Administrative Assistant High School

Dominique S raphin

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Employment History

****-**** ******** ** ********* Education

St. Martha's Parish, Uniondale, New York

. Develop educational programs for children, youth.

. Recruit & train volunteers and catechists.

. Prepare schedules.

. Maintain records.

. Assess educational resources and catechetical

methodology to enable the selection of programs/texts.

. Actively represent the parish religious education

program at deanery & diocesan events.

. Work in cooperation with the pastor, parish business

administrator, youth minister, other staff.

. Recruit, train, and support RE volunteers.

. Maintain open, effective communication with parents,

teachers, children and youth, the minister, committees,

and the congregation

2006-2010 Teacher, Director of Retreats and High School Chaplain

Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, New York

. Planning and leading retreats for grades 1-12, with

input from faculty.

. Coordinating the outreach to and evangelization of

middle and high school youth

. Drawing the youth into a fuller experience of life in

the church through participation in youth programming,

formation, the development of leadership skills,

providing opportunities for spiritual growth through age

appropriate prayer services, and weekly liturgy.

. Recruit speakers for leadership training.

. Execute evangelization efforts to reach and revitalize

the Catholics community.

. Train student peer educators to lead small group

discussions with retreat groups.

. Working with families and youth in crisis.

. Mentoring young women to gain self respect.

. Mentoring students in the teachings of Theology of the

Body.

. Counsel students in relationship, home or drug/alcohol

abuse crisis.

. Coordinate apostolic works such as food drives, homeless

shelter visit and make students aware of poverty in New

York City.

2005-2006 Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs and

Dean of Students

Ave Maria University, Naples, Florida

. Provides staff and office support for the dean, to

include screening and handling telephone communications,

greeting and directing visitors, and dealing with

administrative problems and inquiries, as appropriate;

serves as a primary point of contact and liaison between

the office, students, and external constituencies on a

range of day-to-day issues.

. Organizes and facilitates meetings and special events;

schedules and coordinates dates and times, venues,

attendance, agendas, and facilities; takes minutes, and

provides administrative support and follow up on matters

arising from meetings.

. Composes and prepares written documentation and

correspondence for the office; screens and evaluates

incoming and outgoing correspondence and prepares

responses as appropriate.

. Schedules and coordinates dean's appointments and/or

travel arrangements, and coordinates and oversees daily

office activities, including review of monthly charges

for the Dean.

. Gathers, enters, and/or updates data to maintain

departmental and student records and databases, as

appropriate; establishes and maintains files and records

for the office.

. Leads and guides the work of support staff and/or

student employees, as appropriate; may participate in

training and evaluative sessions.

. Carries out and coordinates administrative activities

associated with student affairs, such as van use

coordination, student abroad opportunities and student

insurance.

. Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day management of

supplies, equipment, and facilities for the Division of

Student Affairs, as appropriate, to include maintenance

requests, inventory management, logistics, security, and

related activities.

. Enhances professional growth and development through

participation in educational programs, current

literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.

. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

. Study Abroad Coordinator & International Students

Advisor

2005. Administrative Assistant/Assistant Director of Religious

Education

Corpus Christi Church, Religious Education, Mineola, New

York

. Work closely with director to implement programs

. Maintain calendar including extensive scheduling and

liaison with all research staff, internal departments

and external organizations

. Coordinate most correspondence for all religious

education programs

. Maintain contact lists, organization charts and other

lists as required

. Schedule confident candidate interviews and process

offer paperwork as required

. Working with children and adults in a multi-task

environment

. Work closely with director to coordinate Sacramental

services.

. Manage daily office operations

2003. *Administrative Assistant

Youth 2000 NY and Grassroots Renewal Project, Brooklyn, NY

. Work closely with director of both organizations to

implement new programs for purposes of Evangelization

. Coordinate special evangelization projects with the

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, specifically with

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR

. Provide general support to consultants, director, and

managers

. Prepare spread sheets and coordinate most

correspondence

. Handle travel arrangements and schedule appointments

. Maintain calendars and coordinate meetings

. Organize mass mailings

. Manage daily office operations

1999. Shrine Manager/Post Abortion Counselor

Shrine of the Holy Innocents, Holy Innocents R.C. Church,

New York, NY

. Managed correspondence and communications for

updating purposes

. Grief Bereavement counseling for men and women who

experienced a loss

. Coordinated special community events for the

Archdiocese of New York, working closely with several

religious communities and specifically John Cardinal

O'Connor

. Coordinated daily office operations

1998. Assistant Program Coordinator

Office of Family Ministries, Diocese of Rockville Centre,

Rockville Centre, NY

. Coordinated conferences related to youth issues for

several high schools in the Diocese of Rockville

Centre

. Implemented programs to serve the youth community of

the Diocese

. Public Speaking -delivering talks and organizing

discussion groups with teenagers

. Coordinated special community events-organizing

publicity, safety, advocacy and attendance by public

officials

. Coordinated daily office operations

1995-1997 Engineering Department Secretary

Marriott Facilities Management, Nassau County Medical

Center, East Meadow, NY

. Facilitated communications between management and

employees

. Transported documentation between associated network

hospitals

. Database entry of accounts receivable

. Performed daily office operations

1996. Instructor/Program Assistant

United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County, Roosevelt, New York

. Counseled and guided young adults and adults with

Cerebral Palsy

. Coordinated different forms of activities on and off

site

. Assisted in creative programs to aide in self care

and management

*Please note: From 1999-2001 I entered religious life with the Franciscan

Sisters of the Renewal, the sister community to the Franciscan Friars of

the Renewal in the Bronx, New York.

Education History

1993-1995 Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus

Brookville, New York

Major: Criminal Justice Minor: Psychology G.P.A.:

3.0/3.5

2005-2006 International College

Naples, Florida

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelors of Science-May

2006

Skills

Microsoft Windows applications word/excel/publisher/power

point, lotus WordPerfect, Internet operations, familiar

with most pc computer applications. Fluent in French and

Creole: working knowledge of Spanish. Great people skills

and exceptional coordinating and organizational skills.

Great ability to multi task.

Community Service

. Theology on Tap, Naples, Florida

. Faith on Tap, Wantagh, New York (founding member)

. Founder of Frassati Fellowship of Catholic Young

Adults, Bronx, New York

And Merrick, New York

Facilitator and core member in association with

Friars of the Renewal

. Young Vincentians, Freeport, New York

President and past treasurer

. Teens Loving Christ, Freeport, New York

Founding member of parish youth group

. Baby's blanket, Diocese of Rockville Centre

Founding member of Diocesan Pro-life youth group

. Youth 2000 New York

Staff member and leadership team for 9 years

. Religious Education Instructor-Bronx, Merrick and

Freeport New York

Instructed grades four to seven for 8 years

. Daughters of Mary, Bronx, New York

Worked with 40-50 inner city youth weekly

. Project Rachel

Counseled men and women on healing after abortion

. Sisters of Life

Helped the sisters with pro-life ministries

. Missionaries of Charity

Help with music ministry for children's mass

References Available upon request

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