Administrative Assistant Office

Christine L. Wismann

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Professional Experience

Executive Assistant

AlixPartners, Southfield, MI 06/2000 - 10/2006

Background on Jay Alix's Businesses:

AlixPartners is a global business advisory firm offering comprehensive

services to improve corporate performance, execute corporate

turnarounds, and provide litigation consulting and forensic

accounting services. Founded in 1981 AlixPartners currently has

more than 900 professionals in 15 offices around the world.

AlixPartners has played a key role in a leading share of the major

corporate restructurings of the last three decades, including

WorldCom, Enron, Refco, Calpine and Kmart Corporation.

Questor was co-founded in 1995 by Jay Alix and Dan Lufkin as a private

equity firm providing capital for turnaround and special

situations. Questor manages approximately $1.2 billion across two

funds and has completed more than 20 acquisitions worldwide with

combined revenues exceeding $7 billion.

Jay Alix established, built and now serves as co-chair emeritus of the

Michigan Cancer Research Foundation (f/k/a The University Cancer

Foundation), established to raise funds to support cancer research.

Member of Chairman's Administrative Team of four Executive Assistants:

Primary office responsibilities:

Processed incoming communications and correspondence:

Opened and screened all incoming communications

Routed distributable items, with background documents when

appropriate, throughout enterprise

Evaluated invitations for speaking, writing, and media

opportunities

Summarized reports and documents

Followed up on all action items with written reports to Chairman

Generated complex databases, mail merges, spreadsheets, flowcharts

and presentations

Researched designated topics, distilling information then reporting

findings and presenting alternatives to Chairman

Administered Chairman's accounts:

Processed receipts, credit card statements, phone records, and

expense reports

Monitored status of memberships and subscriptions

Supervised personal and corporate charitable contributions and

gifts

Managed Chairman's printed supplies, including bi-lingual

business cards, eight distinct sets of stationery and various

company brochures

Duties performed in concert with other Executive Team members:

Interfaced with members of AlixPartners, Questor, Questor's

portfolio companies, philanthropies, government agencies and

members of the business community

Prioritized strategic relationship management

Coordinated quarterly meetings of Chairman's Advisory Board

including notices, agendas, documents, facilities and amenities

Reviewed detailed reports on client companies, portfolio companies,

prospective clients and acquisitions, industries and

geographical regions

Generated confidential presentations and background documents

Re-proofread all written and printed materials to assure adherence

to the highest standards of presentation

Updated and maintained general contact list of over 7,000 entries

Accurately maintained cross-referenced databases of key

constituencies, distribution lists, investor groups, event

participants and relationships

Created secure systems for filing correspondence, reports,

documents, photos, press releases and confidential information

Coordinated off-site events with security team, event planners,

caterers, ground transportation and Chairman's House Staff, as

necessary

Arranged complex and detailed travel plans including national and

international private jet and commercial travel, hotels and

ground transportation, updating as necessary and providing

written and electronic itineraries to participants

Operated and maintained Chairman's office equipment, including

desktops, laptops, teleconferencing equipment, fax machines,

photocopiers, printers, dictation and transcription units,

binding equipment, electronic whiteboards, cell phones and

shredders

Actively participated in firm's move to new offices

Preserved the utmost confidentiality in all matters

Served as in-house Notary Public

Specific responsibilities as Chairman's Traveling Executive Assistant:

Traveled with Chairman locally, nationally and internationally,

often on short notice

Assembled and maintained traveling office including laptop,

printer, transcription equipment and all supplies

Executed administrative support in wide-ranging locations for

Chairman and for entire teams compiled specifically for a given

assignment

Created legal documents on-site

Communicated regularly with Administrative Team while on assignment

Chairman's Liaison to the Michigan Cancer Research Foundation:

Provided support for Foundation Board meetings, including securing

location, notifying Board members, producing meeting agendas,

preparing presentations and hand-outs, arranging catering, taking

and preparing minutes, and follow-up

Managed high levels of correspondence for Foundation's Executive

Director including mass mailings, contribution acknowledgments,

fundraising solicitations, invitations and reports

Maintained multiple cross-referenced confidential databases

Coordinated and attended Foundation fundraising events to ensure on-

site administrative support to Chairman and Foundation's Executive

Director

Office Administrator

Woodbury Management, Farmington Hills, MI 02/1997 - 06/2000

Provided executive assistance to President and Vice President:

Generated correspondence and memoranda on their behalf

Planned office meetings and events, including location, catering and

incidentals

Processed phone records, credit card statements and business expense

reports

Preserved the utmost confidentiality in all matters

Served as in-house Notary Public

Operated 26 Limited Partnerships each owning a separate residential or

commercial property in Michigan, Missouri or Arizona:

Composed commercial and residential lease agreements, stock transfer

documents, meeting agendas and minutes

Maintained all Limited Partnership records including minute books,

Board resolutions, confidential partner files, ledgers,

distribution records, audited tax reports and communications

Administered stock transfers for all classes of stock

Effectuated distribution of quarterly disbursements and annual tax

reports

Communicated directly with limited partners having questions or

concerns

Established databases for storage and retrieval of partnership

information

Worked closely with outside counsel and independent auditors for each

partnership

Managed the daily operations of the head office:

Created and implemented policies and procedures for production of

documents, workflow, records management and other administrative

support functions

Supervised head office support staff:

Interviewed, hired and trained support staff and assigned

responsibilities

Evaluated staff performance and productivity

Coordinated office activities, schedules, vacation time and time

off

Employed disciplinary measures as required to ensure optimum

performance

Operated and serviced office equipment including telephone system,

copiers, fax machines, printers, postage machine, calculators and

pagers

Monitored and maintained supplies and inventory for the head office

and all properties, including stationery and business card orders

Provided support for Property Managers:

Processed daily apartment rental applications for all residential

properties:

Ran credit checks on applicants and reviewed application

information

Requested further documentation or co-signer, as necessary

Approved or denied applications based on company's leasing criteria

Selected and ordered sufficient supplies and inventory for each

property, including stationery, brochures, business card orders,

rental applications, lease agreements, work order forms and

inventory checklists

Maintained records of all properties' business credit cards, pagers

and cell phones

Legal Secretary, Administrative Assistant

Sommers Schwartz, Southfield, MI 02/1987 - 06/1997

Provided secretarial and administrative support to senior partners in

various areas of law including securities litigation, breast implant

litigation, international sports contracts, pension and profit sharing

plans, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, wills and trusts,

municipal law, corporate and personal taxation, and employment law

Actively participated in firm's move to new offices

Improved standards for uniformity of firm's documents

Implemented procedures to facilitate workflow and records management

Served as in-house Notary Public

Legal Secretary, Administrative Assistant

Rogers & Wells, New York, New York 01/1980 - 12/1981

Provided secretarial and paralegal support to senior partners in the

areas of political involvement, international corporate contracts,

trade regulations and litigation, immigration law, entertainment

contracts and litigation, municipal securities and government

contracts

Served as in-house Notary Public

Legal Secretary, Administrative Assistant

Satterlee & Stephens, New York, New York 08/1977 - 01/1980

Provided secretarial and paralegal support to partners and associates in

the areas of publishing contracts, libel litigation, appeals,

entertainment law and corporate contracts

Served as in-house Notary Public

Legal Secretary, Administrative Assistant

Bauckham, Reed, Lang & Schaefer, Kalamazoo, MI 03/1974 - 06/1977

Provided secretarial and paralegal support to senior partner in general

practice of law, including wills and trusts, divorce and family law,

business contracts, taxation, municipal representation, Michigan Tax

Tribunal property valuation appeals, and stray voltage litigation

Developed data management system for complex Michigan polybrominated

biphenyl livestock feed contamination litigation

Served as in-house Notary Public

Volunteer Service

Director and Corporate Officer

Great Lakes Center for Integrated Education Resources, Northville, MI

01/2008 - present

Prepared and filed organizational documents on behalf of the Board of

Directors including Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Assumed

Name, By-laws, Conflict Policy, and Board Resolutions

Prepared and filed required federal documents for Department of the

Treasury, Internal Revenue Service including Application for Employer

Identification Number, Application for Recognition of Exemption under

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and subsequent

responses to additional IRS inquiries with respect to the Application

(IRS nonprofit status was granted on November 20, 2009)

Prepared and filed required documents for the Michigan Attorney General's

Office including Application for Charitable Solicitation License

(license was granted effective May 6, 2009)

Prepared and filed organizational documents for the Michigan Department

of Labor & Economic Growth, as well as required Annual Statements

Arranged organization's bank accounts, web hosting services, professional

memberships, specialized software, and Resident Agent in Illinois

Prepared and filed Application for Authority to Conduct Affairs in

Illinois for the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State (authority

was granted on January 20, 2010)

Prepared and filed Charitable Organization Registration Statement for the

Illinois Office of the Attorney General, Charitable Trusts Bureau

(registration number was assigned February 26, 2010)

Actively participated in creation of organization's brochures,

promotional literature and solicitation materials

Administrative Assistant

St. Thomas Church, St. Louis, MO 06/1982 - 01/1987

Restructured office layout, updated procedures, standardized document

formats

Provided administrative support to clergy, officers and auxiliaries

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