Skills Summary:

Advanced user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint), Ty

ping speed 60 WPM, Experience in Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker and InDesign, Advanc
ed experience with multiline phones.
Experience:
West Kentucky Educational Cooperative, GEAR UP & SOAR,
Administrative Coordinator,
Murray, KY
Sept 2008-Apr 2010
* Reported to the Director of GEAR UP & SOAR and supported entire staff.
* Coordinated programs for 6th-11th graders to prepare them for college, work an
d life.
* Assisted with summer camps, afterschool programs and monitored online tutoring
program.
* Maintained database and keeps school activities and match program updated.
* Prepared invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other doc
uments.
* Prepared purchase orders for all bills; maintains budget and submits to accoun
ting each month.
* Used Outlook to Schedule meetings, Arranged Office, Staff meetings and arrange
ments.
* Filed and retrieved corporate documents, records, and reports.
* Prepared responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
* Negotiated with vendors to order office supplies as well as supplies and mater
ials for our programs in accordance with our budget.
* Made Travel Arrangements for entire staff for events and conferences.
Coldwell Banker, 1st Realty Group,
Office Manager/Executive Assistant,
Murray, KY
Mar 2008-Sept 2008
* Reported to the Owner and supported all of the Realtors.
* Created and managed office work schedules/hours and implement adjustments due
to customer needs.
* Responsible for handling Human Resource issues and employee problem resolution
s.
* Arranged weekly staff meetings, appointments and travel accommodations for tea
m.
* Maintained a clean, professional and safe working environment by inspecting an
d scheduling maintenance, and ensuring that all office equipment is properly acc
ounted for and in safe working condition.
* Trained staff to use new computer software.
* Answered all incoming calls and took messages for all the realtors.
XL Insurance,
Claims Assistant,
New York, NY
Dec 2007-Mar 2008
* Supported four claims adjusters and enhanced teams overall productivity.
* Prepared and documented incident only reports for adjusters and maintained cla
ims log.
* Collated claim files and kept them in order for audit.
* Maintained all of the work that was sent overseas and kept it documented.
* Worked with accounting department to make sure wire transfers and checks are a
ccurately documented.
* Kept track of all the delivered mail and faxes.
Meridian Design Associates Architects,
Executive Assistant/ Marketing Coordinator,
New York, NY
Apr 2007 -Dec 2007
* Managed relationships with high-level executives and clients.
* Maintained and updated brochures, website content, and photography of projects
.
* Prepared standardizing proposals and contracts.
* Writing and editing of articles and other promotional materials.
* Organized travel, air, hotel and rental cars for the CEO's of Meridian Design.
Information Management Network,
Senior Conference Coordinator,
New York, NY
Feb 2004-Mar 2007
* Successfully coordinated over 30 finance conferences with attendance of up to
500.
* Ensured success of each conference by communicating via the initiation of grou
p emails and meetings among all team members.
* Organized and improved the efficiency of an 18-person group spread out over th
ree continents.
* Actively communicated conference information with event speakers including CIO
s, CEOs, and senior executives of financial institutions.
* Registered clients for upcoming events, answered inquiries, provided informati
on, directed calls appropriately.
* Created, edited, and approved updates to all conference materials including ag
endas, program booklets, signs and biographies.
* Maximized promotional impact of conferences by negotiating with vendors and se
lecting bags, shirts and conference related materials.
* Worked closely with web team to maintain client database and to ensure the acc
uracy of information on event websites.
* Coordinated all aspects of conference logistics including travel, hotel, expen
se policies, golf tournaments and dinners.
*Trained and managed new coordinators and oversaw their progress.
The Media Planning Group,
Assistant Media Planner,
New York, NY
Nov 2002 - Sept 2003
* Coordinated client meetings and assembled media kits for high profile clients
Oppenheimer Funds, Stouffers Red Box and Lean Cuisine.
* Developed and issued budget summaries and insertion orders.
* Assisted with client presentations and clients' merchandising programs.
* Authored point of view documents directed at clients.
* Developed print positioning reports, TV authorizations, and plan decks.
* Participated in advertising campaigns involving print, TV, outdoor, and radio
mediums.
Education:
Murray State University, Murray, KY graduated in 2002 , B.S. in Advertising , mi
nor in Marketing
Gotham Writers' Workshop, New York, NY 2007, Business Writing