Sales, Property Management, Personal Care

Sarah J Zak

Objective

To obtain a career in which I am able to utilize my creative talents, as well as my communication skills.

Employment

Personal Care Assistant

Alliance Health Care

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 5/07 End Date: present

Working with health, behavioral, physical issues of a teenage boy and an elderly woman, physical and occupational therapy, educating him on his social skills, cooking, cleaning, computer, help with homework, exercising, life in general.

Manager

Skyline Gardens LLC

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 6/07 End Date: 4/08

Computer, phone, accounts receivable, managing expense acount, bank deposits, customer concerns and complaints, some remodeling of homes, collecting rents, filing...

Administrative Assistant

Tandem Products, Inc.

Blooming Prairie, MN

Start Date: 7/1/2006 End Date: 4/1/2007

Invoicing, shipping paperwork, computers, safety team, answering phones, greeting new hires, applicants and visitors, production paperwork and computer data, many other responsiblities.

Advertising Sales Consultant

Lakeside Press

St. Peter, MN

Start Date: 7/1/2005 End Date: 7/1/2006

Selling ad space in Chamber books, city maps, etc; helping customers design ads; record keeping; filing; driving; working closely with Chamber Administrators and members, giving presentations at Chamber meetings

Teacher

Kids Korner Educare

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 11/15/2003 End Date: 3/20/2005

Teaching and caring for infants and preschoolers; communicating with parents.; planning curriculum; art, reading, music, physical activity with children

Receptionist

Steele County Clothesline

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 8/2002 End Date: 11/05/2004

Helped families in need to qualify for free clothing and household items; intake paperwork; took donations of clothing, household items and money; assisted shoppers in finding other community services

Assistant Manager

Cedar Place Apartments/Cedar Green Townhomes

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 9/1/1996 End Date: 5/1/2001

Resident activity coordinator, filing, invoicing, accounting, payroll, CRPs, monthly newsletter, chairperson for resident council, marketing, general office duties; helped families in need of low income housing qualify to reside

at Cedar Green; planned and supervised childrens activities onsite

Site Manager

SEMCAC Senior Dining

Owatonna, MN

Start Date: 9/1/1996 End Date: 9/01/1999

Served noon meals to seniors at Cedar Place Apartments; supervised volunteers; daily, weekly and monthly paperwork and donations

Education

Major: Broadcast Communications

Brown Institute, MN US

Date Completed: 12/1/1987

Associate Degree in Applied Science

Major: Travel Planning

Albert Lea AVTI, MN US

Date Completed: 6/1/1983

Diploma

Additional Skills and Awards

Customer Service - 20+ years, Sales and Marketing - 15+ years, Office Management - 5+ years, Volunteer Management - 5+ years, Teaching - 2+ years, Computer Skills - 5+ years

Communications Award Winner for LaSalle Management Group (Cedar Place Apartments)

Activities

singing, songwriting, writing, camping, gardening

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