Dedicated, focused executive assistant committed to delivering quality results in performing professional administrative duties

Highlights

• University of Notre Dame B.A. graduate
• Five years’ executive secretary experience
• Four years’ project coordination experience
• Fifteen years’ office administration experience
• Eleven years’ experience in administrative support to large technical office

• Advanced office skills
• Self-directed work ethic
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• High productivity under pressure
• Strongly honed independent judgment
• Planning corporate meetings, travel, events
• Considerable experience conducting meetings
• Managing Outlook calendars for management
• Stellar verbal and written communication skills
• Expense report management for staff, managers, and directors
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Comprehensive experience coordinating meetings to accommodate multiple schedules

Accomplishments

• Promoted to Executive Secretary.
• For five years, served as department’s sole secretary for 40+ staff members at two locations an hour apart.
• In a team of three, planned and executed office remodel for 40+ staff members.
• Over 11 years, successfully planned and executed all functions for department of 55+ employees at four properties covering 100,000 square miles. These included corporate meetings, department lunches, and special events.

Executive Secretary Experience – 1991-2002 – Harrah’s Entertainment, I.T. Department, Reno

Worked for this acknowledged leader in casino-hotels in the I.T. department that pioneered guest reward card tracking systems. For first five years, worked as the only administrative assistant for a staff of 40+ employees, then worked with two additional administrative assistants for a staff of 55+ employees in the Reno office.

• Planned travel arrangements for executives and staff.
• Managed all ordering and maintenance of office supplies.
• Managed expense reports for staff, managers, and directors.
• Created monthly status reports and occasional presentations.
• Planned logistics for meetings and prepared conference rooms.
• Managed maintenance of equipment, including copier and fax machine.
• Managed routing and tracking of all invoices to Accounts Payable department.
• Maintained a continuously current organizational chart for a growing department.
• Organized and maintained department and director’s files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports.
• Instructed workshops in Microsoft Outlook for entire Harrah’s Reno staff when Outlook was a new product.
• Wrote regular reports on department activities and company contributions for national and regional company newsletters.

Additional Professional Experience – 1986-Present

Work Experience

• Charter College – Student Advisor – Reno
• Washoe County School District – Tutor – Reno
• News Talk 780 KOH – News Reporter & Board Operator – Reno
• Bernie 2016 – Field Organizer, Outreach Coordinator – Northern Nevada
• Northwest Public Radio – Bureau Correspondent for Northwest News Network – Richland, Washington
• KUNR – All Things Considered Host & News Producer/Reporter for this NPR charter member station – Reno
• Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.) – Holy Spirit High School English & Speech Teacher, College & Career Counselor for this inner-city high school
• Truckee Meadows Community College – Resume Workshop Instructor – Reno
• Job Opportunities in Nevada (JOIN) – Trainer of Workshops in Job Search Skills – Reno
• The Media Center/Sierra Nevada Community Access Television (SNCAT) – High Sierra Community Radio Manager – Reno

Freelance Experience

• National Public Radio – Nevada Correspondent
• Reno News & Review – News & Arts Reporter (18 years)
• Wildflower Art Village – Public Relations Specialist – Reno
• Lewis & Clark College – Script Writer – Lewis & Clark Radio Documentary – Portland, Oregon
• Capital Communications – Owner, professional business consultant, tutor in English language arts and literature, ESL, and German language –  D.C. metropolitan area

Volunteer Experience

• St. Mark’s Fellowship – Volunteer – Reno
• SNCAT – Board of Directors Member – Reno
• Energy Northwest – Media Advisor – Richland, Washington
• ProNet – Career Skills Workshops Facilitator – Sparks, Nevada
• Washoe County NV 4 Bernie Sanders – Volunteer Coordinator – Reno
• KUNR – University of Nevada, Reno, Journalism Graduate School News Intern
• Northern Nevada Centering Prayer – Circle of Service Volunteer, Website Developer
• Washoe County Democratic Party Leadership Academy – Workshop Instructor – Reno
• ProNet – Education Chair, Programs Director, Media Director, Workshop Instructor – Sparks, Nevada

Additional Skills

• Created and administer ten websites, blogs, and Facebook pages.
• Planned and managed a 2013 DIY wedding for 75 guests with a budget of $18,000.
• Managed a startup community radio station. Within 16 months, increased volunteerism and production of radio shows by 300%.
• Researched, wrote, and reported hundreds of news stories for publication and broadcast, including dozens of national stories and several cover stories.

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Arts: English & German

• Earned a 3.2 GPA.
• Admitted in the eighth class of women at a time when female admission to Notre Dame was extremely competitive and limited.

University of Nevada, Reno

Journalism & Political Science

• Worked toward Master of Arts, Reynolds School of Journalism, while employed full-time.
• Earned first journalism internship at KUNR.

Universität Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

German Language & Culture

• Completed Sophomore year study-abroad program through the University of Notre Dame.
• Studied majority of classes entirely in German.
• Earned Dean’s List both semesters.

Continuing Education – 1991-Present

• Public Radio News Directors conference – Chicago
• The People’s Summit (political conference) – Chicago
• Northern Nevada Centering Prayer Introductory Workshops
• Northern Nevada Centering Prayer Group Facilitator Training
• Sister Giant (political/spiritual conference) – Arlington, Virginia
• Two-week cross-training – NPR member station KPLU – Seattle
• Computer classes in graphics and Web design – New Horizons – Reno
• Five Truckee Meadows Community College Writers’ Conferences – Reno
• Washoe County Registrar of Voters Voter Registration Drive Training – Reno
• Public Radio Reporting weeklong seminar – Poynter Institute – St. Petersburg, Florida
• Dozens of classes in business administration, personnel interactions, and MS Office Suite programs – from professional training organizations including Franklin Covey, American Management Association, Fred Pryor, Truckee Meadows Community College – Reno