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MARGARET MELMAN
Professional Summary
Perceptive RCP Employment Coordinator passionate about helping others reach personal and professional goals. Highly skilled at networking to build vital relationships with leading area employers. Strategic when placing clients in rewarding jobs based on skills, interests and abilities. Successful at coaching clients on resume writing, interviewing, time management and teamwork.
Accomplishments
Model United Nations Delegate
Work History
Lutheran Social Services Of The Southwest - Refugee Career Pathways Employment Coordinator
03/2023 - Current
Catalytic Health Partners - Office Manager
04/2022 - 01/2023
Hold career development and employment planning sessions with refugees
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● Hold one-on-one meetings with refugees to determine progression Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
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Establish partnerships to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
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Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
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Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel
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Coordinated and aligned corporate and office schedules and disseminated important work information to employees
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Hire, train, coach, and mentor team members for all assigned staff members
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adzqtw@r.postjobfree.com
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Skills
● Employment Equity
● Confidential Records Management
● Staffing Strategy
● Improvement Recommendations
● Human Relations
● Complex Problem-Solving
● Workflow Processes
● Problem Resolution
Education
06/2020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science: Kinesiology/Global
Health
07/2023
University of Oklahoma
Master of Arts: Global Affairs/Global
Economics And Development
Helping Hearts - Behavioral Health Lead /Support Group Facilitator 08/2020 - 03/2022
Lecroy & Milligan Associates - Data Collector/ Research Assistant 08/2019 - 07/2020
ASU, Equity Among Equality - Global Health Research Assistant 08/2019 - 12/2019
ASU, Center Of Race And Democracy - Student Intern Phoenix, AZ
08/2019 - 12/2019
Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
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● Identified areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions. Facilitated dialogue between participants, family and program workers to provide best possible program and individualized program.
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Maintained positive, comforting environment that felt safe and inviting to clients.
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Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging sharing of questions and concerns.
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Do home visits to conduct assessments with families to see what type of parent educator they would need
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● Interact with families to see any behavioral changes from baseline visit Assist in collecting and recording data entries and submit them every week to the faculty
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● Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns. Ensure that families feel safe and comfortable when conducting the visits
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Attending and contributing to research design and protocol meetings to ensure program goals are being met
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Assisting research associate with collecting and entering data about faculty, using the academic curriculum vitae
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Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations
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Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
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Innovating programming and deliberate outreach about issues related to race and democracy
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Planning events for the book discussion groups and social cohesion dialogue
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● Promote the CSRD in different marketing and news outlets in Arizona
● Produced high-quality communications for internal and external use International Alliance Prevention Of Aids (IAPA) - Teacher/Global Health Intern
Chennai, India
01/2019 - 08/2019
Arizona State University - Research Assistant/Global Entrepreneurship Program
Phoenix, AZ
01/2019 - 05/2019
International Rescue Committee, IRC - Survivor Intern Phoenix, AZ
05/2018 - 08/2018
Created pamphlets, videos and other health education materials to promote health awareness and preventive health practices.
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Continually improved knowledge, skills, and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
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● Promoted available resources and connected individuals with services. Developed and implemented health education programs to help individuals and communities improve health and well-being.
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Design solutions to help relieve the effects of poverty in the village of Amaltari, Nepal
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Collaborate and design user friendly tools to harvest vines in the buffer zone forest in South Nepal
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Develop a plan to use green charcoal as a solution for locally sourced energy
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Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations
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Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment
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● Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
● Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions. Interacted with refugees by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
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Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
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Languages
Russian
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual