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Cara Brown
Director of HR, Operations and Programs, Zuckerman Institute , Columbia University
Location: Malta, NY
Joined: Oct 4th, 2021

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Columbia Univ class of 2021

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

High School: Shaker High School in Latham, NY class of 2005

Experience

I currently work with Columbia University as Director of HR, Operations and Programs, Zuckerman Institute
I have 10 years of experience working in the Human Resources industry.

Director of Human Resources | Columbia University, Zuckerman Institute
From January 2020 to Current • 6 year(s)
Manage transformational HR projects and supervise three HR managers to ensure proper execution of recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations matters.

Senior Associate Director of Finance and Administration | Columbia University, Columbia Business School, Dean's Office
From January 2018 to January 2020 • 2 year(s)
Served as subject matter expert for six operational offices, advised C-Suite leaders, and drove technology implementations including cloud solutions like Slack and Salesforce.

Associate Director of Finance and Administration | Columbia University, Columbia Business School, Dean's Office
From January 2017 to January 2018 • 1 year(s)
Led cost savings initiative of over $2M per year by implementing faculty teaching database and facilitated a $10M grant for Special Concentration in Business Management.

Administrative Manager | Columbia University, Columbia Business School, Dean's Office
From January 2015 to January 2017 • 2 year(s)
Streamlined event management process leading to departmental savings of over $300k per year and identified collaborative relations with stakeholders.

Accounts Payable and Procurement Manager | Columbia University, Columbia Business School, Financial Planning
From January 2013 to January 2015 • 2 year(s)
Supervised and reconciled $2.5M of student club accounts and created process management for data tracking of invoice and contract processing.

Accounts Payable Officer | Columbia University, Columbia Business School, Financial Planning
From January 2011 to January 2013 • 2 year(s)
Accurately processed 500-1000 invoices and expense reports per week and developed solutions to streamline procedures for student club spending and budgets.

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