Suzanne Carter
Jackson,GA
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Owner
NuGround Holdings, LLC
04.2018 - Current
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing, and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets by opening up NuGround Studios and NuGround Cinema Rentals.
- Created, managed, and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
- Transcribed meeting minutes into digital format and stored in data repository.
Substitute Teacher
Community Christian School
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Supervised and ensured classroom management in the absence of regular teachers
- Assisted classroom instructors in implementing lesson plans and maintaining instructional continuity
- Demonstrated proficiency in classroom management, office tasks, and implementing effective instructional strategies to enhance student learning.
- Checked completed work for proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
- Attended staff meetings, transcribing the meetings to keep primary teacher up to date.
Business Owner
Georgia Production Services, LLC
04.2010 - 07.2020
- Orchestrated development of realistic budgets by analyzing costs and fees to optimize operational efficiency
- Managed business budget planning, accounting functions, purchasing, and biweekly payroll to meet financial obligations
- Stayed abreast of regulatory changes to adapt business operations and ensure compliance
- Successfully expanded business from one truck to a multi-million dollar trucking industry before selling it.
Juvenile Probation Officer III
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Provided case management for up to 50 youth, coordinating activities and services to fulfill probation requirements and submitting monthly progress reports for verification
- Conducted intakes, treatment team meetings, and effective response meetings with youth, parents, probation officers, therapists, school officials, and staff
- Managed a team of employees, implemented relapse prevention programs, coordinated life skills classes, supervised case management, managed accounts, and collaborated with treatment centers/detoxification centers and probation officers for release of addicted inmates
- Conducted in-depth research and compiled police reports for pre-sentence investigations
- Collaborated with law enforcement, probation officers, and the district attorney's office
- Prepared and issued court orders, probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, and summonses
- Conducted regular meetings with offenders to monitor program progress and probation compliance.
- Typed legal briefs, reports and court petitions using correct legal format and design guidelines for documents.
Juvenile Probation Officer
South Carolina Department of Juvennile Justice
03.2003 - 01.2005
- Managed case management for up to 100 youth concurrently, overseeing activities and services necessary for completing probation requirements
- Coordinated transportation for residents to appointments, court hearings, and therapy sessions
- Facilitated intakes, treatment team meetings, and effective response meetings with various stakeholders
- Collaborated with treatment centers, detox centers, and probation and parole for release of addicted inmates
- Conducted thorough pre-sentence investigations by researching and compiling police reports
- Worked closely with law enforcement, probation officers, and district attorney's office
- Drafted successful Informal Probation motions for juvenile clients, resulting in completion within six months
- Issued court orders, probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, and summonses
- Monitored offenders' progress in programs and compliance with probation requirements.
Education
Masters - Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 05.2004
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA05.1997
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- Records Management
- Court transcription
- Notary Public
- Case Management
- Data entry experience
Certification
- Paralegal Certificate
- Victim Advocacy
- Paraprofessional Assessment
- Notary Public
- Community Corrections Basic Training
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Community Christian School
08.2021 - 05.2022
Business Owner
NuGround Holdings, LLC
04.2018 - Current
Business Owner
Georgia Production Services, LLC
04.2010 - 07.2020
Juvenile Probation Officer III
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
01.2005 - 01.2009
Juvenile Probation Officer
South Carolina Department of Juvennile Justice
03.2003 - 01.2005
Masters - Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
University of Mary Washington