Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with target market.
Core Qualifications
Guest services
Inventory control procedures
Merchandising expertise
Loss prevention
Cash register operations
Product promotions
Achievements
Professional Experience
10/2015 to Present
Sr. Associate Sponsored Programs AnalystAlutiiq Llc – Fort Lewis, WA,
Serves as representative of Office of Sponsored Programs on PeopleSoft Upgrade team; Edits test scripts and test scripts for accuracy and validity; Wrote, prepared, and presented business cases to executives and steering committee outlining proposed changes in PeopleSoft; Wrote design documents outlining desired changes and outcomes; Reviews and edits job aids for accuracy and validity; Provides training to users university-wide.
Writing and presenting business cases to Executive Committees and Directors; Writing and executing test scripts; Proactively anticipating issues, and initiating testing and troubleshooting for PeopleSoft; Performing rollout and upgrades to system; Facilitating PeopleSoft training sessions for staff and managers; Revising Job Aids (instructional guides) for end users; Assisting end users in answering questions and problem solving in system; Possessing ability to see big picture and motivate team members to achieve on-time project completion.
02/2008 to 10/2015
Sr. Associate Sponsored Programs AnalystAlleare Consulting – New York, NY,
Provides assistance to faculty and staff in preparing standard grant applications and routine proposals for funding agencies and sponsors; Interacts with funding agencies, faculty and staff to resolve guideline, grant management, and proposal issues and to determine award status; Prepares Notice of Award Acceptance documents; Ensures accuracy of administrative and financial award information.
Responds to agency, faculty or staff requests for additional information and/or clarification; Coordinates getting required approvals or certifications from the appropriate organizational committees such as the Institutional Review Board and the Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee; Ensures funding agencies receive required approval letters.
Ensures all compliance and regulatory requirements have been met as required by law, institutional or agency policies; Maintains required records; Handles non-financial post-award activities such as obtaining final statements/reports from faculty and forwarding them to the appropriate agency, and assisting in transfer of awards for relocating researchers.
02/2006 to 10/2006
Staff AssistantIhs Markit – Us Remote, TN,
Conducted prospect research for fundraising initiatives at American Cancer Society Foundation.
10/2005 to Present
Grant Consultant/ContractorInternational Flavors & Fragrances – Carrollton, TX,
Develops grant proposals and responses to RFPs; Assists non-profit and faith-based organizations in 501(c)(3) exemption process; Assists clients in program development and implementation process; Evaluated mini-grants and developed evaluative summaries with recommendations for applicants [i.e., Historically Black Colleges and Universities]; Edited documents (journal articles, publications, etc.) for American Cancer Society; Edited Faculty Development Manual for HBCU.
11/2002 to 09/2005
Program ManagerMorehouse School Of Medicine – City, STATE,
Co-authored successful $1.25 million grant and successful federal continuation grants; Wrote successful $4,000 grant for peer education program; Conducted prospective research for additional grant opportunities; Formatted and ensured routing of grant proposals; Wrote required annual and budgetary reports for federal funding; Monitored the program's budgets; Developed and implemented an HIV/AIDS/STD/ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) training program for faith-based organizations, non-traditional businesses, and peer education program; Completed IRB application for project research, and developed progress report materials for site visit; Managed staff and the daily activities of federally funded program; Facilitated and developed first draft objectives for Regional Minority Health Network's (RMHN) strategic plan; Coordinated the development of the Department of Pediatrics website; Developed and implemented health education and facilitation training for individual staff members as needed.
12/2001 to 03/2002
Grant ConsultantMetropolitan Psychotherapy Community Clinic – City, STATE,
Successfully secured in-kind office equipment and furniture; Conducted foundation research; Wrote grant proposals for emergency funding.
04/2001 to 12/2001
ConsultantMorehouse School Of Medicine – City, STATE,
Developed successful proposal for $100,000 in state funds for Childcare Health Training Program; Wrote federal and state grant proposals for HIV/AIDS prevention program; Wrote corporate grant proposals for international pediatric elective; Drafted/edited brochure and pamphlet for HIV/AIDS prevention program; Supervised Clark Atlanta University Allied Health Careers Opportunity Program interns.
11/1999 to 03/2001
Research Associate IIGeorgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University – City, STATE,
Drafted State of Georgia's outreach mini-grants evaluation; Evaluated mini-grants statewide to determine outreach effectiveness; Created grant application forms with guidelines; Evaluated private foundation grant making processes and made recommendations for improvement; Evaluated Georgia's Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP); Managed and conducted qualitative research projects; Wrote monograph, press releases and created surveys.
11/1997 to 09/1998
Communicable Disease Control Investigator IIGrant Reviewer – City, STATE,
Trained staff members in case management; Managed clinical and administrative operations as needed; Conducted HIV/AIDS/STD Intervention, HIV/AIDS pre- and post-test counseling, and partner notification; Conducted interviews with patients at local community health clinics and in the field (syphilis elimination); Assisted in developing budget for federal grant.
Reviewed grants for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
June 2008, June 2006
Chairperson, Administration for Children & Families, Atlanta, GA
Served as chairperson of grant review for ACF's Compassion Capital Fund (CCF).
June 2007, May 2007, July 2006
Grant Reviewer, Administration for Children & Families, Washington D.C.
Reviewed grants for ACF's Compassion Capital Fund (CCF).
July 2005.
Education and Training
Expected in
Prevention of Harassment/Discrimination in the Workplace, Morehouse School of Medicine
Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act, Morehouse School of Medicine
Performance Management Training Series (18 hours in-class instruction), Morehouse School of Medicine
Administrators, Managers, and Supervisors Training, Morehouse School of Medicine
CITI Course in the Protection of Human Subjects, University of Miami
*Grant Writing
*Word
*Excel
*PowerPoint
*Technical Writing
*Access
*Lotus Notes
*LexisNexis: New School for Social Research
Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management - New York, NY GPA:
Expected in
M.S: Urban Policy Analysis and Management - , GPA: Urban Policy Analysis and Management
Expected in
B.A: English Communications & African American Studies Purdue University
School of Liberal Arts - Lafayette, IN GPA: English Communications & African American Studies
Certifications
Certified Research Administrator, Research Administrators Certification Council
Community Involvement
Affiliations
Work History
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Department of Pediatrics – ,
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Chicago Department of Public Health Department of Health and Human Services – ,
Publications
Griffin, JP, Claire, A, "How to Promote Effective African American Partnerships for Community-Based HIV/AIDS Planning: Lessons Learned from the Atlanta Regional Minority Health Network," Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 17, 44-52 (2006).
"Challenges of Working with Youth", with Lawrence Mkondya, MPH, poster presentation, HIV/AIDS Educator, Trainer Network Conference, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, July 2005.
"Challenges of Working with Collaborations", with Lawrence MKondya, MPH, poster presentation, HIV/AIDS Educator, Trainer Network Conference, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, July 2005.
"PeachCare for Kids Evaluation", Edwards, Jennifer, Seaton, A. Joy (with Jana Key of the Georgia Department of Community Health), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD, March 2000.
Skills
ACF, administrative, agency, brochure, budgets, budget, C, Cancer, case management, community health, Council, counseling, clients, financial, forms, fundraising, funds, grant applications, Grant Writing, grants, grant proposals, grant application, health education, instruction, Insurance, law, letters, Lotus Notes, materials, Mental Health, Access, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Word, Network, office equipment, organizational, Pediatrics, PeopleSoft, Performance Management, policies, presenting, press releases, problem solving, processes, profit, program development and implementation, progress, proposals, proposal, publications, qualitative research, Research, routing, scripts, strategic, surveys, Technical Writing, troubleshooting, upgrades, Upgrade, website, articles
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New School for Social Research
Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management
Purdue University
School of Liberal Arts
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Degrees
Prevention of Harassment/Discrimination in the Workplace, Morehouse School of Medicine
Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act, Morehouse School of Medicine
Performance Management Training Series (18 hours in-class instruction), Morehouse School of Medicine
Administrators, Managers, and Supervisors Training, Morehouse School of Medicine
CITI Course in the Protection of Human Subjects, University of Miami
*Grant Writing
*Word
*Excel
*PowerPoint
*Technical Writing
*Access
*Lotus Notes
*LexisNexis
