Theresa “Reese” Szverra
Millersville, Md 21108
**************@*****.***
Education
****-**** **** ******* ********* College, Writing
**** – 2009 Washington Bible College, Music Education
Work Experience
2023 (current) Security 101 (Protection Systems, Inc.) - fully remote
Job Duties: bookkeeping, Quickbooks, email and phone communication, collections, AR/AP, running reports, running payroll using Paychex, entering invoices, emailing and f/u with invoices, inventory management using company data system, bank reconciliation, other administrative tasks as needed
2020-2023 Kennedy Employment Services: Mayo United Methodist Church, Maxim Healthcare, and ARDO Contracting, Inc. - all hybrid or remote
Job Duties: email and phone communications, content creation using MS Office and Google apps, email management with Wordpress, creating weekly slides with timing and music in Power Point, making flyers and printed newsletters, paying bills, decoration, supervising groups meeting, coordinating calendars and room usage, collecting rent for office use, data entry, proofreading, bookkeeping and Quickbooks, AP/AR, tax preparation, payroll, scheduling, document preparation, social media marketing, website development, customer relations, and communication
2018-2020 Anne Arundel County Board of Elections
Scheduling Administrative Assistant; Chief Judge; jentProvisional Election Judge; Provisional Nursing Home Representative Judge
Job Duties: Election Judge duties, scheduling judges
2017-2018 Chick-Fil-A, Marketing Director
Job Duties: Event planning; creating and editing videos and photos for social media content; manage brand and original content online and through marketing events and fundraisers, creating content calendars to meet marketing needs; scheduling, planning, and promoting company events; handling all in-store and online marketing content; customer interaction; evaluating fundraising needs and working with organizations for fundraising donations; budgeting for in-store events, bookkeeping, personal interaction with potential clients; creating flyers and all marketing materials to promote in-store and online events
2011 – 2017 Brainy Zebra Ink, Executive Administrative Assistant-remote
Job Duties: Design and execute custom products and costumes; hire, train, and manage employees; bookkeeping, including tax preparation; purchasing materials; inventory; ordering; all tax items; interacting with clients through one on one, email, social media, and web site communications; payroll; booking all shows/fairs we attend; producing/managing social media content; producing content for and managing blog; website creation, management, creating content for website, including photos and videos; using Quickbooks, Microsoft Office Applications, and all social media platforms.
Relevant Experience
1999 –present Editor/Proofreader/English tutor-remote
Job Description: edit and proofread papers and articles at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary level, through volunteer organizations, and for professional publishing. My skills include strict attention to detail; content research and fact checking; formatting, including thesis formation, APA, and MLA; expert knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and spelling; and tutoring in these areas.
Skills and Classes
Microsoft Office systems; ten-key data entry; typing approx. 90 wpm; Paychex; Quickbooks; proofreading; editing; copywriting; APA, MLA, and Chicago Style formatting; Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter entries; website design; Wordpress; Mail Chimp; Beginning and Intermediate Proofreading Training Course Certifications, marketing, project management for creative businesses
Writing Awards
2024 League for Innovation Literary Contest Award
2024 Ben Staisloff Award
Publications
2024 “Connections to the Ocean.” Amaranth Literary Journal, AACC.