Sheena Howze
Milwaukee
Summary
Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Buyer Coach
Acts Housing
Milwaukee
08.2024 - Current
- Assist families, one –on-one and in groups to become purchase ready, with the creation of Action Plans to facilitate the goal of obtaining mortgage financing.
- Conduct intake, follow up, orientation, and workshop sessions for individuals or groups seeking services.
- Evaluate current and historical financial data.
- Entering, updating and retrieving information for credit applications.
- Recommend and track the effectiveness of strategies for families to meet their financial goals, such as making budget adjustments, spending plans, or adhering to debt management plans.
- Guide and explain services or policies to families, for such things as down payments and closing costs, ensuring compliance and appropriate reporting.
- Individual Development Account coordinate and manage the withdrawal disbursements.
Foreclosure Speciality Rep II
DMI
Lake Zurich
10.2021 - 03.2024
- Supervise processing of activities and administered responsiveness of alerts to determine foreclosure timeline management.
- Analyze foreclosure sale bids, judgments, reinstatements, and payoffs.
- Examine files with management prior to foreclose sale date to formulate bidding instructions.
- Evaluate foreclosure litigation paperwork, affidavits, and post-sale documents.
- Spearhead the initiation of complete audits while ensuring clear communication in all areas.
- Oversee the loan in MSP to determine what client, investor, MIP, and state the loan is in to incorporate needed guidelines.
- Analyze MSP, LPS, Desktop, and Back-in-black vendor information including property inspections.
- Coordinate communication with all involved parties, notifying people to ensure correct and timely payments.
- Correspond with internal and external requests for audits and status.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
Office Operations Associate
Department of Children and Families
Milwaukee
12.2017 - 10.2021
- Corresponded with request for CPS records, case information, and any additional public research requested.
- Redacted confidential information on reports requested and conducted research of historic files.
- Gathered and analyzed research data using eWiSACWIS and CCAP.
- Evaluated candidates through screening panel to ensure each meets basic requirements for role.
- Kept business, customer, and financial records current and accurate to stay on top of changing information and avoid lost data.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Processed invoices and expenses using QuickBooks to facilitate on-time payment.
- Oversaw automated tracking and documentation of data, client correspondence and office operations.
Paralegal
Miller and Miller Law
Milwaukee
10.2018 - 08.2019
- Determined cause of action and prepared cases by investigating facts and law of cases /search pertinent sources, such as public records.
- Gathered and analyzed research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Coordinated with clients and professionals involved in cases to gather all necessary details for high status cases.
- Prepared legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Oversaw and coordinate the movement of client cases from document review filing.
- Corresponded with clients via phone, text, email, or face to face meetings ensuring they are updated on necessary steps involved in cases and meet with clients to collect documents needed for trustee.
- Proficient use of Best Case and Time Matters technology.
- Recorded billing and time tracking for attorneys.
Auditor Assistant
Department of Children and Families
Milwaukee
11.2017 - 12.2018
- Collected and analyzed data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
- Reported to management about asset utilization and audit results and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
- Prepared, analyzed, and verified annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning.
- Developed and processed detailed reports on audit findings.
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
Education
HUD Certified -
A.S. - Legal Studies
Post University
Waterbury, CtSkills
- MyCase
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office
- Time Matters
- Best Case
- EWiSACWIS
- Slack
- Research
- Analytical
- Detail-Orientated
- Problem solving
- Customer engagement
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Time management abilities
- Active listening
- Microsoft Access
- Foreclosure processes
- Document preparation
- Compliance monitoring
Volunteer Experience
Directive Paralegal Firm, Assisted the community with bankruptcy, amortization of debt, divorce, child support, legal custody, credit repair, injunctions, credit building tools, and real estate forms.
Timeline
Home Buyer Coach
Acts Housing
08.2024 - Current
Foreclosure Speciality Rep II
DMI
10.2021 - 03.2024
Paralegal
Miller and Miller Law
10.2018 - 08.2019
Office Operations Associate
Department of Children and Families
12.2017 - 10.2021
Auditor Assistant
Department of Children and Families
11.2017 - 12.2018
HUD Certified -
A.S. - Legal Studies
Post University