FINA E. DEMPSEY

Objective: a position as an Administrator/Manager
-An experienced manager/administrator/communicator  with excellent marketing and training skills.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Sales Manager-Broke sales records, managed and trained others.
• Employment trainer-Handled marketing, money-raising, publicity and teaching of a course instructing Hispanics in marketing themselves to employers. Course conducted in Spanish.
• Coordinator for the tax season-Managed providing tax advisory services. Recruited the tax experts and collected donations from the clients.
• Coordinated the "Human Race" event in 1996-Managed this "jog-a-thon" event with the Volunteers of America. Enrolled sponsoring businesses. Collected the pledges and followed up with thank you certificates.
• Coordinated volunteers for Christmas baskets in 1997-Got businesses to donate supplies.
• Substitute Social Worker-For charity during the regular worker's illness.

  (Most of the above were done through Centro Guadalupe, under Sylvia Villalobos, although I was the project manager, and in charge from beginning to end)

- Other volunteer experiences:

• Registered voters, principally in the Hispanic community.
• West-Side elementary school in Rio Linda. Helped teachers in their classrooms, and on special projects, including teaching Spanish to first graders. Have also been the communicator between the teacher and their volunteers (the "team mom"). Translate for their Spanish-speaking parents.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

- 1998 to present:SETA Family Service Worker.

- 1997 to present: Full Time Student, CSUS. Candidate for a BA in Spanish, minor Business Administration.

- 1997: S.E.T.A. Head Teacher/Teacher Assistant. On call to provide child care for government-sponsored day care.

- 1995 to 1997: Volunteer/Fundraiser/Trainer/Social Worker, Centro Guadalupe.

- 1995 to 1997: Student, American River College. Completing courses (Spanish, Marketing, Law Accounting, etc.) for BA. Selected as outstanding student based on GPA (straight "A's" several semesters). Outstanding teacher's assistant and tutor in Spanish.

- July l987 to 1996: Petite Sophisticates, Assistant Manager/Supervisor. Duties: training, and other management functions. Also top salesperson (almost double the hourly sales of other employees). Winner of trip to Enfield, Connecticut (company headquarters).

Education:

On track to receive a BA from CSUS. AA from American River College. Selected an outstanding Hispanic student at American River College. Last semester selected outstanding student based on GPA. On track to receive BA next year.

Special Skills:

Have taken courses to enhance management, marketing, and communications skills, as well as computer skills. Speak, read and write Spanish and English fluently.  Can use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).