Benjamin Leibowitz

Experience

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  Queens Community House Beacon Program at JHS 190 Q

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  Youth Worker
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  Central Queens YMWHA

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

  Counselor

  -Organized after-school activities for children and facilitated a positive environment for learning, playing, and bonding amongst preadolescent children. Tutored individual children one-on-one and helped them finish their homework in an efficient and effective manner; mentored a fourth grade student. -Engaged in team-building and maintained positive communication amongst staff in order to ensure a quality afterschool experience.

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  The City University of New York

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Administrative Assistant

  -Invoiced tour guide hours, and reported their feedback to supervisors for future programming purposes.-Formatted math curriculum for the upcoming school year for the administrative director.-Served as a point of contact for administrative heads in organizing data to be entered into the CUNY system.

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  Community News Group

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Freelance Journalist

  -Published articles on sporting events featuring elite athlete interviews and insights, interacting directly with the Editor.-In collaboration with PR executives, coordinated an interview with NBA player Isaiah Whitehead, featured in the Brooklyn Courier.

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  Friends of United Hatzalah

  Nov 2016 - May 2017

  Assistant to Marketing Director

  -Input all donations received by the organization into an Excel Database, ensuring that each dollar donated into Direct Mail was accounted for and processed by the end of every work day.-Edited Marketing Director’s emails to ensure that they were written professionally and were grammatically sound.

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  NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)

  Jun 2017 - now

  -Utilize databases such as City Human Resource Management Systems (CHRMS), Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Remedy IT Service Management to assist employees in expeditiously resolving Human Resources concerns. -Liaise with outside organizations including mortgage, credit, and lending companies to produce Employment Verifications with short turnaround.-Collaborate with and work alongside subgroups within D.E.P.’s Human Resources department including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, and retirement/pensions. Show less -Reviewed and edited internal communications published and distributed to over 6,000 DEP employees.-Drafted communications for the Deputy Director of Human Resources.-Assisted in the promotion of ticket sales for employee engagement events such as sports outings, health initiatives, and Agency award ceremonies.-Assisted in the production of the Agency Workforce Report, reporting statistics on each bureau’s employee pool.-Reviewed and edited the grammar and content of key strategic initiatives for the Agency. Show less

  • Human Resources Business Partner

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Communications/ Strategic Workforce Liaison

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2019