Bridget Lotz Benton has over 30 years of experience in accounting, property management, and consulting. She has a bachelor's degree in communications and has held positions managing properties, supervising staff, and providing consulting services to various businesses. Her experience includes increasing occupancy rates, negotiating contracts, and handling financial and operational management.

1. Bridget Lotz Benton
504.427-5858.
Email: bridget.benton929@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
My work experience is varied with applications in accounting, property/project management and consulting. Strengths include excellent
operational and financial management as well as strategic planning and program development. Superior people skills, taking an
ownership concept in business and sharing that philosophy with management team, motivating staff to be proactive, utilizing their fullest
potential.
EDUCATION
1981-1986 Major in communications, University of New Orleans;TennesseeTemple University (completed 32 semester hours)
1977-1981 High School Diploma, Clifton L. Ganus
EMPLOYMENT
2000-2015 Contract/Consultant
Contract/consultant services provided to local, national and international business. Majority of positions in
property/project management; legal, accounting/auditing (i.e. real estate, legal, oil & gas, non-profit) fund-raising and
development. Duties include opening and setting up of new business, financial forecasting and reporting, event planning,
public relations, budget preparation, acquisitions, marketing. Interview, train and work with owners to develop staff,
improve customer service, define and target market. Assist with software conversions. *See complete client list attached
2008-2009 Property Supervisor,Falstaff Apartments
Responsible for lease up for LIHTC property in a mixed income high rise historic building and oversee the final stages of
construction. In addition to all phases of leasing, marketing, maintenance and rent collection,A/P,A/R, collections and
resident retention. Increased occupancy from 74 to 113 in the first month. Ensure all paperwork, including detailed
property inspections turned in a timely manner. Supervise an on-site staff of 4 and oversee and negotiate new contracts and
bids for outside contractors
2007-2008 Property Supervisor,Chateaux DiJon Apartments
Responsible for finishing construction phase for Katrina damaged high end property in addition to all phases of leasing,
marketing, maintenance and rent collection,A/P,A/R, collections and resident retention for 30 year old property.
Increased occupancy from 70% to 85%, in six months. Negotiate bids and supervise all outside contract work. Oversee
renovation of property inclusive of landscaping and pools. Ensure all paperwork, including detailed property inspections
turned in a timely manner. Supervise an on-site staff of 11 and oversee 15 outside contractors.
2002-2003 Assistant Firm Administrator,Martzell & Bickford
Review invoices for payment, code and batch post in Juris Gold, audit client accounts weekly, assist firm administrator as
needed (this position was concurrent with work above).
1997-1999 Property Manager,Sizeler Garden Lane,LLC
Responsible for all phases of leasing, marketing, maintenance and rent collection,A/P,A/R, collections and resident
retention for 35 year old property. Increased occupancy from 90% to 98%, increased rents 25% bringing rent roll within
5% of market rates. Negotiate bids and supervise all outside contract work. Oversee interior/exterior renovation of 25
acre property inclusive of landscaping and pools. Ensure all paperwork, including detailed property inspections turned in a
timely manner. Work with regional maintenance supervisor to develop and implement preventive maintenance and record
keeping program.
1989-1997 Maintenance Coordinator,CJ Brown/Latter & Blum Property Management
Responsible for in house maintenance company servicing 700+ units and 7 commercial office buildings. Scheduled
preventive and routine maintenance, negotiate and accept bids from contractors and vendors, schedule turn around as
needed on student properties, supervised 8 staff members and reporting to 5 property managers. Additionally responsible
for invoicing all work performed for each owner, maintaining personnel records, hiring technicians, making schedules and
tracking time and materials per job as well as monitoring inventory and tools. (Promoted 3x within company to this
position. Previous positions included Property Manager, Social Activities Director, and Leasing Consultant).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILITIONS
Accredited Residential Manager (IREM), Certified Property Manager (Candidate) 2005
Real Estate Licensure 1994; (Burk Baker School of Real Estate)
Representative toApartment Association, Home Builders Association, Louisiana Restaurant Association, Chamber of Commerce, New
Orleans Convention andVisitors Bureau.
Volunteer/organizer for UnitedWay, Unity for Homeless, Second Harvester’s Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity,Armstrong Family
Services and theAmerican Cancer Society.

2. Contract/ Consultant
List of companies worked for,position and duties.
Special Counsel – Paralegal; Legal Secretary;Accounting –Worked predominately for insurance defense firms but have done some personal
injury and criminal law work. Many firms over the years but longest and most repeated with Rick Fernandez L.L.C; Galloway, Johnson,
Tompkins; The Crow Law Firm; King, Milling, LeBlanc; Milling, LeBlanc, Jurgens. Duties included research, filing, typing, scheduling
calendars/appointments, time and billing and other office duties.
A+ Home Improvements – General Manager during hurricane Katrina recovery for national roofing company. Oversee general
management of office, facilitate production every morning, customer satisfaction and follow-up, a/p, a/.r, collections, and p
Belfour International – Assistant Project Manager; International company specializing in restoration and corrective construction;
overseeing the mold remediation contract at the Astor-Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans.
ayroll. Averaged 30 to 40 roofs per week with 20 – 25 crews.
Greystar Development, LLC; Project Administrator - Manage the daily administrative functions for St.Thomas Redevelopment; liaison between
General Contractor, Owner, HANO, and HUD; facilitated all reporting weekly and monthly. Responsible for coordination of submittals, RFI’s ,
certified payrolls, etc. for over 70 sub-contractors.
Cabrini High School – Assistant Development Director – Event planning, coordinate alumni functions, write press releases and monthly
newsletter. Corporate fundraising, direct Annual Fund campaign, process and acknowledge all gifts to school, maintain 10,000 member
database, monthly financial reporting to Board of Directors.
Martzell & Bickford – Assistant Firm Administrator; law firm doing overflow accounting general legal secretarial work, client and time
billing for attorneys.
Ernst &Young – Creative Services Department – Oversee production of client packets ensuring all accounting and literature for accuracy.
Usually work 6x per year.
Dominion Oil and Gas – Accounting Specialist for problem invoices, took care of over 250 calls weekly researching and resolving problem
accounts for a worldwide company processing 3,000 invoices weekly. Worked out kinks from Oracle to SAP accounting system through
document imaging.
Whitney Bank Facilities Management –Worked with SeniorVice President overseeing all of the bank site facilities (566 sites; multi-state)
as well as the CBD office buildings.
MBS Property Management – 10,000 units in Texas and Florida – Operations Specialist responsible for all functions for full service
property management company working to ensure all reporting (financial and weekly, monthly and quarter reports for occupancy, budget
variance ) turned in timely from/for each property, keep all vendor contracts and insurance binders updated, respond to complaint calls,
track all worker comp claims update binders for OSHA, also responsible for purchase orders for capital expenditures and budget preparation
for each entity.
Corporate Realty – Executive Assistant to Leasing Agent for One Canal Place (office towers) and assisted Property Manager in daily
operations for 32 floors of office/retail space.
Property One – Worked short term in downtown office providing administrative support to agents and property supervisors also fielding
calls for maintenance calls for commercial properties.