Maria Escobar

Managed front-desk operations including scheduling, entering payments, coordinating treatment plans, and communicating with dental labs to ensure timely case flow while maintaining patient billing accounts.

Performed patient intake, scheduled appointments, entered patient information and payments, contacted insurers, and maintained clinical area sanitation and office cleanliness.

Led store operations including hiring, training and mentoring staff, opening/closing procedures, inventory management, merchandising, and driving sales and customer service standards.

Provided customer assistance, operated registers, created visual displays, promoted loyalty programs, and maintained store presentation and cleanliness.

Produced and marketed glass art and jewelry, learned entrepreneurship basics, and built a personal brand selling work online and in local stores.

Handled cash and card transactions on POS, performed sanitation and side-work, stocked supplies, and assisted in meal preparation to support fast-food operations.

Currently enrolled in an Associate degree program at Essex County College.

Activities and societies: Lead Student for Talent Development Internship Pilot; participation in Rutgers University Readiness for College Experience pilot.

Earned High School Diploma from East Side High School in Newark, NJ, graduating in 2019.