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Greater Milwaukee Area

Marquette University is a Catholic Jesuit University located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is designated an R2: Doctoral Universities-Higher research activity institution. Its Graduate School offers and administers over 50 graduate degrees and certificates to approximately 2,100 students.The duties of the Assistant Director for Financial Aid in the Graduate School include the following responsibilities:Budgeting:Multi-year planning and reconciliation of scholarship, gift, and endowed accounts of more than $6 million.Stewardship:Assuring that donor restrictions of endowed and gift accounts are met and upheld. Preparing annual reports. Meeting with donors to present outcomes of their support.Administration and Management:Managing three annual financial aid competitions for merit-based fellowships, assistantships, and scholarships. Issuing award contracts and recording responses. Processing I-9 employment forms. Forming and presiding over multiple award selection committees. Maintaining financial aid databases and working with IT on program enhancements and updates.Customer Service and Collaboration:Working closely with university constituents (staff and faculty at all levels). Counseling and assisting a diverse group of domestic and international students on financial aid.Presentations and Publications:Attending and speaking at orientations, open houses, and recruiting events as required. Producing and editing financial aid content for web pages and brochures.

Houston, Texas Area

Commonwealth Mortgage, LLC was a mortgage servicing company in Houston, Texas.Investor Accounting-Special Projects Department: Served on a three-person team that created weekly management reports for senior management.Freddie Mac Department: Responsible for creating and submitting data to Freddie Mac each month.

Houston, Texas Area

AFSCO was a supplier of automotive, hardware, and lawn and garden merchandise. Their customers included large grocery stores, convenience stores, and gas stations. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they had warehouses and branch offices in Houston, Texas and Memphis, Tennessee.The Office Manager was responsible for supervising five employees including front counter and phone sales staff. Responsibilities included hiring, training, and submitting daily sales and expense reports to the corporate office.

New Berlin, Wi

Suburban Automotive Enterprise (SAE) was a supplier of automotive chemicals and accessories. It sold to gas and service stations in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties.The Office Manager was responsible for all aspects of the fast-paced office including accounts payable, accounts receivable/billing, customer service/order writing. Ancillary duties included inventory, deliveries, and support of Phone Power, a similar start-up company that shared warehouse and office space with SAE.

Greater Milwaukee Area

The Journal Company was an employee-owned company that published The Milwaukee Sentinel morning newspaper and the Milwaukee Journal afternoon newspaper.Duties of the Cancellations Clerk for the Sunday Milwaukee Journal included matching classified ads against order tickets to notify the press room whether ads were to continue running or were to be cancelled, reconciliation of ad line counts for billing, and filing. Part-time job while in college.