DEVAN M. MONROE 52 Ten Hills Road, Unit 1 | Somerville, MA 02145 (518) 744-1570 | devan.m.monroe@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.

com/in/devanmonroe EDUCATION Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Master of Education, Higher Education Administration Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass. Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Communications, Cum Laude

Expected April 2015 May 2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 9/2013 Present Administrative Assistant II, Deans Office, School of Architecture + Planning 11/2013 Present Assistantship: Manages calendar, organize special events, coordinate meetings, and prepare agendas for Assistant Dean for Development. Coordinate travel arrangements, prepare itineraries, submit research requests and redact prospect/donor briefings. Act as a source of information on activities, initiatives, and events within the Schools various departments as they relate to fundraising. Assist in developing and designing fundraising materials that summarize research initiatives and reflect giving opportunities. Plan events and design promotional event materials. Funds Administration: Manage monthly written gift acknowledgment process. Maintain correspondence, donor files, and spreadsheets. Process incoming donations. Coordinate School awards processes. Financial Administration: Complete travel reimbursements and expense reports. Monitor activity in cost objects. Prepare and process requisitions, approved invoices, journal vouchers, requests for payments, and purchase orders. Maintain inventory of office supplies. Track current professional memberships and subscriptions. Development Assistant, Deans Office, School of Architecture + Planning 9/2013 11/2013 Assistantship: Managed calendar, organized special events, coordinated meetings, and prepared agendas for Assistant Dean for Development. Coordinated travel arrangements, prepared itineraries, submitted research requests and redacted prospect/donor briefings. Acted as a source of information on activities, initiatives, and events within the Schools various departments as they relate to fundraising. Assisted in developing and designing fundraising materials that summarize research initiatives and reflect giving opportunities. Planned events and design promotional event materials. Funds Administration: Managed monthly written gift acknowledgment process. Maintained correspondence, donor files, and spreadsheets. Processed incoming donations. Coordinated School awards processes. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass. 9/2009 3/2013 Office Clerk, Department of Psychology 9/2011 3/2013 Receptionist, clerical, and mail distribution duties. Provided assistance directly to faculty and students as required. Extensive photocopier/scanner/fax use. Prepared purchase orders and tracked their progress in the College database. Ordered office supplies. Edited the Department website extensively during the academic year. Made travel arrangements for Department members and guests. Confidentiality with handling student academic records/schedules required. Office Clerk, Office of Facilities Management 9/2009 5/2011 Receptionist, clerical, and mail distribution duties. Supported College administrators as necessary. Extensive photocopier/scanner/fax use. Prepared purchase orders and tracked their progress in the College database. Ordered office supplies. Created filing system to increase office efficiency. Additional duties included working with others on special projects, using School Dude to input campus maintenance requests, running reports using CAMIS, and interacting with off-campus vendors completing on-campus work. Confidentiality with sensitive College documents required.