Marcella F. Lamb

• Concepts, methodologies, and tools pertaining to the organizing, tracking, and reporting aspects of project and program management.
  Knowledge specific to the area of assignment; considerable knowledge of the major principals, practices, methods, and techniques of administration relating to areas such as general management, budgeting, human resources, or finance.
  General knowledge of how city government functions.

Develop strategies to problems of moderate complexity focused on a specific program, function, or service area; adapt guidelines, including unwritten policies, precedents, and practices that are not always completely applicable to changing situations.
Apply a comprehensive grasp of most factors affecting the area of responsibility.
Evaluate situations having multiple (and sometime conflicting) elements/considerations.
Make judgments and decisions that are still guided by policies, procedures, and management imposed limits, but latitude exists for non-reviewed actions or decisions on routine and some non-routine matters.
Understand, apply, and/or adapt complex/conflicting oral or written regulations or guidelines to diverse and dissimilar situations.
Act independently, and know when to refer situations to higher-level authority.

• Responsible for coordinating an after-school program for one of Cincinnati's largest landlords, while working for the Cincinnati Police Department in conjunction with choosing and hiring Cincinnati police officers as tutors and chaperones.
• Collaborated with many Cincinnati stakeholders to bring a community-minded event to fruition.
• Collaborated with TriHealth to coordinate the "Real Men Wear Pink" campaign for the City of Cincinnati Police Department. Responsible for obtaining in-kind donations. Our efforts generated over 20,000 dollars for the Cincinnati Cancer Foundation.
• Coordinated, the Sentinel Police Yearly Fundraising Gala. Responsible for obtaining in-kind donations to see this event come to fruition.
• I coordinated many fundraising events for community needs, including the collaboration with the Cincinnati Reds Foundation's "Back to School" event and "Easter Egg" hunt.
• Collaborated with Jeff Ruby Enterprises, The Redmoor event house and several other businesses to help coordinate fundraising efforts for a fallen officer, which generated over $50,000 in donations.
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• Confirmed attendance, hours worked and pay rates to properly post information in appropriate records.
• Coordinated the direct deposit setup and adjustments for employees.
• Resolved payroll discrepancies by analyzing information and providing solutions.
• Generated detailed reports on payroll activities and submitted to management.
• Prepared and distributed payslips to employees.
• Conducted regular payroll reconciliations to identify and rectify discrepancies.
• Calculated employee leave time by comparing available hours against listed hours.
• Maintained confidentiality of sensitive personnel information in accordance with legal regulations.
• Handled and resolved employee payroll queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Cultivated relationships with the Cincinnati Police Department and local residents to increase visibility and engagement in the community.