Executive Assistant Vice President

GERALYN KAMPA

**** ****** ****

Edina, MN *****

952-***-**** abkugd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with top level

executives.

. Self-motivated individual with very strong organizational skills and

National Advisory Board meeting planning experience.

. Articulate verbal and written communication skills.

. Proficient and conscientious in handling job duties and

responsibilities.

Pearson PLC (Formerly National Computer Systems acquired by Pearson PLC in

2000)

1994-2008

2000-2008

Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President, Business Strategy,

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Vice President, Public Relations

. National Advisory Board: negotiated hotel room rates, meeting room

facilities, AV requirements, ground transfers, food and beverage and

restaurant venues.

. Distributed reading materials via email, prepared and distributed

meeting agenda, processed travel expense reimbursement forms,

processed consulting fee check reimbursements, point person for all

communications related to Board meetings.

. Coordinated and maintained consulting contracts and statements of

work.

. Handled registrations for numerous large scale educational

conferences:

travel itineraries, hotel reservations, conference social events.

. Reviewed email and forwarded timely information and inquiries to

Brazil, Portugal and Colorado.

. Telephone coverage, expense reports, scheduled executive conference

rooms, international and domestic travel, hotel and rental car

arrangements and maintained calendar.

. Prepared and distributed correspondence.

. Provided administrative support to visiting executives.

. Email and telephone coverage.

. Processed state educational contracts and documentation.

. Scanned and emailed contracts and documents.

. Conference registrations: travel itineraries, hotel, rental car,

social events

. Planned sales meetings: agendas, food and beverage, and social/team

building events.

. Reserved company-wide meeting space at various hotels for the CEO's

annual Town Hall meeting.

. Ordered and managed annual reports via the London office.

1999 - 2000

Executive Assistant to the President, Assessments & Testing Division,

Virtual University Enterprise, Educational Measurement Division

. Prepared Board presentations.

. Partnered with the president during the acquisition of National

Computer

Systems by Pearson PLC. Forwarded crucial due diligence documentation

and maintained a high degree of confidentiality.

. Screened high volume of news media and parental telephone calls

related to NCS' Minnesota Testing error legal proceedings. Compiled

legal data and

incoming correspondence.

. Arranged staff meetings and 1:1 direct report appointments.

. International and domestic travel Itineraries, hotel, car rental,

expense

Reports and maintained calendar.

. Supported visiting executives from London and New York.

. Email and telephone coverage.

. Prepared and distributed correspondence.

1998-1999

Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Certification & Licensing

Division

. Coordinated quarterly employee and team building meetings.

. Arranged and interfaced with guest motivational speakers.

. Coordinated company picnic events.

. International and domestic travel itineraries, hotel, car rental,

expense

reports, maintained calendar and telephone coverage.

. Distributed emails and correspondence.

. Assisted Human Resources with distributing/gathering sales incentive

documents.

1996 - 1998

Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Assessments Division

. Assisted with the integration and planning processes of the Reid

London House acquisition. Point person for RLH executive staff and

administrative staff.

. Handled confidential due diligence materials relevant to the

acquisition.

. Coordinated quarterly employee meetings.

. Contracts coordinator.

. Telephone coverage, maintained calendar, expense reporting,

correspondence.

. International and domestic travel arrangements.

. Maintained and coordinated the Vice President's RAVE initiative

(reward

and recognition program) for the division.

. Arranged and attended Continuous Improvement Council meetings

. Coordinated company picnics at various venues.

. Arranged the vice president's bi-weekly Coffee Klatch meetings with

various departments in his organization.

. Managed the receptionist.

1994-1996

Executive Assistant to the President, Assessments Division

. Maintained and coordinated travel schedule, calendar, expense reports,

telephone coverage and coordinated company picnics.

. Point person for the President's Winners' Circle nominees and

attendees.

. Created presentations for quarterly meetings for the NCS board

meetings.

. Coordinated quarterly employee meetings.

. Composed and distributed all correspondence for the President.

. Scheduled and attended process mapping sessions with the President's

direct reports.

. Arranged and attended Continuous Improvement Council meetings.

. Confidant with the President during major reorganizations and

acquisitions.

Carlson Companies, Inc.

1984-1994

1991 - 1994

Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer, Carlson Travel Group

and Carlson Marketing Group

. Provided administrative support. Drafted memos and correspondence.

. Reviewed weekly travel schedules for Chief Operating Officer's direct

reports.

. Telephone coverage, expense reports, travel arrangements.

. Scheduled meeting appointments with 1:1 direct reports.

1988 - 1991

Executive Assistant to the President, Carlson Travel Group

. Produced and distributed a high volume of inter company memos and

correspondence via transcription tape.

. Scheduled and assisted Human Resources with the President's Road Shows

to various Carlson locations.

. Administrative support person: travel arrangements, calendar, and

telephone

coverage.

. Filing projects.

1984 - 1988

Executive Assistant to the President, Marketing Group, Incentive Travel

Division

. Arranged and facilitated yearly vendor appreciation trip to Carlson's

Minnesuing Acres conference facility.

. Administrative support: travel schedules, expense reports, calendar,

telephone coverage, memos and correspondence

EDUCATION:

. Minnesota School of Business; Court Reporting Degree

. Mankato State University; Two Years - Liberal Arts

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

. American Management Association, Improving Managerial Skills

. Dale Carnegie, Public Speaking

. Leadership and Management Qualities, Carlson Companies Executive

Development Department

. Time Management and Stress Reduction, Fred Pryor Seminars

. Software Training: MS Office Suite, Oracle

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