- Gardening
- Baking
- Drawing and Painting
- Music
- Cooking
Maria Tusa
Mandeville,LA
Summary
Secretary, bookkeeping, office manager experience at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, excelling in community engagement. Proven ability to coordinate events and manage schedules while providing exceptional customer service. Skilled in multitasking,
strong work ethic, demonstrating empathy and dependability in all interactions. Art background in oil painting and design.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Secretary/Bookkeeper/Office Manager
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Latin Mass Community Chapel
Covington, Louisiana
10.2021 - Current
- Software: Parishsoft Online Giving, Parishsoft Family, Virtus Safe Environment, Fastrax Select Background Checks, QuickBooks, Word, Excel
- Manage the church office including secretarial and administrative duties, scheduled appointments, follow-up calls, hospital calls for chaplain
- Answering phone, inquiries, providing information, handling correspondence.
- Maintained daily documents, bookkeeping entries, tracking contributions, all financial transactions, preparing payments, checks, and invoices through QuickBooks.
- Prepare annual tax contributions for parishioners/contributors
- Safe Environment trained through the Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Oversee Virtus Safe Environment program and Virtus Background checks through Fastrax.
- Assisted in event planning and execution for church functions such as conferences, workshops, social gatherings, annual feast day luncheon up to 400 people, Live Nativity and Christmas Market for public-children, parents, Rosary Congress set up, Food distribution days for the public, receptions following First Holy Communion and Confirmation Sacraments
- Prepare, record, and maintain Sacrament records, including ordering Foccus tests.
- Assist with Catechism program.
- Prepared weekly church bulletin.
- Ordered all church supplies including altar bread, wine, candles, charcoal, incense.
- Monitor and set up weekly counting room to complete Parishsoft Batches.
- Experience with LA Charitable Gaming and LA Dept. of Revenue for events.
- St. Joseph Altar Co-Chair experience, set-up, supplies, baking days
Volunteer
Pontchartrain Elementary/Tchefuncte Middle School
08.1999 - 05.2008
- Assisted teachers in different grade levels from K-6 as my children went through their schooling. Assisted in the classrooms grading papers, filing papers, classroom activities, making copies, playground events.
Volunteer
Tchefuncte Middle School
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Taught art lessons all year to 4th grade class, in the classroom.
- Prepared the lessons on different artists, and had supplies ready for the lesson.
- Taught the history of the artist then had an art lesson on the technique used by the artist.
Volunteer
Pontchartrain Elementary School
07.2000 - 05.2003
- Co-Chair Cultural Arts Program for 3 years
- Ordered supplies for grades K-3 art lab, organized supplies for each lesson, assisted in teaching the lessons.
- Assisted Kindergarten teacher in the classroom.
- Planned annual Cultural Arts Day for grades K-3, with artists, music entertainers, craft tables for children, catered food for workers and volunteers. Set up and clean up.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management Science/Marketing/Visual Communications
Kean University
Union, NJ07-1990
Skills
- Customer service
- Office correspondence
- Appointment scheduling
- Multitasking and time management
- Bookkeeping
- Dependability
- Emotional support
- Keeping children safe
- Community involvement
- Empathy and patience
- Strong work ethic
- Order management
- Oil painting/Art background
- Volunteer coordination
Interests
Timeline
Secretary/Bookkeeper/Office Manager
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Latin Mass Community Chapel
10.2021 - Current
Volunteer
Tchefuncte Middle School
08.2006 - 05.2007
Volunteer
Pontchartrain Elementary School
07.2000 - 05.2003
Volunteer
Pontchartrain Elementary/Tchefuncte Middle School
08.1999 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Management Science/Marketing/Visual Communications
Kean University
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