Summary
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OTHER EXPERIENCE
Senior Community Advisor Harvard Graduate Commons
Co-Founder- Next Gen Initiative
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EVELYN CONTRERAS

Cambridge,MA

Summary

Finance and academic operations professional with 9+ years of experience supporting radiologists. students, faculty, overseeing budgets and financial tracking, and managing complex administrative and project workflows in higher education and healthcare environments. Brings strong organizational judgment and the ability to execute time-sensitive work across multiple stakeholders while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Harvard House Administrator of Leverett House

Harvard College
01.2023 - Current
  • Provides strategic leadership for House administrative operations, including staffing, space governance, and community communications. Directs the hiring, training, and supervision of student employees and tutors; oversees utilization of House common spaces; and serves as the primary point of contact for students, parents, alumni, faculty, and administrators on all House-related matters.
  • Holds full financial oversight for House operations, including budget development, financial planning, reconciliation, reporting, and strategic forecasting for all House-related expenditures.
  • Leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of House housing policies and procedures, including suite lottery processes and housing assignments for Tutors and Resident Scholars. Partners with the Office of Student Life to ensure alignment and compliance with University and College housing policies.
  • Collaborates closely with Faculty Deans and the Resident Dean to develop, implement, and assess Tutor training and support structures, including authorship and ongoing maintenance of the Resident Tutor Manual. Coordinates specialty tutor programs supporting community wellbeing, equity, public service, and student support initiatives.

Clinic/Practice Assistant II Teleradiology

Massachusetts's General Hospital
02.2019 - Current
  • Served as the sole administrative liaison for radiology physicians, independently managing clinical administrative operations and providing direct, high-level support to radiologists and care teams. Responded to physician concerns with discretion and sound judgment, resolving issues efficiently to support clinical workflow continuity.
  • Coordinated retrieval, transfer, and documentation of medical imaging and patient data, including inter-facility transfers and CD production, while maintaining strict data integrity and confidentiality standards.
  • Triaged inbound clinical communications and scheduling needs, accurately routing time-sensitive requests and supporting physicians across radiology and inpatient units.
  • Utilized electronic health record systems to track appointments, retrieve clinical information, and ensure accurate, compliant documentation.

Administrative Coordinator

Harvard College A&F
07.2021 - 01.2023
  • Support department with financial journals
  • Process all payments, gifts, honorariums, non-employee reimbursements, and invoices
  • College P-card Administrator for 150+ card holders. Responsible for compliance to P-card policy, resolve un-reviewed transactions, and process card applications.
  • Support all HR functions for both the Dean's Office and the Office of Academic Integrity & Student Conduct. Coordinate searches, screen applicants, process hiring paperwork, onboarding, leaves, terminations, and administer payroll.
  • Support monitoring of budgets for Residential Houses, fund management and compliance.

Senior Project Coordinator

RIDES At Harvard Graduate School Of Education
09.2019 - 07.2021

Reimaging Integration Diverse and Equitable Schools

  • Coordinated all financial arrangements, hiring of staff through payroll/Fieldglass, honorariums, and managed RIDES Fellowship.
  • Arranged all aspects for meetings, Clinics and Institute with schools and school districts across country.
  • Initiated and developed collaborations with schools & school districts.
  • Coordinated webinars, institutes, clinics, and conferences.
  • Redesigned RIDES website and managed social media.

Staff Assistant III

Harvard HHR- Planning & Program Management
01.2019 - 09.2019
  • Provided administrative, organizational, and financial support to Workplace Development staff.
  • Managed Harvard Summer Youth Employment Program. Matched 40 high school students with jobs throughout department based on skills and future aspersions. Corresponded with hiring managers to outline job descriptions, coordinated interviews, coordinated events, and ordered materials.
  • Managed logistics for Year Up events and Harvard Internal Professional Pathway program.
  • Managed logistics for School Vacation Camps for all sites (Cambridge campus, HBS, and Longwood).

Staff Assistant III

Harvard School Of Dental Medicine
05.2017 - 01.2019
  • Provided support to department Chair of Restorative, Advance Graduate Endodontics and Prosthodontics programs including admissions, orientation, externships, research grants, academic tracking, and graduation.
  • Facilitated 8 courses for both Pre-Doctoral students and Advance Graduate Students.
  • Coordinated 6 international continuing education courses.

Skills

  • Financial and grant management; NIH/A-21/Uniform Guidance compliance
  • EPIC; Microsoft Office; Harvard financial, hiring, and payroll systems
  • Faculty and academic operations; recruitment, admissions, and financial aid
  • Data management, communications, web content, and social media
  • Budget oversight, event coordination, staff supervision
  • Confidential information handling; bilingual (Spanish/English)

Accomplishments

  • Resident Fellow, Harvard Administrative Fellowship Program (AFP) | 2025–2026
    Selected for a competitive, values-driven leadership development program for mid-career administrators. Participated in university-wide seminars, executive coaching, mentoring circles, and case-based learning focused on leadership development, equity, diversity, inclusion, and institutional operations, while building cross-school networks with senior leaders.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Harvard House Administrator of Leverett House

Harvard College
01.2023 - Current

Administrative Coordinator

Harvard College A&F
07.2021 - 01.2023

Senior Project Coordinator

RIDES At Harvard Graduate School Of Education
09.2019 - 07.2021

Clinic/Practice Assistant II Teleradiology

Massachusetts's General Hospital
02.2019 - Current

Staff Assistant III

Harvard HHR- Planning & Program Management
01.2019 - 09.2019

Staff Assistant III

Harvard School Of Dental Medicine
05.2017 - 01.2019

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Lung Transplant Coordinator, 05/2016 to 05/2017 Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA- Responsible for planning and coordination of functions for Lung Transplant practice and coordinating with New England organ bank. Was the principal lead on transitioning department from paper medical records to EPIC. Increased transplants from 15 to 45.
  • Heart Transplant and VAD Program Coordinator, 10/2015 to 08/2016 University Of California San Diego – San Diego, CA Responsible for performing detailed office duties, registering patients, clinic and procedure appointment scheduling, billing, insurance eligibility, and coordinating with organ bank.
  • Heart Transplant and VAD Program Financial Specialist, 6/2014 to 10/2015 University Of California San Diego – San Diego, CA Responsible for responsible for ensuring that transplant patients had adequate coverage for their transplant procedure and provided education to the patient and their family regarding the financial clearance process.

Senior Community Advisor Harvard Graduate Commons

  • Serve as the Senior Community Advisor by planning fun interactive events for our residents.

Co-Founder- Next Gen Initiative

  • Harvard CLIF Recipient 2020 & 2021 & 2022. Completed all phases of website development,manage communication, and plan events.
EVELYN CONTRERAS