Glendale, California, United States
I am a law firm administrator and finance management professional with extensive experience in boutique and global law firms supporting local, regional, and international operations, including Latham & Watkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. I also have a background working with museums, including the J. Paul Getty/Los Angeles and Peggy Guggenheim/Venice, Italy, and am a recognized historic preservation advocate in my community. Legal: career hands-on experience and expertise in accounting management, human resources management, IT management, subtenant management, employee benefits administration, business insurance renewals, business process improvement, office relocation, office remodel, business vendor relationships, partnership accounting, trust accounting, practice group on-boarding, software migrations and conversions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, bank reconciliations, wire processing, billing, budgeting, financial reporting, general ledger, journal entries, variance analysis, payroll. Museum: within the J. Paul Getty Trust, contributions to projects in The Provenance Index and the Inventory of Paintings in American Collections under the umbrella of the Art History Information Program. Also Co-Director of the studentship program at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy, responsible for the supervision of 17 student interns and daily museum operations including opening, closing, reporting daily cash intake, weekly employee scheduling, and coordination of special events. Historic Preservation: appointed by City Council as a member of the City of Glendale Historic Preservation Commission. Also an applicant and Chair of the Rossmoyne Historic District Committee which succeeded in establishing an HDOZ (Historic District Overlay Zone) protecting 504 properties in the greater Rossmoyne neighborhood of Glendale, CA.