Bonita Morrow
Holts Summit,MO
Summary
I am applying for this position simply because I want to work. When I retired, it was my intention to take a couple of years and return to work. However, life dictated otherwise. My husband was diagnosed with dementia. It became my focus to spend as much quality time with him as possible and then to care for him when he was no longer able to do so for himself. Fortunately, I was able to care for him at home until his death in 2022. I am ready to reenter the work force.
Throughout my 34 year tenure with the Department of Corrections many of the skills you are looking for were continuously honed from a beginning level to administrative level review and oversight. I am confident I can meet and exceed your needs.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Planner III
Department of Corrections, General Counsel's Office, Department Director's Office
1995.07 - 2010.01
- Analyzed departmental operations and compliance with State and Federal laws and court decisions and recommended new/revised procedures and/or corrective measures
- Developed and managed the Compliance Unit of the department
- Liaised with the Office of Attorney General, outside agencies, other states, etc
- Concerning procedures
- Developed compliance audit process for the department
- Developed audits and provided oversight for audit process for various operations of the department to ensure compliance with procedures and determine potential problem areas
- Trained unit staff to conduct audits and trained work location staff to assist with audits
- Managed the forms development and standardization process
- Developed and implemented an electronically filled forms system to translate the hundreds of manually completed forms to an electronic format, thereby enabling an efficient method to gather, state and analyze data
- Planned, developed and implemented procedure reviews and evaluations
- Liaised between management staff and outside agencies concerning procedure interpretations and clarification
- Developed and provided oversight to task forces necessary to review and recommend procedure development/revision at the work location level
- Analyzed the recommendations of the task forces to ensure coordination of procedures being developed with those already in existence and with court decisions and state/federal law
- Chaired work groups and special needs task forces in the development/revision of procedures.
Management Analysis Specialist II
Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Institutions, Director's Office
1986.10 - 1995.06
- Analyzed division operations
- Managed the forms development and standardization process for the division
- Liaised with the Office of Attorney General, outside agencies, other states, etc
- Concerning policies and procedures
- Formulated and recommended new/revised procedures and/or corrective measures to comply with state and/or federal law and court decisions and coordinated such with institutions within the division and/or programmatic requirements of other divisions within the department
- Liaised with other divisions within the Departments of Corrections and outside agencies concerning procedure interpretations
- Planned, developed and implemented procedure reviews and evaluations
- Directed and/or conducted special program reviews, surveys, audits or studies
- Chaired work groups in the development of procedures
- Reviewed other task force recommendations for compliance with procedures and instructions from division director and legal counsel.
Clerk IV
Department of Corrections, Algoa Correctional Center, Jefferson City, MO
1980.01 - 1986.09
- Assigned as accreditation manager and procedures and forms coordinator
- Evaluated national accreditation standards against pertinent operations of the institution to determine compliance and worked with various staff groups to develop or revise methods of operations and job functions to enable compliance
- Developed standard operating procedures for all areas within the institution to meet compliance with accreditation standards while ensuring staff ability to carry out the established procedures
- Developed forms required to document information as proof of compliance for accreditation; general clerical work including typing, filing, etc.
Clerk Stenographer III
Department of Corrections, Jefferson City, MO, Central Planning Section
1975.04 - 1979.03
- General clerical work including typing, filing, taking minutes of various departmental meetings and/or transcribing tapes of meetings, making travel arrangements as necessary.
Education
Maries RII High School
Belle, MO1972-05
Skills
- Coordinating work efforts
- Coordinating exchange of information
- Developing comprehensive written reports
- Organizing and structuring information
- Developing compliance audits
- Overseeing audit activities
- Developing plans of action
- Assigning and maintaining oversight of various work groups
- Developing instructional guidelines
- Developing methods of documentation requirements
- Typing
- Proofreading
- Editing
- Scheduling and maintaining tracking systems
- Facilitating meetings
Additional Information
After I retired, my husband was diagnosed with dementia. My original plan had been to take a couple of years and then work part-time. However, with this diagnosis, plans changed to spend as much quality time with my husband as possible. The dementia progressed and when covid arrived became much worse. I was his sole caretaker and was, fortunately, able to keep him home. Charlie died in 2022. Since then, I have been taking care of myself and am now ready to reenter the work force.
Timeline
Planner III
Department of Corrections, General Counsel's Office, Department Director's Office
1995.07 - 2010.01
Management Analysis Specialist II
Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Institutions, Director's Office
1986.10 - 1995.06
Clerk IV
Department of Corrections, Algoa Correctional Center, Jefferson City, MO
1980.01 - 1986.09
Clerk Stenographer III
Department of Corrections, Jefferson City, MO, Central Planning Section
1975.04 - 1979.03
Maries RII High School
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