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Janis Terry

Midway

Summary

Organized professional in administrative support known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in data entry, calendar management, and document preparation, ensuring smooth operational flow. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and time management, contributing to successful team collaboration and project execution.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Florida A&M University School of Nursing
Tallahassee
02.2005 - 11.2023

Handled administrative requests and queries from the Dean of Nursing. Acted as the point of contact for internal and external affairs. Maintain the filing system. Coordinated travel arrangements for the department and offered comprehensive support to visitors. Served as the departmental personnel contact, prepared employees' personnel action forms, requests to advertise, OPS contracts, etc. I ordered office supplies and researched new deals and suppliers. Paid department invoices. Supervised the department work-study students, prepared student excuses for the Dean's signature, and kept records. Processed time for payroll. Assist with the School of Nursing day-to-day operations

Administrative Assistant/Graduate Program Assistant

Florida A&M University School of Nursing
Tallahassee
03.1999 - 02.2005

Act as the point of contact for internal and external students. Provided general support to visitors. Maintain the program filing system. Answered and directed phone calls. Assisted in the preparation and acted as the point of contact for internal and external students. Provided general support to the visitation of regularly scheduled reports for the program grants. Prepared and submitted travel arrangements. Liaise with different departments at the University. Type memorandums, correspondence, faxes, emails, and forms for the Graduate program. Order supplies and pay invoices. Updated and maintained office policies and procedures. Prepared time for graduate work-study students.

Administrative Assistant

Florida A&M University CESTA
Tallahassee
03.1998 - 03.1999

Served as the receptionist for the department in the Dean's office. Answered and directed phone calls, assisted in the operation of regularly scheduled reports. Developed and maintained the filing system, prepared all travel documents, ordered office supplies, and researched new deals and suppliers. Booked travel arrangements, updated policies, and procedures. Distributed mail, faxes, and correspondences; ordered office supplies; general office duties.

Secretary II/Fiscal Assistant

Leon County Probation
Tallahassee
02.1993 - 02.1995

Notarized and input all warrants and sermons into the probation court system. Submitted warrants and sermons for the county judges' signatures. Inputted house arrests, bad checks, and domestic violence documents. Assisted with breathalyzer tests. Provided fiscal task (cashier) for 3 hours a day for clients' payments and closed with balancing the money collected daily.

Secretary II

Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Ed
Tallahassee
11.1991 - 02.1993

Coordinated with the 67 counties in the Exceptional Education District. Typed all correspondence for the department, answered, and directed incoming calls. Xeroxed and faxed information to 67 counties. Disseminated correspondence to the counties. Input data into the Ethernet system. Laise for the Exceptional Education District. General clerical duties.

Clerk/Account Payable

Macys Department Store
Atlanta
03.1989 - 11.1991

Assisted with daily financial tasks, processed invoices from different vendors, and maintained all records of financial documents and reports. Collected information for discrepancies, and post transactions. General fiscal assistant duties.

Senior Secretary

Florida A&M University Budget Office
Tallahassee
02.1995 - 03.1998

Served as a receptionist and answered all incoming calls. Assisted with financial personnel processing, tracking, and posting approvals for Administrative Affairs. Maintained a record of the financial documents. Typed all correspondences, memorandums, forms, etc. General clerical and financial duties.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management

Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO

Skills

  • Office administration
  • Travel coordination
  • Financial processing
  • Document management
  • Personnel record keeping
  • Customer service
  • Communication skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem resolution
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Data entry accuracy
  • Inventory management
  • Event coordination
  • Meeting planning
  • Data retrieval systems
  • Policy implementation
  • Event planning

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Florida A&M University School of Nursing
02.2005 - 11.2023

Administrative Assistant/Graduate Program Assistant

Florida A&M University School of Nursing
03.1999 - 02.2005

Administrative Assistant

Florida A&M University CESTA
03.1998 - 03.1999

Senior Secretary

Florida A&M University Budget Office
02.1995 - 03.1998

Secretary II/Fiscal Assistant

Leon County Probation
02.1993 - 02.1995

Secretary II

Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Ed
11.1991 - 02.1993

Clerk/Account Payable

Macys Department Store
03.1989 - 11.1991

Some College (No Degree) - General Studies

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management

Colorado Technical University