MICHAEL S. WILBEKIN
Bronx, NY *****
917-***-**** Cell 347-***-**** Home ****************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wilbekin
Journalist/Op-Ed Writer Talk Radio Emcee/Commentator Legal/Administrative Asst.
Skilled and effective communicator with frequent interaction and discussion regarding issues concerning equal rights, truth, and justice.
Frequent writer - letters to editors; published in New York Daily News; Bronx Times Reporter; and New York Newsday
Contributor to employee newsletter. Served on committee and provided articles, writings outside of company issues informative and beneficial to employees. (see below)
Called into many talk radio shows, currently serving as a weekly volunteer panelist on a community podcast radio show – Sky Shout Radio Podcast (where I was named Panelist of the Year 2017)
SELECTED SKILLS:
Microsoft Word for Windows (40-50 wpm), Writing Skills, Communication & Public Speaking (Lector/Reader at St. Frances de Chantal Parish), Discussing and analyzing political & legal issues with logic & reasoning, Data Entry; Document Filing; Bates Labeling, Other Word Document Labeling
WORK EXPERIENCE:
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN, Bronx, NY 6/2003 to 8/2017
Enrollment Specialist
Enrollment of Medicaid members & newborn babies
Recertification of Medicaid members upon receipt of reports from NYS HRA/DSS
Resolved of duplicate member ID numbers
Disenrollment of Medicaid members upon receipt of reports from NYS HRA/DSS
Assisted with special projects (other reports)
Handled recertification of children in Child Health Plus Program
Assisted in processing other applications
Conducted Quality control of processed applications
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND CREDENTIALS WITHIN AFFINITY
Member of Editorial Committee for Employee Newsletter - writing stories and articles, submitted to editor and managing editor for publication
Member of Fire & Safety Brigade assisted with fire drills and emergency evacuations
Member of Disaster Recovery Relief Team assisted in annual off-site testing of computer applications in the event of a disaster emergency (major power outages)
QUANTUM GROUP/ALDAN TROY GROUP, New York, NY 10/2002 to 6/2003
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
Labeled and filed documents in numerical order for storage and prepared membership mailings
Addressed labels and packed envelopes with correspondence and members’ copy of files
STAFFWISE LEGAL INC., New York, NY 9/2002 to 9/2002
MCKEE NELSON, LLC
Performed paralegal Services including Document Filing, Sorting and Indexing of Documents
QUANTUM GROUP, New York, NY 5/2002 to 6/2002
SILLER WILK
Provided paralegal duties, document filing, organizing, composing file labels, bates number checking, and copying documents.
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STRATEGIC LEGAL RESOURCES, New York, NY 12/2001 to 12/2001
NERA
Conducted data entry of legal documents into Microsoft Access database
UPDATE LEGAL STAFFING, New York, NY 10/1999 to 5/2001
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
Performed paralegal services including copy checking, reproduction, assist productions, filing documents, bates labeling when necessary, producing documents to firm attorneys
CO-COUNSEL, New York, NY 8/1999 to 9/1999
KRAMER LEVIN
Coded in hardcopy legal documents into computer database (Concordance)
EDUCATION:
IONA COLLEGE, New Rochelle, New York
Bachelor of Science--Humanities
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts
Additional post-college credits in Criminal Justice & Pre-Law
Extracurricular Activity: On-Campus Radio Show
HERBERT LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, Bronx, New York
Took Journalism as English Elective - Graduated, Diploma