Jennifer Johnson
Moseley,VA
Summary
Personable and dedicated professional with a self-motivated nature focused on independently handling projects and team needs. Highly organized in preparing a multitude of documentation, schedules, and communications.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
08.2025 - Current
- Provide administrative support to Professor Joshua Smith, Interim Associate Director, and Special Assistant to the Dean, including scheduling, communications, and reporting.
- Manage special projects and cross-departmental coordination for faculty and academic leadership.
- Assist with planning and implementation of Media + AI initiatives, including developing AI literacy curriculum and coordinating guest speakers.
- Support academic projects through resource preparation, research assistance, and faculty engagement in emerging technology programs.
Background Investigator
Virginia Department of Health Office of Human Resources
09.2024 - Current
- Evaluate incoming background requests for correctness and completeness while entering requests into case management software and assigning cases.
- Coordination with third-party vendors to obtain fingerprints.
- Submit fingerprints to Virginia State Police (following established state police procedures).
- Retrieve criminal background record from NCJIS.
- Conduct searches in local and out of state courts.
- Utilize DMV databases to obtain driving history transcripts in the determination of eligibility to operate government vehicles.
- Verify Veteran’s military service to include separation and character of service.
- Respond to information requests from VDH offices concerning background investigation policies and procedures.
- Assist on making appropriate determination of hiring eligibility based on gathered research and VDH policies and procedures.
Visitor Services/Education
The Valentine
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Educate and engage a diverse audience with Richmond’s history while professionally representing the Valentine to schools, adults, seniors, and community partners in the Metropolitan Richmond area.
- Provided attendees with an active and conversational experience that sparks curiosity and prompts personal connections.
- Discuss difficult topics with a wide range of audiences.
- Deliver customer service with a personable and knowledgeable attitude while providing an enriching, safe, flexible, and fun environment for all program participants.
- Continuing to expand knowledge, skills, and abilities through professional development such as International Coalition of Sites of Consciousness as well as other provided resources, and independent research.
- Maintain and care for program resources and supplies. Ensure the security of the property, its contents, and the visiting public.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Court Reporter
Rudiger, Green & Kerns Reporting Service
11.2014 - 08.2020
- Provided official court reporting services for felony proceedings in Fairfax and Prince William County Circuit, Juvenile and Domestic Relations, and General District Court.
- Prepared accurate and timely transcripts of proceedings that constitute as official records and safeguarded stenographic notes of proceedings.
- Verified and certified testimony, filed transcripts and notes, and maintained a records database.
- Provided court reporting services for depositions in civil suits.
Administrative Assistant
Joyce Eastridge Economist Inc.
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Served as an Administrative Specialist for an Economics Expert Witness who is experienced with business validation, damage calculation, lost earnings, and other aspects of business.
- Developed information through research to support expert testimony in litigation that relates to pension losses, securities, stock options, interest rates, wage disputes, commercial financing, statistics, annuities, loans, cost analysis, and other financial issues.
- Opened and closed case files, billed retainers and deposition fees, scheduled deposition and trial appearances, formatted economic damages reports and drafted expert discovery responses.
Paralegal
Meirose & Associates, P.A.
10.2009 - 07.2010
- Served as a Paralegal in a law firm that specializes in construction litigation, commercial litigation, and community association law.
- Provided litigation support to the firm’s attorneys, including researching and analyzing factual questions on a large variety of issues arising from construction, commercial, community association, and personal injury litigation.
- Opened and closed case files; transcribed dictation and prepared ledgers; prepared correspondence and pleadings; drafted and filed complaint packages and discovery responses; coordinated hearings, depositions, and mediations.
Paralegal
Merlin Law Group, P.A.
10.2007 - 04.2009
- Acted as the point of contact for clients, opposing counsel, and the Court regarding records, document production and scheduling in commercial property insurance matters related to sinkhole and hurricane damages.
- Provided litigation support to the firm’s attorneys, including researching and analyzing factual and legal questions arising from significant property loss.
- Opened and closed case files; prepared correspondence, civil remedy notices, and pleadings; drafted discovery responses, closing statements, and other necessary documents.
Legal Secretary
Prugh, Holliday & Karatinos, P.L.
01.2003 - 06.2006
- Provided legal and administrative support to the firm’s attorneys, including opening and closing case files; transcribing dictation; drafting correspondence; coordinating and obtaining medical release authorizations and records; scheduling depositions, hearings, and mediations; drafting demand packages and providing office management support.
Education
MS - Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA12-2026
BL5 - History
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA05.2025
Accredited Claims Adjuster Certification - Insurance and Risk Management
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL09.2006
AS - Legal Studies
Tampa College
Tampa, FL05.2005
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications
- Proficient in Google Workspace
- Proficient in digital content management systems
- Proficient in organizing and conveying information
- Proficient in client engagement and issue resolution
- Strong attention to detail
- Exhibit and presentation development
- Legal document preparation
- Maintaining comprehensive filing systems
- Strategic communications implementation
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
08.2025 - Current
Background Investigator
Virginia Department of Health Office of Human Resources
09.2024 - Current
Visitor Services/Education
The Valentine
08.2023 - 06.2024
Court Reporter
Rudiger, Green & Kerns Reporting Service
11.2014 - 08.2020
Administrative Assistant
Joyce Eastridge Economist Inc.
08.2013 - 08.2014
Paralegal
Meirose & Associates, P.A.
10.2009 - 07.2010
Paralegal
Merlin Law Group, P.A.
10.2007 - 04.2009
Legal Secretary
Prugh, Holliday & Karatinos, P.L.
01.2003 - 06.2006
BL5 - History
University of Mary Washington
Accredited Claims Adjuster Certification - Insurance and Risk Management
Hillsborough Community College
AS - Legal Studies
Tampa College
MS - Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University