Super Temps

Michael Brethren offers a rich and varied skill set. As a hotel sales manager Michael negotiated terms and created contracts, in addition to overseeing reservations and coordinating the housekeeping, banquet, accounting, and audio-visual departments to produce successful events and conferences. As an HR Coordinator he handled recruiting, interviewing, and training new staff, and he formerly worked as a specialty sales representative in the pharmaceutical industry. Michael enjoys building relationships, and he believes communication is one of his strongest skills.

Adam Brown worked in the healthcare industry as an accounting clerk where he recorded income, monitored expenses, filed taxes, and processed payroll while producing and analyzing labor distribution reports. As a Proposals Assistant for a drug research company, Adam worked with scientists from around the world to edit and design grant proposals. He also worked closely with the Director of Operations to produce manuals for inventory management, orientation programs, and standard operating procedures. Most recently, Adam worked as an independent bookkeeper. Adam is someone who loves a challenge, and he aims to implement critical thinking and interpersonal skills in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Peter Cline provides leadership and operational insight for new initiatives, as well as existing projects and programs. While working as an exercise physiologist for one of the largest medically-oriented fitness facilities in Virginia, Peter developed the supervised medical fitness and educational programming. As Director of Athletics and Department Head for a K-12 College Prep school, he rebuilt the athletic program and restructured outdated curriculum. Peter’s expertise in budget management, hiring and training of support staff, public speaking, event planning, and facilities management are desirable and transferrable skills for any professional team.

Sara Cole specializes in executive office support, technical support, and customer service with extensive experience in event planning, human resources, marketing, and multimedia design and layout. Her warm, interpersonal and organizational skills are perfectly paired with her ability to creatively solve problems. Some of Sara’s former positions include, but are not limited to, event coordinator, office manager, membership services representative, and marketing director. As an Executive Assistant, Sara served as the point person connecting all departments to management, proactively communicating and handling critical situations with poise. She is proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, Salesforce, Microsoft Office & Access, HTML, Survey Monkey, and more. Sara is personally invested in getting things done the right way.

Anne Marie Cumiskey brings fifteen years of experience from a variety of roles, such as staff accountant, financial analyst, financial analyst supervisor, and regional finance manager. Anne Marie is passionate about automation and process improvement, especially when it involves streamlining workflow. Her skills include budget preparation, financial forecasting, project management, system implementation, and creative problem solving. She is a leader with superior interpersonal skills.

Rob Douglas worked in a variety of career settings including media, advertising, and publishing, as well as finance and education. Throughout his career, Rob excelled in writing, specializing in briefs, outbound communications, web content, white papers, grants, budget analyses, and year-end reports. He is technically proficient in content and project management systems, creating databases, using budgeting tools, and social media management tools. No matter his position, Rob facilitates collaborative teamwork, and he particularly enjoys working in project management, business development, logistics, operations, and new technologies.

Ian Gercek is an advanced administrative professional. He started his career as an educational counselor supporting students as they complete applications, fulfill visa requirements, and find housing. In past roles, he worked in customer service, digital marketing, event planning, and sales and product demonstration. He also trained new employees and managed teams. Ian communicates well, sets measurable goals, and always brings a strong work ethic to the office.

Krisztina Kiss served as an international relations officer where she coordinated delegations and prepared international cooperation agreements. In her most recent role, Krisztina worked as a project coordinator processing progress, data, and financial reports. She liaised between internal communications and external agencies, and she helped prepare requests for payment. As a main point of contact, Krisztina organized meetings, updated project timelines, wrote memos, and monitored deadlines. Krisztina is extremely flexible, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable.

Dana Mich studied health issues in India, China, and South Africa, which peaked her interest in global economics and politics. Dana formerly directed member relations as a program and outreach manager, conducted research and evaluation as a graduate research assistant, and analyzed data for private and nonprofit organizations. Dana consulted on a variety of topics, such as fundraising, board governance, marketing, and personnel management. An experienced writer, Dana drafts content for web and print, and she is proficient in several content management systems, including Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, and Constant Contact. She is also proficient with SPSS, STATA, Microsoft Office, and Publisher.

Joe Rehder spent the past eight years working in higher education. Each position involved elements of academic advising and counseling for first-years, transfer students, and student athletes. He greatly enjoyed planning and facilitating events, updating website content, liaising for the UVA Honor Committee, completing academic progress reports, supervising study hall, and creating recruitment collateral. Joe easily communicates with diverse personalities, and he builds relationships easily. He is proficient in the use of SIS, WordPress, Publisher, Banner, Microsoft Office and Access.

Anatolii Utkuzov is a highly motivated healthcare professional with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical business. He worked on the State Health Care Quality Improvement Program implementing new technology, restructuring processes, and increasing focus on preventative care. His strong interpersonal, administrative, and negotiating skills allow him to solve critical challenges under pressure. Anatolii enjoys business communication, market research, and event management.

Carter Wells is outgoing and charismatic. In his most recent position, Carter worked internationally as an office manager and event coordinator. The position required extreme flexibility, adaptability, and quick decision-making. He gained invaluable logistics, communication, and customer service skills. Carter’s undergraduate studies focused on GIS technologies, and he held multiple internships where he gained GIS project experience. He worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the library managing and automating the library usage statistics.

Event Planning

Sara Cole
Dana Mich
Joseph Rehder
Carter Wells

Executive Assistant

Adam Brown
Sara Cole
Bekir ‘Ian’ Gercek
Krisztina Kiss
Joseph Rehder
Carter Wells

Finance

Michael Brethren
Adam Brown
Anna Marie Cumiskey
Robert Douglas, II
Krisztina Kiss
Anatolii Utkuzov

Human Resources

Michael Brethren
Peter Cline
Sara Cole
Bekir ‘Ian’ Gercek
Joesph Rehder

Information Technology

Anna Marie Cumiskey

Project Management

Michael Brethren
Adam Brown
Peter Cline
Anna Marie Cumiskey
Robert Douglas, II
Bekir ‘Ian’ Gercek
Krisztina Kiss
Dana Mich
Anatolii Utkuzov