Hi, I’m
Allegra DeLuca Petruccelli
Braintree
Summary
Dynamic, results-driven professional specializing in childcare, administration, event planning, and HR assistance, with a proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency and resolving complex challenges. Expertise in cultivating strong relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and team members to align efforts with organizational objectives. Committed to leveraging extensive training and hands-on experience to embrace new opportunities and drive success in fast-paced environments. Passionate about contributing to team efforts while fostering a positive and productive workplace culture.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
Work History
The Department of Veteran Affairs
Technical Review-Human Resources Assistant
04.2023 - 09.2025
Job overview
- Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, terminations, title changes and terminations.
- HR Smart/Web HR: Experience in creating and processing personnel actions using HR Smart or a similar HR information system.
- Data Entry & Management: Accuracy and attention to detail in inputting and managing employee data, maintaining records, generating reports, and ensuring data privacy
Cozy Caterers
Event Specialist/Sales Manager
09.2021 - 10.2023
Job overview
- Build client relationships, creating, organizing, and executing day of event expectations.
- Day to Day office work such as answering phones, working with vendors, filing, maintaining the invoices and vendor payments, taking payments from clients, delegating staff to events.
- Working with clients to plan their events, coordinating vendors for said events, packing, staffing, and executing each event.
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.
- Planned large-scale events such as trade shows, conferences and meetings.
Bright Horizons
Health and Safety Director/ Assistant Director
01.2016 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Monitor staff compliance with health and safety protocols, company policies, licensing regulations, and NAEYC accreditation standards.
- Oversee operational performance, including enrollment, marketing, tuition billing, staff schedules, payroll, monthly P and L, accounts payable, and customer services to both enrolled and perspective families.
- Lead the employee experience from hire to orientation, professional development, and engagement and performance management. Provide ongoing program observations with regular feedback and goal setting sessions.
- Comply with licensing, health and safety, and orientation/training requirements throughout the center/school; ensures teachers are properly supervising children and following tracking procedures.
Bright Horizons
Assistant Director/Lead Pre-K Teacher
11.2006 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Incorporated company mission, culture, goals, values, philosophies and policies into day to day work to create and maintain an inclusive environment and positive relationships with families, staff and clients
- Supported director in establishing and sustaining a sense of community through family involvement using a variety of forums, such as events, newsletters, family boards and workshops.
- Motivated team by offering balanced and constructive feedback and rewarding successful outcomes.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
Education
Lasell CollegeNewton, MA
Bachelor of Science from Business Management
01.2005
Skills
- Management (10 years)
- Employee Orientation
- Performance Management
- Budgeting
- Recruiting
- Microsoft Office (10 years)
- Personnel records maintenance
- Human resources administration
- Team player
- Teaching
- Staff education and training
Timeline
Technical Review-Human Resources Assistant
The Department of Veteran Affairs
04.2023 - 09.2025
Event Specialist/Sales Manager
Cozy Caterers
09.2021 - 10.2023
Health and Safety Director/ Assistant Director
Bright Horizons
01.2016 - 09.2021
Assistant Director/Lead Pre-K Teacher
Bright Horizons
11.2006 - 12.2015
Lasell College
Bachelor of Science from Business Management