1. BRENDA G. GRESH
561 Martinsville Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 |860-333-4457 | ag3899@sccoast.net
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking a position that will allow me to use my management and organization skills, financial procurement and
budgeting skills and extensive experience in an academic setting to assist a senior administrative executive to achieve and
exceed the goals of their positon.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Information Services Financial Assistant 11/25/2007 — 8/26/2015
Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
- Assists in developing and managing budgets and maintaining budgetary control over approved budgets.
- Maintains and monitors computerized financial records and accounts.
- Prepared financial reports for IS/IT survey submission
- Prepares and executes purchase orders in accordance with College policy.
- Serves as a main resource regarding fiscal matters and in resolving fiscal problems
- Prepares timely budget projections and analysis and makes recommendations for improved budget utilization.
- Controls and maintains the purchasing credit card for lease equipment purchases and administered lease
contracts
- Directs the wireless phone and iPad data plan for college in accordance with the Mobile Communication Policy
Assistant to the Associate Dean of the Faculty 5/1/2002 — 11/25/2007
Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
- Assists in developing and managing academic special use and gift fund budgets, faculty development
funds, grant finance reporting, science department equipment funds and endowed chair funds
- Organized assignment of faculty offices, relocations and furniture procurement
- Prepared and executes purchase orders in accordance with College policy
- Renewed IRB certification for college research programs
- Supervised student workers , assigning tasks to increase efficiency of staff
- Liaison to academic department assistants
Administrative Assistant to the Office of the President 10/25/1999-11/14/2002
Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
- Calendar scheduling, travel preparation, and coordination of speaking engagements for president of the
college
- Coordinated advancement, fund raising efforts in cooperation with the president’s schedule
- Prepared meeting books for the board of trustees, reserved accommodations and shadowed the secretary of
the college during board of trustee meetings, convocation and commencement
- Assists in developing and managing president’s office budget, board of trustee budget and president
discretionary funds
Information Resources and Benefits Administrator 6/1/1989 — 10/25/1999
Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, 32 Chicago Avenue, Groton, CT
- Processed payroll and controlled an electronic swipe card time keeping system for remote branches
- Documented, maintained and reported personnel information to management using HRIS system for
unionized employees
- Recruited staff and coordinated new employee orientation
- Held previous positions as switchboard operator, member service representative and visa associate

2. EDUCATION
- Community College of Rhode Island, Associate in Business Administration (2002)
- Penn State Fayette Campus, Bookkeeping Certificate (1986)
- Olivet Nazarene College (1973)
- California Area High School (1972)
REFERENCES
- Dr. Roger L. Brooks, 30 Meetinghouse Lane, Westbrook, Connecticut, U.S.A. 06498
Roger_Brooks@Facing.org, 860-399-3459
- Evelyn J. Bamford, 1 Colony Road, North Stonington, CT 06359 Ejbam@conncoll.edu (860) 439-2818
- Diane C. Bullock, Information Services, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320, Dcbul@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-2650
- Patricia Autentio, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, 1055 Hartford Tpke, Waterford, CT 06385 (860) 446-8085