Mary Dade, MA, CITRMS, CCRR

**** *** ***** **** ***** 454 Camp Springs, MD 20746

acfnl8@r.postjobfree.com

301-***-****

Objective:

I am seeking a position as an Executive Assistant to use my experience as a team player, problem-solver

and an attitude of service skills to help management increase organizational success.

Core Competencies

Advanced/Intermediate Proficiency with the MS Office Suite

Thirty years of management experience

Recognized Speaker/Communicator

Improved department performance by 40%

Curriculum Development

Proven grant/proposal writer

Instructional Best Practices

Experience

ValueOptions Inc., Military OneSource Program, Administrative Assistant III, 09/13 – 8/14

Provided administrative support to the Military OneSource Vice Present & Program Director,

Call Center Director and various Directors

Support included compilation of substantial MS Excel documents monthly and weekly

Greeted and provided security badges to White House, Office of the Secretary of Defense and

other distinguished visitors to the Military OneSource Program

Transcribed minutes for the weekly Clinical & Operations Meeting

Posted documents to SharePoint

Made copies, prepared memos, answered calls, file documents, prepared documents for mailing

both UPS and USPS

Personal Finance Solutions, LLC Financial Education Consultant

Taught all aspects of financial education to adults and youth

Provided train-the-trainer workshops for a major nonprofit

Guest speaker at Fairfax County VA school

Successful grant writer for local nonprofits

Grant reviewer for major local funder

United Communities Against Poverty, Inc.

Housing Director, 6/09 to 9/11

Housing Program Manager, 6/06 to 5/09

Homeownership Counselor, 9/03 to 5/06

Executive Assistant 10/2000 to 05/2002

Hired as an Executive Assistant and achieved success and promotion. Key contributions:

Authored a successful application that resulted in the agency designation as a “HUD Approved

Housing Counseling Agency.” Subsequent, HUD Biennial Reviews resulted in “no programmatic

findings”

Developed the only formal financial education program in the County. The program was

recognized by Freddie Mac and the United Way National Capitol Area.

Developed a Post Purchase homeownership program as a response to the local and national

foreclosure crisis.

Recognized speaker for financial education and housing topics. Elected officials and senior

directors throughout the Washington Metro Area attended speaking opportunities.

Maintained fiscal control over a 2.5 million dollar budget.

Grant writing success increased agency budget by 1.5 million dollars.

Instituted in-house counselor continuing education program. The agency was recognized as the

best housing counseling agency in Prince George’s County.

As Executive Assistant played a key role in helping the Executive Director maximize the

effectiveness of the nonprofit

United States Army Commissioned Officer, 6/77 to 12/97

Held various leadership and management positions and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Education & Credentials

University of Illinois – Champagne-Urbana, IL

BA in Public Health & Safety Education, 1977

Long Island University, Long Island, NY

MA in Counseling Education

Designations and Certifications

Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS)

Certified Credit Report Reviewer (CCRR)

Certified Professional Comprehensive Housing Counselor

Certified Intervention and Default Counselor

Certified Post Purchase Counselor

Certified Homeownership Counselor

Commentary:

Prince George’s Suite, Saving the Dream: From Beneath the Rubble of the Housing Collapse,

Homeowners are Determined to Save Their Homes, Their Dreams, Their Lives. Winter 2007/Spring 2008

Washington Post: Hope for Homeowners, Still Long in Coming September 28, 2008

Washington Informer: Community Action In Prince George’s County, Post Purchase Education Program

for Homeowners in the County. September 1, 2010

Washington Informer: Financial Literacy Supplement, October 2010

Radio Spot: Tom Joyner Morning Show: April Is Financial Literacy Month, April 2011

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