MICHELE A. ALONSO

**** ******** **** • Bellmore, NY 11710

Tel: 917-***-**** • Email: wysyta@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

ARES MANAGEMENT, LLC - New York, NY 2004- Present

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

- Assistant to Managing Partner and Managing Director

- Maintain complex business calendars and schedules for internal and off-site meetings

- Execute calendar meetings to Board of Directors on a quarterly basis

- Create committee or board meeting agendas and prepare meeting materials (i.e. presentations and/or spreadsheets) for quarterly board books submitted for SEC filings

- Actively interact with Board of Directors as well as Independent Board members on a regular basis

- Develop and coordinate detailed domestic and international travel arrangements

- Day to day interaction with senior management and top-level executives, both internally and externally

- Coordinated day meetings, cocktail receptions, client dinners, golf sponsorships and theater/concert events

- Research venues, prepared budgetary statements and assisted with contract negotiation

- Draft all correspondence including, detailed agendas, travel itineraries, memorandums and presentations

- Orchestrated the set up of a new office that entailed ordering equipment, monitoring expenses and coordinating with landlord, contractors and vendors

- Prepare and track expense reports

- Supervise and recruit and administrative staff

- Responsible for training and development of administrative employees

- Design and implement various office policies and procedures

- Negotiate the purchase of office supplies and office equipment in accordance with company purchasing policies and budgetary restrictions

- Review and approve all invoices

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA - New York, NY 2002-2004

Executive Assistant

- Assisted Group Co-Head and two Managing Directors

- Responsible for posting, tracking and submission of all departmental expenses – including limousine service, house accounts, publishing, and recruiting events

- Arranged calendar meetings for board members

- Created board meeting agendas and presentations for quarterly meetings

- Handled highly sensitive and confidential information

- Prepared expense related reports in preparation of deal closings

- Organized special client and group events involving planning, travel coordination, meals and entertainment.

- Coordinated client holiday party and ski outing

- Prepared and track expense reports

- Composed business related correspondence, internal memorandums and presentations

PACE ADVERTISING - New York, NY 2000-2002

Account Executive

- Responsible for the daily account management of a majority of the advertising agency’s clients

- Worked closely with Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice President of agency

- Produced system-wide corporate communication materials: newsletters; web sites; corporate presentations; direct mail campaigns

- Planned and executed qualitative and quantitative research to help understand category landscapes, define targets and identify key consumer motivations

- Part of a team responsible for brand positioning and repositioning strategy and campaign development

- Contributed to the development of media strategies and managed media placement for print, radio and broadcast

- Assisted in the development of public relations strategies and release distribution

- Identified project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel

- Assisted in planning corporate events and actively sought additional projects

PINNACLE COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING - Baltimore, MD 1998-2000

Assistant Account Executive

- Assisted in the development of marketing strategies and helped define target audiences

- Authored client contact reports for all client meetings and distributed to appropriate agency personnel

- Reviewed and managed the approval of all creative materials

- Produced client proposals and estimates and reviewed invoices to facilitate the billing process

- Maintained weekly client status reports

- Coordinated travel arrangements and assisted in various special projects

Education TOWSON UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science, 1998

Skills Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access), Adobe, Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer. Notary Public

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