Assistant Executive
Resume:
debra Powell
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
Home: 608-***-****
Experience
Quarles & Brady LLP
Executive Assistant - Legal Assistant to Managing Partner
Management and organization of schedule of Managing Partner of the firm --
heavy travel coordination, preparation for Boards of Directors meetings;
presentation creation and coordination;
Expertise includes corporate, government relations, and employment law;
Accountable for distributing Board and firm communications and presentations
for several different Boards of Directors;
Point person for Web monitoring and updating of website for the Technology Law
Team, and the creation of the SharePoint site used by members of the Team;
Accountable for extensive research projects and tracking of Senate and Assembly
bills for various clients while in Session;
Delegate for preparing Madison office RFP drafts, editing and submission for
various types of potential clients.
2004-2007
MEMBERS CAPITAL ADVISORS (an affiliate of CUNA Mutual Group)
Associate, Client Service and Marketing
Entrusted with heavy project management and client service duties;
Accountable for creation of PowerPoint presentations for National Sales Team
meeting, maintenance and publication of all documents through the compliance
process (Lotus Notes System -- called "Comply It");
Point person for Web monitoring and updating of website for MEMBERS Capital
Advisors;
Accountable for creation and maintaining of biographies of all MEMERS Capital
Advisors professional staff for corporate website;
Nominated for Values in Practice Award from President's Office of CUNA Mutual
Group for diligence in compliance area of the Company.
2004-2006
Sr. Management Executive Assistant
Assistant to Sr. Vice President of MCA, as well as to Vice President of
Equities, and the Client Services Officer.
Heavy daily calendaring management, reading, sorting and communicating of
manager's e-mail messages, and communication with Division Leadership Team;
Accountable for management of several electronic project notebooks; organizing
and helping facilitate presentations, including creation and assembly of
Powerpoint presentations from presenters;
Web monitoring and updating of website for MEMBERS Capital Advisors external
website
2000-2004
CUNA Mutual Group
Sr. Management Executive Assistant, Credit Union Protection
Assistant to Sr. Vice President of Credit Union Protection
Daily scheduling of meetings and events, control of Sr. VP's e-mail inbox,
and communication with Sr. VP's Leadership Team for the Credit Union
Protection Division;
Accountable for management of deliverables for Senior Executives, tracking
accountabilities and housing all information in electronic project
notebooks -- similar to SharePoint;
Accountable for organizing and assisting in facilitation of All Staff
Forum's quarterly for the Credit Union Protection Division;
Appointed by Sr. VP as the Chair of WTC FunDaze Committee, founded by Sr.
Vice President, for the Credit Union Protection division.
1993-2000
Quarles & Brady LLP - Madison, WI
Legal Assistant/Secretarial Work Coordinator
Assistant to Managing Partner and lead litigation attorney;
Accountable for monitoring the workload of attorneys and administrative
staff, and distributing excess work appropriately, maintained scheduling
and attendance for all non-exempt office staff;
Accountable for workload for litigation attorneys in medical malpractice,
gaming, government, patent and employment law;
Responsible for day to day litigation projects (trial preparation,
dictation, research - Westlaw);
Co-authored of litigation handbook for secretaries and attorneys.
KAY & ECKBLAD, S.C. - MADISON, WI
Legal Secretary
This firm is now named Kay & Andersen. General practice law firm.
Responsibilities included day-to-day dictation and other secretarial work.
Heaviest workload was in probate and litigation.
1986-1988
David Lee Wells Law Office - Kansas City, MO
Legal Secretary
Sole proprietorship - general law office. Worked on all types of matters,
with heaviest workload being in family law.
SKILLS
Proficient in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Lotus Notes,
PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat - full suite; experience
with Microsoft Office, Paintshop Pro; basic experience in creating Lyris
lists, use of Vignette (used for web editing/publishing), and Visio.
EDUCATION
1980-1982 - Studied English/Journalism at Indiana State University
References provided upon request.
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