Donna Arellano
Minot,ND
Summary
Bringing hardworking nature, clean driving record and solid work history in transportation positions. Bringing hardworking nature, clean driving record and solid work history in transportation positions. Driven Child Care Administrator oversees operation and instructional leadership at daycare and preschool facilities. Sets instructional objectives and builds rapport with parents. Bring 20years of experience in roles of similar capacity. Detail-oriented Owner with proven success building relationships and maintaining partnerships with top accounts to increase overall productivity and grow profit channels. Expands network connections by effectively determining and meeting customer needs, implementing price models and optimizing inventory control procedures.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator of “A Mother’s Touch Daycare & Pres
Self-employed
07.2010 - 04.2017
- Managed financial aspects of the daycare & preschool business, including budgeting, expense tracking, and revenue generation.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment for children through regular maintenance, staff training, and adherence to safety protocols.
- Promoted healthy eating habits among students by overseeing menu planning and meal preparation according to nutritional guidelines set forth by experts in the field of early childhood nutrition.
- Maintained compliance with state licensing requirements through regular inspections, documentation updates, and policy reviews.
- Developed age-appropriate curriculum plans focused on cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Provided exceptional customer service, addressing issues promptly to ensure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Residential Advisor/Medical/Dental Records Assistant
BURDICK JOB CORPS
03.2008 - 06.2011
- Responsible for providing a safe and positive living environment that delivers guidance to students to ensure positive group living relations and achievement in the program in compliance with government and management directives
- Maintain positive and effective relations with students
- Provide guidance for students to achieve a positive attitude and proper behavior in the dormitory living situation, and to accomplish their goals and objectives
- Determine and recommend student visits to the student counselors and health staff as appropriate
- Supervise, direct and monitor dorm and student activities as designated, including dorm government and peer court, and facilitation of social skills training
- Assist with dorm recreational activities and dorm competition
- Prepare the accountability reports, pass list, and other
Phlebotomist/Admitting
TRINITY HEALTH
11.2007 - 02.2008
- On any given day, I would take care of walk-in patients, ER, ICU and the other floors
- The phlebotomy techniques I would use include:
- Venipuncture - The most common method for drawing blood
- Butterfly - Used on elderly and children with small veins
- Fingerstick - For people with damaged or hard-to-find veins
- Heelstick or Capillary Puncture - For newborns with tiny veins In addition I would register new patients, check insurance for billing purposes and interpret physician orders to ensure that correct tests were ordered.
Legal Secretary
BALERUD LAW FIRM
05.2001 - 02.2003
- Reception for three attorneys, greeted clients, transcribed legal documents, Switchboard
Paralegal
EATON, VAN de STREEK & WARD, INC.
08.1998 - 04.2001
- Debtor Creditor Law/ Chapter 7, 11, 12 & 13 bankruptcy filings
- Tax Law: Personal & Farm Property Returns, Letter Rulings & Settlement of tax debts
- Corporate Law: corporate annual reports and periodic corporate reports
- Litigation/Civil Landlord/Tenant litigation: unlawful detainee/retaliatory eviction Defense
- Investigations (UCC, judgment/liens, asset searches)
- Legal Research: Lexis-Nexis, WESTLAW, EDGAR.
Education
Business Administration/Accounting
Viterbo College
La CrosseAssociate of Arts - Paralegal
Chippewa Valley Technical College
01.1991
Business certificate - Business Fundamentals
Northeastern Wyoming Community College
01.1983
Skills
- Legal Resources: Lexis-Nexis, WestLaw
- Documentation And Reporting
- Hiring
- Web Design/Graphics: Microsoft FrontPage HTML, Publisher, Adobe Photoshop
- Financial/Statistical Software: TABS, Excel, QuickBooks
- Office: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,), Word Perfect
- Languages: English - Fluent, Spanish
Timeline
Owner/Operator of “A Mother’s Touch Daycare & Pres
Self-employed
07.2010 - 04.2017
Residential Advisor/Medical/Dental Records Assistant
BURDICK JOB CORPS
03.2008 - 06.2011
Phlebotomist/Admitting
TRINITY HEALTH
11.2007 - 02.2008
Legal Secretary
BALERUD LAW FIRM
05.2001 - 02.2003
Paralegal
EATON, VAN de STREEK & WARD, INC.
08.1998 - 04.2001
Business Administration/Accounting
Viterbo College
Associate of Arts - Paralegal
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Business certificate - Business Fundamentals
Northeastern Wyoming Community College