Sashira Fernandez-Chico

As the Resource Development Assistant, I am responsible for performing administrative duties related to fundraising, special events, and volunteering groups. I support general office support to the Resource Development Director by answering phones, scheduling appointments/meetings, database management, stewardship and direct mail. In addition, I assist with relations and development operations by creating corporate proposals, sending acknowledgements, agreements, reminders and invoices. I collaborate and coordinate with program and facilities staff to identify and plan special events, engagement and supply drive through recruitment, engagement, planning and execution.

I am currently an Office Assistant, where I input confidential documents into database systems, interacted with students, parents and faculty to provide information, assist with clerical tasks, and maintain an overall positive welcoming environment.

I aided the membership coordinator in aiding programs, processing and maintaining member, camp and swim registration. Along with engaging with members and parents, filing confidential documents and assisting with payments.

I was responsible for maintaining a positive image and providing excellent customer service to members, parents, staff and visitors. My additional responsibilities involved training staff, registration and implementing processes. Overall supervision and function of the membership desk.

I continued to help provide children in Waltham with healthy meals. As a supervisor, I not only distributed the meals being provided but took into account the meals being provided. I directed and guided teen employees on how to safely provide meals being given.

I helped provide equity in the city of Waltham by providing over 20,000 meals in hopes of eliminating food insecurity. I helped kitchen staff create meals to give to children around the community. Along with helping distribute the meals.