Motivated professional offering proficiency in Grant management combined with strong mathematical and analytical thinking skills. Thoroughly understands grant development, planning, and how to create unique strategies to meet specific funding needs. Personable team player with exceptional customer service abilities. Fast learner and committed to continuous, self-directed learning.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Education Initiatives Coordinator
Grant, Orlando Science Center
05.2022 - Current
Coordinate and manage grant programs by recruiting, marketing, and selecting grant recipients
Book, schedule and create itineraries for schools for their grant programs
Develop a tracking system to manage grant reservations
Manage and update monthly grant forecasts and funding reports
Collect data, input, Analyze, and create reports for future and current grant
Responsible for tracking and updating daily financial charges to each grant
Responsible for working with finance to ensure grant funds are being used correctly
Brainstormed with grant manager to improve future school recruitments and marketing for grants
Communicate with schools on grant-related needs via phone and email
Ensures all deadlines for grant billing and school booking are met
Maintaining and managing grant documentation
Established and maintained electronic files for grant-funded projects for tracking and reporting.
Worked with directors and grant program staff to implement established grant compliance policies and procedures.
Conducted routine compliance reviews of grant programs.
Answered questions from staff about grant funded programs for fiscal and programmatic compliance matters.
Monitored and re-classed errors in grant charges, accounting and close outs.
Managed budgets for events and campaigns, keeping financial goals on track.
Education Program Reservationist
Orlando Science Center
04.2019 - 05.2022
Assisted with checking-in school field trips, including prepping materials, taking payments, and communicating with other departments
Responsible for utilizing grant funds and booking grant-funded programs
Responsible for booking all reservations pertaining to all educational programs
Used ticketing software systems to process payments,book reservations, input data, and reports
Assisted and created itineraries for field trips
Responsible for answering email inquiries, web-sale requests, faxes, and phone calls regarding educational programming
Handled reservation confirmations on all sales
Collected and followed up on deposits and payments received for fee-based educational programming.
Customer Service Cashier
Universal Studios Orlando
03.2016 - 01.2019
Collected payments via cash, check, or other charge payments from guest
Calculated thecost of shipping products to create quotes
Assisted in stocking shelves and rotating merchandise
Provided sales support including assisting customers in making purchase decisions
Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
Education
Southwestern High School
Detroit, MI
Associate Degree - General Science
University of Michigan
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DeVry University
Skills
Grant Research
Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint
Data Entry
Planning & Coordinating
Tessi Ticketing system
Microsoft Business Central - (Dynamics)
Fiscal Reporting
Program Auditing
Financial Planning
Grants Coordination
Scholarship Applications
Funds Allocation
Accounting Procedures
Attention to Detail
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Report Preparation
Financial Modelling
Affiliations
Passionate and motivated with more than 7+ years of experience in working in the customer service industry and 4+ years of experience working with grants at a nonprofit. Oversaw various grant proposals, research, applications and paperwork at a museum.
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