megan hrd

Elected to the Villanova University Staff Council in 2008 to represent the Law School. In this organization, I met with colleagues to discuss and address cross -University topics and concerns with respect to community building, job fulfillment,work process improvement, and other issues with the ultimate goal of contributing to the University's mission and values.

Responsible for overflow of files and pipeline management. Familiarity with all aspects of mortgage banking from origination to closing. Assisted underwriter with reviewing loans for accuracy and compiling the necessary documentation for easy determination by the underwriter. Helped initiate client base through cultivation of contacts.

* Applied initiative to help drive change and influence others in a positive way, across the organization, in support of the University’s goals and objectives. Delivered accurate and timely processing and disbursement of vendor obligations while ensuring that compliance requirements are operating effectively. Developed monitored and reported on department metrics to track monthly expenditures and key performance indicators. Enacted project management leadership and/ or support for initiatives which impact accounts payable processes. * Successfully implemented vendor processes to guarantee an appropriate degree of internal controls * Coordinated all invoiced materials and corresponded with over 40 vendors * Ensured compliance for purchasing policy and procedures * Maintained strong positive vendor relationship * Management of the procurement accounting cycle

* Provide support, guidance, information and act as a liaison between job-seeking students and employers who wish to hire. Provide assistance with: * The development of creative initiatives for marketing and promoting the School of Law to employers and students * Identify additional employers for outreach in designated strategic geographic areas * Planning and implementing strategies that encourage employers to hire law school students * Employer Career Fairs locally and regionally * Solicitation of employers for on campus interviewers * Program evaluation for diversity information gathering and dissemination * Compilation of employment data for annual Employment Reports * Monitoring of legal employment trends and written summaries * Expansion of employer and alumni database * Coordinating law clerk/summer associate employment data and reporting * Knowledge of legal employers and their hiring needs * Currently serving on the Villanova School of Law Staff Committee

The Administrative Coordinator for Appointments and Tenure and Promotion reports to the Committee Chairs. -Provide administrative support for the Faculty Committees on Appointments, lateral and junior, and on Tenure and Promotion -Assist in the research of possible candidates -Assist in the promotion process of faculty within the law school -Ensure the efficient support of faculty projects, papers, conferences, and symposia through coordinating and completing assignments -Support the Deputy Deans and provide a variety of administrative services to members of the Penn Law Faculty