Office Assistant Administrative

Anita T. Baker

**** ********* *****, ********, ** 29204

Phone: 803-***-**** Email: ad5rxv@r.postjobfree.com

Education

September 2020 – April 2020 Certificate in Paralegal Studies, University of South Carolina

1996- 1999 USC Graduate School Columbia, SC Master of Public Administration

1992- 1996 USC Honors College Columbia, SC Bachelor of Arts, International Studies/Russian Language

Professional Experience

Administrative Assistant, The League of Women Voters of South Carolina 12/2020-present

I work remotely from home as an Independent Contractor providing 20 hours/ month of administrative assistance to the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. My responsibilities include serving the LWVSC Board of Directors, preparing documents for the nonprofit organization, and managing the Zoom account and attending Zoom planning meetings. I help plan virtual and in-person statewide conferences and serve as event manager on site. Special accomplishments include editing a published book on Amazon Kindle Publishing entitled, Know Your State, creating the Handbook for statewide conventions and serving the Database Coordinator. I also design graphics on Canva and assist the Communications Director as needed. The Board of the LWVSC is a working board of volunteers. I am their paid assistant. I am paid $22/hour and receive no health or retirement benefits. This position has developed my skills with Microsoft Office Word and Excel, the Google Suite of products, Canva, Outreach Circle and Zoom.

Staff Writer, The Columbia Star 5/2006-present

I write approximately five articles per month for a local newspaper, The Columbia Star. I write about local events, non-profit fundraisers, Richland County Council, book reviews of works published by local authors, and special feature stories. In the past I also provided consistent reporting of the West Columbia City Council and Cayce City Council meetings for The Columbia Star. I am self-employed as a freelance writer.

Insurance Producer, Bankers Life and Casualty 2/2016 – 11/2017

I worked in Insurance Sales for Bankers Life and Casualty for two years as an independent contractor in Life and Health Insurance. My work included prospecting on the phone and door-to-door solicitation for Bankers Life. I sold whole life and universal life insurance, critical illness supplemental plans and was certified with AHIP to sell Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans as a delegated agent with Humana. Bankers Life focuses on the retirement and senior market and I met with at an average of five households a week over the two years I worked with Bankers Life. This required sales and marketing skills, independent and flexible work hours, and travel four days every week within the state.

Information, Referral and Assistance Coordinator, Central Midlands Area Agency on Aging 6/2015- 11/2015

I served as Information, Referral and Assistance Coordinator for the Central Midlands Area Agency on Aging which is a regional office of the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging. My work was to respond to phone calls from senior citizens and their families in need of information and/or referral to local resources that serve this population in Richland, Lexington, Fairfield, and Newberry Counties.

Shelter Plus Housing Director, Mental Health America of South Carolina 9/2012 – 3/2015

The Shelter Plus Housing program is a HUD-funded rental assistance program for individuals and their families who are homeless and have a documented mental illness. As Shelter Plus Housing Director for MHASC, I managed two large Shelter Plus grants which provided subsidized public housing to eighty people in forty-five apartment units in Florence, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Aiken, and Orangeburg counties. My job duties included database management on the HMIS (Homeless Information Management System) and creating and maintaining a working network of tenants, property managers, and staff of the local clinics of the Department of Mental Health for each county.

Administrator to the Director, Mental Health America of South Carolina 11/2008 – 9/2012

I began working at Mental Health America of South Carolina as Administrator to the Director. My work involved management of data, creating publication materials, event planning and serving those with mental illness across South Carolina through the MHASC Information and Referral Service. I directed the project management of the IC HOPE/ Don’t Duck Mental Health children’s mental health program, the administration of the organization’s website, acted as Office Manager, and supervised several interns from the Human Services program at Midlands Technical College.

Academic Accomplishments

USC Carolina Scholar Full Scholarship recipient 1992

Phi Beta Kappa Inductee 1995

USC Outstanding Senior in International Studies 1995

Excellence in Russian Department Scholarship 1995

Completed Paralegal Certification Course, USC, April 2020

Volunteer Activities

Board Member, League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area June 2019- present

(Publicity Chair, Communications Committee Member, VOTE411 Committee Member, Nominations Committee Member)

Member, League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area 2018- present

Board Member, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2019-present

(Communications Ambassador)

Board Member, Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) 2010-2015

Board Secretary, Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) 2010-2014

Member, Columbia Evening Music Club 2012- present

Secretary, Columbia Evening Music Club 2013-2014, 2023-

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