Sarah Shew, Realtor

Name	Sarah Shew
Mobile	623.640.1219
Fax	1.866.298.3392
Address	7025 W. Bell Road
	Suite 10
City	Glendale AZ 85308
Country	USA

Sarah Shew (623) 640-1219 (cell); (866) 298-3392 (fax) Management and Professional Competencies · Business communication, i.e. documentation, newsletters, award applications, executive level status reports · Productive meeting facilitation · Conflict resolution and consensus building · Change management · Research, analysis and reporting · Resource acquisition: state, federal and local grants · Strategic planning and measuring for results · Project planning, execution and management · Policies and procedures · Business process reengineering · Use case scenarios Publications · Author, “The Art of Turnaround Management” (co-authored with Janet Cornell), “An Interview with Noted Change Artist Noreen Sharp,” and “A Sampling of Views from Turnaround Managers,” Vol. 17, No. 1, Court Manager (2002) · Editor, “Disaster Recovery Planning for Courts: A Guide to Business Continuity Planning”, National Association for Court Management Mini-Guide, Summer 2000 · Author, “Diary of an AALL V.I.P.”, Vol. 14, No. 3, Court Manager (1999) Work Background · Associate Broker, Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners, July 2006 to present · IT Consultant with Office of the County Information Officer, July 2002 to July 2006: Leadership in project management best practices; facilitation in development of IT governance structure and processes; liaison with justice and law enforcement community of interest; management of technology refresh programs; change management associated with PeopleSoft HRMS; temporary assumption of financial and budgetary responsibilities for Department; and process reengineering in connection with the County’s Technology Finance Program Judicial Services Administrator, August 1990 to July 2002 Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County · Director of Jury Management – January 2001 to July 2002. Direct jury operations, including summons service for a dozen municipal courts, all justice courts in the county and state and county grant juries. Initiatives include jury donation program, target summons project, and implementation of $1 million automation system. Other assignments included grant development administration, implementation of revised forensic prescreen process, capital litigation program and other projects as assigned. · Management Analyst – October 1999 to January 2001. Grant development and administration for court projects. Technology liaison for court operations. Project manager for statewide grant-funded Arizona Death Penalty Litigation Assistance Program. · Court Administrator, Southeast Judicial District – April 1968 to October 1999: Administrator for 15-judge general jurisdiction trial court. Responsible for management of branch court operations including caseflow, programs, personnel, security, facilities and law library. Coordinate and facilitate operations issues with court staff and other agencies, with on-site staff of 12. Project manager, Arizona Death Penalty Litigation Assistance Program. · Criminal Court Administration – May 1995 to April 1998: Assist with management and oversight of operational areas of caseflow management and related activities including development of programs, projects, procedures implementation, strategic planning and management of grant programs. Manage Forensic Services and Bond Forfeiture Units. Compile monthly, quarterly and ad hoc statistics. Establish, define, implement policy in program areas. · Office of Jury Commission – May 1994 to May 1995: Direct operation, providing the court with qualified jurors and managing a budget of over $2 million; · Office of Court Interpreter – August 1990 to May 1994: Direct program, providing language and contract administration service to the court and related agencies in 30+ languages, managing budget of $400,000 and supervising staff of 12; · Court Reporter Pool – Fall 1992 to May 1994: Direct pool program, ensuring production of accurate, timely verbatim court records managing staff of 13 and budget of $600,000 Education · Grand Canyon College, B.S. Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude · Fellow, Executive Development Program, Institute for Court Management of the National Center for State Courts · Mediation Skills Workshop (40 hours) · Maricopa County Management Institute · Variety of training courses, including multiple courses in federal, state and private grant writing and administration, time management, project management, Excel, Microsoft Project, governmental accounting, execution · Arizona real estate sales license (since June 2006); Designations: GRI, ePRO