Sarah Meza-Garza
Yorktown Heights,NY
Summary
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
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Aide
Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
Yorktown Heights, New York
10.2025 - Current
- Supported individual students with learning challenges and special needs.
- Collaborated with teachers to develop instructional materials and resources.
- Monitored student behavior and implemented positive reinforcement strategies.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Supervised students during classroom activities and transitions.
Financial Assistant
L&Son Heat/AC Tech Corp
Yorktown Heights, New York
10.2024 - 05.2025
- Completed year-end closeout of all accounts and records.
- Managed financial forms, permanent records, and employee files.
- Performed database entry updates to keep information current.
- Greeted customers, answered account questions and resolved complaints.
- Monitored and recorded company expenses, preparing expense reports for management review.
- Prepared weekly payroll for team of salaried and hourly employees.
- Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures, and correct problems with physical and digital files.
Secretary
Mahopac Auto Repair Corp
Mahopac, NY
04.2020 - 04.2023
- Ordered office supplies to purchase items and maintain appropriate levels.
- Greeted visitors and directed to appropriate location or person.
- Responded to customer issues to provide immediate resolution and improve retention.
- Coordinated communications, taking calls, responding to emails and interfacing with clients.
- Managed multiple calendars and contacts using computer software.
- Assisted with accounts receivable and accounts payable functions.
- Maintained organized filing system of paper and electronic documents.
- Answered telephone calls to give information to callers, take messages or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- Operated office equipment such as photocopiers, scanners, and fax machines.
One-On-One Aide
Peekskill City School District
Peekskill, NY
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Worked in tandem with teacher to develop customized classroom environment conducive to students' needs.
- Escorted students to restroom cafeteria, outside to playground and on field trips.
- Collaborated with teacher to develop personalized and successful learning strategies.
- Reviewed and reported on IEP progress.
- Assisted faculty members or staff with student conferences.
- Helped students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts.
Medical Esthetician
Wellness and Skincare Medical Spa
Tuckahoe, NY
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Scheduled patient consultations and treatments using medical software.
- Performed facial treatments on clients to correct and prevent skin conditions, microdermabrasion, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, and Thermage.
- Recommended home care regimen for desired results.
- Meticulously maintained spa appearance and cleanliness.
- Provided excellent customer service and skincare treatments to clients.
- Set up patient rooms and sterilized equipment.
- Maintained rigorous standards of sanitation and sterilization as directed by law and spa's policies and procedures.
- Used magnifying lamps or visors to evaluate and examine client skin condition and appearance.
- Answered multi-line phone, returned clients calls and scheduled appointments.
- Assisted with operational activities such as inventory control, loss prevention and compliance.
- Promoted patient education of skincare to enhance patient confidence and reinforce therapy.
- Promoted skincare products to patients according to specific needs, boosting overall revenue.
Oral Surgery Assistant
Jefferson Valley Oral Surgery
Yorktown Heights, New York
08.2015 - 12.2018
- Gave patients detailed education before surgery to explain side effects and what medications could be used to treat pain.
- Welcomed patients upon arrival, led to surgical area and managed procedure preparations.
- Took part in surgical procedures by assisting oral surgeon.
- Assisted oral surgeon by preparing surgical area ahead of time so that procedures could take place.
- Soothed anxious patients by effectively listening and demonstrating concern for individual fears.
- Updated patient records with new data and treatment information.
- Selected and prepared tools used for procedures by sanitizing and arranging.
- Exposed dental diagnostic x-rays.
- Passed instruments to dentist, gently sprayed water, suctioned fluids and mixed materials to support dentists during procedures.
- Prepared bills and completed insurance forms using system software.
- Took medical and dental history and recorded vital signs of patients.
- Kept track of treatment information in patient records.
Education
High School Diploma -
Peekskill High School
Peekskill, NY06-2011
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Houghton University
Houghton, NYSkills
- Payroll administration
- Reporting skills
- Documentation skills
- Bookkeeping expertise
- Customer service
- Relationship building
- Invoice processing
- Office administration
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Teacher Aide
Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
10.2025 - Current
Financial Assistant
L&Son Heat/AC Tech Corp
10.2024 - 05.2025
Secretary
Mahopac Auto Repair Corp
04.2020 - 04.2023
One-On-One Aide
Peekskill City School District
10.2019 - 04.2020
Medical Esthetician
Wellness and Skincare Medical Spa
01.2019 - 09.2019
Oral Surgery Assistant
Jefferson Valley Oral Surgery
08.2015 - 12.2018
High School Diploma -
Peekskill High School
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Houghton University