Sales Administrative Assistant

JANIS GAY

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St. Helena, CA 94574

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EXPERIENCE

Brown Holder Alfaro & Co. LLP

****-******* (seasonal)

Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

. Keep an appointment calendar for six partners

. Operate Shoretel internet-based phone lines

. Prepare, log and scan into DMS correspondence for mailing

. Proof and finalize partners' professional correspondences

. Track and maintain client information on data systems and

physical files

. Maintain a clean and welcoming receptionist area

. Prepare conference rooms for meetings and offer water or coffee

to clients

Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR)

2005-present

Board of Directors

. Worked with a skeleton board to bring back our national

organization from the brink of extinction by working with a team

that stayed on course and message

. Increased, by working diligently together, our budget two-fold

. Served as an officer of the board for four years

. Represent MVFR in partnership with other California coalitions

in the project, California Crime Victims for an Alternative to

the Death Penalty

. Write and speak for the abolition of the Death Penalty

St. Helena Unified School District

1971-

2002

Teacher at Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School

. Taught many disciplines but mostly Sixth Grade Language Arts

(English and Literature)

. Appointed Mentor Teacher for my school (three years) and

district (two years) as well as Language Arts Department Chair

for many years

. Created and implemented an award winning art and writing program

designed to help students revise their written work with Napa

Valley artist Miki Hsu Leavey

. Served one year as facilitator for the SHUSD district Council,

a governing body involving administrative, classified and

certified staff

Conn Creek Winery & Sterling Vineyards

1975-1989

Hospitality and Sales

. Set up and managed a tasting room

. Worked with owners and winemaker to deliver the appropriate

image and message

. Increased sales at the winery as well as through local sales

calls

. Introduced technical information about wines at a time the

American public was just learning about more sophisticated table

wines

Education

2002 Writing for Public Relation Professionals, UC Davis

Extension

1992 &1988 Area 3 Writers Workshop, UC Davis, Fellowship

1971 Standard Elementary Credential, CSU Hayward

1970 B.A., UC Berkeley

1965-'67 Sacramento Community College

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