Vanessa Engelhardt Email & Phone Number

• Founded lemonaide, an organization focused on the prevention of elder financial abuse/exploitation.
• Prepare, promote, and conduct public awareness campaigns, training, and education in-person and online.
• Host an educational website spotlighting trends in examples/forms of exploitation and providing resources for those who have been victimized.
• Maintain a database of partner organizations that provide resources to victims of elder financial abuse.
• Build a robust network of collaborative relationships with local, state, and national elder justice professionals/organizations.
• Skilled at community coalition building.

Collaboration on issues related to elder financial abuse/exploitation. Engagement with older adults and community to improve awareness of elder financial abuse and empower victims.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Selected as one of the few non-law school interns to serve under the General Magistrate.
• Investigated the physical and financial well-being of wards, made determinations of well-being, and provided recommendations for court actions. (under court staff and judicial oversight).
• Tasked with and successfully evaluated, the viability of establishing a regional [Elder] Financial Abuse Specialist Task Force (FAST).
• Conducted listening sessions, interviews, and networking with key community stakeholders: General Magistrate, Court Administration, lawyers, banking representatives, Ombudsman, legal-aid organizations, and other elder.
• Identified grant opportunities and funding sources through online and in-person research and networking.
• Prepared detailed recommendations for judicial review, including feedback and findings.

Tampa, Florida, United States

Provided all administrative support to residential and commercial construction company. Maintained coverage, records and compliance for business and health insurance, and workers comp. All aspects of employee records and payroll including compliance requirements. Maintained and processed necessary professional licensing, as well as building code/inspection.

• Currently offering referral services for anyone looking to buy or sell nationwide.
• Top 10% for sales volume companywide 7 out of 9 years.
• Developed one of the first Senior-Centered Real Estate practices in the Chapel Hill, NC region.
• Ranked highly in both production and customer satisfaction. 90% of all business was referral based.
• Designed and implemented extensive marketing campaigns.
• Established collaborative relationships with senior living, care communities, elder housing and elder care stakeholders throughout the region.

• Managed the employee relations and benefits lifecycle for 150 employees: from hiring and career counseling to departure. Directly supervised two departments and 3 employees.
• Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations, security clearances, and related compliance.
• Represented business at national trade shows.
• Acted as company liaison to government inspectors, agents, and contract compliance officers.
• Maintained accountability for “secured” materials at remote locations.
• Project management team: analyzed productivity, mitigated potential problems, from start to completion.

B.S., Major Gerontology And Aging Services, Minor Psychology, Graduated May 2021 Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Pi Gamma MuAlpha Sigma LambdaAmerican Sociological AssociationGerontology and Aging Services major, Psychology.

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