LORISHA Y. MURRAY
North Brunswick,NJ
Summary
Dedicated compliance professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Compliance Investigator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
2017 - Current
- University Ethics and Compliance
- Conducts independent, prompt, impartial, thorough investigations into criminal, civil, and administrative violations that may result in disciplinary or criminal action against a student, staff or faculty staff member
- This includes identifying and interviewing relevant persons; gathering and securing information and documents; identifying additional information that is necessary to complete a thorough assessment of circumstances; reviewing and analyzing facts; and preparing reports for senior management
- Prepares investigative reports that clearly identify the critical facts discovered during the investigation, provides a thorough and thoughtful analysis of such facts pertaining to the respective policy/law, and demonstrates sound judgment
- Assist Director of Privacy in conducting risk assessments and managing breaches
- Participates in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) University initiative and leads the UEC DEI Training Team.
Department Administrator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Compliance
- Provides overall administrative management and supervision of the daily operations and performance
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of requests and provides professional, prompt, and courteous service to University staff, students, faculty and external constituencies
- Develops, restructures, and supervise the implementation of procedures and processes
- Provides oversight, facilitation, and supervision of purchasing, personnel, space and facilities planning
- Manages business processes
- Maintains a comprehensive understanding of administration/office management in accordance with management principles, applicable regulations, and university policies and procedures
- Establishes performance standards and conducts staff evaluations
- Works independently with broadly defined work objectives
- Participated in the creation and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative for the Camden Campus
- In collaboration with the Associate Vice President identify potential areas of risk and compliance vulnerability
- Assists in facilitating local committee meetings
- Determines, in collaboration with senior management, long and short term financial planning for the department
- Assist in the preparation of salary and non-salary budgets and creates purchase orders.
Special Assistant, Compliance Officer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, UMDNJ
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Enterprise Risk, Ethics and, Provided executive level support to the Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk, Ethics and Compliance Officer
- Acted as a representative of the Senior Vice President and Chief Risk, Ethics and Compliance Officer in the management and execution of office administrative and operational activities
- Supervised all support staff
- Prepared reports, responses, and correspondence as assigned
- Participated in creating and implementing the Enterprise Risk Management University-wide Initiative
- In collaboration with the Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk, Ethics and Compliance Officer identified potential areas of risk and compliance vulnerability
- Facilitated local committee meetings
- Partnered with responsible University representatives to ensure the development and implementation of risk mitigation plans
- Organized and participated in Risk Hearings
- Worked with compliance liaisons to monitor compliance to ensure that appropriate and effective corrective actions are taken where noncompliance is detected
- Assisted the SVP in assessing corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
Senior Management Assistant
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Provided high level coordination of administrative support to Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Managed incoming emails to ensure priority actions are identified and completed
- Communicated directly, in person or by telephone, with other departments, units, outside entities and outside counsel to obtain essential information necessary for day to day operations, solutions to problems, inquiries and questions
- Planned and scheduled the work of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel and other Directors to maximize effective utilization of staff
- Provided input regarding the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, transfers and/or disciplining of employees, as well as other personnel changes
- Supervised office operations including forms, secretarial/clerical work, space and office equipment
- Suggested methods for improvement of office efficiency and effectiveness
- Reviewed, compiled and categorized all correspondence to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Provided input to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel on moderately complex legal matters
- Researched and compiled data for the Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Reviewed contracts and made recommendations to Senior Vice President and General Counsel for assignment to Directors
- Reviewed subpoenas for medical records to ensure HIPAA compliance
- Collaborated with various departments and units to coordinate and organize document retention and production for litigation hold in legal matters
- Managed the departmental budget.
Secretary I
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Prepared, proofread, edited and finalized legal documents and correspondence from handwritten material and dictaphone machine
- Operated computer equipment in performance of daily duties; effectively used various software applications necessary to perform required job duties
- Properly managed electronic documents for easy retrieval
- Handled telephone inquiries providing information to clients and other callers and by routing calls to appropriate persons
- Assessed the urgency of calls and kept the confidentially of each matter
- Scheduled meetings and maintained attorney calendars
- Prepared travel expense reports based on attorney's receipts and itinerary
- Maintained client and administrative files in an organized manner and in accordance with office procedures
- Preserves and protects the confidentiality and privileged communications of all clients
- Reviewed contracts to ensure compliance and insurance language were included
- Logged, tracked, and maintained contracts and grants in Excel spreadsheet
- Disseminated contracts to required signatories
- Diligently assisted other legal assistants to provide coverage for other attorneys as needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Administration – Health Management
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ2012
Associate of Arts - Office Administration-Legal
Gibbs College
Livingston, NJ2007
Certificate - Legal Executive Assistant
Katherine Gibbs School
Montclair, NJ1998
Skills
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Investigative Auditing
- Critical Thinking
- Compliance Regulations
- Team Communication
- Team Development
- Risk Identification
- Compliance Reporting
- Workflow planning
- Investigation tactics
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Certification
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
Association of Workplace Investigations Certificate
Timeline
Department Administrator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
01.2015 - 01.2017
Special Assistant, Compliance Officer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, UMDNJ
01.2013 - 01.2015
Senior Management Assistant
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
01.2011 - 01.2013
Secretary I
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
01.2007 - 01.2011
Compliance Investigator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2017 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Health Administration – Health Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Office Administration-Legal
Gibbs College
Certificate - Legal Executive Assistant
Katherine Gibbs School
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