Virginia Olson

Experience

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  University of Maryland School of Public Policy

  Jun 1994 - Jun 1995

  Program Manager

  Program Manager for academic exchange of city managers and municipal officials from newly independent Republic of Uzbekistan. Arranged travel visas, transportation, interpreters, facilities and special events for ten-day exchange period in US. Accompanied US Program Director to Moscow, Russia to select exchange participants, interpret and complete arrangements with city and regional officials.

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  American Psychological Association

  Jul 1995 - Nov 1995

  Administrative Assistant

  Assistant to program Director. Responsible for office administration, time clock system, correspondence and document management. Coordinated APA National Conference (1995), responsible for venue, attendee registration and communications, conference materials, VIP arrangements and on-site coordinator during the event. This was a temporary position.

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  1789 Restaurant

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Assistant Pastry Chef

  Produce a wide range of baked goods and pastries; assist the pastry chef and Executive Chef in the development of menus, special events and daily operations of the bake shop; support the Pastry Chef in all operations in the bake shop; assist with inventory, daily production, coordination with the kitchen and troubleshooting in all spheres of bakery production.

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  Butterfield 9 Restaurant

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Assistant Pastry Chef

  Daily pastry production, recipe development, maintaining sanitation standards; inventory; determine and maintain production levels to minimize waste.

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  Anne Arundel Community College

  Sept 2002 - Jan 2023

  Senior Instructional Specialist

  Lead instructor in professional culinary program servicing undergraduate students and continuing education adults. Responsible for curriculum development and management, outcomes development and assessment, online course development and management, hybrid and online course instruction, program evaluations and accrediting reporting. Responsible for smooth coordination between instructional and support staff in department operations. Coordination with adjunct faculty. Outreach to community, public schools and general public. Coach of student culinary competition team. Member of advisory board for county technical education programs. Responsible for student advising, program marketing throughout county school system, industry outreach. Show less

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  Uline

  Jan 2023 - now

  Instructional Designer

  Uline, a family-owned business, is the leading distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America