Gracie Hyslope
Fort Gibson
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Outgoing student pursuing flexible full/part-time employment with weekend and evening shift options. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Curriculum Sp
Cherokee Nation Industries
Tahlequah
11.2024 - Current
- Daily task included checking emails, helping staff and students and creating excel and word documents.
- My duties included being an administrative assistant to two of the staff at the Durbin Feeling Language Center. I helped these individuals with task, answering emails, traveling and setting up appointments and meetings.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Created spreadsheets using MS Excel for tracking budget expenditures.
- Developed Excel spreadsheets to track financial data and generate reports.
Financial Aid Counselor
Connors State College
Warner
05.2022 - 11.2025
- Reviewed and evaluated student files for accuracy prior to awarding financial aid packages.
- Monitored student accounts to ensure timely disbursement of funds.
- Attended professional development seminars or conferences related to current trends in student finance or higher education administration.
- Assessed financial aid eligibility and prepared award packages for students.
- Conducted individual counseling sessions with students to discuss their financial aid options.
- Processed appeals for special circumstances such as changes in income or family size that may impact a student's ability to pay for college tuition.
- Maintained accurate records in accordance with federal, state and institutional regulations pertaining to student financial aid.
- Generated reports summarizing key information related to enrollment patterns, application trends or other pertinent data points concerning the school's population receiving financial assistance.
- Resolved discrepancies between student accounts and loan guarantor agencies as needed.
- Collaborated with other departments to coordinate services related to student financial aid programs.
- Participated in outreach activities such as college fairs and workshops designed to inform prospective students about the availability of financial assistance.
- Assisted with the training of new counselors on procedures associated with administering federal or state-funded student assistance programs.
- Advised students on the various types of federal, state and institutional grants, loans and scholarships available.
Administrative Assistant
Connors State College
Warner
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Composed letters, memos, reports, emails, presentations and other written correspondence as required by management staff.
- Organized and maintained filing systems for physical and electronic documents, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of records.
- Handled confidential documents in an organized fashion according to established protocol.
- Updated contact lists regularly when changes occur in employee status or contact information.
- Provided administrative support to the executive team, including scheduling meetings and managing calendars.
- Assisted with the planning of special events by arranging catering services, securing venues and ordering promotional materials.
- Developed and maintained filing systems for confidential documents and records.
Cashier
Bath & Body Works
Muskogee
12.2021 - 02.2022
- Part time/holiday seasonal help.
- Organized promotional displays or arrange merchandise on counters or tables to promote sales.
- Assisted customers over the phone regarding store operations, product information and order placement.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits or change due to customers.
- Provided excellent customer service while promoting loyalty programs to increase sales potential.
- Answered customer inquiries regarding store policies and procedures.
- Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
Education
Associate of Arts - Gender Studies
Connors State College
Warner, OK05-2025
Certificate of Mastery - Child Development
Connors State College
Warner, OK05-2025
Certificate of Achievement - Child Development
Connors State College
Warner, OK05-2025
Small Business MGMT Certificate - Business
Connors State College
Warner, OK05-2025
Certificate of Training - Pharmacy Technican
Indian Capital Technology Center
Muskogee, OK06-2024
Certificate of Mastery - Child Development
Connors State College
Warner, OK05-2023
High School Diploma -
Sequoyah High Schoool
Tahlequah05-2022
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Effective communication
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Data analysis
- Organizational skills
- Child development
- Dependable and responsible
- Communication
- Active listening
- Relationship building
- Task prioritization
- Basic math
- Planning
- Training & Development
- Project planning
- Microsoft Word
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Certificate of Mastery
- Certificate of Mastery
- Pharmacy Technician training
- Certificate of Achievement
- Small Business Management Certificate
Timeline
Curriculum Sp
Cherokee Nation Industries
11.2024 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Connors State College
06.2024 - 11.2024
Financial Aid Counselor
Connors State College
05.2022 - 11.2025
Cashier
Bath & Body Works
12.2021 - 02.2022
Associate of Arts - Gender Studies
Connors State College
Certificate of Mastery - Child Development
Connors State College
Certificate of Achievement - Child Development
Connors State College
Small Business MGMT Certificate - Business
Connors State College
Certificate of Training - Pharmacy Technican
Indian Capital Technology Center
Certificate of Mastery - Child Development
Connors State College
High School Diploma -
Sequoyah High Schoool