Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize, delegate responsibilities, and formulate sound strategic decisions quickly and efficiently while maintaining a focus on the desired results. Focused education professional with master's degree in Business Administration and experience helping students achieve education goals. Talented at building lasting relationships and partnering with others to meet objectives. Innovative Academic leader focused on engaging with students and educators to meet learning objectives and drive student progress.
Skills
Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, Adobe, Apple -Mac, Windows - XP & Vista, E-Portal, JDEdward Systems, Reports Now Field-print People soft and SAP.
Academic administration
Grant writing
Process improvement
Relationship building and networking
Student achievement
Budgets
Education
Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL, Expected in 06/2020 ā āMaster of Business Administration-MBA:Human Resource Management - GPA:
University of South FloridaTampa, FL, Expected in 5/2015 ā āBachelor of Science:Public Health, Leadership Studies - GPA:
Deanās Honors List ā¢2015 College of Public Health Deanās Honors List Scholar
Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
College of Central FloridaOcala, FLExpected in 05/2012 ā āAssociate of Arts:General Studies - GPA:
Work History
Landair, Inc. - Federal Programs & Grants Administrative Specialist/ Title IV Project Manager Warsaw, NC, 08/2018 - Current
Provides assistance to the district and schools participating in federal programs with implementing, and coordinating the successful implementation of stakeholder involvement, school wide planning, School Improvement Grants, parental involvement activities, and aspects of district and school level programmatic and fiscal compliance.
Reviews budget planning process with district and school planning teams.
Serves as a consultant with staff regarding fiscal rules, policies, and guidelines.
Maintains continuous liaison with district personnel to ensure proper fiscal operations affecting personnel; budget; requisition of materials, services, supplies, telephones, and equipment; and accounting.
Collaborates with, and provides technical assistance to, instructional leaders at the school and district level, principals, parents, and district staff for implementation of various grant projects and collaboration of services.
Provides project management of assigned projects within the federal programs areas and carries out systematic project cycles to achievement the greatest return on investment for the Local Education Agency.
Ensures compliance with Board policies and federal regulations by monitoring fiscal, compliance, and property control records.
Ensures audit trail maintenance, compliance documentation, and property control operational effectiveness.
Conducts quality control checks on SAP database to ensure accuracy, status of outstanding purchase orders, and fund balances for assigned schools, funds, and contracts.
Provides project management of districtwide projects and implements the contract process including purchasing processes, collaborating with project managers, accounts payable and working with the vendor.
The School District Of Manatee County - Human Resource Specialist City, STATE, 06/2016 - 08/2018
Assist in completing the hiring process of new, prospective, and existing classified, instructional and administrative personnel.
Maintain a close working relationship with the payroll and finance departments, central staff administrators, building administrators, district staff, and applicants.
Apply a comprehensive knowledge of HR management skills on the full range of HR functions and assist management in fulfilling their human resources management responsibilities.
Prepare ad-hoc reports of HR-related functional areas to identify trends, potential problem areas and needed improvements.
Advise and assist persons who are qualifying for positions; provide interpretative assistance with domestic and foreign equivalences in regard to transcripts and other documents.
Responsible for all human resources functions as related to elementary, secondary, support or SAMP staff, including reappointments.
Communicate with management, employees, applicants, and the public, both orally and in writing and at all levels.
Create, maintain and file personnel records in a timely manner.
Create, prepare and submit contracts for human resources, as appropriate.
Assist the Certification and Instructional Personnel with the facilitation and selection of summer school staff.
Provide technical information and guidance to managers on policies and procedures relating to recruitment and placement, classification, organizational design and position management.
Assist school administrators with human resource matters, including reappointments, potential problems, and unusual events.
Respond to inquiries and concerns in a timely manner.
Advance, interpret and analyze data extracts and reports from automated HR databases and/or develop the most efficient and effective automated systems approaches for presenting HR reports and graphics for management.
Be knowledgeable of federal and state laws, Board policies, and FLDOE rules and regulations.
Attend training sessions to stay abreast of current practices, upgrades, or new software or other programs used in the human resources office.
Work in decision-making conferences to provide historical perspective, objectivity, and a thorough knowledge/understanding of Federal rules and regulations to assist in the development of constructive outcomes for various HR situations.
Maintain personal and out-of-state leave information for the school district and prepare information for submission to the School Board for approval as appropriate.
The School District Of Manatee County - Allocation Technician City, STATE, 06/2015 - 06/2016
Process in-house transfers, exits and leave of absence forms via E-Portal to payroll department.
Retain data entry for all employee transfers, exits and leave of absence through JDE system.
Prepare comprehensive reports on allocated data.
Maintain positive relationships with colleagues, principals and administration.
Track all allocations and report potential employment activity issues.
Complete JDE headcount reconciliations.
Maintain all allocation data for Instructional and Non-instructional positions.
Serves as a liaison between human resources and client groups.
Assist school personnel in preparing allocations and staffing request forms.
Provide strong customer service by responding to inquiries and concerns in a professional and timely manner.
Generate requisitions for each new or vacated position in the district.
Transfer data from Reports Now through JDE based on vacancies, allocated positions and transfers.
Maintain an active employee roster for each school in the district.
Retain new hire data and close out requisitions with obtained information.
Affiliations
ā¢College of Public Health Deanās Honors List Fall Semester 2015 ā¢Member of Students for Public Health 2014-2015 ā¢Black Heritage Month Committee Secretary 2013-2014 ā¢Member of National Society of Leadership and Success Honor Society ā¢Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ā¢Miss College of Central Florida Scholarship 1st Place Recipient, 2012 ā¢President, College of Central Florida Student Ambassador, 2011-2012 ā¢Presidential Search Committee & Scholarship Committee Liaison
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School Attended
Saint Leo University
University of South Florida
College of Central Florida
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Federal Programs & Grants Administrative Specialist/ Title IV Project Manager