Charley Falkenburg

Assists in screening criteria and procedures, provides program oversight, and reviews applications for placement in Jefferson County Community Corrections facilities. Evaluating and assessing offender screenings, cases, and recommendations to then accept or reject any offender referred for placement in a Jefferson County Community Corrections program. Attends conferences and workshops hosted by Jefferson County Board of Community Corrections, Colorado Association of Community Corrections Boards, and the Colorado Department of Justice to maintain current knowledge on industry trends, practices, and education.

Supports a high-level executive in addition to a 60+ person Financial Services team with complex calendar management, diplomatic communication and messaging, recruitment efforts and candidate analyses, and efforts to revamp and improve culture and employee satisfaction. Spearheads projects involving process improvements, policy developments, and strategic team-building events. Assists with accounts receivable tasks, PeopleSoft trainings, and assembling quarterly financial reports as well as the district's $1.4 billion budget.

Provides high-level administrative and program support to the president and CEO in addition to the clinical services program and executive team members. Coordinates and arranges complex state and national travel for CHP executive and clinical staff members as well as manages the CEO's calendar and email.

Key Accomplishments:

• Conducted in-depth and comprehensive research on all county jails for 10+ states.
• Coordinates and manages company policy meetings and review processes.
• Coordinated and planned first annual retreat, involving venue selection, catering, creating event binders, and coordinating travel for 10+ attendees based in Colorado, Maine, Oregon, and Idaho.

Supported and managed two renowned cardiothoracic surgeons, one of which was the chair of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. This involved managing their hectic calendars, coordinating their local, national, and international travel arrangements, and keeping them on schedule and well-prepared for meetings, conferences, and events. Other time was spent crafting complex expense reports, coordinating high-level conferences and meetings, and providing exceptional customer service to various University constituents and vendors.

Key Accomplishments:

• Mastered University software such as Concur as well as division-specific processes in less than two months.
• Undertook and successfully managed crucial monthly conferences involving 20+ people, ensuring they run smoothly and effectively.
• Developed and implemented expense tracking system to monitor procurement card purchases each month to identify ways to save division money.
• Developed rapports and effective working relationships with office colleagues as well as with administrators, supervisors, and staff members not just in the division, but throughout the University campus.

Managed and oversaw daily office operations while directly supporting the department head and communications specialist in carrying out strategic initiates and goals. Excelled in extensive calendar management and meeting coordination, intricate local, national and international travel arrangement coordination, and generating detailed department expense reports, reimbursements and time sheets in Concur.

Key Accomplishments:

• Collaborated with the communications specialist to aggressively promote the department through planning events, crafting web features, designing lecture flyers design and developing a dynamic content strategy
• Interviewed and wrote engaging spotlight profiles on an array of faculty members, alumni, and fellows for the department website
• Developed and executed a social media strategy for the department's Facebook and Twitter
• Project managed the department's special ongoing Excellence in Pulmonary Science lecture series, which included identifying up to four visiting speakers and arranging their travel, lodging and itineraries for each month

Directly supported the Provost while managing administrative operations and expense reporting in the Academic Affairs Department office and collaborating with departments such as Finance, Human Resources, Student Services, IT on a variety of projects, tasks and daily requests.

Key Accomplishments:

• Utilized top-notch proofreading and editing skills to review crucial messaging from the Provost that was disseminated to variety of constituents such as local universities and colleges and state agencies.
• Spearheaded special projects ranging such as: conducting research on the feasibility of offering applied science degrees; revising and creating accessible documents; utilizing Visio software to craft engaging charts; and managing the Academic Affairs Department Desire2Learn learning management page.
• Arranged and coordinated the high-level monthly Vice President of Instruction and Vice President of Student Services meeting, which included utilizing technology such as Webex, preparing meeting agendas, taking detailed minutes and ensuring preferred catering options are available.
• Project managed and coordinated the annual 2:2 Faculty Conference, involving hotel arrangements, catering, agenda preparation, room scheduling and transportation for more than 800 people.

Supported and collaborated with the Headmaster while managing office operations and assisting faculty and the business, development, and admissions offices. Executed calendar management, school event planning and coordination, faculty and student database management, and communications and public relations initiatives.

Key Accomplishments:

• Oversaw and bolstered the school's social media presence, which included increasing Facebook traffic and followers by more than 100 percent and spearheading a growing school Twitter account, which contributed to increased enrollment.
• Wrote punchy blurbs and took aesthetic photos to create the school's weekly newsletter, which involved using html, formatting photos and embedding hyperlinks and videos.
• Crafted at least two press releases a week on school news, often getting coverage in prominent local newspapers.
• Proofread and edited all the headmaster's letters and notes as well as all internal and external communications before releasing to the appropriate audiences.

Thrived as one of the main reporters for The Princeton Packet, aggressively and thoroughly covering the education, local government, and police beats for four townships. Continued to serve the Packet as a freelancer until August 2016.