Professional and Experienced

Brenda Albright

*** *. *** *. *********, IN 460**-***-***-

**** ***********@*****.***

Work Experience

July, 2010 to October 2014, Director of Finance and Administration

KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory

. Manage financial operations of the school including budget

development, cash flow, contracts, accounting and reporting

. Reduced costs for services and restructured budget allowing

approximately $85K to be redistributed across 2010-11 budget

. Manage budget, expenditures and compliance for state and federal

grants including Title I, Title II, and Special Education

. Manage the human resources functions of the school including

recruiting, hiring, employee benefits, payroll and teacher licensing

. Manage student recruitment and enrollment processes, student data,

reporting and management of student information system

. Manage compliance reporting to the IN Department of Education, KIPP

Foundation and charter authorizer

. Responsible for purchasing, vendor contract procurement and oversight,

facility planning, maintenance and operations

. Supervise the Managers of Operations and Office Managers and provide

ongoing training and development

. Created and implemented internal controls leading to a clean audit and

lean budget

. Manage National School Lunch Program and meal service vendor contracts

May, 2008 to August, 2009, Internal Auditor, School Nutrition Program

Lighthouse Academies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

. Reported to the Vice President of Finance, tested, analyzed and

reported on the meal service systems at six schools in Indiana and

Washington, D.C., serving approximately 2500 students in Pre-

Kindergarten through eighth grades

. Monitored schools' participation in the National School Lunch Program

to ensure compliance with Federal and local regulations

. Organized and supervised the schools' eligibility and verification

processes

. Observed and provided consultation and support on meal service,

ordering and inventory systems to ensure proper utilization, minimize

waste and increase efficiency; provided recommendations to Principals,

Regional Directors and Vice President

. Trained and supported school staff in use of student data systems,

preparation of weekly and monthly reports

December, 2005 to April, 2008, Assistant to Regional Director, Midwest

Operations

Lighthouse Academies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

. Reported to the Chief Operations Officer in Framingham, Massachusetts,

provided administrative support for Midwest Operations Regional

Directors, Principals and school support staff, provided support to

corporate office staff as requested

. Built relationships with staff from school authorizers and maintained

documentation of the schools' compliance with charters

. Assisted in hiring process for school support staff; developed and

conducted initial training and summer professional development

institutes for support staff

. Assisted in maintenance of and provided technical support to Office

Managers regarding student information systems, school nutrition

programs, authorizer and state reporting requirements and internal

procedures

. Managed data for multiple schools, including PowerSchool student

database, various Indiana, Illinois and Ohio data tracking systems for

state-specific reporting and funding requirements

. Managed the start-up process for six K-5 charter schools in Indiana,

Illinois and Ohio, and the expansion of two schools in Ohio and

Washington, D.C., including recruitment activities, conducting

enrollment lotteries, office staff hiring and training, facilities

inspections, and implementation of Operations processes and procedures

. Created and conducted student recruitment training for office

managers, school support staff and student recruitment staff

March, 2005 to November, 2005, Office Manager

Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter School, Indianapolis, IN

. Established strategies and protocols for marketing, student

recruitment and enrollment, staff recruitment and hiring, office set

up for founding school in Indianapolis

. Designed and implemented school-wide and office procedures in

compliance with corporate and State policy

. Maintained school data, prepared and submitted internal, authorizer

and State reports; maintained student files, student information

system

. Processed Accounts Payable, Human Resources and payroll, supply orders

and inventory, assisted with initial building installations and

classroom setup; equipment inventory

April 1999 to April 2005, Owner/Operator

Once in a Blue Moon, Greenfield, IN

. Started a home-based business to provide custom wedding d cor and

rentals

. Expanded business to retail storefront in 2002, adding products and

services for other special events. Increase in bookings required

hiring part-time workers to assist with rental deliveries and site set

up

. Expanded business in 2003 to include tuxedo rental and eBay storefront

. Designed wedding and reception d cor, set up events

December 1993 to August 1997, Executive II

Illinois Department of Public Aid, Division of Child Support Enforcement,

KIDS Development Project, Springfield, IL

. Liaison with development contractor staff providing program

operations details for development of federally mandated child

support case tracking system. Functional area project manager for

automated Document Generation module

. Assigned as Lead Trainer, assisted in design and development of multi-

faceted training program including hands-on computer training,

classroom materials and change management training (anticipated to be

a 3 year training and transition program)

. Developed, implemented and conducted PC literacy courses for 2,500

Division, Attorney General, State's Attorney and Circuit Clerk staff

in 102 Illinois counties; trained additional computer literacy

trainers

. Planned, organized, managed process for conversion of automated forms

from existing mainframe word processing to customized PC word

processing system (in excess of 2,000 forms statewide)

November 1989 - December 1993, Office Administrator IV

Illinois Department of Public Aid, Division of Child Support Enforcement,

Regional Office, Springfield, IL

. Supervised, trained, evaluated 12 staff responsible for Income

Withholding program, secretarial support for 14 professional and para-

professional staff, data entry and receptionist duties

. Supervised client services including appointment scheduling and

inquiries related to various program policies and procedures

. Conducted training for statewide staff in programming of Unisys Word

Processing program for high volume forms production

March 1987 - October 1989, Clerk V

Illinois Department of Public Aid, Bureau of Special Investigations,

Springfield, IL

. Performed administrative duties for Bureau Chief, Assistant Bureau

Chief and Section Managers including written and statistical reports,

special projects, human resources

. Maintained confidential files and evidence for Welfare fraud and

Internal Affairs investigations

. Developed and maintained automated forms in WANG and UNISYS word

processing systems. Provided training to staff in utilization of word

processing systems. Performed system administration duties for WANG

networks in Springfield and Chicago

November 1985 - September 1986 Clerk V

Illinois Department of Public Aid, Division of Child Support

Enforcement, Springfield, Illinois

. Supervised, trained, evaluated ten clerical staff in establishing,

maintaining and controlling mail and filing systems for Division's tax

offset protest unit, which involved the distribution of Federal and

state income tax refunds and Unemployment Benefits for payment of past

due child support obligations.

. Conducted work-flow analysis of unit and developed and implemented new

processes which reduced a 10,000+ case review backlog to current

within six months, and reduced the case review time from two years to

two weeks. New process allowed the unit to re-assign six clerical

positions to other units within the Bureau.

. Developed high volume forms functionality in WANG word processing

system. Increased one functional area's daily correspondence

production from an average of 50 form letters (typewriter) to more

than 1500 letters using word processor

. Worked one-on-one with UNISYS programmers in the creation of a

customized word processing system for the Division

Education and training

. High School Graduate, Lanphier High School, Springfield, IL

. 37.5 hours, Business Management, Lincoln Land Community College,

Springfield, IL

. Project Management course work, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN

. Train the Trainer 5 day course, Office of Child Support Enforcement,

Washington, D.C.

. Train the Trainer for Computer Literacy Trainers, 3 day course,

Division of Child Support Enforcement

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