Kimberly J. Edmonds
Summary
Organized professional bringing excellent communication skills and proactive nature, with proven history of performing with integrity and efficiency. Committed to optimizing administrative resources to meet business objectives and leveraging strengths to maximize team performance. Offering several years of experience in leadership and administrative support roles.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Specialist 2 - Operations Division
Superior Court of New Jersey
01.2019 - Current
- Coordinate daily interpreting requests and cancellations utilizing the OSMOSIS system.
- Finalize and process payment vouchers for freelance interpreters' agency personnel.
- Assume administrative responsibilities for the interpreting unit in the supervisor's absence.
- Manage work order requests submitted by Judiciary staff and County facilities.
- Process requests for transcripts and audio files, ensuring proper documentation.
- Update and maintain records of transcript requests in the ATOMS and Excel database.
- Foster collaboration among team members to enhance workflow efficiency.
- Execute the sealing and unsealing of court proceedings as required.
- Administer juror information, including excusing, deferring, and disqualifying potential jurors through the NJMS platform.
- Prepare the Grand Jury room for proceedings and distribute bi-weekly juror reminder notices via email and text messaging through NJMS.
- Process payroll for both petit and grand jurors
- Managing Judges' calendars and appointments.
- Prepare cases for virtual and in-person hearings, including the scheduling of virtual meetings.
- Organize the courtroom for trial proceedings and supervise daily reports on child support cases, forwarding relevant information to appropriate staff members.
- Communicate with attorneys to acquire necessary paperwork requested by the Judge prior to scheduled hearings.
- Electronically sign Uniform Summary Support Orders (USSO), ensuring the Judge's signature is appropriately affixed.
- Supervise the preparation and submission of Judges' weekly bench time reports to the Assignment Judge.
- Provide support during marriage dissolution and domestic violence hearings, including the preparation of final divorce judgments for pro se litigants.
- Offer backup support to Judges as needed by covering Chambers.
- Deliver customer service support to litigants regarding available legal services and agencies.
- Process Special Civil, District Court, and Law Complaints, along with Writ returns and Affidavit of Levy, including service returns by mail.
- Schedule litigant motions for Judges' approval via the eCourts system.
- Conduct the jury selection process and inform jurors of courtroom procedures.
- Administer oaths to witnesses, attorneys, and interpreters.
- Operate recording equipment in accordance with established guidelines and facilitate settlement conferences.
Secretary to the Asst. Principal
Somerville Middle School
Somerville, NJ
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Generate daily tardy reports and maintain in Google Docs
- Processed detention reports to forward to parents and appropriate staff members
- Managed bi-weekly negative lunch balance reports and parent contact to rectify negative balances
- Generated warning, tardy, and detention letters to forward to parents
- Updated student demographics when needed in Real-time
Main Office Secretary
Marshall Elementary School
South Orange, NJ
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Served as the Secretary to the Principal, Asst. Principal and School Nurse
- Organized tours and orientations for incoming students
- Processed facility and IT request for office and staff
- Updated and maintained student emergency information in PowerSchool
- Responsible for student daily attendance
- Maintained the security of the school by screening visitors
- Organized and maintained office supplies and teacher's emergency sub plans
- Maintained Principal Calendar and scheduled meetings
- Processed paperwork for 504 meetings.
Child Study Team Secretary
Berkeley Heights Public Schools
Berkeley Heights, NJ
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Performed support services to the Director and Supervisor of Special Services & CST
- Collected and organized lesson plans, therapy logs, teacher observations and HIB reports
- Maintained student records, IEP, AR, Re-evaluation dates in IEP Direct
- Processed new student referrals in PowerSchool
- Maintained and updated students referred to the Special Services Department
- Processed and mailed meeting notices to parents
- Processed student progress reports on a quarterly basis
- Organized and maintained student data requested for the New Jersey Autism Study in Excel
- Maintained personnel records on staff members
- Scheduled interviews for the Director and Supervisor of Special Services
- Organized and entered facility request into School Dude
- Supported staff with daily operations in the Superintendents' office when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHAssociates Degree - Social Science
Essex County College
Newark, NJCertificate - Advanced Microsoft Excel
Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center
Monroe, NJDiploma -
Weequahic High School
Newark, NJSkills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Workspace
- Court management systems
- Real-time data processing
- Video conferencing tools
- Educational software solutions
- Facility management systems
- Audio recording technology
Certification
State of NJ Notary Public
References
Available Upon Request
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Administrative Specialist 2 - Operations Division
Superior Court of New Jersey
01.2019 - Current
Secretary to the Asst. Principal
Somerville Middle School
01.2018 - 01.2019
Main Office Secretary
Marshall Elementary School
01.2016 - 01.2017
Child Study Team Secretary
Berkeley Heights Public Schools
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Associates Degree - Social Science
Essex County College
Certificate - Advanced Microsoft Excel
Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center
Diploma -
Weequahic High School
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