Lauren Kowunna
Point Hope,USA
Summary
My name is Lauren Kowunna I have resided in the Point Hope Community for 17 years. I am a tribal member of Village of Wainwright. I have worked in the Public Servant sector off and on for about 10 years. I am currently a stay-at-home mother and wife of a tribal member of Native Village of Point Hope. I am a self-taught Public Servant with no formal education. It has been my passion to help the community of Point Hope for many years. I have dedicated my life to the health and well-being of the Point Hope community.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Prep
City of Point Hope
Point Hope, Alaska
01.2025 - 03.2025
- Audit preparation for local government.
- Prepared documents for audits performed internal audit for time and accounting.
- Worked with Arctic Slope Community Foundation for audit preparation.
Finance Administrator
City of Point Hope
Point Hope, Alaska
05.2022 - 08.2022
- I was hired to run the Finance Department for the local government.
- I was in charge of the General and Gaming accounts.
- Finance reporting for city council and government agencies.
- Quick books, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Sam.gov, North Slope Borough quarterly reporting.
Financial Specialist
Native Village of Point Hope
Point Hope, Alaska
01.2022 - 05.2022
- I was appointed as the Financial Specialist for the tribal government.
- I was in charge of all required finance reporting for all programs.
- Overlooked the Bookkeeper also trained in time and accounting.
- During this time, I was also the Acting Executive Director when the Executive Director was not in the office.
- I overlooked all programs and assisted directors with all required reporting to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
COVID Coordinator
Native Village of Point Hope
Point Hope, Alaska
09.2021 - 01.2022
- I was hired as the COVID Coordinator for tribal government to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus for the Point Hope community.
- In charge of creating and executing Emergency 90-day ordinances/health mandates for the Point Hope Trilateral Committee.
- Overlooked the COVID officers and also went into the field to monitor individuals in isolation in the Point Hope community.
Bingo Manager
City of Point Hope Gaming
Point Hope, Alaska
04.2019 - 01.2022
- I was in charge of Charitable Gaming for the local government.
- Trained all incoming bingo workers on the floor and pull-tab agents.
- I submitted all financial reports to the State of Alaska quarterly and annually.
- I was in charge of all community events sponsored by the City of Point Hope gaming.
- Submitted monthly reports to the City Council in regard to finances for Gaming.
- Reported to the City Mayor and City Council.
- Submitted Daily Cash receipts to be entered into the accounting software.
- Obtained certification from Fireweed Professional Services for Charitable Gaming and Quick books for Charitable Gaming.
COVID Coordinator
City of Point Hope
Point Hope, Alaska
03.2020 - 07.2021
- I was hired as the COVID Coordinator to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus for the Point Hope community.
- In charge of creating and executing Emergency 90-day ordinances/health mandates for the Point Hope trilateral Committee.
- Overlooked the COVID Officers and also went into the field to monitor individuals in isolation in the Point Hope Community.
- On-Call 24/7 for travel authorizations into the Point Hope Community.
- Submitted monthly required reports to the City Council of Point Hope.
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
City of Point Hope Gaming
Point Hope, Alaska
01.2019 - 04.2019
- I worked the Bingo Floor selling bingo sheets in charge of Daily Cash Receipt.
- Balanced daily cash receipt.
- Sold Pull Tabs when needed and balanced daily sales.
ETP Custodian
North Slope Borough ETP
Point Hope, Alaska
07.2018 - 10.2018
- I was hired through the Mayors Job Program as a Custodian for the City of Point Hope.
- I was in charge of cleaning the building day to day.
- Worked under the custodian to ensure the cleanliness of the local government.
Cashier
Point Hope Native Store
Point Hope, Alaska
10.2010 - 11.2017
- I started off as a cashier and was promoted to run the produce department for local store.
- Office Clerk, Point of Sale data entry, maintained WIC requirement updates, maintained NSF lists for all accounts, balanced daily sales, maintained end of the month statements for all business accounts, on-call housekeeping and other duties as assigned by management.
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
Tikigaq Rec. Committee
Point Hope, Alaska
10.2014 - 12.2015
- I worked the bingo floor selling bingo sheets, sold pull tabs to customers and balanced daily sales to report to management.
- Held onto all proceeds for council to verify the next day.
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
City of Point Hope Gaming
Point Hope, Alaska
10.2014 - 12.2015
- I worked the bingo floor selling bingo sheets, sold pull tabs to customers and balanced daily sales to report to management.
- Held onto all proceeds for council to verify next day.
Barista
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Anchorage, Alaska
08.2005 - 12.2005
- Greeted and assisted customers with variety of items sold.
- Open and closed establishment and balanced daily sales.
- Was in charge or ordering stock for establishment and sending invoices to management.
- Maintained cleanliness of establishment.
Barista
NANA Management Services
Anchorage, Alaska
02.2005 - 07.2005
- I opened Naataq and Sisauq’s coffee shop at the ANTHC building.
- I was in charge of daily sales, greeted and assisted customers with variety of items sold in establishment.
- Stocked all vending machines daily, maintained the cleanliness of area, was on-call for the ANMC cafeteria with food prep, washed dishes, cleaned the lobby of cafeteria.
- Assisted in unloading freight for the cafeteria.
Sales Rep.
Vector Marketing
Anchorage, Alaska
10.2003 - 11.2003
- I set up and demonstrated Cutco Cutlery.
- Demonstrated how items can be utilized to sell commission based.
- Gave customers options of different packages offered from Cutco Cutlery and signed them up for monthly updates from the company.
Barista
The Perfect Cupboard
Anchorage, Alaska
11.2002 - 03.2003
- I opened and closed the establishment daily.
- Greeted and assisted customers with variety of different merchandise for establishment.
- Ordered stock and prepared invoices for management.
- Trained all new incoming employees with proper food handling.
- Balanced daily sales and dropped all revenues generated by establishment daily to be deposited into company bank account.
- Maintained cleanliness of establishment.
Cashier/ Food handler
McDonalds
Anchorage, Alaska
09.2001 - 11.2001
- I was a cashier worked the drive thru, lobby, greeted and assisted customers with orders.
- Balanced daily sales to report to management.
- Maintained the cleanliness of the store.
- Worked closely with management for ordering back stock, unloaded the freight that came in when needed.
- Performed other duties as assigned.
- Worked closely with management for preparation for supervisor.
- I opened the newly remodeled location off of Debarr after renovation.
Education
GED
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Skills
- Collaboration
- Accounting
- Active Listening
- Decision Making
- Management
- Financial reporting
- Audit preparation
- Microsoft Excel
- Budget management
- Team collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Computer skills
- Training & Development
- Active listening
Hobbies and Interests
- Culture Awareness
- Reading
- Christianity
- Writing
- Self-Education
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: your date of birth here
- Nationality: your nationality here
- Marital Status: your marital status here
- Place of Birth: your place of birth here
Residence
617 Niqsagiaq Street, Point Hope, AK, 99766
Timeline
Audit Prep
City of Point Hope
01.2025 - 03.2025
Finance Administrator
City of Point Hope
05.2022 - 08.2022
Financial Specialist
Native Village of Point Hope
01.2022 - 05.2022
COVID Coordinator
Native Village of Point Hope
09.2021 - 01.2022
COVID Coordinator
City of Point Hope
03.2020 - 07.2021
Bingo Manager
City of Point Hope Gaming
04.2019 - 01.2022
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
City of Point Hope Gaming
01.2019 - 04.2019
ETP Custodian
North Slope Borough ETP
07.2018 - 10.2018
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
Tikigaq Rec. Committee
10.2014 - 12.2015
Bingo Worker/Pull Tab
City of Point Hope Gaming
10.2014 - 12.2015
Cashier
Point Hope Native Store
10.2010 - 11.2017
Barista
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
08.2005 - 12.2005
Barista
NANA Management Services
02.2005 - 07.2005
Sales Rep.
Vector Marketing
10.2003 - 11.2003
Barista
The Perfect Cupboard
11.2002 - 03.2003
Cashier/ Food handler
McDonalds
09.2001 - 11.2001
GED
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