Mary H. Cross-Sidky
Gainesville, VA 20155
Hm: 571-***-*****; 703-***-****
Skills Summary:
Retired Foreign Service Employee (July 2013). Volunteer Manassas Courthouse doing historical records, volunteer Gainesville Rehab Nursing Home and volunteer Sunday school teacher at Gainesville United Methodist Church, travel etc.
Senior Career Manager with extensive overseas experience serving in places of conflict and crises at the height of need with outstanding communication, leadership and interpersonal skills. Excels in crisis situation is very resourceful with proven leadership qualities as well as managerial and community engagement know how with family outreach.
Specific Experience: Office Manager to Ambassadors and Mission Directors in nine diplomatic overseas assignments and two tours in Washington, D.C. Assignments were as follows.
The Bahamas, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Jerusalem, Haiti, Pakistan, Yemen, Ethiopia and Egypt.
Education: Graduate of Peters Business College, Wash, DC (two year program).
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC (one year)
Classes at Catholic University
Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel and Power Point
Awards: Ambassador’s Award, Meritorious, unit Citation, Performance and Community Service Awards and Extra mile Award
Other: Vice Chair of School Board in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; develop dram program at International school – Tashkent (three years); served on housing board in Egypt; commissary board in Yemen and Embassy Association board in Pakistan.