Dena N. Baird
***** ******** **. #**** ******** Park, KS 66213
Home 913-***-**** Cell 816-***-****
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Professional Achievements
. Coordinate with various staff for operational support activities for the
largest Rescue Mission in the U.S.; serve as a liaison between departments
and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and
operational problems
. Perform business management functions that may include purchase order
process, disbursement of petty cash, collection of money for camp leasing,
purchasing office supplies, maintain office equipment, keep track of
timesheets and maintaining inventories.
. Opens, sorts, and distributes incoming mail for staff and clients;
assembles correspondence for mailings
. Responsible for scheduling campground facility rentals and billing which
had a revenue of over $30, 000 a year for the Mission
. Provide administrative/secretarial support for various
departments/divisions such as answering telephones, assisting visitors and
clients, case management, teaching class, budget, transporting clients
and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries
. Maintains records on budget. Advises Director of status, processes all
department expenses according to established corporate processing
guidelines.
. Operate desktop computer to compose and edit correspondence, prepare,
transcribe, compose, type, edit and distribute agendas and minutes of
numerous meetings and dictations
. Work along side Coordinators for seasonal projects such as Christmas
Adoptions for over 600 families, School Supplies for over a 1,000 families
and Summer Camp for over 500 kids in the community
. Responsible for signing up over 500 kids for camp and running a free
health screening for 6 weeks in the summer with over 30 Nurses and Doctors
. Schedule and coordinate meetings, interviews, appointments, events and
other similar activities for the Director and supervisors for five
different departments
Skills
. Type 60 WPM
. Strong analytical and organizational skills
. Excellent interpersonal skills, phone manner, and office etiquette
. Software: All Windows operating systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint
. Project support
. Word processing
. Database entry
Work History
City Union Mission Kansas City, MO April 2005 - Present
Administrative Assistant to the Director
The Kansas City Star Kansas City, MO August 2004 - April 2005
Ad Entry Clerk
Education
Wright Business School Overland Park, KS Admin. Asst. Cert. 2004
Concorde Career Institute Kansas City, MO Cert. Medical Asst. 2003
Mt. Vernon Nazarene University Mt. Vernon, OH Studied Psychology/Business
1999-2001
Westfall High School Williamsport, OH Diploma 1999