Sophia Kanaan, M.P.A.

Experience

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  ADKO Engineering

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2013

  Administrative Assistant

  Administration: o Prepared and presented reports, charts and tables detailing key market factors impacting strategy decisions.o Provide administrative support for office employees and engineers and was the liaison between the CEO/President and employees.oSet up meetings and appointments as well as writing, proofreading, and typing proposals.o Provided excellent customer service to clients and customers.o Used MS word, Excel, and QuickBooks to create reports, correspondence, contracts, legal documents, spreadsheets and graphs.o Applied interpersonal and communication skills to interact with different companies (Caltrans, Magnus, San Joaquin County and Stockton County) in order to solve problems or questions on designs and contracts. Finance:o Independently developed budget analysis for multiple year contracts, and recharge billing accounts. o Develop fiscal and budgetary projections on assigned accounts for review and make budgetary adjustments as necessary.o Ability to manage multiple funds involving different accounting procedures including analysis, reconciliation, projection, fiscal closing and grant preparation.o Reconcile and monitor expenses monthly and annually while analyzing variances to determine and prepare corrective action as neededo Responsible for purchasing, invoice processing, travelo Prepared monthly spreadsheets for company’s sales and compared to previous year sales to help in financial forecasting in order to routinely examine methodologies to find ways of improving our predictive accuracy. o Process payroll for employees Show less

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  Lakeshore Apartments

  Feb 2015 - Sept 2015

  Leasing Specialist

  • Liaison between tenants and the Property Manager for maintenance and any issues on the property.• Process and Execution of rental lease and application form and collect rental deposits. • Assist in interviewing and hiring of all employees, orientation and training of new employees.• Responsible for making large online bank deposits in the amount $100k-$175k.• Maintain contact with all apartment locator services and local businesses to provide informational material. Update periodically. • Knowledge of application information, screening processes and policies regarding rentals. • Efficient and timely processing of required administrative forms, reports and information. Show less

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  California Capital Financial Development Corporation

  Sept 2015 - now

  Women's Business Center /PTAC Program Coordinator• Responsible for overseeing the daily program duties for the Women’s Business Center.• Provide executive support to the President and Women's Business Center Director.• Recruit, hire, on-board, train and supervise and evaluate intern staff• Help oversee and support the development, implementation, and coordination of projects, tracking of deadlines, facilitating activities, and ensure that programs are of the highest quality. • Organize, contract, and implement both December and May Small Business Expo events to promote, support, and connect small business within the Capital Region. (300+ participants)• Provide process improvement and evaluation support around new and existing programs. • Coordinate, promote, and facilitate educational trainings, workshops, and events while also maintaining the CRM database and organizations website. • Maintain strong external relationships with the Small Business Administration to provide training and access to capital. • Conduct research, develop reports and administer surveys, prepare scheduled and special reports, prepare information for grant reports, maintain program/project records and statistical information. Show less

  • Director, Women's Business Center

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Program Manager

    Sept 2015 - now