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About Me

I am currently the Office Manager for the Jefferson Council on Aging, Inc. in Metairie, LA. Our organization is responsible for senior services in Jefferson Parish, LA which is the largest parish in the New Orleans metropolitan area. I am responsible for our organization’s Emergency Operations Plan, purchasing activities as well as our fundraising and marketing campaign.

I have created a database containing every employee’s alternate contact information which is vital in this region due to hurricane evacuations. I am responsible for updating and maintaining our EOP with both the Jefferson Parish Office of Emergency Management and the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs. I regularly attend meetings with various private businesses, public agencies and non-profit organizations to discuss emergency preparedness and service continuity in the event of a disaster. I am also responsible for finding sponsors and partners to assist our organization in raising funds for our nutrition program.

I will receive my MPA from the University of New Orleans in May 2010, my study emphasis is Hazard Policy. I am currently the president of our program's student-alumni association.

Work History

• Jefferson Council on Aging, Inc.
• Office Manager
• September 2008 to Present

• - Coordinates all purchasing activities as well as all emergency preparedness duties.
  - Manages the organization's inaugural marketing and fundraising campaign.
  - Serves as liaison between the staff and the Board of Directors.
  - Directly supervises three employees

• Data Imaging Supplies, Inc.
• Account Manager
• September 2007 to June 2008

• •Maintained and supervised over 500 federal government customer accounts that required frequent oral and written communication with military officers and procurement managers.
  •Managed purchase orders, tracked shipments, negotiated prices with customers and manufacturers, and provided general customer service.

Education

• University of New Orleans
• Master of Public Administration, Hazard Policy
• 2008 - 2010

• Founding President, Public Administration Student Association
  3.83 GPA

• Missouri State University
• Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Public Law
• 2004 - 2007