Jo Ann Shorter
**** ********* ** #* ****: 310-***-****
Inglewood CA 90305 Email: ***********@*****.***
Career Objective Statement
An Administrative assistant position utilizing a unique blend of public relations, and administrative experience, creating innovative strategies to achieve organizational objectives.
Qualifications Summary
Dependable, helpful, knowledgeable clerical and administrative support experience with a successful track record of solid contributions. Specific areas of expertise include:
· Time Management · Public Relations
· Internal Communications · External Communications
· Leadership · Resourcefulness
· Training · Organization
· Flexibility · Project Management
· Manage Multiple Priorities · Business Maturity
· Professionalism · Coordinating
· Accounting · Data Entry
Professional Experience
University of Kansas, Research/Graduate Studies, 2006 -2007
Administrative Associate Senior. My focus of responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
· Oversaw application data entry process of international graduate applications.
· Maintained in depth knowledge of the graduate admission processes and graduate school policies for international students.
· Calculated international graduate students GPA.
· Interpreted TOEFL and IELTS scores to determine basic requirements for graduate studies.
· Approved applications for international graduate students.
· Interpreted international financial documentation necessary for immigration documentation.
· Cooperates with International Student and Scholar Services to ensure the creation of 1-20s and DS20-19s for new international students.
· Proofing and mailing the documents created in International Student and Scholar Services.
· Graduates Studies representative for admission policies and procedures for international students.
University of Kansas, International Student and Scholar Services 1990-2002
Administrative Specialist. My focus of responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
· Oversaw the application data entry process of international undergraduate applications.
· Calculated international students GPA’s using the British, French, German, Russian, and American Systems.
· Made admission decisions for the College of Liberal Arts and Science’s applicants.
· Gave recommendations to the Associate Director for admissions of students to other professional schools.
· Supervised student assistants, monitoring their work and evaluating their performance.
· Made readmission decisions for former KU international students
· Oversaw the International Library
· Oversaw record keeping of application fees
· Worked on special projects as assigned by the
Associate Director.
University of Kansas, Joseph R. Pearson Dining Hall 1989-1990
Office Assistant II. Focus of responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
· Operated the Vali-Dine Machine, which read students and staff KU identification numbers.
· Enforced policies associated with the dining room
· Recorded invoices daily.
· Completed monthly inventories.
· Managed bookkeeping and filing.
· Completed student payroll.
· Balanced cash drawer.
Education
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Associate Degree in General Education Studies.
Junior, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Major: Applied Behavioral Science
Jo Ann Shorter
3323 Hollypark #2 Home: 310-***-****
Inglewood, CA 90305 Email: ***********@*****.***
References
Cindy Johnson, Assistant Director
University of Kansas
International Undergraduate Admissions
Strong Hall
1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 17
Lawrence, KS 66045-7535
Home: 785-***-****
Work Phone: 785-***-****
Carole Ross, Assistant Dean
University of Kansas
Research/Graduate Studies
Strong Hall
1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 313
Lawrence, KS 66045-7535
Work Phone: 785-***-****
Trudy Foster, Lab Educational Technician
University of Kansas
Division of Biological Sciences
Haworth Hall, Room 6039
1200 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
Home: 785-***-****
Work Phone: 785-***-****