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Sarah Berard

Summary

Dedicated Community Association Manager offering expertise in building partnerships, retaining key accounts and enhancing profit channels. Strong leader with proficiency in growing professional network, influencing decision-makers and devising successful strategies. Collaborative and strategic team leader with robust background in customer relationship management.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Association Account Manager

IMPACT ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
10.2021 - Current
  • Respond to questions and concerns from Homeowners, vendors, and Board members in a professional manner
  • Coordinate and attend meetings with the Board for each association as the management representation

  • Conduct community walk throughs and inspections on regular basis and arrange appropriate follow-up actions as required
  • Responsible for troubleshooting maintenance issues, managing vendors and coordinating special projects
  • Assist in obtaining and reviewing bids for capital projects
  • Manage resident and owner communication through mail and digital communication
  • Monitor delinquencies and collection processes per the Governing Documents
  • Answer phones and respond to emails daily
  • Work with bookkeeper and offsite assistants to ensure timely and accurate reporting is provided to each Board members monthly
  • Create Association annual budgets for ratification
  • Increased client satisfaction by building strong relationships and addressing their needs promptly.
  • Managed a diverse portfolio of accounts, ensuring timely communication and effective problem resolution.
  • Maintained high client retention rate by providing exceptional customer service and anticipating client needs.

Sales associate

ACE HARDWARE
03.2021 - 07.2021

  • Ensure all pages and calls are answered promptly, courteously, and effectively
  • Possess strong product knowledge and knowledge of store layout and location of products
  • Assist customers throughout the store with personal, customized service based on the premise of amazing customer service, every time
  • Assist with receiving, checking in and stocking of merchandise throughout the store
  • Assist with maintaining back stock levels
  • Assist with daily maintenance, orderliness and cleanliness of the sales floor, stock room and outdoor merchandise.

Customer Service Representative

AT&T
03.2019 - 02.2020
  • Proven experience providing customer support in busy call center environments for entertainment services
  • Handled in-bound calls and frequent large call volume
  • Managed upset customers, conflicts, and challenging situations
  • An unwavering commitment to customer service, with the ability to build productive relationships, resolve complex issues and win customer loyalty
  • Strategic-relationship and partnership-building skills - listen attentively, solve problems creatively and use tact and diplomacy to achieve win-win outcomes.

Member Services Representative

MOLINA HEALTHCARE
07.2018 - 02.2019
  • Customer service representative for members of Medicaid and potential members
  • Ability to use multiple tools on PC and multi-task proficiently
  • Handled inbound calls from policy holders and answered inquiries on policy related issues
  • Consulted regularly with team members to achieve set goals
  • Efficiently solved complex underwriting problems
  • Established and maintained effective relationships with peers, supervisors, and public
  • Working with customers to resolve credit reporting discrepancies.

Education

Skills

  • Experience using MS Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc
  • Leadership and Management
  • Strong work ethic, results oriented, and team focused
  • Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to recognize problems early and produce prompt resolutions
  • Ability to prioritize and focus on critical tasks as well as shift focus or multitask when appropriate
  • Capable of working within fast-paced, deadline driven environment while generating timely results
  • Ability to discover, understand and meet needs of clients in a timely manner
  • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong team player mindset with ability to produce high quality work collaboratively as well as independently
  • Prior experience with clients or customers daily in person and by phone
  • Highly motivated, detail oriented, independent learner with a passion for delivering high-level customer service

Timeline

Community Association Account Manager

IMPACT ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
10.2021 - Current

Sales associate

ACE HARDWARE
03.2021 - 07.2021

Customer Service Representative

AT&T
03.2019 - 02.2020

Member Services Representative

MOLINA HEALTHCARE
07.2018 - 02.2019

Sarah Berard