Davetta Ogunlola
** ******* ******, ** **********, DC 20011
*.**************@*****.*** 917-***-****
Qualifications
> 16 years of experience in higher education office administration and
executive assisting.
> Established track record of achieving positive results in the area of
office management.
Key Strengths and Skills Summary
Office Administrator Good oral and writing Keen Attention to
skills Detail
Ability to multi task
Excellent Communicator Work well in fast paced
independently environment
Proficient in Knowledgeable in the Good team player, work
Microsoft Word, Excel use of copiers, fax well with others and
and Publisher machines and phone customer/client
systems oriented
Professional Experience
Unification Theological Seminary New York, NY
Director of Admissions December 2001-December 2013
Coordinated day to day operations in an expansion graduate program; created
applicant records, coached students on administrative process; admitted new
students and worked closely with the Registrar and Bursar to upkeep
academic and financial records. PDSO with SEVIS to admit and follow the
progress of foreign students; certified by the Department of Education to
coordinate disbursement of Federal Financial Aid. Managed the general
office, planned special events, supervised work study students and served
as executive assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
. Worked with the Vice President of Academic Affairs to implement an urban
satellite campus for the expansion of our graduate program making our
institution available to potential students.
. Forged relationships with Excelsior College and University of Phoenix
online degree programs which led to students completing undergraduate
degrees.
. Created filing systems both hard copy and electronic for financial aid
and foreign student records in accordance with guidelines set by the
Department of Education and the Student Exchange Visitor Information
System, maximizing the efficiency of record keeping.
. During the launch of an undergraduate program, set up financial aid and
foreign student files both hard copy and electronic for the Office of
Admissions and Financial Aid.
Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization, Washington
DC
Executive Assistant March 2000-Deember 2001
Worked with the Program Manager in the set up of general operations for a
non-profit organization working with at risk families to help fathers and
mothers find suitable employment under the Welfare to Work Program.
. Administrative liaison between the national headquarters and twelve
regional sites.
. Created hard copy and electronic filing system for sensitive data which
included records, files and reports to the federal government resulting
in high quality data management.
. Established conversations with each of the sites to insure that all data
was up to date and recorded efficiently on a weekly basis.
Education
Southern Piedmont Community - Associate of Arts
Further study at University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the
Unification Theological Seminary