Maria Sanchez

Experience

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  Chicago Printmakers Collaborative

  Mar 2010 - May 2015

  Studio Manager

  • Assisting with shop procedures, repairs, maintenance, orders &organization, press operation• Supervision and training of interns and volunteers• Curating, planning, and installation of exhibitions• Teaching private, one on one printmaking lessons• Processing payments, memberships and studio work sessions

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  Spertus

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2012

  Executive Assistant to the President

  • Providing administrative support• Coordinating and implementing events for the President’s Office• Acted as liaison between trustees, donors and staff

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  The Art Institute of Chicago

  Dec 2012 - Aug 2015

  Administrative Assistant, Art Education and Art Therapy

  • Providing daily reception and facilitating communication between Staff, Faculty and Students• Providing daily clerical assistance by maintaining schedules, office calendars, managing office correspondence, records, and answering phones and email• Providing assistance to the Administrative Director as delegated to. Training student workers, compiling course schedules, maintaining databases and inventory, processing invoices and reimbursements

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  Wizard World

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2017

  • Work onsite at conventions as an information resource for patrons, artists and vendors, facilitating lost and found• Execute onsite patron and professional registration, pre-registration for vendors for other Wizard World Shows, and autograph sales and redemption• Responsible for the execution of the administrative needs for hundreds vendors per show. Including booth requests, payments and invoicing, placement on show floor, researching and acquiring state and local tax and vendor permit requirements then distributing, and all distribution information pertaining to show.• Manage exhibitor and sales team communications, email correspondence, database entry, booth tracking, and collection of information for exhibitor freight.• Facilitate the load in/load out for artists and vendors, point of contact for exhibitors and artists, onsite trouble shooting and execute onsite professional registration and pre-registration for vendors for other Wizard World Shows.• Work on EXPOCAD system to create, edit & place map• Creates and maintain google doc spreadsheets for each event to track sales, vendors contact information, booth size and quantity, price, exhibitor goods, distribution of pre-con informative materials, financials of convention pertaining the exhibitor floor, sponsorships, artist alley, cancellations, fan groups, media partners & leads for future shows. Show less

  • Sales Coordinator

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Event Staff

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2015
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  Old Town School of Folk Music

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Customer Service Representative

  • Providing daily reception and facilitating communication between Staff, Faculty and Students• Providing information about current and upcoming classes or events as well as addressing patron concerns, class registration, and special event sales and ticketing

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  University of Arizona

  Sept 2017 - now

  PurposeAssist the Director with general operations of the School of Art and coordination of data collection for major reporting processes such as annual reviews, promotion and tenure and national accreditation.Duties and Responsibilities• Track and manage regular processes in the school:o Promotion & Tenure Processo Faculty Sabbatical Leave processo Nominations and selection process for Various University and College awardso Award of Endowed Scholarships, Undergraduate Tuition Waiverso Donors and Scholars Event preperationso Faculty peer review and staff annual performance review process• Manage Director’s calendar• Assist Director in conducting Faculty Meetings and SEC Meetings• Assist Director with correspondence• Provide assistance in Human Resource related tasks:o Initiate job postings in Talent for faculty, staff and adjunct positionso Create Faculty Position offers through UAccesso Initiate Visiting Scholar and Designated Campus hireso Assist with faculty and visiting scholar visa/immigration issues o Consult with UA HR on performance concerns and medical/other leaves of absence• Participate on Admin. Team meetings• Manage other positions• Data collection and assistance to the Director in writing School of Art Academic Program Reviews, NASAD Reaccreditation Self-Studies and HEADS reports • Data Collection for reporting admissions, enrollment and scholarship numbers at monthly Faculty Meetings and School of Art Executive Committee Meetings Show less

  • Administrative Support Manager- School of Art

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Assistant to the Director

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2023

  • Administrative Associate

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2018