DONNA L. NEWLAND
Jersey City Heights, NJ 07307
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Work Experience:
**/** – 06/08 Michael Conti School (P.S. 5), Jersey City, NJ
Substitute Teacher
Instructed students from pre-k 3 to 8th grade level
Devised projects for individual investigation and small group collaboration suitable for students with a wide range of interests and achievement levels
Implemented positive classroom management strategies
Established and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues, which fostered an environment of open communication and support.
11/99 – 12/07 BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., 383 Madison Avenue, NY, NY
Desktop Publisher – Responsibilities included formatting documents from analysts that were then perused and edited by various editors. These documents contained Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint graphs that were passed through compliance before publishing. The formatting included working with headers and footers, linking table of contents, and maneuvering within tables.
4/96 – 4/99 HAYGROUP, 101 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Production Assistant – Responsibilities included creating and editing brochures, proposals, slides and vu-graphs presentations, charts (organization, pies, bars, and columns), tables and surveys for consultants using Microsoft packages. Ability to handle multi-task roles and in the absence of administrative assistants, provided administrative support for the consultants such as:
Answering telephones Making reservations/appointments
Creating and editing proposals/letters/
memos Xeroxing, faxing, binding
1/86 – 4/96 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, 388 Greenwich Street, NY, NY
Word Processing Operator – Responsibilities included creating and editing proposals and presentations involving tables and charts (organization, pies, bars, and columns) for investment bankers using Microsoft packages.
Assistant Supervisor – Assisted supervisor with interacting with the investment bankers. Responsibilities included delegating documents to operators, trouble-shooting, training new operators, answering telephones, and filling in for the supervisor when she was on vacation and/or sick.
Software Package Skills
Word
Excel
PowerPoint Visio
CorelDraw
Access
Education: New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NY G.P.A.: 3.71
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, December 2007
Honors:
Dean’s List
New York University, 4 Washington Square, NY, NY
Associate in Arts Degree, May 1980
Certification: Early Childhood Education Teacher, March 2008
Substitute Teacher, Hudson County, November 2006
References furnished upon request