Education:

1997-2000

Columbia University, Teachers College New York

MA - Organizational Psychology

Concentration in Conflict Resolution

1990-1994

BA - Hunter College, New York

Columbia University, School of Journalism, New York

Manager, Budget Operations & Personnel

·         Management of 20 million budget and personnel for faculty, adjuncts, support and professional staff.

·         Administration of the business office, including accounts payable, payroll, purchasing, budget and personnel.

·         Management of recruiting, hiring and classification of faculty and staff. Assist supervisors in performance appraisals; coach supervisors on administering performance appraisals.

·         Preparation and implementation of policies and procedures, presentations and training sessions for School administration, faculty, and program staff.

·         Responsible for the initiation and processing of personnel appointments for support staff, administration, and full and part-time faculty.

·         Performance of campus wide research and high level analysis of financial and personnel data for school Dean and University usage.

·         Management of Administrative Affairs for a Washington D.C. based research institution affiliated with the School.

·         Responsible for representing School in union labor relation disputes.

Columbia University, New York

Business Manager, Center for Career Services

·         Management of a 1.5 million budget and all personnel matter for the center.

·         Responsible for office operations and staff including employment, labor relations, personnel records, compensation issues.

·         Representation of the center in union grievances.

·         Implementation and enforcement of University and departmental policies.

·         Composition of job description and staff upgrade requests.

·         Analyze and reconcile all finances for four departments and seven student agencies.

·         Preparing, monitoring and tracking transactions against budgets.

·         Preparation of budget reports used by college budget office.

·         Training and supervising directors and support on personnel and fiscal matters.

·         Responsible for representing School in union labor relation disputes

Columbia University, Teachers College, New York

Accounts Payable Supervisor

·         Supervision of office staff in a unionized environment.

·         Preparation of 1099 tax issuance and coordination of mailing to Internal Revenue Service.

·         Development, coordinate and implement of regulations, policies, and procedures for the College.

·         Overview of College departmental budgets in regards to processing payments.

·         Review and monitor all internal and external payments in regards to G/L account and budget.

·         Processing stop payments for accounts payable and payroll checks.

·         Cancellation of checks internally and externally, via modem directly into banking system.

·         Assisting in preparations for union labor relation disputes.

·         Responsible for recruiting, hiring and terminating student and part-time employees.

Columbia University, Teachers College, New York

Assistant to the Controller

·         Analyze and reconcile office budget.

·         Coordinate transfers of department budgets.

·         Monitor payments that have insufficient status. 

·         Review and monitor all payments requiring Controller’s approval.

·         Arrange and coordinate all appointments for the Controller.

·         Time management in relation to projects under the Controller.

·         Liaison between the Controller and the College.

·         Compose, proofread and edit memos, reports, and correspondence.

African-American Institute, New York

Executive Assistant to the CFO

·         Performance of a wide range of administrative support and coordination of tasks that related to the Chief Financial Officer.

·         Preparation of reports and other financial documents.

·         Planning, organizing, and coordinating meetings and appointments.

·         Liaison between CFO and staff.

·         Interim Payroll Manager.

African-American Institute, New York

Student Finance Assistant

·         Coordination of participant Tax program.

·         Liaison between Office of International Training, Students, USAID missions, and Internal Revenue Service.

·         Processing of Federal and State liability payments.

·         Preparation of all routine participant payments and monitoring participant budgets in this regard.

·         Responsibility for foreign bank reconciliations, student payments and maintenance of files.