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Elizabeth Trelease Keller

Education and Management
Cary,NC

Summary

Experienced educator with administrative and legal assistant management experience seeking new opportunities. Demonstrated success in implementing innovative solutions and utilizing strong time management, communication, planning, and organizational skills in diverse environments.

Work History

Home Educator

Self Employed
Colorado Springs, CO
11.2014 - 02.2024
  • Provided educational instruction to children in a home setting.
  • Developed and implemented a customized curriculum.
  • Gained insight into dyslexia and educational options that fostered academic success.
  • Managed demanding training and competition schedule for elite figure skater, including all educational requirements, budgets, coaching schedules, and travel.
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Showed consistent dependability and a positive outlook under pressure.
  • Cultivated strong relationships among educators, corporate leaders, coaches, and community members.
  • Ensured all children excelled academically, socially, and athletically and advanced to high-ranking, academically competitive private high schools and colleges.

Founder/Director

The Wisdom Foundation
Jackson, MS
04.2010 - 04.2014
  • Founded and directed a non-profit, out-of-school-time program; The Wisdom Foundation consisting of Camp Wisdom Summer Camp, The Wisdom Garden, a school based teaching Garden at Spann Elementary School, Wisdom Academy Out-Of School-Time Program, and Wisdom Across America, a 14 day, domestic travel experience opportunity.
    Developed and implemented all enrichment activities.
    Recruited, hired, and trained staff to meet operational goals of daily tutoring, homework assistance, enrichment, and recreation that supported mastery of skills and excellence in the classroom.
    Promoted interactions among parents, school faculty, and community leaders.
    Organized and engaged in multiple travel experiences.
    Coordinated AmeriCorps volunteers for Wisdom Garden.
    Managed volunteer initiatives involving university and high school students
    Conducted enrichment classes with assistance from college and high school students
    Authored 21st Century and Kellogg grants.
    Managed logistics for Father Daughter Dance, Mother Son Dance, and monthly Gumbo in The Garden days

Corportae Paralegal Manager

Fried Frank
New York, NY
03.1996 - 04.2000
  • Managed 70 legal assistants and six support staff on four shifts.
  • Coordinated work requests for 300 corporate attorneys.
  • Recruited, interviewed, evaluated and onboarded all full-time, temp and summer, corporate legal assistants.
  • Conducted all legal assistant orientation and team development programs.
  • Determined all raise and bonus suggestions.
  • Reviewed approved and entered all billable hours and over-time for department.
  • Managed dispute resolutions between legal assistants, attorneys and various support personnel including harassment of all kind.
  • Reported weekly to firm executive director on both legal assistant and attorney work-flow
  • Participated in weekly management committee luncheon
  • Ensured all external support service billing was processed through accounting.
  • Orchestrated monthly meetings for all shifts.
  • Oversaw daily shift change work turnover.
  • implemented improved hiring and work-flow practices to reduce temp staff.
  • Developed and implemented a firm-wide call system that streamlined and excelerated the response time for attorney requests.

Chief Administrative Officer

Joel Isaacson & Co
New York, NY
04.2000 - 04.2002
  • Implemented processes that streamlined overall administrative operations.
  • Implemented and monitored organizational plans and developed goals and strategies to address prioritized issues.
  • Developed corrective action plans for potential areas of compliance vulnerability.
  • Guided staff and provided opportunities for growth by encouraging creativity and ownership.
  • Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
  • Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
  • Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
  • Processed employee claims involving performance issues and harassment.
  • Oriented newly hired employees by providing company information, facilitating onboarding processes and establishing position-related requirements.
  • Determined required job seeker qualifications for potential interview by reviewing and evaluating resume and application information.
  • Designed, developed, and implemented successful recruitment process to fill more than five vacancies each year.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English/History

Fordham University
Bronx, NY
06-1987

English Literature

Trinity Hall - Cambridge University
Cambridge, England

Fundamentals of Human Resources

Cornell School of Industrial Management
New York, NY

Skills

  • Time management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
  • Effective multi-tasking, complex scheduling, and project management skills
  • Event and travel planning
  • Curriculum design, planning, and implementation
  • Dyslexia strategies and support
  • Implementing motivational strategies
  • Private school admission prep
  • State and city assessment reporting
  • Budgeting and marketing
  • Human resource and and non-profit experience - formation, budgeting, financial reporting
  • Fundraising and grant writing

Timeline

Home Educator

Self Employed
11.2014 - 02.2024

Founder/Director

The Wisdom Foundation
04.2010 - 04.2014

Chief Administrative Officer

Joel Isaacson & Co
04.2000 - 04.2002

Corportae Paralegal Manager

Fried Frank
03.1996 - 04.2000

Bachelor of Arts - English/History

Fordham University

English Literature

Trinity Hall - Cambridge University

Fundamentals of Human Resources

Cornell School of Industrial Management

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Elizabeth Trelease KellerEducation and Management