Kat ie L. Park e r
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Education
Warner Pacific College, Portland, Oregon August 2013
Master of Science in Management and Organizational Leadership
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon December 2004
Bachelor of Arts: School of Journalism and Communication, Electronic Media
Professional Experience
Pacific University
222 SE 8th Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Experiential Learning Coordinator
September 2013 – Present
 Responsible for the identification, development, and maintenance of internship
sites/preceptors.
 Recruits and evaluates new sites and preceptors, and monitors the quality of ongoing
sites.
 Monitors students during internship rotations and makes site visits on a regular, ongoing,
and as-needed basis.
 Works with other members of the internship team to ensure continuity and
communication of issues surrounding the internship component of the curriculum.
 Participates with the MHA Program Director in the annual evaluation of the Manager of
Administrative Services.
 Works with the MHA Program Director, assigns final internship grades.
 Assists in curriculum design and delivery for MHA Orientation, Civic Engagement,
Interprofessional Education courses (IPE/ICC), and other courses as assigned.
 Serves as primary advisor to students in internships and those enrolled in (MHA) dualdegree programs.
Manager of Administrative Services
April 2013 – August 2013
 Coordinate, supervise and manage all administrative functions of the Masters of
Healthcare Administration program.
 Act as the executive assistant to the Program Director.
 Develop, modify, implement and supervise office procedures, and maintain
programmatic operating files.
 Manage all aspects of program admissions, matriculation, and graduation processes.
 Schedule and staff the program’s Admissions Committee meeting and Admissions
Committee interview committees.
 Coordinate activities related to the management of office systems, equipment and
databases.
 Coordinate marketing activities, including the development of brochures, print, radio and
electronic ads.
 Administratively support MHA faculty, and the Compliance and Gerontology Certificates
program(s) managers.
 Coordinate new and renewal Affiliation Agreements for the College of Health
Professions and interfaces with the Executive Dean of the College and the University’s
General Counsel.
Administrative Assistant
September 2008 – April 2013
 Used Microsoft Office for correspondence, forms, reports, minutes, market and student
surveys including course/faculty evaluations.
 Assisted the Director in budget preparation and administration and responsible for check
requests, purchase orders, bill payment, reconciling monthly budget reports and
monitoring consultant/vendor contracts.
 Coordinated the scheduling of all faculty and staff meetings and MHA Advisory Board
meetings.
 Served as a primary administrative contact with adjunct faculty, advisory board members
and internship preceptors.
 Maintained student, faculty, and staff files under the direction of the Program Director.
 Coordinated and monitored the administrative and planning components of the Academic
and Administrative Calendars.
 Served as an information resource for students, applicants, faculty, staff and to the public
on issues related to the program.
 Served on University and community committees related to administrative services and
community outreach.
National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Avenue #300
Portland, OR 97223
Community Development Coordinator
October 2000 – December 2001
 Responsible for planning, logistics and registration for local, national and international
educational meetings.
 Liaison for support group leaders, answering questions and providing them with
educational materials when needed.
 Coordinated volunteer activities for Psoriasis Awareness Month.
 Developed volunteer information card to record volunteer interest and solicit their
involvement in Foundation activities.
Administrative Assistant
July 1999 – October 2000
Human Resources/Operations
 Project coordinator for various departments.
 Communicated with department staff to ensure timely completion of projects.
 Assigned work to other operations staff and traced the completion of the work.
 Provided administrative support to the Director of Operations, including coordinating the
hiring process.
 Prepared monthly membership and donor reports.
 Handled registration for local and national educational meetings.
Customer Service Representative
June 1997 – July 1999
 Responded to customer questions and concerns regarding medications and treatments.
 Answered multiple phone lines in fast paced environment.
 Composed correspondence to large donors.
 Establish new membership accounts.
 Created graphs for Board of Trustees meetings.
 Maintained member services listings.
Courses Taught
HCC – 690 Compliance Seminar
HSC – 475 Internships
MHA – 601 Introduction to Healthcare Ethics and Leadership
MHA – 610 Organizational Behavior
MHA – 515 Managing Human Resources & Diversity in Healthcare
MHA – 675 Internship or Research Project or Elective
Professional Affiliations
American College of Health Executives (ACHE)
Community Service & Boards
Hillsboro Tuesday Marketplace Advisory Board (2010-Present)
C.A.T Walk (2010-2014)
Celebrate Hillsboro (2011-2013)