Gabriela Duran
Hawthorne,USA
Summary
Dedicated and organized financial professional with outstanding relationship-building and problem-solving skills. Driven to exceed expectations and operate effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Self-motivated team player adept at cultivating partnerships and building lasting relationships across all demographics and management levels. Dynamic and reliable with exceptional customer service and communication skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
School Operations Manager
Green Dot Public Schools
Los Angeles , CA
08.2020 - Current
- Team Management: Lead the school operations team
- Collaborate with the broader Green Dot school operations staff learning community, including other School Operations Managers, to drive operational best practices across the region.
- Finance and Purchasing: Lead procurement and purchasing for the school, including placing orders, inventorying items received, and handling returns/exchanges, payroll, staff reimbursement forms, and substitute teacher tracking; coordinate with our Finance & Accounting Team to ensure effective implementation of financial policies.
- Manage the student information system, attendance reporting, and intervention process; coordinate with Green Dot’s Knowledge Management Team regarding data audits and reporting; ensure confidentiality and security of files, as well as all information pertaining to students, parents, staff, and the community.
- Facilities: Manage routine maintenance requests for the school in Green Dot’s work order system, ensuring that maintenance, janitorial, and pest control services are properly carried out; oversee the upkeep of the school’s facilities, and coordinate with our Facilities team to implement school facility projects.
- Student Enrollment and Lottery: Manage the enrollment cycle at the school and the admissions and enrollment database with support from our Operations team, including student recruitment, lottery and waitlist management, and parent enrollment orientations.
- Event Planning & Coordination: Plan and coordinate logistics for school events and activities as needed, including back-to-school nights and parent conferences/meetings; coordinate with bus companies for regular and field trip transportation. State & Federal Compliance: Ensure compliance requirements are completed on time. Oversee other tasks or special projects as needed.
- State and Federal Compliance: Ensure compliance requirements are completed on time, and oversee other tasks or special projects as needed.
Parent Coordinator
Green Dot Public Schools
Los Angeles , CA
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Team Engagement
- Parent & Community Engagement: Set parent engagement goals and metrics in collaboration with school administrator and School Operations Manager and met monthly and quarterly to assess progress
- Planned and communicated at least three engaging programs/activities per semester
- Attended community events to build relationships for the school and recruit community partners to become part of the school’s family engagement program
- Worked with the Home Office and serve as School Office lead for recruiting new students and executed a recruiting strategy
Office Assistant
Green Dot Public Schools
Los Angeles , CA
06.2016 - 06.2018
- Participated in Green Dot and individual professional development programs
- Participated in other events aimed at promoting or developing Green Dot and its schools Front Office Operations
- Answered the telephone to provide information, take and relay messages and transfer calls
- Assisted in making phone calls to parents to communicate important information
- Greeted visitors to the school, determined the nature of their business, and directed visitors to their destination.
- Assisted with tracking breakfast and/or lunch meals served
Education
High School Diploma -
Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne, CA06-2013
Skills
- Performance reporting
- Incidents management
- Performance monitoring
- Budgeting and cost control
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Management information systems
- High-pressure environments
- Project planning and development
- Purchasing and procurement
- Communication improvements
- Management
- Work flow planning
- Fluent in Spanish
Timeline
School Operations Manager
Green Dot Public Schools
08.2020 - Current
Parent Coordinator
Green Dot Public Schools
06.2018 - 08.2020
Office Assistant
Green Dot Public Schools
06.2016 - 06.2018
High School Diploma -
Hawthorne High School
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