OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a professional position in higher education where my management and team experiences, skills and proven capabilities will be optimized, challenged, and further developed, and where I can work to nurture the relationship between a community of scholars and an integral society.

EDUCATION:

The University of Scranton, Scranton PA

s         B.S. Business Management / Art History Minor, December 2002

          - Overall GPA 3.41; Major GPA 3.83; Business Core GPA 3.31; Minor GPA 3.94

s         A.A. Liberal Arts, May 1999

          - Overall GPA 3.56

WORK HISTORY:

The University of Scranton, Scranton PA

Office of Research Services

Research Compliance Coordinator (November 2007 to present)

s         Provides administrative support for faculty research and institutional compliance committees -        Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBS), and Faculty Research Committee

s         Maintains complete files in accordance with regulations, develops and implements interactive on-line forms and creates and maintains databases for faculty research and institutional compliance committees (IRB), (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety

s         Maintains up-to-date knowledge of regulations and operating procedures

s         Administers Internal Research Grant Program and President’s Fellowship for Summer Research

s         Provides administrative support for Grants, Research, and Sponsored Programs (GRASP)Compliance Plan

s         Coordinates Faculty Research Seminar Series

s         Maintains ORS website

s         Serves on ad hoc committees and task forces

Information Coordinator (September 2004 to November 2007)

s         Updates, maintains and tests  ORS computer systems and software, including Electronic       Research Administration (ERA) systems and software and other systems and software as necessary

s         Researches and evaluates new technologies; coordinates with University IT personnel to assure most up-to-date systems and software utilization

s         Researches, identifies and disseminates information regarding research grants, fellowships, contracts, and other external funding opportunities to faculty, staff, and students

s         Evaluates external grant-seeking resources and databases

s         Trains faculty and staff in use of Electronic Research Administration (ERA) systems and software,   both individually and through formal classes, and grant searching

s         Assists Director in office management (procurement, travel, scheduling, and other day-to-day  operations), utilizing electronic means where possible

s         Handles arrangements for ORS programs, conferences, workshops, and other events

The University of Scranton, Scranton PA

Theatre Box Office (Fall 2002 to present)

Manager – Front-of-House Operations

s         Manage Box Office, ticket sales and house operations for three mainstage productions per year

s         Oversee student Box Office Intern, House Manager, Ushers and Concession Assistants

s         Balance Box Office ticket sales and concessions

s         Anticipate and assess patron needs

s         Collaborate with the Director of Theatre to implement operation improvements

s         Target local high school drama clubs to offer High School matinee & talk-back field trips

s         Target on-campus and local organizations to offer Dinner & a Show events

s         Assist in publicity

s         Plan opening night receptions

s         Manage events in conjunction with other campus organizations

The University of Scranton, Scranton PA

College of Arts & Sciences Department of English & Theatre (March 1994 to September 2004)

Administrative Assistant

s         Provide support and services to the department Chairperson, 16 full-time and 13 part-time faculty members, including the Director of Theatre, Director of Composition, Director of Creative Writing and the Director of the University Honors Program

s         Responsible for University and department correspondence, reports, and information management

s         Assist department faculty and staff with computer problems, training, and software installation

s         Maintain faculty, academic, and room schedules/assignments

s         Hire, train, and supervise two work-study students

s         Responsible for department budget, acquisitions and expenditures

s         Coordinate University Reading Series events; brings established and emerging poets and fiction writers to campus to give public readings from their work

s         Responsible for creation and maintenance / updates of department web site (http://academic.scranton.edu/department/english) and the layout of the Works Cited newsletter

The University of Scranton, Scranton PA 

s         School of Management Accounting Department (August 1993 to March 1994) Faculty Secretary (temporary)

December 1985 to July 1990:

s         Kania School of Management – Department of Economics / Finance Faculty Secretary, also in charge of preparing all SOM faculty technical papers and research proposals

s         Research Services Secretary, duties included assisting in assembling faculty research proposals for submission to private, local, state and government agencies

s         Financial Aid Secretary, in charge of Banner entry of student financial information

s         Personnel Services

s         Panuska College of Professional Studies Education Department (April 1984 to December 1985) Evening Faculty Secretary (part-time)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

s         Assistant to Dr. Ellen Casey in her Victorian studies research – manage database of information gathered from The Athenaeum (currently)

s         1996 NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers, "Reform and the Individual: Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Douglass, and Stowe" - Administrative Assistant

s         2000 NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers, "Authors of Reform: Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Douglass, and Stowe" - Administrative Assistant

s         The University of Scranton’s Take Our Daughters To Work Committee: included outreach program to AmeriCorps and Scranton Pocono Girl Scouts - member 1996-2000, co-chaired registration 2000

s         Habitat for Humanity: house construction - team member volunteer, summer 1999

s         Arts Alive: high school students and teachers participate in a four-week intense study of performing and visual arts - light board operator for final production, summers 1999, 2000 and 2001

s         The Maslow Collection, The Everhart Museum, volunteer assistant in curatorial duties

s         The University of Scranton, ­The historic Scranton Estate – tour guide

s         Scranton Summer Solstice Art Walk 2002 - member of judging panel for art submissions

s         Scranton Summer Solstice Art Walk 2003: The University of Scranton campus, The historic Scranton Estate - tour guide/docent

s         The University of Scranton Family Friendship Program: links international students with area families for hospitality and support in a new environment - host family

s         Dunmore Music Boosters – member

COMPUTER SKILLS:

s         SCT Banner (educational ERP system)

s         WinXP Professional, WinXP Home, Win98, Win95, Win 3.x

s         Microsoft Office Suite (97, 2000, XP): Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Publisher

s         Firefox, Thunderbird, Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator / Messenger

s         MS Project 97, Minitab, and Maple (used for class work)

s         Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, In-Design

s         Familiar with scanners, cameras, printers, zip drives, tape backup, CDRW, flash drives

s         Assist department faculty/staff with computer problems, training, software installation; periodically assist in maintaining department computer lab (trouble-shooting, maintenance, assisting students)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

s         PRIM&R IRB ADMINISTRATOR 101 – February  2008

s         OLAW IACUC 101 – November 2007

Center for Continuing Education, The University of Scranton, Scranton PA

s         Microsoft Word 2000 – 22 CEU hours, Spring 2004

s         Microsoft Excel 2000 – 22 CEU hours, Spring 2004

s         Microsoft Access 2000 – 22 CEU hours, Summer 2002

s         Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Web Page Design – 12 CEU hours, Winter 2001

Netscape Communicator training, 1998 s Work study supervisor payroll training session, 2003 s Banner Project Tracking, 2003; Banner Navigation; Banner training for faculty search procedures; Banner basics, 1994

HONORS & ACTIVITIES:

s         PRIM&R (Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research), member 2007-present

s         NCURA (National Council of University Research Administrators), member 2002-present

s         Omega Beta Sigma Business Women’s Honor Society of The University of Scranton: member, AY2001-02 and 2002-03

s         Esprit The University of Scranton Review of Arts and Literature, check-in, AY 2001, 2002 and 2003

s         The University of Scranton Presidential Honors for outstanding scholastic achievement: AY2001-02

s         The University of Scranton Dean’s List: Spring 1995, Fall 1997 and 1998, Summer I 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Relevant Course Projects

s         Comparative analysis of six local bookstores – group project included analyzing bookstore customer likes and dislikes, creating and implementing customer satisfaction survey, accumulating and analyzing data using various Excel charts and graphs, and inviting store managers to final group presentation of systems and operations analysis and improvement suggestions.

s         Assisted Bob Schweitzer, Curator of The Maslow Collection, housed at the Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA, in curatorial duties including the registration of works into the museum database system.