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About Me

Hello all,
After graduating from graduate school (M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology) i started to work at the Center for Disability Services. I spent six months there learning about benefits and working on projects. I thought i would be there for a while, but my fiance got a job offer in Reston, VA so we moved. I am currently looking for work - brushing up on all things HR. Moving to a new place, not knowing anyone, not being near family, not having a job lined up are all totally foreign to me so i guess we will see how it goes!

Work History

• Springfield College
• Educational Technology G.A.
• September 2009 to May 2010

• Pedagogical consulting with faculty from Springfield College, develop a newsletter and website for the department, attend and run various workshops for faculty and staff regarding technology development

• Russell Sage College
• Library Assistant
• September 2007 to May 2009

• Customer service, instruct students and faculty on research techniques (online and stacks), data processing, various creative projects

• Environmental Compliance Services
• HR Assistant/Intern
• May 2010 to October 2010

• All things HR - New Hire Process, State Funded Grant Recordkeeping (Workforce Training Grant), Years of Service Awards, Benefits Administration (Medical, Dental, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life, FSA), Payroll Adjustments, Training (Sexual Harassment and Interviewing Techniques), 401(k) Administration and Audit (July 2010), OSHA Recordkeeping, Worker’s Compensation (Recordkeeping, Insurance, Reporting)

• The Center for Disability Services
• HR Benefits Specialist
• October 2010 to May 2011

• Benefits Administration (Medical, Dental, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k), 403(b), FSA, Reimbursement Programs, etc.) for approx. 1,700 benefit eligible employees, Leave of Absence Administration (FMLA, Non-FMLA, Intermittent LOA, HRIS Project Work, Payroll Resolutions, New Hire Orientation - Benefits

Education

• Springfield College
• Master's of Science in Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• 2009 - 2010

• Russell Sage College
• Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology
• 2005 - 2009

• Van Vleet Award in Psychology 2009
  Honors Research 2009
  Psychology Club: organized a community dinner and panel discussion