Human Resources Accounts Payable

Geoffrey N. Lowry

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Milwaukee, WI 53222

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EXPERIENCE:

SDC Head Start

Assistant Director of Program Design and Management

Milwaukee, WI 2012-September 2013

Created and effectively Maintained a Budget of $22 Million, Supervised Accounts

Payable and Receivable, Completed Federal and State Government Fiscal Reporting,

Fostered Community Relations, Supervised the Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection,

Evaluation of all Children in the Program, Maintained and Monitored a Data base of over

4,000 children in Milwaukee County encompassing six different agencies on 31 different

campuses. Cleared two pre-existing federal deficiencies and two non-compliances in

nine months

Quality Evaluation and Monitoring

• Maintained children and family information.

• Monitored the health, social service, education, disabilities, nutrition, and

transition to kindergarten of over 4,000 children.

• Trained 154 staff and over 3,500 parents on the federal regulations necessary to

run a model program

• Assisted the parents in understanding and implementing shared program

governance

• Oversaw and created parent family community engagement to ensure active

community involvement in the program.

Program Operations

• Financially responsible for a $22 million budget

Planned, organized, directed, and administered the Management Systems and

Procedures of the program including planning, database maintenance, record

keeping and reporting systems.

• Maintained the income and expense budget, directed the audit, and federal

reporting

• Tracked and maintained records of required degreed trainings and certifications

for all staff

• Designated oversight for program planning, grant writing and grant accounting

functions of all programs to retain existing funding.

• Custodian of all educational instructional protocols on ERSEA, the selected child

assessment tools, federal heard start guidelines on child development and early

childhood framework.

• Completed Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing and federal

financial Reporting for the organization on a daily, monthly and year end basis.

COA Youth & Family Centers

Goldin Center Director

Milwaukee, WI 2007-2012

Created and maintained a budget of $1.2 Million located on a 56,000 square foot campus,

Performed Accounts payable and Receivable, Financial Reporting, Fund Raised, Fostered

Community Partnerships, Created and Supervised Programming, Education, and

Recreation for over 700 youth, 100 seniors and 84 staff members at six Community

Learning Centers and one Teen Program in the City of Milwaukee on a daily basis.

Community Relations

• Increased community awareness of the positive attributes of the center and the

organization

• Recruited and retained over 700 youth and families

• Collaborated with other community organizations to support the programs at the

Center

• Worked with the Board of Directors of COA to increase the success of Youth and

Family Programming at COA

Financial and Business Operations

• Negotiated contracts with individuals that are responsible for implementing

various programs

• Developed strategies to increase the financial health of the organization

• Implemented a $1.2 million budget

• Programmed and did financial reporting to funders

• Purchased and was accountable for all supplies and equipment for the Community

Center and Six Community Learning Centers

• Completed Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing and Financial

Reporting for the Centers

Milwaukee Urban League

Manager of Support Services

Milwaukee, WI 2006-2007

Consulted on Build Maintenance and up keep, Personnel, Budgeting, Financial

Reporting, Human Resources, Contract Negotiation, and Fund Raising for the Urban

League. Advised the President of the organization on problem and the best course of

action to take

CUP-A-JAVA

Owner

Menomonee Falls, WI 2004-2009

Supervised and controlled all aspects of the organization including Sales, Purchasing,

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Human Resources, Financial Reporting,

Reporting and Payment of Taxes, Inventory, Training, Advertising, and Sanitation for two

locations.

URBAN DAY SCHOOL

President of Schools

Milwaukee, WI 1997 to 2004

Created and maintained a budget of $6.4 million, Supervised a staff of over 150

employees on two campuses, managed Human Resources, Benefit Administration,

Financial and Business Operations, Community Relations and Fund Raising, Strategic

Planning, Recruited and Educated of over 1,000 students on a yearly basis.

Community Relations and Funding Raising

• Increased community awareness of the positive attributes of the school

• Recruited and retained over 1,000 students and families per year

• Collaborated with other community organizations to support educational

programs at UDS

• Fund raised between $300,000 and $600,000 per year for annual and capital

projects

• Recognized donors annually for their past and present support

• Coordinated all Board of Directors meetings for Urban Day School

Financial and Business Operations

• Negotiated contracts for the school and Board of Directors

• Developed strategies and implemented a $6.4 million budget

• Reported the financial status of the organization to the federal and state

government for Head Start, Day Care, The Elementary and Middle Schools, and

the USDA Food program

• Purchased all supplies and equipment for the organization

• Supervised Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, tuition administration

including parent and government payments

• Executed the maintenance, renovation and expansion of two school sites

including the purchase of one of the sites for $700,000

• Managed kitchen operations including the care and feeding of over 1,000 children

daily

Planning

• Developed and implemented the annual and strategic plan.

• Developed a statement of vision, goals and objectives for the school.

URBAN DAY SCHOOL

Business Manager

Milwaukee WI 1993-1997

Personnel – Recruitment, Training and Development of Staff

• Supervised a Staff of over 140 exempt and non-exempt employees

• Developed employment, advertising presentation and recruitment materials

• Initiated staff orientation of new hires

• Developed training curriculum for retention of employees in deficient areas

• Updated personnel handbook and policies

Compensation and Benefits

• Coordinated salary administration & unemployment compensation administration

and payroll

• Wrote, implemented, and administered compensation performance evaluations

• Negotiated, implemented and administered benefits, including health, dental and

life insurance, 403b and pension plan on a group and individual basis

Financial and Business Operations

• Financial responsibilities as listed under the President’s position.

EDUCATION:

• 2002 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI

M.B.A. College of Business Administration

• 1984 Marquette University Milwaukee WI

B.A. Political Science

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of Directors

• The Gary Dobbs Family Resource Center Board of Directors

• Heritage Days 2011, Inc. Executive Board of Directors

CERIFICATIONS

• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Instructor

• Youth Development Worker Certification

• Mandatory Reporting Certification

• CPR/First Aid

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