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Denise Sherwood

Easton,CT

Summary

Performance-oriented Administrative Assistant/Program Coordinator bringing 19+ years of related experience and proven skills in facilitating regional and local emergency service courses and public outreach. Excellent planning and program management abilities. Adds value to organizations in need of collaboration, interpersonal, and multitasking and prioritizing abilities as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision. Meets tight deadlines. Highly organized, proactive, and punctual with a team-oriented mentality.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Administrative Assistant / Program Coordinator

Fairfield Regional Fire School
07.2005 - Current
  • Program coordination through productive partnerships with instructors
  • Managed Accounts Receivable/Payable
  • Maintained & budgeted financial reports associated with the FRFS/Maintenance
  • Marketing and Website Manager
  • Registrar for Fairfield Regional Fire School
  • Maintained Fairfield Fire Department Training Records & FRFS Records
  • Register FFD members for training in various disciplines
  • Schedule annual training to meet OSHA standards
  • Coordinate schedules and plan meetings
  • Quarterly State Reports/Monthly Commission Reports
  • Program Development (Fairfield Fire and Fairfield Regional Fire School)
  • Order and Maintain supplies (Office/PPE/Training Props)
  • Ensure liability insurance and indemnification are on file for facility use
  • Coordinate Public Education Visits/Life Safety Trailer Deliveries
  • Assisted Maintenance Division with budget and record keeping
  • Assisted with policy development and implementation (instructors, COVID, etc.)
  • Coordinate acquired structure training
  • Manage three part time assistants and school instructors

Office Manager / Typesetter

REMAR Printing
06.1989 - 01.1995
  • Maintained office organization to support efficiency, professionalism, and performance objectives
  • Oversaw receiving and organizing correspondence, answering, and forwarding calls and creating business letters and records
  • Designed sports programs, brochures, business cards, manuals and other printed materials as requested by the customer
  • Worked closely with production department to assure completion of the finished product

Education

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

High School -

Joel Barlow High School
Redding, CT
01.1989

Skills

  • General Office Practices / Office Management
  • Training Needs Analysis/Development
  • Recruiting and Managing Instructors
  • Employee/Instructor Relations
  • Budget Administration
  • Policy Recommendations/Development
  • MUNIS
  • Microsoft Windows Suite
  • QuickBooks
  • Record Management Software (Firehouse /First Due)
  • Fire Rescue 1 Academy
  • Cognito Registration
  • Schedule/Calendar Management
  • Customer Relations
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Professional Communication/Verbal and Written
  • Dedicated Team Player
  • Documentation And Reporting
  • Confidential Document Control
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Meeting Arrangements
  • Employee timesheet processing
  • Training and coaching
  • Supervising staff
  • Customer Service

Certification

  • Certified CFA Public Fire and Life Safety Educator 1
  • Mental Health First Aid, National Council of Behavioral Health/Peer Support Team Member

Timeline

Administrative Assistant / Program Coordinator

Fairfield Regional Fire School
07.2005 - Current

Office Manager / Typesetter

REMAR Printing
06.1989 - 01.1995

Sacred Heart University

High School -

Joel Barlow High School

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