Sylinda Charles
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EDUCATION:
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
Master in Public Administration, GPA: 3.98/4.00 May 2019
Relevant Coursework: Organization and Management Theory, Public Sector Financial Management, Law of Public Employment, Economics, Program Development and Evaluation, Introduction in Policy and Politics and Human Resource Management, Information in Inspection and Oversight and Security and Technology
Honors: Pi Alpha Alpha (Global Honor Society for Public Administration)
Herbert H. Lehman College Bronx, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May 2000
Concentration in Organizational Psychology, Minor in Communications, GPA: 3.20/4.00
Accomplishments: Graduated with Honors, Dean’s List every semester, National Honor Society for Student Achievement
Professional Experience
New York Langone Medical Center New York, NY
Project Administrative Assistant Jan 2008-Present
Collaborate with medical team which consists of psychologist, psychiatrist, nurse, social worker and medical director to create a policy initiatives for 9/11 first responders
Accomplishment: Manage an outreach project that contacted 3,000 first responders to register for the program, which increased the number of patient flow
Complete memos, reports, and applications
Prepared responses to routine correspondence for the medical director
Execute an office filing and storage system by sorting, recording, and filing material in alphabetical, numerical, or subject order as needed. Use of Vital Pointe to assist physicians in authorizing medications
Perform administrative tasks, answering up to 50 calls daily, scheduling appointments and call tracking
Health Insurance Plan of New York, New York, NY
Temporary Administrative Assistant July 2007-Jan2008
Assisted director of human resources in making calls and preparing packets to administer to physicians to update medical credentials
Answered up to 30 calls a day to ensure physicians were knowledgeable about health insurance compliance
Communicate with patient’s post-operative to ensure proper nutrition, home care and transportation
Department of Transportation New York, NY
Intern October 2002-2005
Organized and Filed bridges, traffic, and construction files for the planning department
Participated in bids regarding city contracts and interviewed potential contractors
Filed resumes, vendor applications and executed a confidential filing system for the commissioner of the Department of Transportation
Department of Sanitation New York, NY
Intern July 2001-August 2001
Collected insurance certificates for various sanitation sites in the five boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
Designed a system to calculate waste dump using a scanning project on LOTUS software
Answered and screened phones call for 50 employees
Volunteer
New York Common Pantry and City Meals Nov 2017-Present
Delivered hot and cold meals to homebound seniors who reside on the Upper East Side
Serve meals in a soup kitchen to over 25 families, provide free breakfast to homeless men during Thanksgiving and Christmas
Volunteer at a Bronx food pantry, collecting, packaging, and distributing groceries to over 75 families in the South Bronx
Leadership and Affiliation
Student Affiliate, Toastmasters of Columbia University, Sept 2017-Present
Council Member, American Society for Public Administration, Sept 2017- Present
Secretary, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Sept 2015-Sept 2016
SKILLS: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe Professional, Type 75 WPM, Public Speaking