OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position within an organization that offers

advancement based on initiative and achievement.

EDUCATION

*/**** - */**** ************ State University

Natchitoches, LA

Degree: Associates in Business Administration

8/2001 - 5/2005 Rapides High School

Lecompte, LA

Degree: Diploma - General Studies

EXPERIENCE

6/2009 - Present Office of Economic & Workforce Development (OEWD)

Alexandria, LA

Accounting Assistant / Data Clerk / Clerical Assistant

Provide high-level support to Executive Director, Finance Director,

Office Manger and other staff under the Rapides Parish Police Jury's

Office of Economic & Workforce Development.

Assist Finance Director with processing participant payroll and

invoices; distributing checks; bank reconciliations and sorting

checks; equipment inventory.

Maintain and update various accounting related spreadsheets; enter

data in accounting system; make copies and file accounting related

documents.

Operate multi-line phone system; route calls to appropriate official.

Process incoming and outgoing mail correspondence.

Serve as Clerical Assistant to the Office of Economic & Workforce

Development (OEWD) and other departments and programs under OEWD

which include: Rapides Business & Career Solutions Center (RBCSC),

Youth Empowerment Services (YES), Strategies to Empower People

(STEP), Louisiana Job and Employment Training (LaJET) and Rapides

Workforce Investment Board (WIB)

12/2007 - 8/2008 Office of Economic & Workforce Development / Rapides

WIB

Alexandria, LA

Clerical Assistant III

Provided high-level administrative support to Executive Director and

Office Manger.

Greeted visitors and ascertained nature of business to be conducted.

Operated multi-line phone system; routed calls to appropriate

official.

Served as Website Content Manager for the Rapides Workforce

Investment Board (WIB).

Prepared and disseminated meeting material and notices to WIB

members.

Researched Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) database for Eligible

Training Providers (ETP) and prepared Vendor Agreements between

provider and RBCSC.

Assembled grant applications for final submittal to funding agencies.

Processed incoming and outgoing mail correspondence.

5/2007 - 7/2007 City of Alexandria - Business Office

Alexandria, LA

Administrative Assistant

Calculated and verified payment batches.

Researched customer accounts using computer terminal.

Typed, filed and retrieved documents.

Assisted Business Manager and staff with processing redemptions,

adjudications, grass cutting, demolitions, etc.

Answered telephone and provided information to callers, routed calls

to appropriate official and place outgoing calls.

6/2006 - 8/2006 Kazette Enterprises, Inc.

Alexandria, LA

Administrative Assistant

Scheduled appointments and maintained calendar for Executive

Director.

Answered telephone and provided information to callers.

Greeted visitors, ascertained nature of business to be conducted.

Prepared outgoing mail, using postage meter.

Performed basic clerical duties using standard office equipment and

supplies.

SKILLS AND TRAINING

Microsoft Office Specialist - Certificate of Completion (2007)

Financial Planning for Your Future - Certificate of Completion (2006)

First Responder - Certificate of Completion (2006)

REFERENCES

Available upon request

REFERENCES

Lawanda N. Stewart, Office Manager

Office of Economic & Workforce Development / Rapides WIB

5610-E Coliseum Blvd.

Alexandria, LA 71303

Phone: 318-***-**** ( Fax: 318-***-****

Email: abikse@r.postjobfree.com

Louis Smith

Definitions Fitness (Baton Rouge, LA)

622 Hendrix Place

Shreveport, LA 71106

Phone: 318-***-****

Email: abikse@r.postjobfree.com

Shirley Wade, Principal (Retired)

Bunkie Elementary School

P.O. Box 94

Cheneyville, LA 71325

Phone: 318-***-****

Elijah Humphfrey, (Retired)

Poland Junior High School

P.O. Box 29

Cheneyville, LA 71325

Phone: 318-***-****

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