by Inga Markevich
I performed my internship at the main office of Mercy
Housing California.
During my internship I was assisting one of the Area
Directors of Property Operations, Ms. Judy Shepard-Hall.
My daily responsibilities were:
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Checking the voice messages and reporting to my
supervisor if she was not in the office.
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Checking and allocating the incoming mail
between the property managers by scanning and e-mailing.
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Sorting and filing documentation by properties
in alphabetical order.
Once a week I was responsible for checking the status of
weekly payments and approving payables through the company’s online system.
Also I performed different tasks such as:
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Working in Excel and preparing budget documentation
for the properties. Mostly, I was transferring information from one document to
another, following the instructions and standard format of the document.
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Updating information about personnel and
providing it to the Department of Human Resources.
Most of the time I was working on preparing various documents
for one of the new Mercy properties that will be opened by the end of
this year. I updated the management plan, the resident selection criteria
document, the lease agreement, and created a project description document
for this property. This part of my internship was very challenging but
interesting because I had to deal with lots of unfamiliar information and look
for details about the project on the Internet and Mercy’s website.
I had a
chance to visit the construction area of this property and attended a power
point presentation presented by the project architect. That was a very
interesting experience and my first time at a construction area.
In addition, at my internship I attended a couple of
business meetings with my supervisor. This allowed me to meet many people and
feel the real work atmosphere of a large company.
Overall, I can say that I really enjoyed my internship at
Mercy Housing California. I have learned a lot about the company and the whole
process of developing and operating affordable housing for particular segments
of the population. Plus, I gained good office experience in a wide non-profit
organization. Even though my supervisor is a very busy person, and sometimes it
was very hard for me to reach her, my internship at Mercy Housing California was
a pleasant, challenging, and very knowledgeable experience.
