Sentences with phrase «charter school workers»

Overall, only an estimated 15 percent of state charter school workers are unionized.

Not exact matches

There have not been any angry public walkouts from the negotiating room to this point, but there have been the usual grumbling about the stickiest issues, which this week include talks on «Raise the Age,» workers compensation reform and support for charter schools.

Still on the table: Education funding — a battle that is again pitting traditional public schools against charters — worker's compensation reforms that the business community and its Senate GOP allies have been pushing, and the governor's ongoing desire for local government consolidation.

But though 80 percent of the charters in her home state perform worse than traditional public schools, DeVos — a billionaire whose family has also opposed workers» rights, gay marriage and has contributed heavily to a variety of other right - wing causes — has led the way in resisting any attempts to regulate or improve Michigan charter performance.

A member of the Teamsters and a long - time fighter for workers» rights, expanded public services, and environmental action, Hawkins puts the $ 15 minimum at the center of his platform, as well as a massive public works program and an end to hydro - fracking and charter - school expansion.

Alumni who graduated with the CAS in Counseling are working in public, charter, and independent schools across the country as school counselors, adjustment counselors or school social workers.

After learning one day that her favorite song is «Let It Go,» I encouraged her to sing it in her near - empty classroom at Democracy Prep Endurance, a charter middle school in central Harlem where I am a social worker and Hope is an 8th grader.

We witness ACORN workers armed with megaphones fill the sidewalk outside a charter school meeting protesting the very existence of charters in the community.

According to the Common Core of Data, DCPS employed nearly 3,800 teachers in 2010 - 11, so even though the retirement system also includes other classes of workers employed by DCPS (certain public charter school employees are also eligible to be participants), the vast majority of DCRB's members appear to be DCPS teachers.

Each school district, each charter school and each board of cooperative educational services shall establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program regarding the procedures set forth in article 23 - B of the Education Law for all current and new teachers, school nurses, school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school administrators, other personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative certificate or license, and school board members.

Daniel Loeb, Paul Singer and dozens of other hedge - fund managers have poured millions of dollars into promoting charter schools in New York City and into groups that want to revamp pension plans for government workers, including teachers.

Francisco is a first - grade student in the Bronx whose mother (a social worker with a graduate degree) is desperate to get him out of the New York City public schools and into a charter school; she applies to Harlem Success Academy where he is one of 792 applicants for forty places.

About 25 percent of Arizona's charter schools are operated by former district school administrators; 25 percent are run by for - profit firms; 23 percent by former district school teachers; and 23 percent by social workers.

In 2006, in Dallas, a construction company sued a charter school, alleging that the school stiffed workers on a building contract to the tune of a couple hundred thousand dollars.

«Charter schools are straddling the fence, on both sides, to make sure they have an advantageous legal position where it is harder to get them,» sad Evan Lange, a Dallas workers» rights attorney who recently lost a case to an area charter Charter schools are straddling the fence, on both sides, to make sure they have an advantageous legal position where it is harder to get them,» sad Evan Lange, a Dallas workers» rights attorney who recently lost a case to an area charter charter school.

For Independent Charter Schools: Meet and greet professionals seeking employment in the education field: teachers, specialists, school leaders (deans, principals, assistant principals, executive directors), operations, social workers, guidance counselors and more.

Previously she has worked as a School Social Worker both in a large suburban district and at a small public charter school, and as a child and family therSchool Social Worker both in a large suburban district and at a small public charter school, and as a child and family therschool, and as a child and family therapist.

In some charter schools, they had two teachers in a classroom, a tutor for every grade, three social workers instead of one — all of these people were very involved in seeing that kids don't fall off track.

Matt is Co-Founder of Elevate Academy, a proposed public charter school intends to train and create a pipeline of highly - skilled, employable workers that meet the needs of Idaho industry and business, while empowering students to be leaders in their own lives.

Charter school education corporations have an ongoing obligation to clear all employees prior to employment by means of a fingerprint - supported criminal background check through the New York State Education Department's Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability including janitors, security personnel and cafeteria workers who are present when children are in the school buischool education corporations have an ongoing obligation to clear all employees prior to employment by means of a fingerprint - supported criminal background check through the New York State Education Department's Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability including janitors, security personnel and cafeteria workers who are present when children are in the school buiSchool Personnel Review and Accountability including janitors, security personnel and cafeteria workers who are present when children are in the school buischool building.

The Rutherford County School system, which has the undesirable distinction of being the county's largest employer after manufacturing plants have steadily pink - slipped thousands of workers, was sued in January 2009 by its local public charter school, the Thomas Jefferson Classical AcSchool system, which has the undesirable distinction of being the county's largest employer after manufacturing plants have steadily pink - slipped thousands of workers, was sued in January 2009 by its local public charter school, the Thomas Jefferson Classical Acschool, the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.

The school system requested its historic $ 45.2 million to pay for opening new schools, increased enrollment in public and charter schools, changes in state and federal funding, and adding new school counselors and social workers.

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Bobby Washington, the Jersey City postal worker, noticed it, too: «I walk into the public school, I see people doing a job; the charter is a mission.»

Academy of Notre Dame Algonquin Regional High School Annie Sullivan Middle School Another Course to College Ansin Religious School Arlington High School Ashland High School Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Auburn High School Austin Preparatory School Baker School Beacon Academy Beaver Country Day School Belmont Day School Belmont High School Belmont Hill School Bernard Mcnally Beverly High School Bigelow Middle School Bishop Fenwick High School Blessed Sacrament School Boston Adult Technical Academy Boston Arts Academy Boston College Boston College High School Boston Community Leadership Academy Boston Latin Academy Boston Latin School Boston Middle School Academy Boston Preparatory Charter Public School Boston Public Schools Boston's Jewish Community Day School Brandeis Jewish Education Program Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School Brighton High School Brimmer and May School Briscoe Middle School Broad Meadows Middle School Brook Farm Business and Service Career Academy Brookline High School Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Burlington High School Burlington Middle School Cambridge Family and Children's Service Cambridge Friends School Cambridge Montessori School Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Cambridge School of Weston Cameron Middle School Cathedral High School (Boston) Cathedral High School (Springfield) Center for Collaborative Education Central Catholic High School (Lawrence) Central Tree Middle School Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School Charlestown High School Chatham High School Chelsea High School City On A Hill Charter High School Codman Academy Charter Public School Cohen Hillel Academy Community Academy of Science and Health Concord Carlisle High School Concord Middle School Congregation Beth El Congregation Beth Israel Hebrew School Congregation B'nai Shalom Congregation Shalom Curley K - 8 School Curry College Dana Hall School Dean Junior College Dearborn Middle School Dedham Country Day School Derby Academy Diploma Plus Commonwealth Corporation Dorchester Academy Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts Dorchester Youth Alternative Academy Dorshei Tzedek Religious School Douglas High School Dover - Sherborn High School Driscoll School Duxbury High School East Boston Catholic East Boston High School East Bridgewater Gordon Mitchel Middle School Easton Junior High School Edgartown School Edison K - 8 School Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers Edwards Middle School Elizabeth Seton Academy English High School Excel High School F.A. Day Middle School Fay School Fayerweather Street School Fenn School Fenway High School Fessenden School Fitchburg High School Fletcher Maynard Academy Framingham High School Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Frederick Douglass Charter School Full Circle High School Fuller Middle School Galvin Middle School (Canton, MA) Galvin Middle School (Wakefield, MA) Gann Academy: The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston Gateway Regional High School Goss II Secure Treatment DYS Graham and Parks School Greater Egleston Community High School Grover Cleveland Middle School Hamilton - Wenham Regional High School Hanson Middle School Harbor School Harvard Graduate School of Education Harwich High School Heath School Heritage Academy Hernandez K - 8 School Higgenson / Lewis K - 8 School Hillside Treatment Program Holy Name Parish School Hopkinton High School Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hudson High School Hyde Park High School Immaculate Conception School Immaculate Conception School (Newburyport) Inly School International School of Boston Ipswich High School Ipswich Middle School Jackson Mann K - 8 School Jeremiah E. Burke High School John F. Kennedy Middle School (Natick) Josiah Quincy Upper School (Washington St) Kilmer K - 8 Upper School King Middle School (Dorchester) Knesset Israel Hebrew School Lawrence Public Schools Lawrence School (Brookline) Lesley College Lexington High School Lexington Montessori School Lilla Frederick Pilot Middle School Lillian Kessel Religious School at Temple Emanuel Lincoln School (Brookline) Lincoln School (Lincoln) Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Littleton High School Lowell High School Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School Lyndon Pilot School (West Roxbury) Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Maimonides High School Malden High School Marblehead Middle School Marblehead Public Schools Marlborough High School Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Martin Luther King Open School Mary Lyon School Massachusetts Department of Corrections MATCH School Matignon High School McCall Middle School McCormack Middle School McKay K - 8 School McKinley Middle School McKinley South End Academy Medford High School Media Communications Technology High School Melrose Junior High School Meridian Academy Middlesex Community College Mildred Avenue School Miles River Middle School Milton Academy Mission Hill School Mitchell Middle School Monument High School Mother Caroline Academy Mount Alvernia Elementary School Mount Alvernia High School Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Nashoba Brooks School of Concord Nashoba Valley Technical High School (Westford) Nauset Regional High School Needham High School New Mission High School Newton Country Day School Newton North High School Noble & Greenough School North Shore Christian School North Shore Community College Northbridge Middle School Northeastern University Norwell High School Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) Oak Hill Middle School O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science Office of Curriculum and Instruction Ottoson Middle School Our Lady of Perpetual Help / Mission Grammar School Parkway Academy of Technology and Health Pathfinder Regional High School Pembroke Community Middle School Phillips Academy Andover Pierce School Pike School Plymouth South Middle School Pollard Middle School Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy (Neponset, Lower Mills, Columbia, and Mattapan) Prospect Hill Charter Academy Prozdor Hebrew College Public Service And Civic Engagement Academy (Lowell High School) Quincy Public Schools Randolph High School Reading Memorial High School River Valley Charter School Rogers Middle School (Hyde Park) Roxbury Latin Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Runkle School Sacred Heart School Saint Agatha School Sarah Greenwood K - 8 School Shady Hill School Sharon High School Sharon Middle School Shore Country Day School Shrewsbury Middle School Snowden International High School Social Justice Academy Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston Somerset High School Somerville High School South Area Solomon Schechter Day School South Boston Catholic Academy St. Brendan's School (Dorcester) St. Columbkille School St. John's Preparatory School St. John School St. Mary of the Assumption School (Brookline) St. Patrick School St. Paul's Catholic Church St. Peter Academy (South Boston) St. Theresa St. Thomas Aquinas High School Stoneham High School Striar Hebrew Academy Swampscott High School TechBoston Academy TechBoston Lower Academy Temple Beth David Religious School Temple Beth Shalom Temple Emanu - El Temple Etz Chaim Temple Isaiah Temple Israel Temple Israel Religious School Temple Sinai The Accelerated Learning Laboratory The Carroll School The Engineering School The Governor's Academy The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University The Meadowbrook School of Weston The New Boston Pilot Middle School The Park School (MA) The Rashi School, the Boston Area Reform Jewish Day School The Rivers School Thomas Blake Middle School Thurston Middle School Timilty Middle School Tobin K - 8 School Trinity Catholic Academy Tufts University Umana Middle School Academy University of Massachusetts, Boston College of Community Service University Park Campus School Urban Science Academy Ursuline Academy Waltham High School Washington Irving Middle School Watertown High School Watertown Middle School Wayland Middle School Wellesley Middle School Wentworth Institute of Technology Westborough High School Weston Middle School WGBH Whitman Middle School Whitman - Hanson Regional High School Wilbraham & Monson Academy Wilmington High School Wilson Middle School (Natick) Winsor School Winthrop High School Worcester North High School Worker Education Program Young Achievers Science and Math K - 8 School

Also, Education Austin and many other educational worker unions and their community allies are putting forward community schools (neighborhood schools as one - stop shops for virtually all educational and family needs, including adult education and social service agencies), which promise to make communities stronger and better able to resist imposition of charters on their neighborhood schools.

Nevada's ESSA plan, for example, includes supporting school districts and charter schools with funds to contract with social workers or other mental health workers to support social emotional learning and treatment services to students and families who are struggling with poverty, behavioral health concerns, or overcoming trauma.

«If they don't get a referral from someone they trust, they are kind of lost,» said Penny Conner, a social worker at Lafayette Academy Charter School.

Representatives from charter schools across the state will be on hand to recruit hundreds of teachers, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other administrators.

Second, we must lead the struggle for a sustainable public education system by holding all publicly - funded schools, district and charter, to common sense standards, like equity and access for all students, transparency in all budgets, joint decision - making, and unionization rights for all workers.

Once the schools close they can be replaced by «no - excuses» charter schools which enforce a kind of rigid discipline which for many feels more like preparation for being an obedient worker drone than the training needed to be innovative leader.

Engineering workers could be heard retrieving at Saturday morning's meeting of the charter school board even as principal Janice Dupuy described the project.

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Construction workers in April construct Madison's Badger Rock Middle School, a green - themed charter school that just opened and hasn't been issued a state report carSchool, a green - themed charter school that just opened and hasn't been issued a state report carschool that just opened and hasn't been issued a state report card yet.

Among the individuals who received compensation for their Colorado campaign work was a SFER «Field Specialist» out of Washington D.C.; SFER's «Colorado State Captain,»; a former - charter school employee who listed his occupation as a campaign organizer for the Flores for Denver campaign and a series of workers, some of whom list their title as «SFER Fellow» in their online public biographies.

Just ten social workers for these charter schools cost us $ 1,000,000 last year.

Mr. Lopez has defended numerous school districts, charter schools, other governmental entities and private employers from claims under state and federal constitutional claims, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, workers» compensation retaliation, the Texas Whistleblower Act and state law tort claims.

GRC, as a Virginia Beach City Public Charter School, is committed to providing all students with the necessary skills to thrive as 21st century learners, workers, and citizens.

Referring to difficulties parents had in Philadelphia when the charter schools took over traditional schools, he said, «Students will have to leave and go far away to go to school, and there will be a loss of arts and music education, a loss of skilled cafeteria workers and fewer adults at every campus.»

Sources say they justify the attempt to block the new school by alleging workers recruiting families for the new school disparaged Hope Academy and Academy Charter and employed other recruiting practices that the existing charter schools considered Charter and employed other recruiting practices that the existing charter schools considered charter schools considered unfair.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon rSchool, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon rschool clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon rschool faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon rSchool, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon rSchool Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

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