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Karen M. Menard

abg8x6@r.postjobfree.com

Functional summary A senior level legal and executive assistant and management

specialist with 30+ years of experience in support to the Chairman of

the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Office of the President and

General Counsel of medium to large size companies, office manager

as well as supervisor of administrative and receptionist staff. I have

worked in a startup environment, gone through and have been

instrumental in the Initial Public Offering.

Employment 11/2007 to Current - Stanford Law School

Administrative Associate, Assistant to Professor Joseph Grundfest,

Program in Law, Economics and Business. This position has both a

Paralegal and Executive Administrative function due to the

complexity of the position. Complete management/supervision of

student workers (including selection, hiring, firing, and exercise of all

decision making regarding their conduct).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide scholarly research work

• Liaison for judiciary, academics, law firms and the press with

inquiries for Professor Grundfest

• Hire, supervise and direct the activities of the student

support staff, and RA’s

• Develop close working relationship with external relations

and other Law School Departments

• Responsible for all departmental requirements, including, but

not limited to course development, reading materials,

coordination of classes

• Responsible for securities and corporate litigation projects

• Monitor securities litigation developments on high frequency

basis

• Analysis of litigation and compilation of relevant litigation

data in support of academic papers and policy advocacy

6/2004 to 4/2007 - Gorman Learning Center, Redlands, CA

Executive Assistant to Executive Director and Liaison to the

Board of Directors – State Funded Charter School – Non-

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Profit

• Personal and Private Assistant to Director.

• Arrange and confirm meetings and large

conferences/seminars for legal and executive team

members or large employee offsite conferences

requiring set up for promotional and sponsored benefits

and event planning.

• Direct liaison with Board of Directors.

• Make international/domestic flight, restaurant and hotel

reservations, and expense reports.

• Contact with counsel to coordinate all board meeting

requirements and legal submissions.

• Attend and keep minutes for all board meetings.

• Keeper of all board documentation and meeting materials

• Created and maintain corporate filing system.

• Provide notary service to staff.

1996.1998 8/1999 to 4/2004 - Deltagen, Inc., Redwood

City, CA

Executive Assistant to Chairman of the Board, Chief Scientific

Officer, General Counsel/Sr. V.P. Corporate Development, and

Supervisor of Administrative Assistant/Receptionist staff of

two. Sr. Executive Assistant to two co-founders and General

Counsel of biotech firm.

1996.1999 7/1998 to 8/1999 - Comdisco Ventures, Menlo

Park, CA

Assistant to President, Office Manager, and Supervisor of Staff

of 3 Administrative Assistants and Receptionist.

1996.2000 1/1993 to 7/1998 ReSound

Corporation, Redwood City, CA

Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President and General

Counsel. ReSound Corporation was one of the world’s largest

hearing aid manufacturers (2500 employees). Executive Vice

President reported directly to the CEO and was responsible for

worldwide operations, engineering, research, as well as

procurement of potential investors and new technology mergers.

3/1979 to 12/ 1991 - Howard A. Dunn Company, San Mateo, CA

Assistant to President, Associate Sales Rep.

Skills:

Typing 80 + WPM

Office MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Outlook calendar and E-Mail

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Memberships:

International Association of Administrative Professionals IAAP

Chapter Board Vice President.

Education 1996.2001 College of San Mateo San Mateo, California

Major – Real Estate Brokerage and Finance

Whittier Institute Of Business Whittier, California

• Major - School of Business Two year program in business

and economics.

References Personal and professional references available upon request.

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