Simone Leduc

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Professional Experience

Forever Yogurt St. Charles (St. Charles, IL) April 2013 to

present

General Manager

. Manage the first fully privately owned franchise of an international

chain of self-serve yogurt stores.

. Responsible for all aspects of managing 12 to 20 employees- hiring,

scheduling, daily oversight and termination.

. Ensure inventory levels are appropriate, given financial data, and adjust

ordering accordingly.

. Liaison to corporate entity on all matters related to franchise

ownership.

Cavoure LP (executive recruiting firm) (Chicago, IL)

September 2011 to April 2012

Research and Executive Assistant

. Assisted a six partner firm of executive recruiters in day to day

activities to accommodate private equity, large and mid-sized business

clients in filling director level positions and higher.

. Researched potential candidates for open positions using internal

database and external search engines.

. Made detailed arrangements for partners to meet with potential candidates

and candidates to meet with corporate clients.

Tabor Law Offices (Geneva, IL)

Office Manager and Legal Assistant

February 2011 to September 2011

. Sole employee for family law practice. Handled all office, client and

attorney needs.

. Used legal training to assist attorneys in drafting and filing documents

for divorce, adoption and other family law matters.

Randall Road Partners, L.L.C. (family-owned storage facility) (St. Charles,

IL)

General Manager August 2004 to

January 2007

. Supervised 6 employees.

. Responsible for all day-to-day operations such as sales, payroll,

customer relations, inventory, purchasing and accounts receivable and

payables.

. Oversaw human resources, including hiring, discipline and termination.

. Instrumental in development and implementation of Trailer Sales Division

of Storage Facility including purchasing, marketing and delivery of

trailers.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)

Associate Director, Gift Planning- Office of Development August

2003 to July 2004

Legal Intern, Gift Planning- Office of Development April

2002 to May 2003

. Significant experience with estate planning and tax matters.

. Assisted donors and development officers in structuring charitable

planned gifts to the Clinic which included assessment of potential

federal, state and other taxes.

. Solicited major gifts from donors.

. Restructured gift planning database for new accounting procedures.

. Assisted with research for doctoral student which involved analyzing

donor information to detect trends in giving to influence future

strategy.

American Express Financial Advisors (Worthington, OH)

Financial Planning Assistant April

1997 to April 2000

. Single handedly assisted Certified Financial Planner in servicing

hundreds of clients with their investment needs.

. Prepared all materials for investors, planner and financial planning

workshops using Microsoft programs.

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Cleveland, OH)

Juris Doctorate May 2003

Honors

. Biskind Fellowship - Competitive Fellowship for Non-profit Law

Internships

. Outstanding Female Law Graduate Award for CWRU School of Law - National

Association of Women Lawyers

. Law Leadership Award - Awarded by SBA based on student vote

Activities

. CWRU School of Law Community Development Clinic -worked as limited-

practice attorney; drafted and filed state and federal paperwork to

establish non-profit organizations; assisted in establishing operational

protocols

. Student Bar Association - Vice-President (2002-2003)

. Student Health Law Association - Vice-President (2001-2002)

The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

B.A., English March 1998

Bar Admission

Admitted, State Bar of Illinois May 2005

Admitted, State Bar of Ohio November 2003

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