Laura Redruello

Organized simultaneous office functions and direct administrative personnel to meet needs of [Type] professionals. Performance-oriented and driven with in-depth understanding of budgets, payroll and office organization needs. Skillfully coordinate resources and administrative support to keep operations smooth and boost team productivity.

• Collaboration and contribution to the Gynocine Project ( a digital humanities endeavor)
• Team member of the publishing house “Linkgua”
• Consultant to Club del Espendrú (Havana)
• Consultant in the formation of Grupo de Trabajo de Cine y Literatura [Cinema and Literature Working Group]
• Referee for journal La Colmena
• Organized a panel discussion in Havana on the role of activist Cuban intellectual women with the poet Carmen González Chacón, the activist Norma Gillard (psychologist and anti-racist and LGTBQ activist) and the academic Marta Lesmes
• Organized a panel discussion with the writer Wendy Guerra at the Centro Cultural del Hotel Plaza in Havana
• Outside reviewer of Dr Kahtrin Theumer for tenure and promotion at Franklin & Marshal College (2018)
• Referee for Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos
• Collaborator and consultant in the cinematographic programming of the Cine Club Católico Reina at the Loyola Cultural Center in Havana
• Referee for Revista Perifrasis (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)
• Book Reviewer for Temple University Press

• Council for Faculty Affairs Committee
• Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES) committee
• Co-chair Diversity Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Study Abroad Committee
• Lasallian Experience Committee
• Middle States Governance and Administration Task Force
• Council for Faculty Affairs (CFA)
• Member of the Collage Senate (CFA)
• Curriculum Committee

• Interim Chair Modern Languages, Manhattan College, 2017, 2018, Acting Chair for International Studies and Modern Languages and Literatures, Advising International Studies students and conducted the day-to-day functions of the Department, Coordination of events and graduation ceremonies, Managing Budget, Organizing lectures and speakers, Hiring staff and professors
• Faculty Coordinator of Study Abroad Program in Madrid, Manhattan College, Promotion of the semester and summer programs in Madrid through informational meetings and classroom visits, Creation of promotional materials to advertise the programs, Advising students (majors and minors, especially) individually on allocation of course credits taken through this program, Holding orientation workshops, Creation of schedule and activities, Handling student emergencies and problems with program director in Madrid, Coordination with MC teachers in Madrid and MC chairs in New York regarding syllabi and course materials, Evaluation University of Madrid transcripts upon students’ return, Application in person for students’ visas, Supplying teacher and course evaluations for MC faculty in Madrid, Searching for hiring professors and directors at Madrid
• Director of Advanced Placement Summer Institute, Manhattan College, Creating promotional material: brochures, publicity letters, faxes, etc., Promotion and mailing of the program in the U.S. and internationally, Identifying and hiring of consultants to teach the workshops, Arranging classes, and finding resources necessary for successful development of 23 workshops, Arranging housing and lodging for participants, Organizing all social and academic events, Track and evaluate each workshop, Hiring and coordinating a student staff