wages Committee.

HR Generalist: Processed new employees into HRIS, conducted new employee orientations and benefit orientations. Counseled employees in work issues, personality clashes, and other issues of importance. Conducted investigations as needed, reported results to upper management. Compiled and reported turnover statistics.Student Services Director: supervised small department of devoted employees to assist our student in getting through IT certification programs. Conducted new student orientations both online and in person, tracked student progress through training program. Advised students in life skills and study techniques.Compliance Director: Work with the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education (CIE), the Federal Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) and the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, State Approving Agency (SAA) to maintain state and federal compliance. Represented our school at CIE meetings and at VA-SAA conferences. Networked with other compliance officials locally, regionally, and nationally to gather best practices. Placement Director: Created the position of "Placement Director" in fledgeling IT training company. This position did not exist prior to my efforts. Assisted technical students with placements, networking, interview preparation, resume writing, and general job search techniques. Marketed students to potential employers as openings occur. Maintained records of placement for compliance reporting. Submitted annual statistics to the CIE, the Florida Department of Labor (FETPIP), and the VA and SAA.

Business to business sales in highly competitive market during stressful economic times. Increased total branch sales by 225 percent in first six months. Recruited quality employees, maintained strict records of empoyment. Processed payroll weekly. Established various recruiting strategies utilizing guerilla marketing tactics. Maintained branch ISO standards, performed internal audits.

Worked with companies to bring career listings to the Career Center. Worked with displaced professionals to prepare them to re-enter the job market.

Networked and prospected for new business in the temporary staffing and permanent placement staffing industry. Created the new position of "Territory Manager" through networking in the Gainesville, Florida area. Presented Norrell's unique way of screening applicants to client companies and organizations. After the Norrell-Interim merger, worked to integrate both client and employee bases into one manageable operation. Assisted with local marketing of the re-branding from Norrell-Interim to Spherion.

Recruited, screened, tested thousands of employees for light industrial and clerical position. Total hours billed per week went from around 3000 to well over 12,000, due to exceptional customer service and recruiting practices.

Assisted the Dean of College of Business, the Management/Marketing Department Head and various Professors as needed. Mentored students for graduate and undergraduate business courses. Assisted as technician in computer lab. Maintained 3.5 GPA while taking care of graduate school business. Conducted undergraduate classes on occasion.

Supervised bell staff, front door staff, and transportation functions for the premier downtown hotel property in Lexington. Entered the hospitality industry as night auditor and front desk operations. Was promoted to accounting office in early 1987. Moved into the Guest Services department to be more involved with the overall hotel experience. Promoted to Valet Parking Supervisor in June 1988, Guest Services Manager in January 1989.

Entry level, customer service oriented position. I learned the importance of taking care of customers here, as well as levels of accuracy and compliance in the financial world. Early levels of technology created challenges and opportunities. Learned fundamentals of banking, which bolstered my accounting training in college. It made sense.Employment started out with Second National Bank of Lexington, KY and merged with Bank of Commerce to become CommerceNational. Later bought out again, eventually becomes National City Bank. This was part of the first wave of bank mergers and takeovers.