Administrative Assistant Talent Management

Sydney S. Gray

Objective

Ambitious, energetic, creative, and highly disciplined problem-solver with strong analytical skills and a proven track record of helping produce top-line and bottom-line results in collaborative client-focused environments.

Education

University of Connecticut, GPA: 3.91/4.0 Hartford, CT

Master of Public Administration 2022 - 2023

University of Connecticut, GPA: 3.774/4.0 Storrs, CT

Bachelor of Arts in History, Honors: Cum Laude, 2018 - 2022

Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies, Honors: Cum Laude

Internship and Professional Practice / Work Experience

Hartford Public Schools, Central Office Hartford, CT Strategic Recruitment Intern August 2022 – May 2023

Assisted the Office of Talent Management’s recruitment team in various recruitment efforts, including screening resumes, designing and implementing in-person and virtual recruitment programs and events, creating surveys and organizing data.

Designed and created surveys that measured the efficacy of the substitute teacher processes within the district.

Center for Fraternity and Sorority Development at UCONN Storrs, CT Community Ambassador, Operations January 2020 – January 2023

Collaborated with two other Community Ambassadors to organize and design monthly Presidential forums discuss ways to better the University of Connecticut’s Greek life through leadership, communication, and cross-council collaboration.

Assisted in creating monthly newsletters on critical topics pertaining to Greek life.

University of Connecticut, The Graduate School Storrs, CT Student Administrative Assistant January 2022 – May 2022

Assisted the Administrative Support Coordinator in answering emails, phone calls, filing Nexus reports, creating online submissions, and making deliveries promptly.

UCONN Department of History: EPOCH (Engaged, Public, Oral and Community Histories) Storrs, CT Research Intern August 2021 – December 2021

Utilized the research skills of reading and sifting to go through large amounts of information such as newspapers, articles, and obituaries on West Indian Migration to Hartford and New York.

Conducted oral histories with the assistance of a research advisor.

Randstad (Broadridge Financial Solutions) Edgewood, NY Intern, Seasonal Associate July 2018 – August 2019

Enforced critical thinking, time management, and administrative skills by maintaining and collecting machine information multiple times daily to monitor/ensure operational efficiency.

Utilized the technological skill of Microsoft Excel to enter vital operational data and produced spreadsheet reports for weekly, monthly, and year-end totals.

Honors and Awards

Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society 2023

Connecticut Celebration 350th Scholarship 2022

Drs. Barbara and Carlton Molette Scholarship Award 2022

Phi Beta Kappa Society 2022

Honors Scholar 2022

New England Scholar 2022

University of Connecticut Dean’s List 2020/2021

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2018 - 2022

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society 2019 - 2022

Drs. Barbara and Carlton Molette Scholarship Award 2022

Office of Undergraduate Research SHARE Grant Recipient 2021

Awarded $15,000 for producing an annotated bibliography, paper, and several research profiles.

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Relevant Courses and Skills

Graduate Studies: Race and Policy, Public Policy, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Policy, Theory and Management of Public Organizations, Human Resource Management, Urban Planning Principles and Methods

Undergraduate Studies: Race and Policy, Topics in Legal History, Prisons, Human Rights, and Social Control of African Americans, US and Human Rights

Creation of datasets using Google Sheets, Grant writing, and sorting through large amounts of data such as newspapers, obituaries, and books.

Efficient in: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Mac Pages, and Keynote

Proficient in various social media platforms

Leadership Experience

National Pan-Hellenic Council Spring 2019 – Spring 2022

Held President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian positions

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Spring 2019 – Spring 2022

Held Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Treasury positions

NAACP, University of Connecticut Chapter Spring 2019 – Spring 2022

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