MS Office
Heather A. Huntington
ANACORTES,WA
Summary
Highly organized professional with proven track record in coordinating complex tasks and ensuring seamless operations. Adept at managing schedules, resources, and stakeholders to achieve project goals effectively. Renowned for fostering teamwork and adapting to dynamic environments, making significant contributions to organizational success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Attendance & Reengagement Coordinator
Northwest Educational Service District189
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Rebuilt Specialist team upon grant extension; assumed routine supervisory responsibility including interviewing, training & technical consultation
- Designed and led cross-department training, increasing collaboration of associated roles
- Advocated for - and helped produce content within – a statewide Community of Practice PD modeled on our regional version
Attendance & Reengagement Specialist
Northwest Educational Service District189
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Conducted needs assessments to determine causes of absenteeism and recommended systems, policy and procedural improvements
- Built staff, student, family & community relationships across the region
- Provided contracted case management for 40-60 students with Tier II and Tier III barriers to regular, consistent attendance, (excused and unexcused, inclusive) with multiple school districts
- Created region-wide Community of Practice networking sessions to share best practices
MyPACE Coordinator
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy, AAI
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Collaborated with students, Admissions, Counseling, Academic, Trade, Wellness, and Placement departments to implement and refine this comprehensive student career planning program
Financial Aid Coordinator/College Liaison
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy, AAI
06.2019 - 05.2022
- Advocated for the creation of this position beginning in mid-2017 upon discovering discrepancies resulting in significant unexpected costs to the company
- Initiated a systematic college registration process
- Built an extensive Financial Aid knowledge base to teach students how to manage college planning and simultaneously minimize expense
- Expanded data tracking of financial aid processes, increasing student accountability and access to funds
- Increased student academic success through collaboration with academic partners
- Maintained vulnerable-population student engagement/reengagement during pandemic-required remote instruction through regular, relational communication
Orientation Coordinator
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy, AAI
03.2017 - 06.2019
- Designed and taught classroom curriculum for a cyclic, two-week comprehensive new-student orientation, inclusive of strength-based SEL and skills assessments for at-risk, homeless, neurodiverse, and vulnerable young adult populations
- Developed and maintained presenter schedules in a dynamic environment
Medical Residency Program Coordinator
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
12.2015 - 07.2016
- Managed residency programs operations and provided administrative support to the Family Medicine Residency, Nurse Practitioner Residency, Pediatric Residency and Clerkship site directors, faculty, and residents
- Maintained schedules and equipment inventory cycling; drafted rotation guidelines
- Planned orientation activities and graduation; managed applicant scheduling
- Scheduled and tracked evaluations and duty hours; audited Medicare compliance
- Managed internal and external program relations, including website updates
Education
Database Design & Administration
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WABachelor of Arts - Community, Environment And Planning, Minor in Landscape Architecture
University of Washington, College of Built Environment
Seattle, WABusiness Management
Skagit Valley College
Mount VernonHistory, Sociology
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WASkills
- MS Office, Google Suite, SharePoint, Canvas LMS, survey and scheduling applications
- Behavioral health and medical terminology
- Instructional design, classroom and case management
- Customer service, staff supervision, cross-functional collaboration, and conflict resolution
- Organization, adaptability and reliability
- Policy and procedure interpretation, analysis, compliance and/or modification
- Project, financial, and event management
- Technical writing, documentation and recordkeeping
Certification
- First Aid Certification, CPR/AED Certification
- Washington State 'Becca' Conference
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-informed Care (Center for Adolescent Studies)
- Managing Aggressive Behaviors Trainer
- Building Community Resilience
- Domestic Violence Symposium (Seattle University - School of Law)
- Teach Like a Champion, 2.0
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification (National Council for Behavioral Health)
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 4-30 staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of OSPI Reengagement Coordinator Handbook.
Software
Canvas
SharePoint
Skyward
Paycom
Citrix
Quicken
Google Suite
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeWork Location
On-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Company CultureHealthcare benefitsPaid sick leavePaid time off401k matchCareer advancementWork-life balanceWork Availability
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