Manager Assistant

LESLIE A. MORRELL, MA

Current Mailing Address:

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Las Cruces, NM 88001

Phone: 505-***-****

Email: ********@****.***

OBJECTIVE: I am returning to New England from New Mexico. I am seeking an editing/writing position and will relocate to

anywhere in New England. I have strong writing, editing, and page layout and design skills and my professional positions

have included newsletter writing and editing, and web content writing and editing components.

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Current practitioner in technical writing/editing and work as an adjunct college instructor in Women s Studies and

Writing Across the Curriculum courses.

Strong interpersonal and communications skills and able to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a

diverse community.

Able to foster a cooperative work environment, with skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.

Demonstrated ability to plan, implement, supervise, and evaluate many types of programs.

Familiar with a wide variety of instructional technology including experience with media, evolving instructional

technologies, and distance learning programs and delivery.

Knowledge and delivery of English as a Second Language programs for international students seeking admission into

American and British secondary and post-secondary educational institutions.

Certified Principal Investigator and experienced in grant writing. Written, awarded, implemented, and reported on

grants such as McNair Scholarships, Technology Grants, Educational Development Grants, and the New Mexico

Endowment for the Arts Grant.

RESPONSIBILITIES IN ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD

Coordinate articulation efforts with high schools and four-year institutions to recruit and retain students.

Assist with special projects as assigned, including creating orientation programs and manuals for first time college

students, international students, returning students, and new and returning faculty.

Gather data, write reports, and provide relevant information for outcomes assessment, and recruitment and retention

reports about university students.

Provide input into budget process and make appropriate recommendations, manage program budgets.

Assist with the development of new initiatives, including new academic and non-academic programs.

Edit/produce professional/academic newsletters, interview and write articles for newspapers and magazines.

Produce manuals documenting departmental procedures.

Oversee daily office operations and ensure policies and procedures are followed and completed in a timely manner.

WORK HISTORY:

TECHNICAL AND NEWS ARTICLE EDITOR/WRITER, WEB CONTENT EDITOR/WRITER, VARIOUS COMPANIES, AUGUST 1974-PRESENT.

Manager: Self Employed Contract

Presently contract my services through www.guru.com. Have worked as an employee or under contract for XAMonline,

Melrose, MA; Technical Publishers of New England, Waltham, MA; Waters Associates, Norwood, MA; Millipore Corporation,

Lexington, MA; Raytheon Corporation, Sudbury, MA; Memodyne Corporation, Nemonix, Corporation, Decitek Corporation,

Holliston, MA; National Cash Register, Stow, MA; Adams-Laux Publishing Company, Digital Equipment Corporation, and

Beacon Publishing Company, Maynard, MA. Duties included interviewing employees, community members, and clients to

produce quality articles, web content information, and end-user manuals.

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, LAS CRUCES, NM. JANUARY 2005 AUGUST 2007

College Instructor and Coordinator of Women's Studies Program.

Manager: Diane-Michelle Prindeville, Director of Women s Studies

Managed Women s Studies Program Offices and Resource Center. Oversaw academic and non-academic programming

provided by Women s Studies. Wrote, awarded, and administered two New Mexico Council for the Arts grants to fund

Women s History Month activities. Documented departmental and day to day office procedures. Wrote monthly and annual

reports submitted to the director of the program and the dean of the college. Editor of the monthly Women s Studies

Program newsletter for students and friends of Women Studies; designed and maintained the program s web site.

Interviewed students seeking admission into the program. Edited, consulted with students, and graded response papers and

final writing projects for all courses taught. Edited and published Women s History Month newsletter.

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Courses Taught: WS 201G, Introduction to Women's Studies; WS 202G, Representing Women Across Cultures; WS 325,

Philosophy of Women; WS 450/550 Special Topics: Perception of Women in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism; WS 471/571

Feminist Theory.

Academic and Program Advising: Academic Advisor for Women's Studies students; Faculty advisor for student

organization Feminist Reinventing Freedom Everywhere and Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity.

Committees Served: Advisory Board Member for the Teaching Academy; Women's Studies Steering Committee, Faculty

Committee, Student Recruitment and Retention Committee; Women's History Month Planning and Implementation

Committee; J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Committee.

Awards and Recognition: NMSU College of Arts and Sciences Professional Employee Achievement Award, $800;

ADVANCE-NSF $6,000 Teaching Support Award; General Education Gateway Course Development Grant, $5,062.

Professional Development Seminars and Certifications: Writing Across the Curriculum Certification, Publish and

Flourish Seminar, WebCT Course Building, WebCT Course Content and Delivery, Interactive Classroom Seminar,

Constructive Confrontation Seminar, Conflict Resolution in the Classroom Seminar, Teaching in the Diverse Classroom

Seminar, New Mexico State Safety Driving Certification and License, Grant Writing and Principal Investigator Certification,

Emergency Response Training, New Mexico HAZMAT Recognition and Safety Training.

CORRIDOR, INC. LAS CRUCES, NM AUGUST 2003 - JANUARY 2005

Educational Consultant to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools

Manager: Kenneth Survey

Wrote and was awarded educational grants to develop curriculum and extra-curricular activities, developed Individual

Education Plans for at risk students, wrote monthly progress reports tracking student success and programming to involve

parents as partners in education. Schools worked with: Black Mesa School, Borrego Pass School, Luki Chuki School of the

Navajo Nation.

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, WALTHAM, MA, DECEMBER MAY 1998 - JUNE 2003

College Instructor, Undergraduate Writing Seminar, January 2002 June 2003

Manager: English Department Instruction Coordinator

Developed and taught college level writing courses for incoming undergraduate students with stress on writing sound

argumentative essays that demonstrate college level mechanical and stylistic expertise. Attended workshops and seminars

on teaching effectively across the curriculum.

Coordinator of Graduate Student Services, Office of Student Life

Manager: Jessica Basile, Student Services Specialist

Created policies and procedures, then documented and published the Student Orientation Handbook, Guide to Off -Campus

Housing Handbook, and maintained two graduate student web sites. Managed Graduate Student Resource Center and the

Graduate Student Association Programming and Orientation budget lines totally approximately $40,000 each.

Assistant Director of Continuing and Professional Studies, Rabb School of Education

Manager: Dr. Raymond Guillette, Director

Helped develop and earn accreditation for Brandies University s Software Engineering Master s Program. Responsible for

assigning articles, editing articles, and writing editorials for three separate monthly student, faculty/staff, and recruitment

newsletters. Developed and ran training sessions for faculty and staff, orientation sessions for new and returning students,

and recruitment sessions. Administered the Adult Learning Program and the Alumni Auditing Program. Budgeting

responsibilities included advertising budget, office maintenance budget, graduation celebrations and ceremony budget, and

student worker salary budget.

Admissions Coordinator for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Manager: Margaret Haley, Assistant Dean

Reviewed and processed doctoral dissertations. Editor for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences newsletter. Created

and published the Graduate Student Admissions Guide and the Brandeis University Teaching Assistant Guide. Designed

and published pamphlets about graduate programs and attended national college fairs for recruitment purposes.

Coordinated admission activities with program administrators and department heads; managed student worker staff;

developed programming. Developed and managed budget for the English As A Second Language acculturation program.

Committees Served at Brandeis University

Academic Honesty Committee - reviewed and recommend policy changes; Committee for the Support of Teaching -

reviewed and recommended workshops for the support of teaching, reviewed and recommended university policies towards

teaching; University Curriculum Committee reviewed undergraduate curriculum changes; University Technology

Committee - reviewed policies and procedures for electronic publishing and copyrighting, Internet access and university

responsibilities; Usdan Steering Committee - reviewed and recommended best use for university office/classroom space.

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EDUCATION:

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, LAS CRUCES, NM, DISTANCE EDUCATION DELIVERY PROGRAM, JANUARY 2008 PRESENT.

Bachelor of Science Candidate, Information and Communication Technology Program, College of Engineering.

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, WALTHAM, MA, MASTER DEGREE, MAY 1998

Master of Arts, Women's Studies and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Served as Graduate Student Association Officer and editor of the Graduate Student Association Communication Officer,

responsible for monthly newsletters, informational brochures, and maintaining web site.

BENTLEY COLLEGE, WALTHAM, MA, BACHELOR OF ARTS, MAY 1976

Bachelor of Arts in English and History

Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Member of Sigma Pi Epsilon Honor Fraternity for Journalism. Editor-in Chief of the weekly

student newspaper and semi-annual literary magazine. Photographer for the student yearbook.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, AXiD

FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, KW5EST

Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE

Massachusetts Association of Women in Higher Education, MAWE

Pi Delta Epsilon Honor Fraternity for Journalism, PDE

Text and Academic Authors Association, TAA

Western Social Sciences Association. WSSA

REFERENCES:

Pat Bryant, MA

Thermal Fisher Scientific

Milford, MA

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Work: 508-***-****

Vanessa Quiroz, MPA

New Orleans, LA

Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, Area Facilitator

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Cellular: 575-***-****

Diane-Michelle Prindeville, PhD

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, MA

Government Department, former Director of Women s Studies

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Work: 575-***-****

Jessica Basile, MA

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Graduate Student Services Specialist

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Work: 781-***-****

Raymond Guillette, PhD

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions

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Work: 508-***-****

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