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Overview
Work History
Education
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Community Work
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Vanessa Middleton

Vanessa Middleton

Northfield,VT

Summary

Highly motivated and adaptable individual with a strong work ethic seeking to join an organization offering opportunities for professional advancement. Excels in stressful situations while exhibiting a positive attitude. Has a high level of writing, organization, communication, and customer service skills. Works well with others and thrives in a collaborative environment. Adapts to new situations and technology with ease.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Office Manager for Student Affairs

Norwich University
08.2022 - Current
  • Maintained accurate financial records to ensure balanced budgets.
  • Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of University documents and student records.
  • Served as a liaison between The Dean of Students and students, facilitating open channels of communication to address concerns or issues promptly.
  • Coordinated office events and meetings, ensuring timely execution and optimal scheduling for all participants.
  • Provided exceptional customer service when addressing student and parent inquiries or concerns via phone calls or email correspondence.
  • Streamlined office operations by implementing efficient processes and organizational strategies.
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall performance.
  • Reviewed requests for excused absences and remote study arrangements, then promptly communicated the outcomes to the students.
  • Managed personal circumstance flags, responsible for connecting students with appropriate campus resources as well as actioning an emergency response or intervention team.
  • Managed the student medical pink slip process. Distributed pink slips and communicated statuses to faculty, staff, and appropriate student support.
  • Tracked concussion protocol data and communicated the student's status out to faculty and staff. Acted as the primary point of contact for Student Health Services.
  • Managed all First-Year parking pass exemption request and communicated decisions out to students and public safety.
  • Served in a secretarial role for multiple on campus teams during meetings (Behavioral Threat Assessment Team, New Student Orientation, Student Affairs).
  • Conducted background/record checks for third party entities.
  • Ensured timely and accurate student conduct case resolution.
  • Coordinated all student lifestyle changes.
  • Supported Break stay operations for Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Breaks. Responsible for daily student check ins and communication with the SADO on duty.

Resident Specialist/Community Event Coordinator

Balfour Beatty / Minot AFB Homes
12.2021 - 07.2022

As a Resident Specialist I

  • Greeted walk in customers, answered phones, responded to emails and handled resident's questions, complaints, and disputes
  • Conducted move ins, move outs and home inspection appointments
  • Prepared leases, addendums, and assembled resident folders
  • Collected, processed and submitted all needed paperwork and information from new tenants
  • Uploaded resident information in online data system and organized files while keeping all resident's private personal information confidential

As a Community Even Coordinator I

  • Planned, coordinated, and oversaw residential community events for around 5,000 on base residents
  • Managed monthly budget for resident events and office supplies
  • Prepared and executed marketing events and strategies
  • Developed, designed, and distributed monthly newsletter and event calendar
  • Ran social media pages and kept residents up to date, engaged, and informed on local events and important information


Kindergarten Educational Aide

Spangdahlem Elementary School
08.2019 - 12.2021

As a Kindergarten Educational Aide I

  • Greet parents and students every morning as well as assist and direct students from bus and before school care
  • Address and resolve any parent questions or concerns through clear communication and then relay those conversations back to the classroom teacher
  • Prep and organize paperwork and materials for daily activities
  • Help keep students focused and on task while ensuring their safety by making sure that school and classroom policies and rules were being followed and enforced
  • Monitored and supervised students continuously through out the day while in the classroom, Specials classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, library, cafeteria and at recess
  • Responsible for taking attendance, entering student data and creating online data forms and trackers using microsoft software
  • Planned, organized and implemented whole and small group lessons and reading activities
  • Helped students understand directions and concepts in reading, math, science and basic skills
  • Served as a tutor for students requiring one on one assistance.
  • Accompanied students to the library, where I taught them how to find and check out materials as well as to return books to the correct location
  • Designed and executed a classroom decor theme that was friendly, inviting, and made a positive environment for learning.
  • Created fun and interactive bulletin boards to display student work
  • Assisted in maintaining a clean, neat, and organized classroom
  • Taught children to solve conflicts by controlling emotions, communicating and working together to come up with a solution


Reading Tutor, Classroom Aide and Substitute Teacher

Hill Field Elementary
09.2016 - 11.2018

As a Reading tutor I

  • Organized and designed reading groups by skill level and need
  • Instructed 45 students in small groups on a daily basis to improve standardize test scores
  • Applied progressive teaching principles to groups improving standardized reading test scores by 48% in a four-month period
  • Worked closely with our ELA tutor and teachers to implement effective drills and activities

As a Classroom Aide I

  • Assisted in preparing materials needed for daily lesson plans by organizing, copying and laminating
  • Reinforced learning of materials and skills initially introduced by the teacher
  • Assisted with supervising the classroom, ensuring a focused and well disciplined learning environment at all times
  • Developed a good rapport with the students in order to cultivate a creative and encouraging atmosphere
  • Graded and filed daily work, homework, and tests
  • Organized classroom parties, school assemblies and end of year programs

I have worked over 75 hours as a Substitute Teacher. In these positions I would fill in where I was needed to cover for teachers and staff when they were not available.

  • I utilized prearranged lesson plans for existing classes
  • Oversaw pop quizzes, material exams, and standardized tests, updated attendance, grades, and other required documentation
  • Established and enforced behavior rules and procedures for maintaining order among classes between 23-30 students, contacted principal’s office to handle safety and disciplinary problems when needed

Education

High School Diploma - General

Illinois Valley High School
Cave Junction
2001

Skills

  • Strong organizational skills
  • Energetic work attitude
  • Stellar communication skills
  • Data entry
  • Average typing speed 50 WPM
  • Proficient in Microsoft programs
  • Adaptive team player
  • Outgoing and courteous demeanor
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Skilled at event planning
  • Punctual
  • Creative

Accomplishments


  • Successfully planned and executed an aerial art project for Hill Field Elementary's Month of the Military Child. This project included 500 Students and 50 Faculty. Raised $3000 to fund the project and got all supplies donated in 3 weeks.
  • Coordinated with base leadership and Security Forces to implement base wide age guidelines for the release of Kindergarteners to siblings.

Community Work

  • Sat on PTSA board as the Special Events Coordinator. Put together community building events such as Kindergarten Boo-Hoo breakfast, First day and last day of school bash, Thanksgiving movie night, and 30 days of month of the military child activities.
  • Sat on committee that organized, planned, and executed middle school 8th grade graduation.
  • Coached Northfield High School's Varsity Softball team. Helped girls learn softball fundamentals and build skills while encouraging positive attitudes and behaviors.

Timeline

Office Manager for Student Affairs

Norwich University
08.2022 - Current

Resident Specialist/Community Event Coordinator

Balfour Beatty / Minot AFB Homes
12.2021 - 07.2022

Kindergarten Educational Aide

Spangdahlem Elementary School
08.2019 - 12.2021

Reading Tutor, Classroom Aide and Substitute Teacher

Hill Field Elementary
09.2016 - 11.2018

High School Diploma - General

Illinois Valley High School
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