PATRICIA B. BARR

 

email: pbarr@westga.edu

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EDUCATION:                        Agnes Scott College                                         1972-1980

                                    B.A. degree in Mathematics and Economics

 

                                    West Georgia College                                      1979-1980, 2005

                                    undergraduate courses

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

 

                             University of West Georgia

2/05 to Present     Director, Budget Services and Asset Management

·            Manage the University’s budgetary processes including coordinating the preparation of the annual budget and budget amendments. 

·            Work with the Vice President for Business and Finance to develop the divisional budget.

·            Maintain budgetary oversight of all units within the University particularly the University’s reserve accounts.

·            Provide financial analysis of the University’s four major budgets including allocation tracking, and revenue and expense forecasting.

·            Provide internal and external reports of budgetary data.

·            Track specialized budget schedules for privatized projects.

·            Supervise office staff including

a.       Budget and grants analyst

b.      Personnel budget position manager

c.       Asset manager including maintenance of capital management systems, inventory control, and surplus.

·            Take part in committee work including university-wide and division committees.

·            Hold campus wide workshops for budget training, development and maintenance.

 

6/04 to 2/05          Assistant to the Vice President                               

1/96 to 6/04          Administrative Specialist, Academic Affairs

·            Assisted Vice President for Academic Affairs by being in direct contact with deans of the colleges and directors of units within Academic Affairs on various personnel and budgetary matters

·            Worked closely with the Vice President in the development of the original budget by allocating funds between Academic Affairs units according to the decisions of the Vice President.

·            Maintained records for each of the financial accounts directly controlled by the Vice President.

·            Verified credentials and documentation of new faculty.

·            Maintained knowledge of UWG and Board of Regents policies on faculty.

·            Maintained a database for all faculty.

·            Senior editor for University’s undergraduate and graduate catalogs.   

 

 

                             Pinnacle Insurance Company, Inc.

11/94-11/95         Vice-President

·            Reported to reinsurance company for surety bond claims.

·            Fulfilled all requirements to establish contracts with new agents including licensing with state insurance departments.

·            Managed office functions including personnel placement, direct supervision of administrative personnel, and review of accounts payable.

·            Developed insurance underwriting guidelines and contracts.

·            Monitored regulatory compliance.

 

1/92 - 11/94         Chairman

2/93 - 11/94         Chairman and President

·            Managed holding company, Pinnacle Financial Group and subsidiaries including Pinnacle Insurance Company.

·            Oversaw daily operations of property casualty insurance company.

·            Negotiated reinsurance treaties.

·            Conferred with rating agency A.M. Best and regulators of state insurance departments.

 

1/83 - 1/92           Corporate Secretary

·            Managed office functions including personnel placement.

·            Supervised personal automobile department with 10 employees.

·            Underwrote miscellaneous surety bonds, homeowner, and personal automobile policies.

·            Reviewed and audited claim files.

 

SKILLS:                    

·            Organizational skills

·            Coordination and prioritization of multiple projects

·            Full range of personnel functions from interviewing job applicants to dismissals

·            Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, PeopleSoft Financials

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

UWG Faculty and Administrative Staff Personnel Committee

UWG Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee

UWG Summer School Task Force, 2006

Business & Finance Customer Service Committee, 2006

SACUBO 2006-2007 Distinguished Service Award Committee , 06-07

SACUBO College Business Management Institute, 2005

Board of Directors, Community Foundation of West Georgia, current

UWG Leadership Development Program, 1998