MERYL JEFFERSON
JAMAICA,NY
Summary
Experienced Office Management and Administrative Professional. Experienced in optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Manager
Teachers College, Columbia University
06.2021 - Current
- Manage and monitor all aspects of the Enrollment Services budget including Registrar, Financial Aid, Enrollment Services, Marketing, and the Admission Office for the Chief Enrollment Officer & Vice President.
- Serve as a liaison for Enrollment Service Division with all vendors regarding contracts, and billing.
- Prepare travel and expense requisitions for the Vice President of Enrollment & Student Success and, AVP Admission & Marketing.
- Allocate the Monthly American Express Business Cards for the VP and AVP.
- Reconcile monthly P-Card monthly charges for the Admission and Marketing Office.
- Prepare all Electronic Personnel Action Forms (ePafs) for the Enrollment Services Division when staff is hired, promoted or upon termination.
- Serves as the liaison between Human Resources, Business Services, Budget, Accounts Payable, and Information Technology Departments.
- Manage confidential, detailed, and time-sensitive information on a regular basis.
- Update and approves senior-level executives' timesheets in electronic database.
- Utilize project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
- Analyze and solved multi-faceted problems that effected executive leaders and business initiatives.
- Optimize organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits, and recordkeeping.
- Manage office supplies, requisitions, and purchases of equipment, serving as the point person in for troubleshooting both IT and phone related issues for Enrollment Services.
- Onboard new staff for high-performing administration teams.
Development Associate
Weill Cornell Medicine
07.2013 - 06.2021
- Managed three senior-level executives: Assistant Vice-Provost for Development, Director, of Fundraising Strategies/Capital Campaigns, and Director of Individual and Institutional Giving.
- Managed the Board subcommittees (Meyer Cancer, Initiative for Children's Health, Initiative for the Brain, Entrepreneurship, and Education).
- Managed and coordinated development of internal staff meetings including weekly activity, agenda prep, metrics, new prospect, campaign staff, development leadership, and all ad hoc meetings for staff of approx.50.
- Managed shared calendar of events within the SharePoint database.
- Provided logistical support for the Campaign Leadership Committee, Development Committee, and all ad hoc campaign meetings.
- Assisted with all major events (Palm Beach Symposium, Greenberg Awards Dinner, and Cabaret) which included onsite registration, and troubleshooting.
- Served as liaison between External Affairs and JFM Consulting for the annual Cabaret event.
- Collaborated with various departments within Weill Cornell Medicine (Capital Planning, ITS, HR, Maintenance and Engineering, External Affairs, Risk Management, and Finance for Vendor Outreach and journal advertisement for our annual gala.
- Distributed the Cabaret money report to institutional directors with weekly financial updates.
- Served as a liaison between Cornell University Office of Development and Weill Cornell Medicine External Affairs.
- Facilitated timely delivery of special projects to meet organizational and departmental objectives.
Education
Bachelor of Music -
Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NYSkills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, and PowerPoint)
- Ellucian - Banner
- BlackBaud (BBEC) CRM Fundraising Database Software
- MSOW database
- Citrix Database
- Pledgemaker Database
- Firespring Marketing Database
- Violinist for over 30 years
Certification
June 2023
NYSFAAA Novice Training Certification
Financial Aid Training
February 2021
Diversity & Inclusion Certification
Cornell University – eCornell
Timeline
Administrative Manager
Teachers College, Columbia University
06.2021 - Current
Development Associate
Weill Cornell Medicine
07.2013 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Music -
Five Towns College
June 2023
NYSFAAA Novice Training Certification
Financial Aid Training
February 2021
Diversity & Inclusion Certification
Cornell University – eCornell
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