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Tracy Liichow : Curriculum Vitae

Tracy Liichow

1704 Gordon Avenue  l  Lansing, Michigan 48910207  l  tracyliichow@outlook.com

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Experienced executive administrator hired as an HIV Continuum of Care Consultant/Special Projects Coordinator with the Southeastern Michigan Health Association assigned to the Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Health, Wellness and Disease Control.  Enterprising, hard-working, results-oriented, focused, innovator possessing a general love for people with over 28 years of diverse and challenging executive and administrative experience.  Successful social service program implementer and grant writer.  Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure.  Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.

Qualifications and Skills

·        Demonstrated experience in developing complex budgets, expenditure tracking, and variance analysis

·        Familiarity with HIV/AIDS care and treatment services and federally funded programs

·        Outstanding customer service skills, excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to details

·        Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills with the ability to interface with personnel at all levels, both verbally and in writing.

·        Able to meet new challenges with an open mind and an optimistic response

·        Corporate & non-profit accounting & bookkeeping

·        Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

·        Highly proficient in conducting internet research

·        Able to effectively manage and coordinate simultaneous projects and successfully prioritize multiple tasks

·        Excellent team-building skills

·        Quickly learn and master new technology; and proficient in a range of computer systems including Microsoft Office 2007/2010

·        Creation and maintenance of various types of databases

·        Certified CompTIA Network+ administrator

Professional Experience

Executive & fiscal management:

Managed the overall business activities of a non-profit corporation as well as supervised staff and volunteers

Founded an outreach to AIDS/HIV women in Detroit

Processed biweekly payroll.

Processed accounts receivables and payables.

Responsible for all procurement operations

Developed policies and procedures for the organization.

Wrote federal and foundation grants

Prepared manual disbursement of checks for Community Development Block Grant expenditures.

Maintained and organized by development/project, invoices and contracts to be paid in date due sequence to facilitate timely payment and maximum cash management and investment.

Human resources administration including health benefits

Communication: Reports/Presentations/Technology

Participated in updating and writing policies and procedures to ensure proper internal controls.

Prepared complex reports for non-profit organizations ensuring full compliance with agency requirements and tight deadlines.

Provided spreadsheet and word processing support as assigned.

Authored professional correspondence to board members, staff, city officials, customers and vendors.

Designed and conducted small-group sessions on community issues.

Provided needed resource information, referrals, and advocacy concerning HIV/AIDS

Planned and facilitated a support group for women with HIV/AIDS

Wrote and published newsletters

Managed, administered, and designed websites

Rapidly learned and mastered varied computer programs; recently completed CompTIA Network+ certification.

Employment History

·       Administrative Coordinator/Project Coordinator, 10/2009 - 09/2011

University of Michigan, Business & Finance, Ann Arbor, MI

·       Bookkeeper & Executive Manager, 4/2007 - 07/2009

Sanders Management Group, Ltd, Detroit, MI

·       Executive Assistant, 03/2006 - 02/2007

Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, Detroit, MI

·       Bookkeeper and IT Specialist, 2003 - 2006

Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation, Detroit, MI

·       Notary Public

·       Church Secretary Desktop Publisher, 2002 - 2003

Greater Christ Baptist Church, Detroit, MI

·       Secretary and Graphics Coordinator, 1999 - 2001

Grace Community Church, Detroit, MI

·       Executive Director, 1994 - 1999

Inner-City AIDS Support Services, Inc., Detroit, MI

·       Certified Pre & Post HIV Test Counselor by the Detroit Health Department

·       Detroit Health Department Women’s AIDS Project Committee Member

 

Education

The University of Michigan                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1980

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

 

Eastern Michigan University                                                                                                                                                                                                               1984

Courses taken in Master’s Program in Guidance Counseling

 

Michigan Theological Seminary                                                                                                                                                                                                          2004

Master of Arts in Theological Studies

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Michigan                                                                                                                                                                   2007

Enrolled in Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) program

Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary                                                Present

Enrolled in Doctoral Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies

Affiliations

·        President, Women’s Ministry at Hope Lutheran Church, Dewitt, Michigan, 2012 to Present

·        Member, Evangelical Theological Society, 2010 to Present

·        Member, Evangelical Philosophical Society, 2010 to Present

·        Member, Society of Biblical Literature, 2011 to Present

·        Member, University of Michigan Alumni Association, 2009 to 2011

·        Member, Moody Theological Seminary Alumni, 2009 to 2011

·        Member, Grace Community Church Diversity Task Force Committee, 2000 to 2002

Accomplishments

·        Awarded a number of grants including a grant from the Michigan AIDS Fund

·        Sanders Management Group 2008 Employee of the Year Award for Teamwork

·        Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation 2005 Employee of the Year Award

Teaching Experience

·       Substitute teacher at Grosse Pointe Christian School, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.

·       Part-time instructor at William Tyndale College, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Trainings

·        “Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines” a Skill Path course

·        “Beyond Secretary – The growing role of the administrative assistant” Career/Track Publications training

·        Intensive Customer Service training at Electronic Data Systems (EDS)-OnStar

·        Fundraising training at the Neighborhood Partnership Academy of Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

·        Grant writing workshop at the Edward Ginsberg Center, University of Michigan

·        Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) workshop on “Property Management Issues and Social Services Areas of Overlap in Operations”

·        CompuMaster workshop on Web Site Development and Design

·        OnStar Achievement Award for successful completion of the Academy Bay portion of the OnStar Training Program

·        Basic Training for Church Planters from the North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention

·        2004 Michigan Rehabilitation Conference sponsored by MARO Employment and Training Association and the Michigan Rehabilitation Association

·        Special conference on Aging in Detroit, “Living Long/Living Well”, sponsored by the City of Detroit’s Mayor’s Office

·        Mid-Michigan Kinship Care Conference sponsored by Michigan State University Kinship Care Resource Center