Melissa Braden
Barstow
Summary
Supports the development, review, execution, and management of the California National Data Privacy Agreement (CA-NDPA) to ensure compliance with organizational policies, legal requirements, and applicable regulations. Maintained contract records, coordinate approvals, monitors contracts timelines, and support the procurement and legal team. Ensured accuracy, consistency, and adhere to establish procedures with serving as a liaison between Local Education Agencies and Educational Vendors.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Contracts Specialist
CITE California IT in Education
05.2023 - Current
- Provide a high level of support to Educational Vendors and Local Educational Agencies throughout the process.
- Review and update existing contracts.
- Explain terms and conditions to Educational Vendors and interested parties.
- Ensure that Educational Vendors understand and comply with the organizations contract process and policies.
- Ensure all conditions described on contracts are met (e.g. prep and send contracts in a timely manner, upcoming expirations are processed).
- Manage and maintain the workflow process for contracts.
- Monitors new requests and status changes in Asana.
- Preserves customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Interacts with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remains positive and respectful, even in difficult situations; promotes commitment to the organization's vision and values; projects a positive image and serves as a role model for others.
Program Support Technician
CITE California IT in Education
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Provide frontline support for the Privacy Services program participants by addressing member inquires, escalated as necessary.
- Developed and refined program workflows, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
- Worked with the Privacy Services team to provide excellent customer service to the Local Education Agencies and provide them with the Data Privacy Agreements they need in a timely manner.
- Maintained adherence to organizational standards throughout the program execution.
Director of Recruitment
On The Rise, Inc. Foster Family Agency
Barstow, CA
05.2021 - 07.2022
- Manage and train all Foster Parent Recruiters.
- Assign applicants to recruiters.
- Utilize Microsoft 365 and Google Suite on a daily basis.
- Create and maintain spreadsheets and databases using Microsoft 365 applications such as excel to easily ensure all process steps are completed in order, in a timely manner, to show status on all applicants, and is shared to allow full visibility of current status for myself and for my superiors.
- Utilize Google suite to setup shared calendars for myself and all the recruiters that I manage to help distribute work evenly, to schedule meetings, and assist in delegating daily assignments.
- Utilize Google suite such as Drive and Sheets for all shared documents to ensure all necessary resources can access at any given time.
- Conduct and provide Annual Evaluations for all Foster Parent Recruiters.
- Often brief Executive Director on current status of Foster Parent Applicants as well as any other issues as it pertains to Recruitment or office personnel.
- Ensure resources follow Title 22 Licensing Regulations.
- Assist Human Resources Office with Time off requests from recruiters.
- Works with little to no supervision.
- Works well with others in a team atmosphere.
- Good written and oral communication and conduct myself in a respectful manner and promote a positive work environment.
- Ensure all schedules and timelines are met in a timely manner.
- Utilize phone contact and communication on a daily basis with potential applicants, licensing, and Caregiver Background Bureau.
Foster Parent Recruiter
On the Rise, Inc. Foster Family Agency
Barstow, CA
06.2018 - 05.2021
- Present orientations for potential foster parents.
- Conduct background checks/driving records.
- Livescan potential foster parents.
- Obtain exemptions (both DOJ and FBI) for potential foster parents who have criminal history.
- Maintain potential foster parent records.
- Certify foster parents.
- Attend community events.
- Performs scheduled and routine home inspections.
- Reviews, interprets, and follows company and state policies and directives.
- Provides support for the Human Resource Department.
- Responds to requests for information.
- Performs research and analysis of laws, regulations, and policies as they relate to my assigned duties.
- Provides advice and support to managers and supervisors.
- Notifies potential foster parents of the results of their application.
- Ensures required selection documentation and information collected is correct, such as background check information, reports from references and initiates select/non-select.
Health Clerk
Silver Valley Unified School District
Yermo, CA
03.2015 - 08.2018
- Administer basic first aid.
- Administer medication.
- Supervise students while using inhalers for asthma.
- Use pulse ox to read oxygen and pulse rate.
- Update Infinite Campus with immunization records, medical conditions, and medications.
- Maintain emergency cards and student records.
- Communicate with parents/staff regarding student health issues.
- Prepare reports.
Office Assistant/Recruitment Specialist
Greater Hope Foundation Foster Family Agency
Barstow, CA
10.2013 - 02.2015
- Greet customers.
- Answer phones.
- Forward phones messages, questions and concerns to the appropriate person.
- Maintain office supplies.
- Maintain office equipment.
- Filing.
- Audit Foster Parent files and Foster Children files.
- Conduct orientations for potential foster parents.
- Livescan.
- Supervise visits between birth parents and their children.
- Attend community events.
Office Manager
Jiann E. Chang M.D.
Barstow
04.2004 - 06.2013
- In charge of all matters pertaining to the office.
- Insurance billing and patient billing.
- Payroll.
- Employee scheduling.
- Ordering supplies.
- Answer phones.
- Making patient appointments.
- Verify insurance eligibility and collect copays and all other payments.
- Obtain medical referrals.
- Reporting completed lab work.
- Handling patient prescriptions.
- Forward any patient questions, concerns, and messages to Dr.
- Filing.
- Taking blood pressure, temperatures, heart rates and weight.
- EKG's.
- Assisting Dr. with minor office procedures.
- Clean and sterilize medical instruments.
Education
Diploma -
Barstow High School
06-2000
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Barstow Community College
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Advocate for student data privacy
- Strong documentation habits
- Reliable
Timeline
Contracts Specialist
CITE California IT in Education
05.2023 - Current
Program Support Technician
CITE California IT in Education
07.2022 - 05.2023
Director of Recruitment
On The Rise, Inc. Foster Family Agency
05.2021 - 07.2022
Foster Parent Recruiter
On the Rise, Inc. Foster Family Agency
06.2018 - 05.2021
Health Clerk
Silver Valley Unified School District
03.2015 - 08.2018
Office Assistant/Recruitment Specialist
Greater Hope Foundation Foster Family Agency
10.2013 - 02.2015
Office Manager
Jiann E. Chang M.D.
04.2004 - 06.2013
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Barstow Community College
Diploma -
Barstow High School