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George Fox University

Fantasy Fiction Author

Salem, Oregon, United States

What is real when life's adventure shifts you into the unknown?

Completed Fantasy Fiction series novels entitled:
Outside Ascension
Book Summary: Two worlds, two dimensions, one planet...
Tuala is a world filled with magic and mind power, travel at the speed of thought, and where the creator of the universe lives with His people. Amanda Covington finds herself abruptly transported to this parallel world after she and her fiancé have sailed into the Bermuda Triangle. Navigating her way through danger and intrigue, Amanda must keep her true identity a secret, yet never loses hope in finding a way home.

Inside Ascension
Book Summary: When Amanda Covington is thrust back to Earth without her twin daughters she is desperate to reunite with them in Tuala. Her only clue leads to the mysterious town of Roswell, New Mexico. With no way of knowing her daughters' lives have both taken different paths: one to danger and the other to peace, Amanda’s link to her daughters may be the only chance of reuniting her family.

Ascension Quest
Book Summary: Even though Amanda Covington is from Earth, she has been blessed with her own powerful birth crystal, granted by Jehoban, to proclaim her a child of Tuala. She can use the extreme powers of elemental energy, and she has the ability to pass through the dimensions between Tuala and Earth without losing her memories. Amanda must overcome scrutiny and deception to meet her plans for the future.

Ascension's Call
Book Summary: Amanda has returned to Tuala and has one of her two daughters whereas the other one is still in danger. As a last resort, Amanda must put her faith in Jehoban and learn to harness the power of the elemental energy to renew her quest. By moving to the island of Durseni Amanda finally receives a lead of her daughter’s whereabouts which will eventually lead her back home to Earth.

Answering Ascension - Complete
Ascension Seekers - Complete
Ascension's Lure - Still in progress...

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Working as main contact for the Health & Physical Education Division. Provide management, administrative & fiscal support for the Division & Division Chair. Review & update information provided to the general public by the Division through program packets, brochures, & Division website.
-  Research & verify class scheduling records & athletic eligibility within Banner.
-  Generate academic advising reports for major & minor curriculums.
-  Schedule advising appointments for students & direct them using the course catalog regarding course substitution qualifications.
-  Provide information & services to students, in order to facilitate their WOU enrollment record-keeping, & guide them in their major or minor decision-making process.
-  Provide forms and instruction to help students declare their major or minor.
-  Notify class roster of individual & term class cancellations.
-  Proctor individual student exams.
-  Analyze future academic class course schedules making sure existing conflicts are remedied.
-  Create finals schedule each term in Astra.
-  Work with professors to obtain electronic/hard copy of course syllabi each term.
-  Effectively communicate with faculty, student & staff inquiries.
-  Preparation of budget expenditures, encumbrances & post balances using Banner while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
-  Facilitate new employee paperwork for faculty, coordinating effort with Dean’s Office & Human Resources.
-  Supervise & manage student worker staff for the Division. Interview & hire student workers as well as prioritizing & organizing their tasks. Provide evaluations & feedback.
-  Enter applicant data into data-tracking system as determined by Division Chair.
-  Develop & pull reports upon request.
-  Review budget each month with Chair to ensure accountability & communicate discrepancies with fellow associates as needed (from the professor aide to the Division Chair level).
-  Develop surveys, update & revise as directed.

Western Oregon University

Office Specialist II

Originated and lead Human Resource practices and objectives that would provide an employee-oriented; high performance culture that emphasized empowerment, quality, productivity, and standards; goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. Responsible for the development of processes and metrics that supported the achievement of the organization's business goals.

Guided and managed the overall provision of Human Resource services, policies, and programs including:
-  recruiting and staffing;
-  organizational departmental planning;
-  performance management and improvement systems;
-  organization development;
-  employment and compliance to regulatory concerns regarding employees;
-  employee onboarding, development, needs assessment, and training;
-  policy development and documentation;
-  employee relations;
-  company-wide committee facilitation;
-  company employee and community communication;
-  compensation and benefits administration;
-  employee safety, welfare, wellness and health;
-  charitable giving; and
-  employee services and counseling.

Coordinated the implementation of people-related services, policies, and programs through Human Resource staff; reported to the CEO; and assisted and advised company managers about Human Resource issues.

Tioli Properties, LLC

HR Manager

Coordinated between employees and building owner to maintain a healthy and productive work environment. Monitored 14 facilities located throughout Oregon and SW Washington.

-   Designed and built Facilities internal website to further enhance the employee experience with Facilities.

-   Maintained security access records, reported employee misuse/attempted misuse, and prepared management reports to improve security integrity.

-   Processed and tracked capital work orders, identified, and researched variances.

-   Managed the parking and commuting benefit programs for 500 employees who work in the main office in downtown Portland improving processes for ease of employee use.

-   Rewrote the Parking/Commuting Benefit Program policies allowing employees to understand their rights and roles within the scope of the available programs.

NW Natural

Facilities/Property Specialist 2

Served as a business partner by providing guidance/assistance to management & employees on a wide variety of HR issues and concerns, including discipline, performance management, & employment law. Also including HR practices & Company policy for bargaining & non-bargaining unit employees to ensure fair treatment of employees & compliance with labor-management agreement, & state/federal laws. Maintained positive interpersonal relationships with employees & management to encourage open communication.

-   Maintained all active & pension employee information in PeopleSoft (all hires, rehires, retirements, terminations & transfers.)

-   Responsible for creating & maintaining reports & distribution lists using Excel, Word & PeopleSoft Query to facilitate Company communication within Federal & Oregon State guidelines.

-   Coordinated with executives, managers & supervisors regarding Payroll Change Orders pertaining to employee movement to ensure accurate personnel changes.

HRIS Staff Assistant 2

Provided fleet coordination for 100+ vehicles/equipment to field staff as well as outside vendors. Applied cooperative work skills which contributed to the goals and values of NW Natural.

-   Prepared all documentation to license and renew all vehicles and equipment in both Oregon and Washington.

-   Prepared and distributed the DEQ reports to allow each district to know which vehicles needed to have DEQ services performed in time for the vehicles to have their licenses renewed. Provided documentation to both DEQ and DMV to prove the vehicles complied with the DEQ standards.

-   Tracked total vehicle costs and fuel usage to manage budget expenses.

-   Created Sarbanes Oxley procedures for the receipt of vehicle titles.

-   Created process to provide checkpoints and controls for tracking vehicle titles to stay in compliance with internal audit requirements.

Oregon Lottery

Support Specialist II (Fleet Buyer Assistant)

Provided executive support to the Facilities Director, the Facilities staff, as well as the student body. Worked as a team-player to enhance the student’s experience at the college.

-   Facilitated problem-solving with staff, student, and vendors regarding the campus services.

-   Scheduled various programs including, bus transportation for field trips, vehicle check-out fleet, as well as staff and student appointments for van safety training.

-   Coordinated and assigned urgent and daily work orders to Facilities’ staff to ensure smooth operation of campus facilities.

-   Tracked and maintained daily attendance for Facilities’ staff, initiated payroll authorizations for the Director’s signature, and submitted payroll records

Chemeketa Community College

Administrative Secretary to the Facilities Director

Worked as an integral part of the legal team in creating and filing legal documents.

-   Created archiving system for law firm to improve file retrieval.

-   Scheduled appointments with clients, attorneys, judges, and courthouses to ensure timely processing of client cases.

-   Handled client billing process with efficient and accurate processes.

Amy Proebstel

Amy Proebstel