Karen Reale is an accomplished professional with 9+year track record who excels in the educational administrative profes...
KAREN W REALE West Hartford, CT 06107 ● 860-680-2897 ●
[email protected] Accomplished professional with 9+year track record excel in educational administrative profession. Unique background combines undergraduate liberal arts degree with productivity and professionalism. Excellent interpersonal skills; adept at building relationships with management, colleagues earned respect of all who rely on clarity of communications, innovation/flexibility to produce smooth program operations. Highlighted Skills
Office Skills:
Bookkeeping Budget Management Spreadsheets/Reports Adaptable/Flexible
Computer MS Word MS Excel Skills: MS PowerPoint
Database Administration Financial Documents Records Management Dependable/Accountable
Interpersonal Skills Assistant to Student Registrar Customer Relations
Mac Quark (publishing) Google Drive+, Destiny Textbook Manager
MS Publisher Destiny Library
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS West Hartford Board of Education (WHBOE) – West Hartford, CT
9/2004 to 05/2013
Library Office Assistant -Conard High School, WHBOE 2009-2013 Managed library budget of $450,000, circulation desk and collection’s database over 360,000 items Managed Student Obligations Office, collaborated with department heads, invoiced and accounts receivable, deposited, recorded, administrator of fees from textbook obligations. Established textbook loan procedures and protocols, assigning textbooks to students, online. - Decreased expenditure on new textbook procurement 30 % by second year Instrumental in creating new invoice system merged two databases to manage distribution of textbooks and collections of money from students due to textbooks not returned. - Eliminating time originally required locating an individual’s textbook. Administrative Assistant -Continuing and Summer Education Office, WHBOE 2008 - 2009 Awarded CABE’s 2009 Award of Excellence with colleagues “WHPS LifeLearn Adult Summer Course Selection Guide Award” as first year editor. Extensive communicating, planning inter-department programs and coordinating equipment loan. Learned 600+course offering, assisting students in registration process and assisted registrar. Receptionist/Office Assistant -Sedgwick Middle School, WHBOE 2004 -2008 Greeted up to 150 patrons and callers per day cultivating rapport and smooth communications with all. Received 100% satisfaction rating organizing all aspects of the Connecticut Mastery Tests, with 900 students, 7000 booklets, required knowledge of policies and ability to apply state policies, procedures. EDUCATION AND TRAINING West Hartford Board of Education, West Hartford, CT Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Mac Quark Google docs PowerSchool William Woods University, Fulton, MO Bachelor of Science, Art and Business Administration
2005-2013 Microsoft Publisher Destiny Textbook Manager Destiny Library Management 1983 GPA: 3.30
Additional Computer Skills: ● PC and Mac user ● iCloud ● Social Media: Facebook and LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/karenwreale
